House With the Painted Furniture

<div align="center">Today's tour, from <a href="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/">Period Living</a>, takes us to Pays de la Loire, in France. This home had been abandoned for over 50 years.<br />Warmth and lots of colour in every room.<br /></div><br /><center> <br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=0812vincent-15.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/0812vincent-15.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=0812vincent-11.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/0812vincent-11.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=0812vincent-06.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/0812vincent-06.jpg" /></a><br />Above the door a part of a balcony railing.<br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=0812vincent-09.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/0812vincent-09.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=0812vincent-03.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/0812vincent-03.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=0812vincent-02.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/0812vincent-02.jpg" /></a><br />Milk pots are displayed in the kitchen. Each one bears the same colours of an item of furniture that has been painted.<br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=0812vincent-01.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/0812vincent-01.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=0812vincent-10.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/0812vincent-10.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=0812vincent-08.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/0812vincent-08.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=0812vincent-12.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/0812vincent-12.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=0812vincent-13.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/0812vincent-13.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=0812vincent-04.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/0812vincent-04.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=0812vincent-14.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/0812vincent-14.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=0812vincent-05.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/0812vincent-05.jpg" /></a><br />The owners paint and sell boxes like the one above.<br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=0812vincent-07.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/0812vincent-07.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/readers-homes/rural-french-house-restoration">Source</a><br /></center>

House With the Painted Furniture

Today's tour, from Period Living , takes us to Pays de la Loire, in France. This home had been abandoned for over 50 years. Warmth and l...

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Let the tours begin!

<div align="center">Dear friends, here I am, back from my, no matter how long, always short holidays with all the family. I thank you all for your patience and lovely comments and promise I will visit your blogs shortly.<br /><br />Today's home is located in the village of Lervik, in Sweden.<br /><br />Let the tours begin!<br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=31a.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/31a.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><center><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=12a.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/12a.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=3a.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/3a.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=6a.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/6a.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=24a.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/24a.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=14a.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/14a.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=15a.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/15a.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=30a.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/30a.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=34a.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/34a.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=33.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/33.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Photography Magdalena Bjornsdotter<br /><a href="http://tidningenlantliv.se/2011/10/03/122/">Source</a></span><br /><span style="background-color: rgb(230, 236, 249);"></span></center></div>

Let the tours begin!

Dear friends, here I am, back from my, no matter how long, always short holidays with all the family. I thank you all for your patience and ...

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Holidays

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Dear friends, just a short note to let you know I will not be posting until August 5th. I'm on holidays with my family in Argentina. Hope you are all doing fine and I'll be catching up with the blogging world when I'm back.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">{Hugs to all of you}</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kifus</div>

Holidays

Dear friends, just a short note to let you know I will not be posting until August 5th. I'm on holidays with my family in Argentina. Hop...

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Cottage in Sweden

<p style="text-align: center;"> Hello dear readers, hope you are enjoying your weekend. We are having friends over tonight to celebrate my hubby's birthday so I'd better get cracking with the preparations. Before, let us tour this home in Sweden.<span> Joakim and My Fagerudd, and their daughter Minou live in this cottage located just outside the village of Stavby north of Uppsala.</span><br /></p> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div style="display: block; visibility: visible; margin-top: 3px; text-align: center;" class="b-slideshow__item"> <img id="ctl00_AllContent_SecondAndThirdColumnContent_ctl04_ctlPreview_lvImages_ctrl0_imgItem" src="http://www.expressen.se/ImageHandler.axd?imageFormat=bauta100&guid=854e0c72-2fc6-4e00-84e4-6ad2aadb5d19" style="border-width:0px;" /> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div style="display: block; visibility: visible; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center;" class="b-slideshow__item"> <img height="645" id="ctl00_AllContent_SecondAndThirdColumnContent_ctl04_ctlPreview_lvImages_ctrl1_imgItem" src="http://www.expressen.se/ImageHandler.axd?imageFormat=bauta100&guid=9da73847-19f7-4992-bc90-80f1e5ff8f44" style="border-width:0px;" /><br /><br /> <img id="ctl00_AllContent_SecondAndThirdColumnContent_ctl04_ctlPreview_lvImages_ctrl10_imgItem" src="http://www.expressen.se/ImageHandler.axd?imageFormat=bauta100&guid=afcff322-02c7-437e-8cf4-0e1f3c5d38e8" style="border-width:0px;" /><br /><br /> <div style="display: block; 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visibility: visible; margin-left: 0px;" class="b-slideshow__item"> <img height="645" id="ctl00_AllContent_SecondAndThirdColumnContent_ctl04_ctlPreview_lvImages_ctrl8_imgItem" src="http://www.expressen.se/ImageHandler.axd?imageFormat=bauta100&guid=ad075688-5224-4f7e-89c6-e817b7b93d8d" style="border-width:0px;" /> </div> <br /> <div style="display: block; visibility: visible; margin-left: 0px;" class="b-slideshow__item"> <img height="645" id="ctl00_AllContent_SecondAndThirdColumnContent_ctl04_ctlPreview_lvImages_ctrl9_imgItem" src="http://www.expressen.se/ImageHandler.axd?imageFormat=bauta100&guid=d91f1f7e-1d6c-47c9-8aab-893132edfa53" style="border-width:0px;" /> </div> <br /> <img height="645" id="ctl00_AllContent_SecondAndThirdColumnContent_ctl04_ctlPreview_lvImages_ctrl12_imgItem" src="http://www.expressen.se/ImageHandler.axd?imageFormat=bauta100&guid=e1ac5d05-f3ca-4601-9ddf-ac4dc39711ee" style="border-width:0px;" /><br /><br /> <img height="645" id="ctl00_AllContent_SecondAndThirdColumnContent_ctl04_ctlPreview_lvImages_ctrl11_imgItem" src="http://www.expressen.se/ImageHandler.axd?imageFormat=bauta100&guid=12a71554-5c5f-416d-9160-d5cce6f29936" style="border-width:0px;" /><br /><br /> <img height="645" id="ctl00_AllContent_SecondAndThirdColumnContent_ctl04_ctlPreview_lvImages_ctrl14_imgItem" src="http://www.expressen.se/ImageHandler.axd?imageFormat=bauta100&guid=fc8645f7-3de3-4e4c-bc88-1d7a01c28eb1" style="border-width:0px;" /><br /><br /> <img height="645" id="ctl00_AllContent_SecondAndThirdColumnContent_ctl04_ctlPreview_lvImages_ctrl13_imgItem" src="http://www.expressen.se/ImageHandler.axd?imageFormat=bauta100&guid=a1cf07e3-dc84-4a3e-a130-0caf397ebad5" style="border-width:0px;" /><br /><br />Have a happy Saturday!<br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.expressen.se/leva-och-bo/varenda-detalj-ar-genomtankt-hos-oss/">Source</a></span></div>

Cottage in Sweden

Hello dear readers, hope you are enjoying your weekend. We are having friends over tonight to celebrate my hubby's birthday so I'd ...

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Lace in a Guestroom

<div style="text-align: center;">Only one room today my friends. White and a little blue, lacy and romantic.<br /><br /><center><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=Sko3.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/Sko3.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=Sko2.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/Sko2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=sko1.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/sko1.jpg" /></a><br /><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span class="hps">Antique</span> <span class="hps">lace</span> <span class="hps">napkins, runners and table toppers from</span> <span class="hps">flea markets</span> <span class="hps">in Sweden</span> <span class="hps">and France.</span> <span class="hps">Sewn together</span> they <span class="hps">make</span> <span class="hps">a romantic and unusual </span><span>sheer</span> <span class="hps">curtain</span><span class="hps">.</span></span> Nice idea for my crafty friends.<br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=Sko5.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/Sko5.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=Sko4.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/Sko4.jpg" /></a><br />More lace. A Royal Copenhagen coffee pot and an old white enamel pitcher on a 1700 table.<br /><br /><a href="http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/?action=view&current=Sko6.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac147/Imkifus/Sko6.jpg" /></a><br /></center><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.skonahem.com/inspiration/Gor-en-egen-skir-sommargardin">Source</a></span><br /></div>

Lace in a Guestroom

Only one room today my friends. White and a little blue, lacy and romantic. Antique lace napkins, runners and table toppers from flea mar...

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