Bonjour!
This blog will be a place to share my adventure of creating
our beautiful home and reach out to others who love to share decor ideas.
My loving MFF (man friend forever) and I are currently purchasing a townhouse in Austin,
that was built in the 1970s. It actually was a blessing to find the place.
The previous owner gave it plenty of TLC and remodeled it with French style in mind. Texas French Country is what she ended with and I will forever be grateful.
our beautiful home and reach out to others who love to share decor ideas.
My loving MFF (man friend forever) and I are currently purchasing a townhouse in Austin,
that was built in the 1970s. It actually was a blessing to find the place.
The previous owner gave it plenty of TLC and remodeled it with French style in mind. Texas French Country is what she ended with and I will forever be grateful.
You need to know that I am a serious Francophile
and have been all of my life. It is in my blood…literally. I am Creole.
But I do have interest in other interior styles and cultures from around the world,
especially if they are of the "authentic country living folk" of the said country.
But I do have interest in other interior styles and cultures from around the world,
especially if they are of the "authentic country living folk" of the said country.
Did you get that?
As a child I had the pleasure of living in Turkey
and being there influenced my mother's sense of style,
because she brought quite a bit of Turkish decor back to the USA,
and being there influenced my mother's sense of style,
because she brought quite a bit of Turkish decor back to the USA,
when we returned home to Texas in the early 1970s.
My parents were both born in southern Louisiana and their families
both migrated to Houston in the 1940s.
My paternal and maternal grandparents spoke French.
English was their second language.
My mother spoke French as the rest of her family,
but did not think it was necessary to pass the tradition on to her children.
It was thought of as being passé in her day to speak French,
when all of her Texas peers in college spoke only English.
Oh how I wish she would have kept the tradition.
I am a lover of France, french food, french drink, movies, decor, and attitude.
I may not speak the language fluently,
(took classes in the past and am able to translate some things)
but the French blood in my veins lives strong.
Pour l'amour d'une vie bonne!
(for the love of a good life)
Okay, enough of that, now on to my first post...
My parents were both born in southern Louisiana and their families
both migrated to Houston in the 1940s.
My paternal and maternal grandparents spoke French.
English was their second language.
My mother spoke French as the rest of her family,
but did not think it was necessary to pass the tradition on to her children.
It was thought of as being passé in her day to speak French,
when all of her Texas peers in college spoke only English.
Oh how I wish she would have kept the tradition.
I am a lover of France, french food, french drink, movies, decor, and attitude.
I may not speak the language fluently,
(took classes in the past and am able to translate some things)
but the French blood in my veins lives strong.
Pour l'amour d'une vie bonne!
(for the love of a good life)
Okay, enough of that, now on to my first post...
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What do you do when you have
a French Country with a little
Chic Casual and Elegant sense of style,
but are attached to someone who prefers Modern?
Well…You run right pass the ultra Modern and anything else uncomfortable then...
You go to Belgium (for its design ideas) and take a few notes.
I plan to incorporate my love for antiques mixed with contemporary interiors
and my desire to create a serene and sensual place to call home,
to be shared in this blogging adventure.
Oh, I forgot to mention like many others...I am on a serious budget!
I will be refinishing many of our furniture pieces and decor items that I find for our new home myself.
This photo shows a section of the tops on the french country nesting tables I recently refinished.
I'll be back soon!
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