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Monday, 16 May 2011

French Vintage Finds







I hope everyone had a lovely weekend, we finally had some rain and my garden is starting to perk up again.


I gave my dresser a bit of a revamp due to a few additions of some lovely French finds from the Little French shop I posted about a few weeks ago .






One of the French treasures I bought was this blue coffee pot, its such a lovely blue I just couldn't not buy it.






Next to the coffee pot is a small enamel sugar tin, I couldn't believe how well they match each other, now every time I walk past them I have a little smile on my face, I'm easily pleased.








This white enamel jug is something I have had quite a few years, when I first started collecting enamelware I could pick them up for a few pence.







My husband doesn't understand the chips and rust but men just don't seem to get it do they?






Cow Parsley or Queen Anne's Lace, a favourite of mine its becoming very popular lately and apparently we will be seeing a lot of it soon for Chelsea (looking forward to that).







This little wire basket was thrown in for free by the owner.








This is an old draw I had in the shed, I just painted it white and distressed it. There are more treasures some for the garden too which I will post soon.








Today I am linking with:- Boogie board Cottage for Masterpiece Monday and

Dittle Dattle for Amaze me Monday
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21 comments:

  1. beachcomber16 May 2011 at 13:41

    i love your dresser and the way you have decorated it!
    cheryl x

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  2. Jen16 May 2011 at 14:22

    Lovely and inspiring!

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  3. High Street Cottage16 May 2011 at 14:31

    Deborah, how simply gorgeous! Everything you've done looks just wonderful, and I love that you hung the little basket from your shelving, rather nervy and brave I might add ;) It looks just wonderful. I adore the enamel jug, is it for salt? It would make me want to change all the color scheme in my kitchen to blue it's that pretty. Have a wonderful week, xxx tami

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  4. Jeanne16 May 2011 at 15:47

    NICE!! All good. Nice enamelware..jealous.

    xo Jeanne.
    http://beeskneesbungalow.blogspot.com/

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  5. hostess of the humble bungalow16 May 2011 at 16:50

    I love all your whites and the dresser is such a sturdy piece...
    You have a very keen eye for detail, I love your blog!

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  6. Jacqueline~Cabin and Cottage16 May 2011 at 17:02

    Your new pieces are just wonderful! I love all the contrasts of beautiful things on your dresser.

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  7. Robynne's Nest16 May 2011 at 17:39

    Lovely finds...I think that little 'freebie' is cute! And I agree, husband's just don't quite get the dents and rust spots...but that's o.k. as long as they tolerate all this great stuff in the house! Robx

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  8. flowers on my table16 May 2011 at 18:39

    Love your enamel coffee pot and also the silver one. I love coffee pots, they're harder to come by than teapots.Nice to get a freebie too. Love Linda x

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  9. Mikey Fuller16 May 2011 at 19:33

    It's beautiful!! I love all the white! On my desktop at work, I put a photo of the bottom of a garden chair from my yard--all beautiful and perfectly chippy. My boss thinks I'm crazy!

    Now Following!

    ~Mikey @ Shabby French Cottage
    www.shabbyfrenchcottage.com

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  10. Desire Empire16 May 2011 at 22:50

    Oh my that is lovely. You have just convinced me that I need to redo my porch in white as it looks so lovely. The pop of blue on the white makes it perfect.
    Best Carolyn

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  11. Simply Bungalow16 May 2011 at 23:24

    Great finds. I love the enamel and the rusty and chips just make is that much more charming!

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  12. Suz16 May 2011 at 23:48

    Precious pretty finds. Love the blue coffee pot.

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  13. Heaven's Walk17 May 2011 at 03:08

    LUV your French country cabinet - and the way you've styled it! Just beautiful! All the distressing, chippiness, white and rust is drool worthy! lol! And you're right......men just don't get it....lol! :)


    xoxo laurie

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  14. Arabella17 May 2011 at 03:27

    I really love all your pieces and how you've displayed them. The Queen's Anne Lace is gorgeous.

    You're right about men not "getting it" LOL!

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  15. Anna at the Doll House17 May 2011 at 09:02

    Hello Deborah

    Yes, the coffee put is a lovely shade of blue. Would it still be possible to make coffee in it? I have a dark blue one, which admittedly was bought new, that I often use when I serve coffee in the garden.

    Anna

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  16. FeltByRae17 May 2011 at 11:42

    Please may I come and live with you? Failing that I shall just have to get a bit more inspired in my place - been here since November and now beginning to think I ought to make it a bit more pretty!

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  17. Stephanie17 May 2011 at 12:24

    Love the pop of blue added to your cabinet!

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  18. Anonymous17 May 2011 at 16:29

    That blue is so lovely, you have a real flair for setting the scene, were you a set designer, have you ever thought of it? Envious of your rain, still not had any here, bone dry everywhere, dusty, but at least it is cooler and cloudy.

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  19. Unknown19 May 2011 at 01:37

    Hello Deborah, I found you over at Boogieboard cottage.. love your blog and can I come over and stay with you for a month?? looking forward to reading your blog. Your newest follower

    Pattie
    The Shabby Chick

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  20. Mary19 May 2011 at 05:50

    Hi Deborah, I wanted to thank you for sharing your masterpiece on Masterpiece Monday at Boogieboard Cottage! I love your display hutch and everything on it! I featured it this week on my top favs. Hope you're having a great week, Mary :O)

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  21. rachel 21 May 2011 at 00:34

    Thanks for stopping by Deborah! Love your blog and I'm loving the hutch in this post. Absolutely gorgeous and gorgeous photography!

    Rachel
    xoxo

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