Most Beautiful House 2011 Finalist

This Swiss home in Blaker, is the fifth and last finalist in Bolig magazine contest Most Beautiful House 2011. Built in 1877, it was restored by the owner's granddaughter, Tone.


















I know this is a copy of the second photograph but I just wanted you to meet Tone.
I will surely be posting the other 4 finalist's homes.

Hope you are having a beautiful Saturday!

All images from here.

Birthdays ruin good intentions...

I was going to get up early and do a post for the Roomspiration Blog Party & Hop, Dining Rooms Edition at  Involving Color. Of course I didn't plan ahead, meaning  I had to set the dining room table in something 'Fall',  take photos, edit them, write a post, you bloggers know the drill.
My intentions were really good, I DID get up early and I DID get as far as setting the table and taking the photos... but then friends and family started calling to wish me a happy birthday, I had a nice lunch with some wine, and my Man, a 'mailbox' visit with my next door neighbor that turned into practically a block party when other neighbors joined in ... and now it's getting close to that time where I need to figure out what I'm going to wear out to dinner tonight, I still need to wash my hair, and I haven't made my grocery list for tomorrow, plus I would really like to have another glass of wine out on the patio since it is a nice day...
So,  In the words of Miss Scarlet O'Hara... "Tomorrow is another day"
Tomorrow I will finish the post that I had intended for today and be the very last to link up to the Roomspiration blog party... but Birthdays come first !

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MOI!

(and hopefully 52 more)

Coffee or Tea?... Tables that is!

Yesterday I showed you the fall vignette on my tea table, that just recently, with an authoritative, but polite Victorian voice... told the coffee table to hit the road!

I've had this table for years, it was one of my Mom's pieces that I acquired, and it used to serve as an end table next to the love seat at our previous home. After downsizing when the kids moved out, this grand Victorian style lady unfortunately has spent more time covered up in the garage than she has inside our new home.

After seeing Kim's tea table at Savvy Southern Style, and how she uses it instead of a coffee table (see her post here), I decided it was high time to bring my Victorian lady back in the house and let her have the spot light she so well deserves.

I love how much space is freed up by using a tea table, plus the height allows room to display items that would never fit or be seen under a coffee table. Also with it's smaller size, I have room to pull up one of my louis chairs.

The size, height and airiness that a tea table provides, takes all the 'weight' off the floor of the room, making the room seem so much bigger, even with the addition of an extra chair.

Before, the coffee table overshadowed the sofa, and it's height... the same as the ottomans, gave no visual depth to the room.   (Yes, that's Miss Tessa chewing a bone on her dog bed, and yes, I know I need drapes for the windows.)

I love the pie crust top and the carved details of this tea table, I can't believe I had her covered up with sheets out in the garage!

I'm glad that I made the switch from Coffee to Tea! How about you, is it a change you will be making?

I will be joining the fun at...

Seasonal Sunday at The Tablescaper

Inspiration Friday At the Picket Fence

Potpourri Friday at 2805

Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage

Fridays Unfolded at Stuff and Nonsense 

Home Sweet Home at The Charm of Home

Delightfully Inspiring Thursday at Delightful Order

It's a Party at A Creative Princess

Open House at No Minimalist Here

Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style

Sizzle into Summer at DIY by Design

Wow Me Wednesday at Ginger Snap Crafts

Lakefront Home in Vermont

Liz and Ed Flynn restored this summer house in Vermont. Light and bright, ideal for the summer holidays.





















All images from here.

Country House in Buenos Aires

Second post for you today. This country house in Lobos, in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Brimming with flea market finds, perhaps a bit over the top but you can see some interesting pieces in every room.





































Hope you enjoyed our second tour! Goodnight, and sweet dreams!
All images from here.