Keeping warm by the open fire in a cottage living room.

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A blog about Elizabeth Maxson's design, photography, food, travels and storytelling. Living with gratitude in Elizabeth House Style.

I have always loved baskets, but I'm beginning to think trays have become their new replacement. They are great for storage, come in many different styles and materials and add greater dimension to table and countertop decorating. Scroll down for ideas of ways you can use trays seasonally or all year long. The Thanksgiving centerpiece above is so beautiful that you may want to leave it up the whole fall season. Wood on wood gives this table top a country feel. The stack of books reveal a bit…

Despite the quick snow flurry we had this morning, spring seems to have arrived early this year. Daffodils have popped up, trees are in bloom, everything is feeling fresh and alive again. I have started to make my list of spring repairs and home updates - rotten pickets in our fence that need replacing, dinged up cabinets in our kitchen that need touching up, removing Christmas greenery from our window boxes (yes, still there and surprisingly looking very green-ish). It got me thinking that…

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Looking for vintage home decor, mid century furniture or rustic country style kitchenware then look no further, Lavender House Vintage has all your needs, Uk sourced and shipped.

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This month's challenge piece comes from Edward Julius Detmold, and I love the reminder that spring is right around the corner, don't you? This month, you want to focus most of your attention on shades of cream and coral, as those are the most prominent colors in the painting. And there are a lot of shades of coral to work with, too, from pale and toned down, to bolder and more saturated. The creamy parchment background has a little variation, but not too much, and tends to take a more muted…

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I meant to do a Mother’s Day post. It had been bouncing around in my head even though I think Mother’s Day is something of a Hallmark holiday. (Not that I have anything against Hallmark; we are not a one-horse town around here, but if you come to look over our stables you’ll see that … Continue reading Read Em or Weep →

Maybe looking at those pictures does not change the world. But you will get an impression how pretty perfect it could be... If...