Hello Lovely

You guys haven't been over in ages

so come on in...and of course, I have

made a few changes!

You will know with certainty pod people

have snatched your pointe-shoed bloggy friend

should her rooms remain stagnant

for more than a season.



The studio with swing and piano.

Shabby Chic wool rug, table found curbside,

and the canvases always be a changin.



I love my new French apron and dishtowel from

Tina at The Enchanted Home...underneath

my daily breakfast (yogurt, berries, homemade

granola) it classes up the joint.



The formal dining room is still a headache.

Still soooo not sexy.

It doesn't feel like me, but it's not a

priority to re-style it right now so

I'm using the table as

an inspiration board with ideas

for collages to create.



Handmade lace, sheets, and clothing thrifted in Paris

mingle with antique French documents going

back to the 1500s.



You can see a little of the original LULU DK art

I bought at One King's Lane...yes yes yes, prints

are great, but have you lived with original art?

Say from my very own lil shop?

I'm tellin ya. You will be hooked.



Everybody who visits falls in love with these guys.

They are Sonny Angels from

one of the animal collections.

I spotted them in a highend Paris shop

window, and since they were for display only,

I couldn't wait to gettogoogling

and collect my own.



Will this cutout of me and my sis in the

depression-era goblet inspire a legion of

copycats to dress their china hutch

similarly????

*shakes Magic 8 Ball*

"MY SOURCES SAY NO"

 

Teeny peek at a new etagere, but I still need

to style the shelves so this is all you get for

now cuz it's not photoworthy yet.



Step into the kitchen where I'm

only sharing a fuzzy peek at new counter stools

my husband brought home because he felt

humiliated by

the poor condition of those with which

we were making do

(since so many teens use this

kitchen, and there are a few things I

enjoy more than babysitting fabulous

vulnerable Belgian linen seats and wielding

my wooden spoon).



This is Ina Garten's apple crisp

I made in

individual ramekins for

super fun girlfriends this weekend,

but we're sharing.

This was us on my deck last time we frolicked.



What's beside my bed right now...

this fabulous teaser of a mini mag from heaven.



Still with me?

Want me to play us out with one

of my freshly written ballads

for the insane?

That will require a little more

prodding and a good Pinot,

kittycats.

How the heck are you, and would you

like your crisp a la mode?

Peace to you right where you are.



Top 10 reasons Hello Lovely is over the moon?

1.
Rachel's a legend.
The love affair with shabby chic goes
wayyyyyyyyy back for many of us...
like before my looks faded and there were newborn
babies at my feet and a lot of clueless less evolved
folks thought me nuts for subscribing to such a
romantic design sense, for painting everything
under God's creation white, and for feeling
stoned high from fleamarket thrifting.


2.
Prairie girls rule.
 Yep.
The new book title tickles my
 fancy since I dwell in the
heartland...in prairie land.



3.
Shabby Chic titles deliver.
Have them all?
Get to gettin!


4.
Ms. Ashwell honors the imperfect.
Here is a collection you'll see at
Shabby Chic Couture very soon
called 'bent not broken.'

Are we as rockstars of the perfectly imperfect
on planet michele not completely lovin
her guts for bent not broken?




6.
Shabby Chic is the original, baby.
If you have yet to discover the shop
Shabby Chic Couture, you are in
for yum overload...lovelies like
her linens and the inspiring banner
above are often copied but are all her.


7.
It's personal.
What I adore personally about Shabby Chic is:
the collections are cozy and approachable.
Aesthetics, function, quality, and soul
work harmoniously, and a humility
of spirit ties them all together.

So rare in designland...
can't think of another brand
striking such a lovely chord.



Speaking of soul sole,
check out Rachel's collaboration
with Tom's shoes happening today!

QUANTITIES ARE LIMITED
AND SHIPPING IS FREE
FOR $65+
AND
USE PROMO CODE
TOMSSPRING5
FOR $5 OFF!

I ordered mine so count on forthcoming shots
of me frolicking in Rachel wedges...bless you,
Tom's and Rachel, for offering size 5!



8.
It's a Texas Thing.
Rachel Ashwell Couture Prairie: And Flea Market Treasures is inspired by
Rachel's move to The Prairie in Round Top, Texas.

Visiting this wonderland
is on my LIST OF MUST DOs,
and if you are prairie-bound,
please please take me with you.
Never been to Texas, yet editors there
(Austin!) love me, so this must change.


The Prairie
is Rachel's answer to:
where to gather
for the loveliest
weddings and events?

Where to experience a B&B immersed
in prairie couture and shabby goodness?


I'll share glimpses of Rachel's
prairie queendom in my next post
since I'm certain you'll be smitten.



9.
Exceptionally chic photography.
It's a given.
We are bound to swoon with page after page
of gorgeous inspiring
design, furniture, accessories,
linens, and art...but you know
what else is likely to score?



10.
Englightening text and content.
Her words.
The beauty of the creator behind it all.
A treasure-seeking
Malibu-Brit Beachbabe who
built something magical
and deeply relevant
while remaining
steadfastly true to
her
signature
style.

Can't wait for Rachel Ashwell Couture Prairie: And Flea Market Treasures!






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