French Home in Tourain

It's off to France today my friends. Located in Tourain, this home belongs to Virginia and Jean-Marc who roam garage sales and flea markets in search of furniture and ornaments in the Gustavian style they love. Jean-Marc restores their treasures and then Virginia gives them the final patina.






















Photography by Germaine Suignard
All images from here.

Restored Mill in Flanders

Ten years ago, Carlo and Anita bought an old flour mill in the Flemish countryside and turned it into both their home and a large showroom for the articles they sell in their beautiful shop, Arcobaleno. If you'd like to see a previous post where I featured this shop just go here.

A feast for the eyes, it's so beautiful I keep looking at the photographs over and over again. Let me know if you like it as much as I do.





















Photos: Edith Andreotti
All these beautiful images are from here.

Flea Market House in Normandie

Good morning, dears! Hope you are having a relaxing weekend.
Christelle and hubby David, discovered this old farmhouse nestled in the heart of a pretty village in the Haute-Normandie, France. She is passionate about flea market finds and has her own shop full of French inspired objects. Her home reflects this style in every single room. Hope you enjoy today's tour!

























Photos Marie-josé Jarry
All images from here.

Flea Market Finds Home

Hello dear readers, thanks for your well wishes for my holidays. I'm having a wonderful time! As promised, here I am and I hope to be posting every other day.

The owner of this house was set to make the most of her garage sale and flea market finds. In every room, refashioned and repurposed items create this shabby vintage look. You might find some interesting ideas here. Come and see.


The brocade sofa in the living room was a $30 garage sale find (why can't I ever find these deals?) To dial back its formal look, the homeowner added a new ticking-covered cushion. For the coffee table, she topped an industrial trolley with a tray.


Close-up of vintage tray on the coffee table.


Hanging the draperies high above the window moldings makes the room appear taller. A knotted ribbon was used to hang the small portrait.


The blue paint of this old hutch stands out against the white walls and furnishings.


In the dining room, a balloon valance tops the door. The room's other entrance is draped with lace-trimmed curtains, and scraps of silk wrap around the chandelier's chain.


My crafty friends might like the idea of this ceiling medallion which was created by painting an old frame white with pages of sheet music glued to the frame back. A hole in the middle of the frame back allows the chandelier chain and wires to pass through. Finally, scraps of silk were wrapped around the chain.


A new table employed as a kitchen island solved a countertop space crunch. Staining the base moss green and painting the top to look like an old marble slab added the patina of age.


A scrap of paneling and chalkboard paint were all it took to make an artsy menu board for the kitchen. A concrete garden urn and flea market glass apothecary jars and bottles were arranged in front.


In the bathroom the homeowners transformed multiple items to create one vintage chic look. An old gun rack, sans hooks, makes a great above-sink bathroom shelf. The broken base of a birdbath, brought inside and upended, becomes a drop-off spot for jewelry in the bath.

All images and iformation from Better Homes & Gardens.

Flea Market House

A former nurse, Andree Leblanc decided five years ago to pursue her lifelong passion for decorating. She bought an old farm built around a courtyard and restored by its previous owners, and turned it into both her home and workplace. Here she stages each room with furniture she sells which were purchased at flea markets. She lives with her husband and three children and works on site.

Photographer: Gilles Trillard

All images from Cote Maison.

And if you'd like to see some more beautiful images of this house go here.