New kitchen appliances delivered day before Thanksgiving
With this fancy stove I had a bit of learning curve in preparing Thanksgiving dinner, but it was the best meal we had the entire time in the house.
18th Century Virginia Musings
Category: My French Country House – Virginia Lafayette Style
Peach floral on cream valences for the living room
Despite my struggles, I conquered, and I love the look!
I selected the backing contrast color to coordinate somewhat with the new chair we had purchased.
Kitchen remodel commences: new microwave and display shelf
At the suggestion to raise the cabinet over the stove to the proper height for adding a microwave underneath, I saw pros and cons.
How I sewed window treatments for French patio doors
I’ve been sewing costumes for Becoming History presentations, for the kids to wear to Colonial Williamsburg, and also window treatments for our new house.
I sewed a blue floral on yellow valence for the kitchen
Beginning my search for fabric I liked at JoAnn and Hancock, I also shopped at G Street Fabrics near Washington, D.C., as was highly recommended.
Painting Lafayette walls, creamy kitchen, and my kids on PBS
This time, our Becoming History presentation presented the Gilded Age, while debuting the heroically regal Lafayette golden-green. What a perfect combination.
Lafayette paint inspires patriotic names on Bastille Day
While prepping to paint the Lafayette color in the our new Virginia house, I had an idea.
Why not name the rooms after Lafayette and his American friends?
Auditioning paint colors and finding Lafayette
Perplexed I looked around…and realized the sunshine was coming from the yellow paint, which had finally overtaken the old cave pink salmon of gloom and doom.
Paint samples, new crepe myrtle, planting entryway urns
Since the main floor is open-concept, I reached the point of not being sure where I wanted creamy yellow to end and sage green to begin.
Tea green transforms rooms to Monet-like Impressionism
Having a lovely collection of tea accessories destined for display, I found a tea green paint chip evoking calm with a touch of happy brightness.