Centenary Farmhouse in Germany

<span>Good morning sleepy heads! Hope you had a good night's rest.<br />Owner Monique Waqué </span><span>discovered this 200 year old farmhouse </span><span>located in northern Germany,</span><span> and turned it into her dream home. </span>From the thatched roof to the romantic pink bedroom it looks as if it was taken from a fairy tale. <span>If you woke up in this little cottage you'd probably think you were Goldilocks.</span><br /><br /><img alt="Fermette de 200 ans" class="imagecache imagecache-gallery-photo" src="http://maisonetdemeure.com/sites/maisonetdemeure.com/files/imagecache/gallery-photo/top-images/photo/maisoncampagne.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 506px;" title="Fermette de 200 ans" /><br /><br /><img alt="Hall enchanteur" class="imagecache imagecache-gallery-photo" src="http://maisonetdemeure.com/sites/maisonetdemeure.com/files/imagecache/gallery-photo/top-images/photo/chaises.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 506px;" title="Hall enchanteur" /><br /><br /><img alt="Salon ouvert sur la salle à manger" class="imagecache imagecache-gallery-photo" src="http://maisonetdemeure.com/sites/maisonetdemeure.com/files/imagecache/gallery-photo/top-images/photo/salon_6.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 711px;" title="Salon ouvert sur la salle à manger" /><br /><br /><img alt="Chambre romantique" class="imagecache imagecache-gallery-photo" src="http://maisonetdemeure.com/sites/maisonetdemeure.com/files/imagecache/gallery-photo/top-images/photo/pinkroom.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 591px;" title="Chambre romantique" /><br /><br /><img alt="Recoin rangé" class="imagecache imagecache-gallery-photo" src="http://maisonetdemeure.com/sites/maisonetdemeure.com/files/imagecache/gallery-photo/top-images/photo/escalier.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 571px;" title="Recoin rangé" /><br /><br /><img alt="Une cuisine décontractée" class="imagecache imagecache-gallery-photo" src="http://maisonetdemeure.com/sites/maisonetdemeure.com/files/imagecache/gallery-photo/top-images/photo/cuisine_3.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 712px;" title="Une cuisine décontractée" /><br /><br /><img alt="Une série de jardinières" class="imagecache imagecache-gallery-photo" src="http://maisonetdemeure.com/sites/maisonetdemeure.com/files/imagecache/gallery-photo/top-images/photo/2_0.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 600px;" title="Une série de jardinières" /><br /><br />You'd better not eat that porridge!<br /><br />Photography by Andreas Von Einsiedel<br />All images from <a href="http://maisonetdemeure.com/">here</a>.

Centenary Farmhouse in Germany

Good morning sleepy heads! Hope you had a good night's rest. Owner Monique Waqué discovered this 200 year old farmhouse located in north...

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Country Inspiration

Not a house tour today my friends, but a selection of rooms that combine country, cottage and rustic styles. Plenty of interesting ideas for your inspiration!<br /><br /><img alt="Un couloir de style champêtre" src="http://maisonetdemeure.com/sites/maisonetdemeure.com/files/imagecache/gallery-photo/top-images/photo/md-06_Corridor-3743_SUP_MD_SE09.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 666px;" title="Un couloir de style champêtre" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Angus McRitchie</span><br /><br /><img alt="Un escalier en bois brut" src="http://maisonetdemeure.com/sites/maisonetdemeure.com/files/imagecache/gallery-photo/top-images/photo/6-.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 666px;" title="Un escalier en bois brut" /><br /><br /><img alt="Jolie cuisine champêtre" class="imagecache imagecache-gallery-photo" src="http://maisonetdemeure.com/sites/maisonetdemeure.com/files/imagecache/gallery-photo/top-images/photo/farmhousekitchen.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 752px;" title="Nice country kitchen" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Angus McRitchie</span><br /><br /><img alt="Cuisine rustique" class="imagecache imagecache-gallery-photo" src="http://maisonetdemeure.com/sites/maisonetdemeure.com/files/imagecache/gallery-photo/top-images/photo/rustickitchendesign.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 562px;" title="Rustic kitchen" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Michael Graydon</span><br /><br /><img alt="Un éclairage de cuisine varié" class="imagecache imagecache-gallery-photo" src="http://maisonetdemeure.com/sites/maisonetdemeure.com/files/imagecache/gallery-photo/top-images/photo/mimran-1974_sup_hh_fe08.lighting.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 749px;" title="A kitchen lighting varied" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Ted Yarwood</span><br /><br /><img alt="Cuisine conviviale" src="http://maisonetdemeure.com/sites/maisonetdemeure.com/files/imagecache/gallery-photo/top-images/photo/chalet_02_hh_aug10_graydon.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 685px;" title="Cuisine conviviale" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Michael Graydon</span><br /><br /><img alt="Photos : vivre à la campagne" class="imagecache imagecache-gallery-photo" src="http://maisonetdemeure.com/sites/maisonetdemeure.com/files/imagecache/gallery-photo/top-images/gallery/md-MG_8183_SUP_MD_JN09.jpg" style="width: 501px; height: 423px;" title="Photos : vivre à la campagne" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Monique Richard</span><br /><br /><img alt="Du rangement rustique" src="http://maisonetdemeure.com/sites/maisonetdemeure.com/files/imagecache/gallery-photo/top-images/photo/md-IMG_2733_SUP_MD_AP10.jpg" style="width: 501px; height: 668px;" title="Du rangement rustique" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Andre Rider</span><br /><br /><img alt="Une charmante chambre d'amis" class="imagecache imagecache-gallery-photo" src="http://maisonetdemeure.com/sites/maisonetdemeure.com/files/imagecache/gallery-photo/top-images/photo/bedroom_01_sup_hh_my08.bedroom.jpg" style="width: 501px; height: 751px;" title="A charming guest room" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Angus Fergusson</span><br /><br /><img alt="Salle de bain romantique" class="imagecache imagecache-gallery-photo" src="http://maisonetdemeure.com/sites/maisonetdemeure.com/files/imagecache/gallery-photo/top-images/photo/0153_ba_19_sup_hh_ap08.bathroom.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 685px;" title="Romantic bathroom" /><br /><br /><img alt="Un style champêtre" class="imagecache imagecache-gallery-photo" src="http://maisonetdemeure.com/sites/maisonetdemeure.com/files/imagecache/gallery-photo/top-images/photo/bedroom_005_sup_hh_jn08.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 734px;" title="Country style" /><br />Sorry about the bedclothes but the headboard is lovely!<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Andrew Grinton</span><br /><br /><img alt="Plancher à damier" src="http://maisonetdemeure.com/sites/maisonetdemeure.com/files/imagecache/top-image/top-images/article/Checkerboard.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 421px;" title="Plancher à damier" /><br /><br />All images from <a href="http://maisonetdemeure.com/">here</a>.

Country Inspiration

Not a house tour today my friends, but a selection of rooms that combine country, cottage and rustic styles. Plenty of interesting ideas for...

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Christmas in England

Lots of cute ideas for your Christmas decorating in this renovated 19th century cottage in North Yorkshire, England.<br /><br /><img alt="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/1210sharpe_04.jpg" src="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/1210sharpe_04.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out;" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/1210sharpe_00.jpg" src="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/1210sharpe_00.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out;" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/1210sharpe_01.jpg" src="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/1210sharpe_01.jpg" /><br />The original fireplace was knocked through to install a double-sided log burner to benefit both sitting rooms.<br /><br /><img alt="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/1210sharpe_02.jpg" src="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/1210sharpe_02.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out;" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/1210sharpe_03.jpg" src="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/1210sharpe_03.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out;" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/1210sharpe_06.jpg" src="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/1210sharpe_06.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out;" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/1210sharpe_05.jpg" src="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/1210sharpe_05.jpg" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/1210sharpe_07.jpg" src="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/1210sharpe_07.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out;" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/1210sharpe_08.jpg" src="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/1210sharpe_08.jpg" /><br /><br />By the way, for those of you who've asked, I will certainly be posting more Christmas inspired interiors but you might want to see some previous posts with many lovely ideas. Just click on the words Christmas on the right hand side of this page under the title Labels. There are over 20 posts. Enjoy!<br /><br />Photography by Colin Poole.<br />If you'd like to read the article on this cottage click <a href="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/readers-homes/readers-homes/extending-cottage">here</a>.<br /><br />And, if you haven't seen this before, here is a cool, easy, craft I found last year which you might like to make.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs9PNupdq8Li6bt2smc7fpz7Tbw1aTMbb_P5XBLWU-8IzuEZc-jswYatLuV5LWJRrN6B2rdelTkRjtuMKus5e4F6nQ1HL4Khx8OUZPgH-SES1z2qBu1tYNkJCWP4eDpFKjSl2FYt8_zo0P/s1600-h/IMG_1306-1.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412395982219254306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs9PNupdq8Li6bt2smc7fpz7Tbw1aTMbb_P5XBLWU-8IzuEZc-jswYatLuV5LWJRrN6B2rdelTkRjtuMKus5e4F6nQ1HL4Khx8OUZPgH-SES1z2qBu1tYNkJCWP4eDpFKjSl2FYt8_zo0P/s576/IMG_1306-1.JPG" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;" /></a><br /><br />You can find the instructions for these paper snowflakes <a href="http://cherishedvintage.blogspot.com/2009/12/paper-snowflakes.html">here</a>.<br /><br />Have a lovely day, and see you tomorrow!

Christmas in England

Lots of cute ideas for your Christmas decorating in this renovated 19th century cottage in North Yorkshire, England. The original fireplace ...

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Cottage in Derbyshire

I posted about this home a few months ago. This is just an update with larger images.<br /><br />How about touring a shabby chick cottage in England today? Phil and Philippa Heath moved to this three-bedroom cottage in the Derbyshire countryside, on the edges of the Peak District, in the early 1990s. The property was built around 200 years ago. It had been rented out as a gamekeeper’s cottage for a long while, and been neglected for many years; it was dark and damp and there were even mushrooms growing on the walls. So, little by little they restored every room. The furniture was picked up from all manner of places, including reclamation yards and house sales. The Heaths also gratefully accepted hand-me-downs from friends and family, while some items were even rescued from skips. An overall feminine, shabby chick style cottage with lots of floral prints and little hearts in almost every room.<br /><img alt="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/0210heath_18.jpg" src="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/0210heath_18.jpg" /><br />Phil, Philippa, and their four children.<br /><br /><img alt="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/0210heath_01.jpg" src="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/0210heath_01.jpg" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/0210heath_05.jpg" src="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/0210heath_05.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out;" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/0210heath_02.jpg" src="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/0210heath_02.jpg" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/0210heath_04.jpg" src="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/0210heath_04.jpg" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/0210heath_06.jpg" src="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/0210heath_06.jpg" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/0210heath_10.jpg" src="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/0210heath_10.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out;" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/0210heath_03.jpg" src="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/0210heath_03.jpg" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/0210heath_07.jpg" src="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/0210heath_07.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out;" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/0210heath_08.jpg" src="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/0210heath_08.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out;" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/0210heath_09.jpg" src="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/0210heath_09.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out;" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/0210heath_11.jpg" src="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/0210heath_11.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out;" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/0210heath_12.jpg" src="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/0210heath_12.jpg" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/0210heath_13.jpg" src="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/0210heath_13.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out;" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/0210heath_14.jpg" src="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/0210heath_14.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out;" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/0210heath_15.jpg" src="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/0210heath_15.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out;" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/0210heath_16.jpg" src="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/0210heath_16.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out;" /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/0210heath_17.jpg" src="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/0210heath_17.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out;" /><br /><br />All images from <a href="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/">here</a>.

Cottage in Derbyshire

I posted about this home a few months ago. This is just an update with larger images. How about touring a shabby chick cottage in England to...

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Cottage Style Interiors

Had a good weekend? Nice to have you back my friends!<br />Not a house tour today but a selection of cottage style rooms. Plenty of ideas to get you inspired.<br /><br />1.<br /><img class="watermarkedImage" id="watermarkedGalleryImage" src="http://www.wunderweib.de/media/redaktionell/wunderweib/wohnendeko/einrichtenundrenovieren/mbel_2/mbelimlandhausstil/einrichtungsideen-vierzehn.jpg" /><br /><br />2.<br /><img class="watermarkedImage" id="watermarkedGalleryImage" src="http://www.wunderweib.de/media/redaktionell/wunderweib/wohnendeko/einrichtenundrenovieren/mbel_2/mbelimlandhausstil/einrichtungsideen-fuenfzehn.jpg" /><br /><br />3.<br /><img class="watermarkedImage" id="watermarkedGalleryImage" src="http://www.wunderweib.de/media/redaktionell/wunderweib/wohnendeko/einrichtenundrenovieren/mbel_2/mbelimlandhausstil/einrichtungsideen-im-landhausstil.jpg" /><br /><br />4.<br /><img class="watermarkedImage" id="watermarkedGalleryImage" src="http://www.wunderweib.de/media/redaktionell/wunderweib/wohnendeko/einrichtenundrenovieren/mbel_2/mbelimlandhausstil/einrichtungsideen-im-landhausstil-zwei.jpg" /><br /><br />5.<br /><img class="watermarkedImage" id="watermarkedGalleryImage" src="http://www.wunderweib.de/media/redaktionell/wunderweib/wohnendeko/einrichtenundrenovieren/mbel_2/mbelimlandhausstil/einrichtungsideen-neun.jpg" /><br /><br />6.<br /><img class="watermarkedImage" id="watermarkedGalleryImage" src="http://www.wunderweib.de/media/redaktionell/wunderweib/wohnendeko/einrichtenundrenovieren/mbel_2/mbelimlandhausstil/einrichtungsideen-sechs.jpg" /><br /><br />7.<br /><img alt="Einrichtungsideen" class="watermarkedImage" height="450" id="watermarkedGalleryImage" src="http://www.wunderweib.de/media/redaktionell/wunderweib/wohnendeko/einrichtenundrenovieren/mbel_2/mbelimlandhausstil/einrichtungsideen-vier.jpg" title="Einrichtungsideen13 " width="600" /><br /><br />8.<br /><img class="watermarkedImage" id="watermarkedGalleryImage" src="http://www.wunderweib.de/media/redaktionell/wunderweib/wohnendeko/einrichtenundrenovieren/mbel_2/mbelimlandhausstil/einrichtungsideen-zehn.jpg" /><br /><br />9.<br /><img alt="Einrichtungsideen" class="watermarkedImage" height="450" id="watermarkedGalleryImage" src="http://www.wunderweib.de/media/redaktionell/wunderweib/wohnendeko/einrichtenundrenovieren/mbel_2/mbelimlandhausstil/einrichtungsideen-sechzehn.jpg" title="Einrichtungsideen16 " width="600" /><br /><br />10.<br /><img class="watermarkedImage" id="watermarkedGalleryImage" src="http://www.wunderweib.de/media/redaktionell/wunderweib/wohnendeko/einrichtenundrenovieren/mbel_2/mbelimlandhausstil/einrichtungsideen-siebzehn.jpg" /><br /><br />11.<br /><img class="watermarkedImage" id="watermarkedGalleryImage" src="http://www.wunderweib.de/media/redaktionell/wunderweib/wohnendeko/einrichtenundrenovieren/mbel_2/mbelimlandhausstil/einrichtungsideen-elf.jpg" /><br />All images from <a href="http://www.wunderweib.de/">here</a>.

Cottage Style Interiors

Had a good weekend? Nice to have you back my friends! Not a house tour today but a selection of cottage style rooms. Plenty of ideas to get ...

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