A french chandelier paired with a farm table

This antique french chandelier is one of my favorite chandeliers that I own. There is something about it that is just so beautiful. I got this one for a really good deal.   I have seen them on ebay for 4 times the price I paid.   If you want to find one for a great price, you have to realize you are going to have to probably buy one that isn't perfect.

It doesn't have all of it's original crystals, which I don't mind.

It has the prettiest little glass beading that goes around its entire frame. This is one of my favorite details. They glisten in the light and at night.

My husband added the 100 year old ceiling tin to this recessed ceiling area. My sister found this tin at a salvage yard in New Hampshire for practically nothing... (sadly it isn't in business anymore) She kindly informed me about them and sent them my way. She knew I had been obsessively searching everywhere for 24 pieces of tin that were exactly the same. I painted the tin a high gloss ultra white. I was really happy how it turned out!

I love how the chandelier looks against the tin.

I love how it looks hovering over this farm table in my living room. I love pairing something pretty like this chandelier with an old farm table. I think it helps ground the overall look!

I have another new blog friend to share with all of you! I am just loving her style (she loves whites as well). She is an interior designer named Lulu. (I just love her name) She has a beautiful blog. 

Dusty Lu Interiors

click here to visit Lulu's blog

I also want to direct you to Marley & Lockyer. She also has a fabulous blog. Ness has a giveaway that she is doing on her blog right now. She is giving away some of her own handmade items from her store. She makes the sweetest pillows and most adorable clay tags. I can think of a million things I would want to do with these tags. What I love about her pillows is everything about that pillow is done by Ness. She sews them, tea stains them herself, and prints her own design (my favorite is the la ballon design) on them. I am wondering when she will start harvesting her own cotton for the material. This girl is amazing! I can hardly wait to purchase a few from her.

You could be the lucky winner!

Click on this Marley & Lockyer link!

Have a wonderful day!

Maria

Home and Harmony

I want to introduce all of you to a very sweet woman named Rie. She has just started a new inspirational design blog called Home and Harmony! She too loves living with white!

She is a creative mother of six adorable children. As you can see she has a beautiful family and beautiful home. In her blog she shares some of her creative design solutions. One of my favorites is how she turned glass doors into the perfect farmhouse styled doors. Then there is the kitchen! What's not to like about this kitchen!

I am just loving Rie and her design ideas. She just started her blog and I am already so inspired by her.

This home is the type of home I dream about owning, I just love it! It is actually for sale. I wish I lived in North Carolina!

Rie emailed me after I had posted about my girls' bedroom and shared a picture of her girls' bedroom. She is a fan of the pompoms as well. I knew you would all love this picture. How sweet is that. Who needs a chandelier!!! It doesn't get any better then this. I love all the little animals sitting in the window sill. I hope you will all visit Rie at Home and Harmony and send her some of your love.

Thank you Rie for letting me share your talents with the most encouraging group of people in the world!

I know you are all going to LOVE her! I know I already do!

Have a wonderful Day!

Thank you,

Maria

Please be sure to read my Thank You Post!

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Thank You

My daughters and I want to thank all of you for all of your sweet comments you left us about their bedroom makeover. We really enjoyed reading every thoughtful comment. It made us so happy that so many of you liked their bedroom makeover. You are all so kind. I have been blogging for less then a month and it has been such a rewarding experience for me. I wish I could send all of you flowers, to brighten your day like you do mine with your kind words. Thank you!

Thank you

Tania from Grange de Charme and Jennifer from Home Sweet Seattle for posting such nice things about me on your blogs. Both of these blogs are beautiful and full of inspiration so please check them out! Click on their blog names and it will direct you right to their blogs!

With Valentine's Day coming up, I will be sharing some pictures from my sister's wedding. She was kind enough to let me make her wedding invitations so I want to share how I made those with you as well.

Have a Wonderful Week!

Maria

A Bedroom Makeover

I thought I would share some pictures of my daughters' room with all of you. Last weekend I decided to repaint their room a light gray and the beds white. I had previously painted the walls blue, and the beds were yellow. It was a horrible combination. I am not very good at picking out COLOR for my walls. Its not that I don't like color, it is just that I can't ever get it right. 

I wish I would have taken before pictures, but maybe there is a reason for that.

We had made some pompoms to hang up in the house for Valentine's Day (Martha Stewart Crafts at Michaels) We decided to use them in their room as I thought it made their room feel very festive, and then some. I know not practical pillows, but I thought it was fun to do for the pictures.

My daughter cut some of our camellias that were blooming.

I just love this color of pink.

I found these two beds a couple of years ago for $100.00 for the pair. I just put a fresh coat of white paint on them.

These shutters get moved all over the house. I needed a burst of color in their room, so for right now this is the ticket. It has their 2010 calendar hanging on it. (You might get tired of seeing these shutters in photos, but I just love them, so be warned)

I love displaying my flowers in these glass bottles. You can find these at any thrift store. They make the best flower vases, and look so pretty in the light. They are sitting atop my daughter's desk.

I love vintage mirrors, adds a little light to this side of the room.

This cabinet is made from old shutters. It houses their collection of breyer horses.

This is an old galvanized flower bucket, holding our Valentine's Day decor.

This is a chandelier that I found on ebay. Not sure of its age or origin. Just know that it is unique and looks pretty in their room. I have chandelier a.d.d. This is its third time being moved. Just when I think I have found the perfect room, and its been hung by the cowboy of the house, I then realize its not the perfect room. Of course I don't tell him, until the timing is right.

My daughter loves playing the guitar, we both love having it out on display.

I painted the room Newsprint from Lowes and the beds were painted Decorators White from Benjamin Moore. When I paint my furniture I always use a semi-gloss, I think it makes the surface a lot easier to wipe off.

I hope I didn't bore you with too many pictures (or pompoms). I really like taking photos, so I can get a little carried away sometimes.

I hope you all have a great weekend! You guys are the BEST!

Maria