Blush from Floor to Ceiling

I hope you are all having a fresh start to the spring season! Spring is my favorite time of year because I LOVE flowers, gardening, the mild temperatures, and the COLORS!

This spring I look forward to a soft color palette-blush, pale aqua, beige/nude, crisp white, and, of course, dove gray.

Recently, I was fortunate to find these very gorgeous and feminine images via

{This is Glamorous}.

I don't normally fill a post with all of my images from the same place, but as I began to put this post together, that's where they all came from. Obviously...because these images are all very glamorous indeed.

If I ever remodel another home or build a new home, I really would like to have an eggshell painted wood floor. I love how the light reflects thoughout this heavenly bathroom. Oh, and the tall french doors...

Why not throw them in, too?!

I seem to gravitate toward silk curtains, especially floor length silk curtains.

The body of the fabric just makes for such beautiful puddling and poofing. It's like dressing your room in a ballgown!

I hope you are all doing well.

I have so many post ideas fluttering around in my mind...Now, I just need to find the time to share them with all of you!

French Lesson No. 11 - Le Salon

Coucou, mes amis! If it seems like I haven't been around much, it's because I haven't! I've been a busy woman these last two weeks, and I have a little surprise I have been waiting to share with you! Very soon! Very soon...you will know!

This French lesson is a French lesson mixed into a little story I want to share!

Today's Objectives

• Vocabulaire - le salon & l'anatomie
• Expressing what you like and don't like

~The bust that I've always wanted~

We'll just pretend that I am only talking about the statue!

Vocabulaire - L'Anatomie

Eyes = les yeux

Nose = le nez

Mouth = la bouche

Chest= la poitrine

Head = la tête

Hair = les cheveux

(Note the plural form in French "hairs." This is a good example of how English is not always logical. Do we have ONE big hair or many hairs??? I think the French have it right this time!)

{My story} A couple of weeks ago, I went on a short vacation with some women in my family to Fredericksburg, Texas. We were shopping and buying like mad women released from their cages! (Well, maybe I have exaggerated a tad).

One thing that I have always been on the prowl for is a bust for a mantle in our home. Bust statues, in my opinion, are one of the main objets d'art you would find in a grand Paris apartment, and since I love this style, a classic, feminine bust is on my "to buy" list. As I was walking through one of the best home furnishing stores in Fredericksburg, I caught a glimpse of the perfect bust. (Oh, I am having fun with these double entendres!)

Long story short, I was unable to bring her home with me (as the price was too steep and the trunk of the car was packed to full capacity!)

And what did I stumble upon this week? A gorgeous image from Nonsense & Sensibility. Once I saw this photo, I knew that I had to borrow it for today's French lesson. Little did I know the surprise that was inside...Oui! mon buste!!! Regardez au centre de l'image à côté de la cheminée! Mon buste parfait dans toute de sa gloire! So, I guess she wasn't the rarity that I thought she was (or shall I say he since it is a masculine object)!

Vocabulaire - Le Salon

Livingroom = le salon OR la salle de séjour

Shelf = l'étagère (f)

Fireplace = la cheminée

Books = les livres

Lamp = la lampe

Couch = le canapé

Painting = le tableau

Expressing likes and dislikes

Aimer in French means "to like"

Adorer in French means "to adore"

J'aime = I like

J'adore= I adore

Examples

J'aime la lampe en verre. = I like the glass lamp.

J'adore le canapé rose. = I adore the pink couch.

Making these negative:

ne...pas goes around the verb (Note n'....pas goes around a verb that begins with a French vowel sound)

Je n'aime pas = I don't like

Je n'adore pas = I don't adore

Example

Je n'aime pas les livres par Al Gore = I don't like books by Al Gore.

Bon week-end à tous! The next time I speak to you, I will share the exciting news!

Le couleur violet

Image from Domino

Lilac, lavendar, orchid, eggplant, freesia,amythyst, Hydrangea petal, grape, fuscia, plum, violet ... What is it about all of the varieties of the color known as purple? When I think of a romantic, chic urban loft, I think of a shade of purple. Why is that? Why do chic city dwellers choose purple? And why does it look so breath taking, so rich, so pretty? I believe that some owners of Paris apartments and big city lofts choose shades of purple because it reminds them of one of the most beautiful images offered in the city - the enormous city sky at dusk filled with a kaleidescope of colors -powerful oranges, corals, magentas, hugged by broad, beautiful arms of periwinkle. This evening sky serves as majestic backdrop for it's center-stage soaring skyline silhouettes, whose blackness creates a duet of shadows and luminous lights.

In the fleeting moment of sunset, a hurried pedistrian, taxi driver, and investor (seated in his highrise office) cannot ignore witnessing the beauty of God's creation in the hustle and bustle of city life. How do they fold this vision up and tuck it into their pockets for frequent viewing? They paint their walls, upholster their chairs, layer their beds, dress their windows with luxurious silk drapes, and place flowers in vases with these various shades of purple. Then, lest they forget the refinement of city life, add the silhouettes- black!

Image from Domino

And velvet...a deep purple velvet evokes that sense of royalty. I love shape of this bed. Look at its little legs-Aren't they so demure?

Image from Flickr

Garnier Opéra at dusk. C'est spendide, n'est-ce pas?

Image from Flickr
Which Parisian monument is that playing the supporting role in the majestic sunset theater?

Image from Marie Claire Maison

The variety of vases and flowers offer interest in this symmetrical, formal dining room.

Image from Marie Claire Maison

Like a 6'5" model, these windows enjoy a floor length gown in a beautiful shade of periwinkle! Take notice of the dark ebony floors!

Here is a photo of my personal experience with Paris' sky at dusk. I snapped this shot of a spire at Sainte Chapelle - only at dusk can one truly appreciate the beauty of a building's figure!

Image from Marie Claire Maison

Like the silhouette of the spire at Sainte Chapelle, the black lamp shade and curvy vase add contrast as well as sophistication and drama to this lilac infused room. C'est feminine, n'est-ce pas?