A peek behind the curtain.

I scalloped the bottom of some vintage music paper I found at a flea market and added it to my windows for a fun twist on a top valance.


I own a lot of dishes so I am always looking for a way to incorporate them in my decorating. When I hung these fragrant olive wreaths in my window I added one of my asiatic pheasant teacups.

Sonoma Cutrer is one of my favorite wines and it doesn't hurt that the label matches my kitchen. Putting extra bottles in this french casserole dish is perfect for a party. I just add ice and tie a bottle opener to one of the bottles.

My Tudor style house was built in the early 20's and has a small galley kitchen typical to many of that era. When we purchased the house it came with this deep green tile in the kitchen. While the rest of my house has very serene colors I went bolder in this room to compliment the tile. French tea towels hang in the windows to keep out the morning sun.

I am always on the lookout for interesting iron pieces. I put flowers in them in the summer, bulbs in the spring, pumpkins perch on them in the fall, and in the winter.....dishes!

This is part of a tea set I found years ago. I loved it so much that I wanted to keep it out but with space at a premium I hung it in my window.

This is an antique french soap display that now houses root vegetables.

There is now a chandelier where you see a hole in this picture. The plates above the sink are old french plates.

This deer is made out of pine cones.

My dining room with a twin linen duvet from Papillon Linens as the tablecloth.

This magnolia garland went up a few holidays ago and I couldn't bear to take it down.

I try to add natural or lodge influences throughout the house to give the rooms a little more masculine feel. I am not sure if my husband and and two sons appreciate this or not but I try!

These skis were my grandfather's.

A curtain tie back is a great place to hang a teacup or small pitcher.

My dining room decorated for Christmas. I went with a woodland theme in order to showcase my deer dishes.

Just adding candles and paper whites make a table seem festive.

Instead of a place card I used a glitter initial, tying it onto a bird nest on the back of the chair.

On each plate I put a bundle of twigs with a little deer on top. If I get to it I thought writing each person's name in glitter on the deer would be a nice touch.

I tied a gold dusted pine cone onto each napkin and tied it in by adding a gold charger under each plate.

It's a little hard to see but I wired a branch onto my light above the table and hung glass ornaments from it. I also nestled some nests into it to tie in the nests on the back of the chairs.

More plates on display under a cloche and teacups on the window sill with small cypress trees in them.

A rosemary topiary in an old trophy. A faux bird perched on a vintage candlestick.

I lined my shelves with striped sage and cream linen. Vintage books make easy vignettes.

Pine cone garland and the same deer plates as the dining room help bring the woodland feel into our family room.

I filled this vintage birdcage with ornaments.

I got this old map of France in Sonoma. It is one of my favorite things in my house.

The tree is kept simple. Mercury glass ornaments, some of the same striped linen from the shelves wrapped around it and a gold crown on top. It sits in a ornate iron urn.

Vintage books and crowns.