Projet de Paint

Bonjour et bienvenue au Cafe de Paris!

If only I could have le Cafe de Paris on my deck! My mom found this cute little cafe table with chairs. They were all originally red with white legs, which was cute in its own right. But, I had more in mind.

Finally, after 12+ months, they received their paint job, and I'm beyond pleased with how they turned out. The harlequin diamonds were rather intimidating. But once I measured them out, they were pretty easy to tackle. I think the polka dots on the chairs add a whimsical touch!

I can't wait until Spring so I can plant flowers and really add some charm to this deck!

Me Feel Pretty

Inspired by my lovely, lovely antique perfume bottles, I recently decided to re-think my vanity. No pun intended. For Christmas, Allyson gave me these beautifully shaped bottles and my dressing table just didn't seem to do them justice.

I read in a magazine article that your dressing table should be a beautiful area where your make-up and pretties are displayed nicely. This is after all where we "become" pretty so shouldn't it be pretty as well? I must say, I agree.

So a few Saturday hours later, I went from this...




.... to this. I love all of the white! So relaxing, so crisp. Carte blanche, which is how I arrive at my dressing table each morning!



Here are the little bottles of inspiration! How could I simply not be inspired?



I think these little acorns are fabulous. Something about the contrast of the rough, nature-y acorns against all of the pretty litte feminine things! Of course, I couldn't let them be totally devoid of feminity...so they're painted white.