On August 30 in my post
{Our Kitchen Improvements} I did promise to show you more of our kitchen, so here it is... When we bought our property we were looking for a lot with sun in the back of the house, south side for the afternoon. That also meant that our bay window area would have morning sun as it is facing east.
We never did regret this—as it is the most joyful start of the day for having breakfast in the sun! Husband Pieter did make the design of our home and we had it custom build by a local contractor.
Detail of handcrocheted rose curtains.
Door to our veranda.
Miele US Plate & Cup Warming Drawer above Dishwasher.
Miele Oven above Plate & Cup Warming Drawer.
Great feature is the TOP SOLO
Well deserved recognition! It is so true. Miele is available at
Miele USA.
See how those two Gardena scissors are hung from three chrome knobs.
Gardena Garden Scissor for removing thorns from roses.
These chrome knobs are available at Home Depot in sets of two, see info below. |
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Our Amana refrigerator with pull out freezer drawer.
Energy Star rated.
Wide shelves are great for large platters.
Door to living room and hall-way.
Door to dining room.
Buffet with tea chest and tray.
Feline resident Tiggy-Tiger girl...
Love to share these darling Linen Angel pillows that hang from a twine on a door knob. They come from France and are hand embroidered. You can order them at
L'Ârret Déco France. If you are searching for the authentic French Toile de Jouy fabric, look at
L'Arrêt Déco. This is the exact fabric that is used for most of my French Country Style Sachets, Totes and Bags on Mariette's Back to Basics Boutique.
Their website works fine, however they are not set up for deducting the VAT (Value Added Tax) which is not supposed to be charged for countries outside of the European Union! So be aware of that, you always can write them a note for having this amount adjusted for you. Which of the two do you like best?
This is the linen color cross stitch embroidery on pure white linen.
There is a linen twine for hanging and also a heart shaped mother of pearl button.
This one is unbleached pure linen with white embroidery.
Hanging from our bifold closet doors they look really pretty!
Which one is your favorite?
- One of my most popular books is that of Peri Wolfman and Charles Gold: The Perfect Setting.
- It is a beautiful hardcover with lots of great tips on how to create a perfect setting by using mis-matched pieces of china, silverware and crystal. It opens a world of ideas for anyone and the good thing is that it also gives great recipes as well!
- If you click the hyperlink above, you will get to a source where it still is available and I can only highly recommend it!
- Forks Knives & Spoons is also by Peri Wolfman and Charles Gold
- The authors were the owners of Wolfman, Gold & Good Company, a New York City tableware store, for nearly 20 years.
- Wolfman is now in-house director of product development for Williams-Sonoma.
- Gold is a recognized food and still-life photographer; his work has appeared in House & Garden, Vogue, Gourmet, and other national magazines.
- Peri Wolfman and Charles Gold live in New York City.
- Southern Lady
- GRACIOUS TABLES
- {THE PERFECT SETTINGS FOR ALL OCCASIONS}
- One of my favorite books!
- Victoria
- AT TABLE
- with FAMILY & FRIENDS
- another favorite
- My all time favorite magazine SOUTHERN ACCENTS also wrote under Gracious Living aboutTable Settings.
- But WHY is it than that so many people follow the sudden hype of using Tablescape instead of the correct term of Table Setting?
- That has puzzled me for quite a while... maybe the following explains it:
- Coins make sound when dropped, but paper bills won’t.
- Lesson: “When your value increases, keep yourself silent and humble.”
- Search on Microsoft's Bing yielded 37,100 results for tablescape
- Search on Microsoft's Bing yielded 286,000,000 for Table Setting
Search on Yahoo yielded 35,300 on tablescape
- Search on Yahoo yielded 619,000,000 on Table Setting
I have done all those searches on August 24th.
Okay, I guess I have done my homework and can rest my case...
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