Kitchen decor redo

I have wanted to change up the decor in my kitchen for awhile now and finally accomplished
that today.  I didn't purchase one thing, but rather went shopping throughout my home and
 I thought it turned out great. Something different and fun.   I made hubby a coffee station
which I also turned into a tea station for me! :)

{I was inspired to hang the clocks on the window from Tracey's  blog over at
French Larkspur...and also the 3 tiered metal stand. I am in no way an expert
like she is, but I like to play anyway. lol}

If you remember I used this chalkboard at my Fairy Party this summer.
The coffee pods are in the hanging basket which I JUST realized says
FLEURS!! How funny is that!! Maybe I should turn the basket
around. HA!

Crowns are always in style. Funny story here...I decided I wanted my crown gray so
I spray painted it, totally forgetting that it had rhinestones on it {fake}. I thought
I would clean them off , but never did. Oh well...:)

These cutie pie chocolate eggs were found in the cupboard from Easter. They had not
even been opened yet. I can't believe that! Ferrero hazlenut...yumm!!

Still in love with my french style totes and use them a lot!

Would you like to come for coffee...or tea? :)

Some of my pretty vintage spoons ready to use.

My painted table and mismatched chairs. I still want either a rectangle table or a chippy
white island...someday.

Hmm...I am NOT good at noticing things in photos until I actually post them.
 There isn't anything in my cloche on the table! A few days ago it was full of
blueberry scones! Someone in this house must have liked them, but we won't
say who! Maybe two someones...???

Clock face and linens...what can be better?

Pretty vintage plates with tiny aqua roses on them perfect for a treat with coffee or tea.

I love this candle-holder above, but most of the time it sets on the floor as it is
very large. {That little tiny piece of bittersweet is NOT supposed to be up there
on that shelf. ha! Another oops! Looks kind of silly all by itself }

What you can't see is that I have made a mess of my border up at the ceiling. I don't even
want border, but until we remodel this kitchen {hopefully in a year or two} it is what it
is so I got the brilliant idea to paint it.  I did three layers of paint in different colors and
then appliqued a fleur-de-lis on with drywall mud. LOVE the concept and it turned out
okay, but the color is NOT right at all. Haven't figured out what to do yet. At this point
I have tried three different things and UGH!

Hope you enjoyed my attempt at redoing my kitchen decor.
Happy Thursday!!

It's wayyy past time!

Here it is almost JULY and I haven't even shown

you the rest of my photos that I took June 3rd at

the antique store in Michigan.

The first seven photos are another favorite booth of

mine in the mall. Leslie's french booth was number

one and this one was number two.

They had several old clock faces that were neat.

First time ever that I have found vintage clock faces

to buy that was not online.

This person just has a knack for making neat

displays, but I did not find a business card in her

booth. Maybe I missed it.

Love these banners made out of book pages.

See the clock face in this photo underneath the bloom banner? It now resides in my house. :)

Neat chippy white pieces...I know! I just couldn't buy everything though.

Vintage opera glasses along with many

other goodies.

This was what I saw when I first entered

this booth.

Love this table which was in a booth very close

to Leslies.

Can a person have too many flower frogs? I have several so I left this one for someone else.

Yet another area that I thought was nice.

Can you believe the gorgeous chandelier is marked

SOLD? I can!!

I seriously considered this birdhouse because

I need a new one for outside, but after I

found Leslie's booth I didn't get it.

I try to reason things out when trying to decide

what to buy. Now I know my

hubby can make me a birdhouse very easily,

but can he get me vintage items all the way

from France?? Not so easily...so the vintage French

items won out!

There was quite a display outside before you

even got in the door of the mall.

Love how these mailboxes are embellished.

I see a mailbox makeover coming on soon. Oh boy won't my mailman love me!!

Neat white door, but would have had to strap

it to the top of the car and I don't think hubby

would have agreed to that. :)

I hope you enjoyed yet another tour of the antique mall

in Michigan. Once in awhile when I let my mind wander

I think of all the places out there in the world that I have

not seen. I know it must be filled with all kinds of treasures

because I haven't even scratched the surface and I

am amazed at what I find.

Just in case you missed it before:

Memories Antique Mall 4036 W. Grand Blanc Rd. Swartz Creek, Michigan 48473 {just off of US 23 a mile or two}

Happy Thursday!! Blessings~

Paris, France, finds etc.

et cetera

definition:

*and other things*

or

*and so forth*

These days I love anything french.

I suppose part of that has to do

with a lot of the magazines laying around at my

house with their beautiful french decor that

fills page after page...

also all the gorgeous french style blogs...

and most definitely the romantic

french language...etc.

I would love to learn the french language...

I want to wake up some morning and start

babbling to my hubby in french. It would be

a most interesting way to start a day. lol.

I entered a lovely french giveaway a few weeks

ago over at

A little bit french

You had to guess who the person was in a

picture that Rhonda had posted. {it was her mother}

She made everyone who guessed right one of these tiny

french style pillows

This is the design I chose and

I love it.

She sent it wrapped in sheet music with a beautiful Marie tag.

still loving it...

Three candles that are hanging around at my house... This one has a fleur-de-lis on the charm.

I found this vintage wooden clock face several

weeks ago while antiquing

isn't it so pretty?

I love the scroll designs on the corners.

My little piece of Paris here in Michigan.

I really doubt I will ever get to see it in person,

but I am content to add little pieces to my decor

and pretend I am there even if only for a moment.

I don't think I could handle the jet lag

and planes and me do not get along.lol.

Happy days to you dreaming of France, Paris,

Italy and any other place you want to go...

Blessings~