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House of the Week

I saw this house in a post on All the Best and fell immediately in love. I know it looks like all the houses I love, white clapboard, black shutters, but this one has something different - it's just perfect and seems to have soul.



This is Florence de Dampierre's house in Connecticut. Of course I had to see the inside, which you can find in her book French Chic. If you don't own this book, run out and pick it up - I spent several hours with it when I first purchased it.





The apple green den.



You can order the book here: French Chic - The Art of Decorating Houses



Ms. de Dampierre has a new book called Walls - also wonderful.



Both images are from the book, French Chic, photography by Tim Street-Porter.

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What the... What? (#4) Revealed!

A big thank you to everyone who joined us for The Design House weekend event this past Friday, Saturday & Sunday.  We had a wonderful time and hope you all enjoyed the great atmosphere and great shopping!

We only received one response to our What the... What? #4 --- I hope that is a testament to my ability to find more unusual items to quiz you on :)

If you were wondering about the item we posted for our What the... What? #4, you'll be excited to find out that these are horse lawn mowing boots.  Didn't know those existed?  Well now you do!  I found these on a website out of the UK that specializes in antique gardening tools.

These were used by early horse or pony-drawn lawn mowers to protect the lawn from hoof prints - how well they did their job, I can only guess. They were first used in 1841.  This shoe was fixed to the pony hoof and the screw was tightened in the back.

This is another set that's circa 1900.  This is the more common type that were tightened with straps.

Just how will I use this new found knowledge, you ask?  I'm not really sure.  But it was fun finding this and sharing it with you.  Until next time...

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Monday Mojo - Come On And Get It Onnnnnnn!

I just felt like some music this Monday morning to 'get my mojo on'!

I haven't posted a musical post for ages, and I'm having withdrawal symptoms a bit. If you're new here, my original post about why music is SO important in my home is a really good read (I reckon).

Music is one of the heartbeats of my home, and to do without it is like taking away a vital component of the life blood that runs through it.

I've had friends quite surprised by my musical tastes at times.

I don't 'look' or 'seem' like a person who would like 'that' sort of music (don't cha know).

Yes, I'm a deep and meaningful, philosophical, serious kinda girl. BUT, I also LOVE a good dance, have a whacky sense of humour, am extremely quirky, and love to get up on stage and perform..... so all sorts of music from early rock, to jazz, to classical, to musical theatre, to pop and hip-hop suit me just fine!

Music is one of the few things I can turn to in an instant to suit any mood I might be having, or as a tool to change my mood.

As such, it's also therefore one of the BEST parts of the 'atmospheric design' of my home. Painting a wall yellow might lift my mood out of the doldrums, but putting on my favourite 80s CD and bopping away in my lounge room is far less messy (unless I trip over the cat), and a heck of a lot faster!

This is what I felt like this morning......                              



Happy Monday morning everyone.                    

What do you feel like listening to today? Whatever it is, go 'get your groove on'...... and....

May your mojo be with you! 

Linda. xox

******

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