Singing the Blues in Interiors

Have you guessed I'm enamoured with blue - all blues
from the soft blue with a hint of aqua to the deep inky navy and slate blues!

No points for guessing the program.
YES - the marvellous Downton Abbey!!!
I actually photographed our television screen
during an episode filmed in Isobel Crawley's house
because I needed to record the transluscent Duck Egg blue on the walls.
My husband thought I had completely lost my marbles!!!

One has to be careful using blue on walls in small spaces
 as blue is part of the cool colour spectrum
and it can feel cold during the winter months.

However, warmth can be added with furnishing fabrics
rugs, art works, books, table lamps, candles and other decorative pieces.

I love this kitchen/family room.
The kitchen area is white and modern.
The tones of the wooden table, french style chairs and flooring
tie in with the elegant living area in the other part of the room.

Yellow daffodils bring warmth and life to any room.
I think this room is so inviting - what do you think?

The pretty chest of drawers above is painted in

Annie Sloane chalk paint.

2 parts Aubusson Blue and 1 part Duck Egg Blue.

I'm joining Maggie for Mosaic Monday
Thank you again for hosting M!

Take care and

be kind to one another

à bientôt

Shane

Thank you for visiting.

Campagne Grey Deys

Hello dear friends

my daughter recently sent me the

latest issue of my favourite

french Interior Design magazine

CAMPAGNE

DECORATION 

You can imagine how I squeal with delight

when I find one of her parcels in our letterbox!

The best part is

there's always a lovely long

newsy letter inside

which I read over and over again!

 

All of my "greys" this week

come from Issue #83

September/October.

The entrance way

of a

private château in the

Loire valley

dining room

grey vintage candlesticks

I love grey..........................................!

I'm joining Michelle of

Petite Michelle Louise blog for

Grey Deys Thursdey 

please pop over as there are some

great grey posts there this week!

Thank you for visiting

and

WELCOME

to my new followers.

Merci à bientôt
take care of one another!

♥ Shane ♥

 

 

 

 

 

Inspiration Campagne Style....

Hello dear friends and welcome!

I know you are all enjoying the joys of Spring and the start

of Summer in other parts of the world - lucky YOU!

Here in New Zealand,

 down under in the topsy turvy

Southern Hemisphere of the world,

it's Autumn, one of my favourite seasons!

Last weekend we experienced the

SUPER MOON over our skies!

Sadly this photo doesn't do justice to this

wonderful phenomena, as the moon was

bigger, clearer and brighter than I've ever seen.

It looked like a HUGE GOLD BALL in the sky...

sooooo MAGICAL and I for one could

have watched it all evening

gazing and dreaming!

When I look up at the moon I imagine my

family in France doing the same!

We both see the SAME MOON -

it's just the stars that are different!

It's comforting for me!

..............OOOPS I seem to have been side-tracked

not unusual for a dreamer like me!!

My daughter sometimes sends me a french

magazine - and usually it's an interiors one

like this Campagne.

I fell in love with the AMAZING stone house featured

in this issue - not HARD to do as you can see!
My decor style of choice is Nordic French

however I'm probably even more eclectic than that.

The kitchen is lovely, but I'm quite practical

when it comes to kitchens, I like to have a

casual table and chairs for family meals!

Benches and bar stools don't do it for me.

(image from here)

THIS is PERFECT just what I LOVE.

Are you a bar stool at the bench

kinda girl or

table and chairs girl like me?

The living room is beautiful...

it has key french elements combined with

the charm of english country too.

I've always been fond of mixing florals

and checks - makes for homely comfort.

...and I'm totally in LOVE with

the FIREPLACE!!!

I'm still beavering away with my sewing

and embroidery bits - I can almost see light

at the end of the TUNNEL - thank goodness!

I should be able to show you the fruits

of my labours very soon!

MEANWHILE DON'T FORGET TO ENTER

VICKY'S

DIVINE NEST GIVEAWAY

click on Vicky's name to take you to her

GIVEAWAY POST.

Thank you my dear friends

for visiting and expecially

those of you who come by often

and leave me lovely warm comments,

YOU

make blogging worthwhile for me!!

Be kind to one another

hugs and love

Shane xox

Made with love for Jessie oxo