Home Sweet Home #30

Welcome to Home Sweet Home!  Today I have sewn some more table runners with a new love of mine French General fabric.

French General fabrics are the creation of Kaari Meng.  She owns a store in Southern  California filled with reproductions of vintage French Country textiles, notions, and more.

 Whenever I can get some French General fabric I will be using it and stocking my Etsy shop.

I am getting into Fall, here with my centerpiece.

Two of the above table runners can be purchased in my Etsy shop.

Thanks for joining me at Home Sweet Home!

Sherry

Now, I would like to feature some wonderful post from last week's Home Sweet Home.

 First, Olga of Olga's Home and Garden Blog celebrated Ukraine Independence Day with a Ukraine inspired table setting.  Click the link to view.

Next, from Norway Herman Grans showed off her remodeled dining table.  Click the link to view.

Faye at Wild Rose Vintage showed off an old wrought iron baby bed that had me from the thumbnail image with the way she photographed it.  Click the link to view.

And last, The Created Home made the cutest Alphabet Gallery Wall.  Click the link to view.

Thank you to all who join me at Home Sweet Home!

I will join these ladies today:

 Inspiration Friday At The Picket Fence

Show and Tell Friday at My Romantic Home

Vintage Inspiration Friday at Common Ground

Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage

Fridays Unfolded  at Stuff and Nonsense

Farmhouse Friday  at LaurieAnna's Vintage Home

Open House Thursday at No Minimalist Here

Seasonal Sundays  at The Tablescaper 
Treasure Hunt Thursday temporarily at From My Front Porch to Yours

and NEW: Potpourri Friday at 2805 

Guidelines for Home Sweet Home Party:

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Now let's see your beautiful homes!

Roosters, Toile, and a Sunflower

I am joining Shelia at Note Songs for her Rooster and Chick party.  I wanted to reprise a post I did last year with a rooster.  This, without a doubt, is the most searched post that I have had.  Undoubtedly, the rooster is a very popular home decor theme. 

The rooster plates are from TJ Maxx. 

The toile is Waverly, I believe it is called Country Life.  The pewter is Wilton Armetale.

The reason I think this post has been hit through the search engine so much wasn't really my doing.  It was this picture I posted along with it.  A reader had asked how to turn her all-white kitchen into French Country.

How to turn an all-white kitchen into a French Country kitchen.

From white to wonderful in 4 easy steps.  

1. Painted the wall light yellow.
2. Added a toile window treatment.
3. Put a rooster and sunflowers on the island.
4. Added wrought iron bar stools in oil rubbed bronze.

I have seen many people with white walls wondering what to do with them.  I thought this was such an easy and simple transformation  that I would share it.  Article written by Mark McCauley ASID.  Here is the link to read the whole article. Photo and article found at http://www.hgtv.com.

You could take most decorating styles and break down at least four key items that make a space always say it is a certain style.  Now, going beyond that and adding even more detail is what makes it yours.  Hope that helps!
Please join Shelia for the Rooster and Chick party.
She would be glad to have you.

Sherry