I was asked this week what I like about living in our old French home,
it got me thinking ..... the pleasure is in the details
it got me thinking ..... the pleasure is in the details
Each day here I savour the ....
swirling balustrade to the central stairs
porcelain door handles, smooth to the touch
view from my bedroom window
double opening front doors that feel so welcoming
log fires in our sitting room and dining room
slate roof on our barn
breakfasts on our terrace
tiles on my garden wall
little potager to tend
wisteria growing around my windows
and shared meals around our barbecue
What's at the top of your list of favourite spots in your home?
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Beautiful!!
ReplyDeletewonderful Sharon all of it Enjoy
ReplyDeletefay x
All those things and more friends, family, laughter, sunshine, and a big essential is the memories. How precious and few and how wonderful.
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The house isn't the most important point!
ReplyDeleteThe people, who live in it ...
I like your home and I like my home, because it's grown up with me and my family!
Salut!
Franka
Living in the small Swiss village of Auvernier is second only to our dream of retiring in France... for now we are over the moon with our 1610 maison vigneronne overlooking the vines & sunflower field. I do feel as though I should pinch myself every morning when my children scamper down the cobblestone road to school (less so when they come home a few short hours later for lunch!) Coming from a 1950's New England cape, I found myself a bit over my head and was so thankful for a home full of furniture my husband's family graciously gave us as they emptied his grandparent's Norman farmhouse (I regret we couldn't move in there every day, but alas, il faut pouvoir gagner des sous quand même!) And my husband's job brought us here. I've taken so much inspiration from your blog & lovely life and look forward to new posts!
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Although I love our home, it is so brand new it squeaks! I am hoping to add life to it and your blog is such an inspiration!
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Andie
i am nearly rendered speechless sharon, such beauty; inside, outside nd i know, within.
ReplyDeletemy dream of living in england may have just changed
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debra
Your images are beautiful! Makes me feel like I am back in France, which I wish I was!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful painting over your mantle! Is that by chance of family members, or have you adopted them?
ReplyDeleteIt is like you are living in a world of Beatrix Potter...but in France. Just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteOne of my goals is to admire your home's beauty with you one day. I WILL get there!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful family home - thank you for blessing me by sharing it - SP
ReplyDeleteAt this moment my favorite spot in my home is right here in front of my notebook looking at your gorgeous home!!
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful home, how fortunate you are. Thank you for sharing such lovely details.
Hi Sharon,
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog, and what a treat. I loved your pictures, they made me want to be in France all the more! Enjoy your weekend. Emma.
Your garden is AMAZING!!! And as for your house... do you pinch yourself to know its not a dream? It is all AMAZING!Fiona
ReplyDeletethank you for sharing these beautiful images of your home-truely home and not just a house..love your view from your window, if that does not inspire, nothing will. much love Colette ~ Afrique du Sud
ReplyDeleteLove it Love it Love it, so tranquil and beautiful, still bringing back such great memories for me, It's making me feel like I want to come back & live there!! Trudy
ReplyDeleteStunning in every sense. Since we are not yet in our new home, I cannot say which is my favorite but so far, it would be the breakfast room, covered loggia and family room/kitchen. Perhaps its no coincidence that these will be the first parts that will be done in completion but they are beautiful and inviting spaces! Yours are truly breathtaking and a delight for every sense!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful family home. Thank you for sharing these beautiful images of your home.
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my fireplace. I spent last winter with no furnace or fireplace..only space heaters. It was rough!
ReplyDeleteWe couldn't keep our house so while i was looking for a place i looked in the window and saw the fireplace and said: welp that"s it, i'll take it. I am thankful I have a home. HOWEVER......When i win the lottery I will be asking you to come look at yours because that's what i will build as close to yours as i can. :) Love all of it.
Absolutely divine!!!! What a beautiful home!!! My favourite spots in our home: in the winter eating breakfast in the kitchen by the open fire, in the summer the view from our bedroom looking over the old apple tree filled with honeysuckle! Hugs from a 500 year old farmhouse in England filled with French bocante!
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ReplyDeleteSuch loveliness! I feel like I'm looking at paintings or postcards, it's so pretty!
ReplyDeleteEverything about your home would be my favorite! Such charm, interest, history.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite parts of my home:
• my huge, Fire King Jadeite-filled kitchen
• the big, cast iron claw foot tub in my white bathroom
• my porch with its comfy wicker chairs
• my bedroom, which opens to my writing office via French doors
Sharon, it's so wonderful when someone truly loves where they live. You wake up with a sense of peace and know you are where you belong. We adore all of the wonderful elements about your home. XO Angela and Renee
ReplyDeleteI think you are living in heaven :-)) Wonderful, gorgeous...Hugs Yvonne
ReplyDeleteGORGEOUS!!!! i agree with the commenter above...you DO live in heaven! my favorite place is my newly redone family room. makes me so happy. :o)
ReplyDeleteLove and enjoy it all! thanks
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