Valentine White Out

I thought that an all white table 

for Valentine's Day 

was appropriate with all of this 

cold, 

snowy, 

icy weather 

we are all experiencing.  

I used my favorite 

Battenburg 

lace tablecloth 

and mixed in 

gold, silver and 

antique silver candlesticks. 

The gold napkins set off the One King's Lane plates 

embossed with a crown 

and a Fleur-dis-lis on the charger.  

The gold in the flatware 

from World Market 

compliments the gold tones.  

 I was fortunate enough to have our 

house guest take these photos for me!  

You can see Alex's adorable blog here.

To add texture and shine 

I used my favorite goblets 

passed down in our family 

from my great grandmother.  

What is that I see on the left?  

A hint of color?

Purple tulips in a white ironstone pitcher.  

Not the traditional Valentine 

red rose 

but somehow more wistful this time of year.  

The promise of Spring!  

Tulips have a way of deciding 

where they want to go.  

That's what I love about a 

mass arrangement 

like this.  

No planning, 

just plunk them in the pitcher 

and watch them reach 

towards the sun.

My Angel wings from Decor Steals 

have made an unexpected appearance.  

Dessert and tea are set up on the buffet.  

Perhaps the wings 

are guarding 

dessert from my children!  

  I had a heck of a time 

keeping them out 

of the heart shaped, 

chocolate dipped 

shortbread cookies!

But, truth be known, 

I had a hard time 

resisting them 

myself!

More tulips in Silver this time.  

A Silver tray 

with sugar and creamer 

and the cookies under glass.

Another Decor Steals goody... 

This beautiful carved tray 

that I gilded with gold.  

Delicate tea cups 

and saucers with gold trim 

await tea time.

I picked up these sweet luncheon napkins 

at the 

Mission Road Antique Mall 

last weekend.  

It was an afternoon date with Mr. Beaux.  

Lunch and a stroll through the Antique Mall.  

That's my idea 

of a fun afternoon! 

I have been saving these Limoges dishes 

for a Spring tablescape 

but somehow they managed 

to sneak into this post.

Hungry yet?

Hope you are spending Valentine's Day with those you Love!
Stay Safe and Warm!

Until Next Time,

Beaux R'eves,

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 French Country Cottage

Hostess Chair for the Kitchen Table

Happy Monday, Everyone!  

I hope you all had a spectacular weekend.  

Our temps were a bit better than they have been 

for the last month, 

so my BFF and I got out and made our Estate Sale Rounds. 

 I think that I mentioned briefly to you all that I took a full 

time desk job.  No, I wasn't out looking for a job for sure.  

Mr. Beaux's Logistics company is getting 

 increasingly busier by the month.  

 He needed a full time Office Manager/Assistant 

 and I offered up my help.  

 I thought it would be temporary... 

 That was about six months ago and I think I made the 

terrible mistake of doing my job too well!  

 I really do like working there though 

 and I especially like all of the great people in his office.  

 I am really having fun but my Estate Sale-ing 

 is now limited to Saturday mornings and everything is 

already picked over.  

 ANYWAY... We were striking out at the Estate Sales and we 

decided to run over to one of our favorite haunts: 

 Revival Furniture Store.  

 It is a treasure trove of consignment furniture 

 and accessories.  

 I spotted this chair when we first walked into the store 

 and I fell in love!  

It's an older wing back chair that they had 

newly recovered in a Waverly fabric.  

I did some research online and the pattern is called Olana-Gold.   

Wait until you see the best part of the chair.

Look at her beautiful exposed ladder back.  

I don't think I have ever seen an exposed back wing chair.  

I was taken as soon as found her.  

I was just a little concerned that it might be 

a tad too bright for me.  

So, I sat down and picked up the price tag.  

Oh Yeah!  She was coming home with me!  

I couldn't believe the price.  Only $158.00.  

 Now, it's not the bargain of the century but I think that is a 

pretty good price for a newly reupholstered chair.  

 I love the sweet yellow and cream check that they coordinated with the Waverly fabric.

We loaded her into the car and took her home.  

I was still a little nervous about the colors.  

We got her into the kitchen and stood back for a look.  

I really loved the way it punched up the 

table and the kitchen area.  

I only had one concern.

Is it competing with this chair in our Hearth Room?  

I don't know why I was agonizing 

so much over the whole thing.  

I guess I am just more of a quiet, subdued person 

and when this loud gal entered the room 

it took me a while to get used to her.  

Look at her sweet little legs though 

and how they left them all dinged up and scratched.  

 She's like one of those people you meet that are a little too 

loud and maybe abrasive at first 

 but it is only because they are 

 overcompensating for their own perceived shortcomings.  

 I end up loving those people the most!  

They usually have a heart of gold!  

The more I look at her the more I love her!  

But I do have some ideas on how to tone her down a little.

I pulled this fabric out of my stash.  

A lumbar pillow would be great in this fabric.  

Or maybe this red and cream check would do the trick.

And I have been saving this fabric to make 

 curtains for the kitchen window.  

 That would bring more color over to that side of the room.

Or.... 

And I can't take credit for this idea as it was my BFF's... 

taking the check from the back of the chair and making a 

pillow out of a large Buffalo Check.

I love that idea!  

Here is a wonderful Buffalo Check from Calico Corners.  

Whatever my solution is she is staying put for now...  

 My eyes are increasingly adjusting to her while I figure out 

how to turn down the volume a bit.

Until Next Time,

Beaux R'eves


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Over the Top Decorating

No, I'm not talking about decor dripping 

with over the top gilt and embellishment.  

I'm simply talking about decorating the tops of my cabinets.  
It's a neglected area that I sometimes forget about 

but I tackled it this weekend and wanted to share the results with all of you.  

What prompted the redecorating frenzy was the purchase of these two new covered vegetable bowls at an Estate Sale.  

I wanted to display them in my hutch and 

started moving things around.  

Well, you know how that goes...

Everything came out and onto the island and the 

redecorating began!  

I love to tackle these projects first thing in the morning while the caffeine is still buzzing around in my system.  

Everyone is still asleep and they wake up to total chaos.  

When I took my Rooster down to display on top of my dish cupboard there was a bare spot. 
It was a great opportunity for a total makeover. 

And here it is After.  

I decided to carry the All White theme over 

to this side of the kitchen.  

I am kind of pre-planning for the holidays.

I mixed a variety of white dishes, old and new, along with ironstone pitchers and gravy boats.  

On the other side I mixed plates and platters with teacups, pitchers and my white rooster.  

A galvanized bucket filled with the last of my hydrangeas from the garden rests in the corner.

I had to raise the space over the cabinets a bit so I found a couple of shelves from the office that I had taken out and propped them up with some scrap wood.  A shoe box sits under the large pitcher and if you look really really close you can see some red peeking out.  

I repeated the same thing on the other side.  

Boy was I tired of climbing up and down 

to get everything just right!  

Changing the decor above the cabinets 

meant changing up the counter tops!  

I hung some ironstone plates in the bay window on both sides.  I love the soft yellow wall color against the white plates.

And I brought in my lavender plant and 

planted it in this large white bowl. 

  Let's see how long before I kill this plant!

This is one of my new favorite finds while Estate Sale-ing.  I'm happy that I have a prominent place to display it.  It has the initials NH on it.  I started thinking, wouldn't it be funny if it was just a decorative piece from Nell Hill's?  Kinda like the Friends episode where Rachel tells Phoebe that all of her new Pottery Barn pieces are antiques! 

A pretty floral and embossed platter adds subtle pattern to the all white dishes.

And a tiny cutwork dish (another vintage find) holds my rings and jewelry when I do dishes.

Won't this area be a perfect canvas for Christmas decorating?
Next up on my to do list is 
 to make a balloon shade for this window.  
I have had the fabric for over a year!

And for those of you who were wondering.... 
I asked for advice in my last post 
See HERE
I went with the majority vote and removed the new rug from under the kitchen table.  I loved all of your input and ideas!  Thanks!  
The rug will be finding a new home somewhere else.

Until Next Time,

Beaux R'eves,

XO Cindy

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  Marty at A Stroll Thru Life for Tabletop Tuesday

  Kim at SavvySouthern Style for Wow Us Wednesdays  

 Judy at DIY by Design

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   No Minimalist Here Open House Party 
Gina at The Shabby Creek Cottage for Transformation Thursdays
 From My Front Porch To Yours for Treasure Hunt Thursday
Poutpourri Friday at 2805
Courtney at French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday
Heather and Vanessa at At the Picket Fence for Inspiration Friday
Debra at Common Ground for Vintage Inspiration Friday
Sherry at The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home Friday
Jen at Tatertots and Jello for the Weekend Wrap-up Party

                                     Donna at Funky Junk Interiors for Saturday Nite Special
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