Breaking News!

Newsflash #1...another project completed! My french Louis chair is finally finished. I'm curious to know what you think. I didn't want it to be a conventional style Louis chair, but more of my own spin to a Louis chair.

Before

After

As you can see, I changed the color of the frame and added a distressed finish

I thought this linen fabric designed with clocks is so whimsical and yet old-fashioned

The burlap webbing looked so appealing to me so why cover it with fabric, I thought

Speaking of appealing, my white mini-roses are bloomin' a crazy, and so are the pink jasmines

The mini-roses come from this vine which I planted last spring

And has now fully bloomed

The pink jasmine smell divine and are very happy climbing up my front porch

And finally, talking about DIVINE...newsflash #2...I am soooooo excited to finally reveal that my home made it to Romantic Country's Summer 2011 issue! Madame Fifi (we all know who this angel of design is) said that it will be out at the newstands April 4th. That's next week mes amis...yikes! I hope you like my spread.

C'est moi with Divine Art Director, Sunday Hendrickson during the photo shoot last January. I just want to say how lucky I am to have met the nicest and most talented stylist. Sunday as you know, works very closely with Fifi, and has been a stylist for almost every home magazine you've seen (Romantic Country, Country Living, Victoria, etc.). She is a very sweet soul...Sunday sure deserves the "divine" word next to her name.

Here's a sneak peek of my feature as shown in Chez Fifi's blog. I will show you more when the magazine comes out next week, but of course you are most welcome to run over to your nearest newstands and get yourselves a copy of Romantic Country's Summer 2011 issue.

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Done! Done! and Done!

I'm back dear friends. For those of you who missed me, je désolé, truly I am sorry for not being around. For those of you who did not even notice, well that's fine too, I'm here anyway. As you may know, my life has been "la vida loca" lately because as the saying goes, "I bit off more than I can chew." But happy to report that had a very fulfilling and productive time last week and I was able to check off a few things from my to do list.

This piece is my latest addition to mon petite shoppe which I converted...

...from this sad old and dated piece...

...to bright and current

I even had fun creating these pulls made from canvas cloth

Now I have more extra space to put in beaucoup things to sell in mon petite shoppe like these adorable frenchy thingys!

Speaking of petite shoppes, I visited my blog friend Kate from Salvage Dior's, space in Country Roads in Old Town Orange. I purchased this vintage hutch from her space because it's irresistible and the price is right!

This un petit garçon also came home with moi

He is the perfect match for my young Marie Antoinette!

Ahhh, l'amour!

Here are a few more finds that I have yet to transform

Wait till I show you how pretty these fabrics are which I will be using to reupholster the french Louis chairs.

Till next time mes amis!

Spring Cleaning Event

Non mesdames! This post is not another advertisement for spring clearance sales or giveaways going around. Oui mesdames! Excusez-moi but this post is more about my need to confess that, I now have a serious case of clutter-brain. SERIOUSLY! It has been so bad this last month that I have become paralyzed, and what I mean by that is I cannot function and have found myself so uninspired, lazy and fickle with my projects. There are so much ideas and plans going through my small brain, it’s exhausting – whew!

Having said that, my brain needs some serious spring cleaning. Mon cheri’s advise: write a list and tackle it one line at a time. So, getting out mon feathered plume, dumping all thoughts out of my head, letting it flow through my heart, down to my hand, and just writing without over thinking.

Here it goes:

Finish painting the cottage kitchen hutch and move it to mon petite shoppe

Unwrap new finds, add pricetags, and display them in mon petite shoppe

Paint and reupholster four french chairs

Paint nightstand, move to shop

Paint mini grandfather clock, move to shop

Paint salvaged mantle

Pick-up purchased salvaged french doors from Urban Barn

Put up mini-conservatory in patio

Finish master bedroom re-do

Remove grass in backyard

Build backyard pond

Extend backyard potagerie

Plan Sonoma County vacation

Get haircut and color

Get manicure/pedicure

Get facial and massage

Meanwhile, I cannot help but also dream of Paris in the Spring!

I sure do wish we have one of these Laduree trucks circling our neighborhood…

Lastly, this "LE RÊVE" video from Laduree is pure bliss. Click on it and you’ll know what I mean.