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My Winter Table

This year we have had the chance to have a few gatherings around our table and I cannot wait to have more in the coming years. I fell for a picture that I found of a table done in white and linen. This is my loose imitation with my favorite thick linen napkins and some vintage pieces that we picked up this year. I hope you are looking forward to the new year as much as I am!

Setting the Christmas table...

Are you hosting a Christmas dinner? I am having family over for Christmas eve.. I have been thinking of a different way to set the table.. candles and white and linen is what I am thinking.

Similar to these pictures...

Wishing you a wonderful Christmas eve eve as we call it here!

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guest quarters

We have guests this weekend, and while I wish the guest room looked like this it might be TOO comfortable - if you know what I mean. This is so subtle and inviting with the soft layers of grey, linen and white.

Are you having guests for the holidays? How do you welcome your guests?

I always try to get the house to a normal level of cleanliness and fluff the pillows. I typically spray the sheets with lavender water and put fresh fluffy towels in the guest bath.

Wishing you a wonderful weekend!

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Linen in the bedroom

This looks like the perfect retreat! I love the floor, the bedding and the drapery... so perfectly wonderful!

A few hours spent here reading during the day would be well worth the hours lost.

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Current obsession: Mark Alexander Fabrics for Romo

When I was up at the PDC a few weeks ago I found some Mark Alexander fabrics and I am completely in love with them. They are soft, made in a wonderful group of colors with fresh and beautiful patterns.

I cannot wait to show you what I plan to make with them!! So fun!

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Grey and white roman shades

I love the clean lines of the roman shades in both spaces. Perfect with the thick casing I think!

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Living room makeover..

Having found my new wing chairs last week I decided that my Living room needed a little make over. I have a pretty neutral base so it is easy to change out some fabrics and pillows and make a pretty significant change in the space. I decided that I would like to slipcover my new chairs in a white cotton duck so that I can wash them easily and have a much needed white accent in my space. I have fallen in love with Barbara Barry's Ceylon Key fabric and basically used that as my starting point adding texture and print from there. I wanted to get the full effect of the space so I added a few of my smaller accents from the space to see how I would like everything together. I am excited to make these few simple changes and update our house a little. We still need to have the wood flooring put in and make some major improvements but this will get me started and make me feel better while I wait it out!

What do you think?

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Time to relax

Saturdays are the perfect day to take a few extra minutes in bed and enjoy the morning light.

It is easier that way to ease into what you are doing for the day don't you think?

Also, I wanted to say thank you to everyone for all of your sweet comments on Thursday! Things are a bit better now... sometimes though!!!

Have a great weekend.

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Linen Cabinet

This is such a great piece. I love the contrast!

I have been loading up my linen closet with the best that I can afford lately. After being gone I could not wait to come home and climb into my bed with my linen sheets. It is such a treat to have them that I have invested in an additional set... so much nicer than the cotton...

How about you do you love linens?

Lately I find my self falling for them more and more - vintage and organic being my favorites! We found some great unused vintage linen sheets while in France and they are fantastic once they are clean and fresh.

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