English country christmas

How Amanda Brooks is decorating for Christmas | House & Garden

By Lucy Hoyle I couldn’t contain my excitement when the fabulous Rebecca of My English Country Cottage fame, (who until now had been my Pilates friend, exchanging grimaces as we were encouraged to stretch our bodies into bizarre positions) asked me to make some Christmas canapés for an actual real life photo shoot at her…

Enjoy the allure of a French Country Christmas this year, with 15 ways to inject French sophistication into your Christmas,

This year I felt busier than ever and I needed a way to simplify my decorating. Loving an Old world feel to everything I do, I knew I had to really stick with this style when it comes to my décor this year. I wanted to simplifiy my approach because of the extra work load […]

Kathleen of Cuisine Kathleen is having a A PINTERESTING CHRISTMAS TABLE challenge. I have a hard time finding a picture of what I wanted to do but finally settled on the table below. This is my version. Below is the picture from Pinterest that I copied from the account of The Adventures of Tartanscot and you can see it on his blog here. I actually also have those Old Britain Castles Christmas tree plates but they are in our Cape Coral, FL home so I opted to use my Friendly Village…

English Country Christmas Gift Guide for the English country loving lady in your life! Everything cozy and outdoorsy can be found in this curated gift guide. You will feel as though you stepped into "The Crown" or "Downton Abbey" shopping this beautiful Christmas Wishlist!

Yes, you read that right! Our boxer, Max, helped inspire my copper, Tartan plaid and Boxer-inspired Christmas porch decor this year! He's the perfect copper color and his black Tartan plaid vest compliments it well. If you're a crazy dog lady too, raise your hand? Nope, just me. K, great! Now that we've established that

This beautiful brunch was featured in a beautiful country house in Worstershire. Isn't it a great place to spend a cold winter's day? Has brunch ever looked so good? Blue and white - so classic.... As featured in Classic Entertaining by Henrietta Spencer-Churchill

Christmas Wreaths

Hello everyone, I hope you enjoyed your weekend. I enjoyed a lovely afternoon on Saturday going to the Christmas House Tours and then out to supper with my daughters. On Sunday we hosted our annual family pizza party for 30 and the grandchildren exchanged gifts adding to the fun. I love this casual party. I think this room has an English cottage look although it does have a bit of French as well. The tea tray is set if you have time for tea. Friendly Village tea cups. You can see my…

I love to use cloches in my home decor! And, today I'm here to give you some cloche ideas to use in your home this Christmas! WHAT IS A CLOCHE? So, what is a cloche? A cloche is a glass dome or bell shaped cover used to protect outdoor plants. But, these practical plant domes have been used for quite some time to display pretty pieces indoors. When you place something under a cloche or glass dome, it immediately gives it 'status' in your home decor! It's an invitation to come and see what's…

Enjoy a Christmas home tour through a charming classic English Tudor. Pretty architectural details and vintage inspired decorating ideas. Mix modern and vintage style decorating to create a cozy holiday home. #holidayhometour #christmashometour #vintageChristmas #vintagehometour #Christmasdecorating #Christmasdecor

My goodness, Christmas takes magazine shoots to a whole new level of styling and creativity! I remember last year when Naomi (Jones Homes) and Rob (Sanderson) came to photograph my cottage, I had to put so much more work into getting it ready than the previous summer shoot for Period Living magazine. One has to…

Top 10 Old World Christmas Trees...See them here: https://seekinglavenderlane.com/top-10-favorite-old-world-christmas-trees/

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