Interior design │ Modern English country

Modern English country style interiors 

Modern Victorian house kitchen

By the Plain Kitchen Company 

Fabric by Cabbages and Roses

Fired Earth Kitchen 'Bastide' available via

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Outdoor living │ Inspiration

Inside Out 
It’s that time of the year when we start to concentrate on the outdoor spaces.  

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Pretty in Pink

Shades of pink from muted, to vibrant.

It’s that time of the year when Pink is a colour that springs to mind, no pun in depended, but it is spring time when the gorgeous pink cherry blossoms and the oversized flamboyant blossoms of the magnolia appear upon the still quite bear trees, such a pretty sight. And in summer all the other beautiful flowers bloom. 

Since we were little girls pink has played a big part in most of our lives, it presents our feminine side, but of course men can wear it too, a pin stripped pink shirt looks stylish with a pair of blue jeans.

So whether you wear pink or use pink to decorate your home here are some inspiring images to enjoy, and you can see this colour works wonderfully with pretty much every other colour, blues, purples, and greens and against white is so fresh and alive.  It makes us think of warm days, sunshine and playfulness, pink is a happy colour.

 Fresh and feminine 

sophisticated, traditional,timeless

The wonders of nature

Fabrics by Manuel Canovas

A sophisticated  table setting

                 Dramatic, the pink velvet sofa is such a  statement against the almost black walls

Accents of pink,  and can be changed to create a different mood

Love the pale pink  with this green

Pinks and creams

  We all need pink in our lives, so many beautiful images I wanted to share today, but there were too many so I will continue pretty in pink another day.

Living in the Dordogne

Living in the French countryside, the Dordogne can be a double edged sword.  The simplicity of the everyday living and the frustrations of the slow pace of life when you need things to be working faster they don’t, and the French will not be rushed so no point trying, so you live here with the knowledge that things will happen in their own time. 

Come spring the place comes alive, all of a sudden the shutters are opened, garden furniture is being put out, lawn mowers are active again and everyone is busy in their gardens. Restaurants are preparing to re-open after being closed for nearly 5 months; everyone is rushing around trying to get everything ready for the spring/summer and the ciaos to come.

We live right in tourist central, the area where pre-historic man began, come April we see nearly every type of European number plate on the road; people come from all over to visit this amazing part of the country the Dordogne Noir.

Nature starts to wake up and the countryside looks so beautiful, plants are starting to bud, birds and butterflies appear and the weather is warmer and generally everyone feels good, looking forward to summer.

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 Le Chateau St Genis

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Monday Inspirational Interiors

Here is a selection of my Monday inspirational interiors, to start the week.

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Love it all, the white painted ceiling, beams and walls contrasting with the black metal framed windows, the wooden bench tops and white cupboard doors, and that floor is gorgeous, I see a few old floors like that here in France, organic and workable space, perfect. 

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Now this space has it all going on the wonderful exposed stone walls, and great choice of flooring to brighten up the space the eclectic furniture and great piece of art work on the wall, all works so well. 

Now, who would not want to wake up in a space like this, open and bright, elegant and simple, bringing the outside in, lovely.

This I like because it is simple and sophisticated, love the mirror.

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The perfect fire pit

makes me smile

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