A Cabinet makeover and a successful day at Patine

Hello Everyone!

I hope you are all having a great week!

I wanted to share a few pictures of a cabinet that is getting a mini makeover.

I have had this cabinet for almost 4 years and haven't painted the inside yet.

I am not sure why it took me so long to start this project.

It is almost finished,

so I feel comfortable showing you the before pictures!

I am really happy with how it is turning out.

I also wanted to show you a few pictures of some of the items I bought when I went to Patine on Saturday.

You will not believe what they were giving away every half hour!

French ticking pillows like this one!

I couldn't believe it.

When you walk into the door you get a raffle ticket.

I went with my daughter so we each got a raffle ticket.

Dani told me they were doing a giveaway every half hour.

I was there almost two hours before I realized what they were giving away!

Pillows made from french ticking!

Guess who won one!

ME!

Thanks Eric and Dani!

This is the pillow I won and it will be going into my boys room.

A lot of you have requested that I show you pictures of my boys room, well

hopefully by the end of the summer my boys room will be completed, and then I will show you pictures of their room, I promise!

Then they had these beautiful Euro Shams for just $10.00 a piece.

These are the three euro shams I picked out.

I wanted them to all be different styles.

I bought them for my bedroom.

I will show you a better picture of all three of them when my bedroom is finished.

I love the color of this french ticking.

Here is a picture of Lauren, Eric, and Dani at Patine.

I took a few pictures of their store for all of you like I promised!

It was really worth the three hour drive.

Thanks Dani and Eric for inviting me to your anniversary sale!

Patine

I am so glad I went!

I hope you are all having a great week.

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Quick Palette: Warm Neutrals

As I mentioned yesterday, after I found Lo Bjurulf's work via Green Wedding Shoes, I spent an embarrassing amount of time admiring her talent! This particular origami tablescape was made up entirely of Ikea products - certainly an attainable idea for a wedding. And I've always thought there would be something really warm and romantic about a palette made up entirely of neutrals...this certainly proves it can be done! {View the rest of the images here}

Dress of the Week

San Patrick 2011 Preview Collection 

Botanical Wedding Inspiration

A few weeks ago I was introduce to stylist Lo Bjurulf via Green Wedding Shoes, and I was mesmerized by her talent. There are origami tablescapes, beautifully styled homes and this brightly colored fete! I think this would be so lovely as a shower or a bridal brunch, and of course makes me wonder if there are nurseries and greenhouses that rent out their space. But even if you can't have it in a similar venue, you can easily incorporate some of the details. Cabbages as centerpieces and bottles capped with fruit...adorable!

Patine & a one year anniversary celebration this weekend

Hello everyone!

I hope you are all having a great week.

I was lucky enough to be able to attend a french flea market this past weekend.

It was held at theChateau Sonoma.

All I can say is, it was amazing. I wish I would have taken more pictures for all of you, but I was having so much fun shopping.

I am Sorry!

Now you see this gorgeous couple pictured above.

Their names are Eric and Dani.

They are a husband and wife team. Dani is from Germany, and Eric is from California. They own a company called Euro-Linens.

They are a very talented team!

They find amazing European linens and create beautiful pillows with them.

I can't tell you how incredible their work is.

Everything they create is made with antique or vintage fabrics and they don't use any reproduction fabrics.

They were at the flea market.

I shot a few pictures of their booth for all of you, I will share those first. Then you will also see a few pictures of their amazing store, Patine, that I took from their blog, with their permission of course.

First here are a few of my pictures from the french flea market.

These are examples of their rag book pillows.

Their rag book pillows are made from an antique french ticking. They

fuse these antique cloth books (from the early 1920's) to the french ticking, to create a one of a kind pillow.

I haven't ever seen anything like it before.

Wouldn't these be so cute in a toddler's room?

If you would like to read more about their rag book pillows you can by going here~

I love this pillow.

It would look great in any boy's room.

They sell these antique cloth books as well.

I love french ticking

Actually I am obsessed with french ticking!

These cute little bags below are called french shot bags.

They were used by hunters to carry their ammunition in.

These were a rare find.

Eric and Dani have them filled with lavender.

The pillow below is made from vintage fabric from Sweden.

They have pillows for everyone!

I wanted to share with you why Dani said they decided to open a shop.

My name is Daniela Davis my husband Eric and I started our business euro-linens.com 8 years ago. It all started with buying vintage and antique fabrics in Europe. We bought linen shirts and dresses, Ticking and Homespun Linen in France, Euro-Shams and Kitchen Towels in Germany, Lace and night shirts in Italy and many more beautiful fabrics from Sweden and Hungary. Then Eric bought his first industrial sewing machine and the rest is history. He started to create the most amazing and gorgeous pillows, bolsters and duvet-covers from all these beautiful fabrics from Europe. To this day Eric sews most of the pillows himself. We first sold only at the Alameda Point Antique Faire, slowly but surely we stared selling at Shows like the Rose Bowl Flea Market, Long Beach Flea Market and The Santa Monica Antique Flea. Our Goal was and still is to bring these wonderful old fabrics back to life in a new way and create with them a unique almost one of a kind feel that would fill a home with joy. Over the years many customers asked us if we had a store that they could come and visit, unfortunately we always had to say “no we don’t have a store”. After all these years we can finally answer the question with: YES, we do have a store. In June 2009 we opened our little store PATINE in the heart of La Selva Beach, a beautiful Beach community where we also live in. So here are some pictures that showcase what we did over the summer, enjoy......

Photos are property of Patine

Here are a few pictures of their shop, Patine.

It looks amazing.

Photos are property of Patine

Photos are property of Patine

Photos are property of Patine

Photos are property of Patine

Photos are property of Patine

As you can see their store is filled with beautiful linens and great vintage treasures.

Eric and Dani are celebrating Patine's one year anniversary!

They would like to invite you

to come and celebrate with them.

on Saturday, May 29th from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

They will have some extra special offers ready for you!

There will also be food and wine!

They hope you can come and celebrate with them

in beautiful La Selva Beach!

304 La Playa Boulevard

La Selva Beach, California 95076

831.661.0950

Dani and Eric would love to see you there!

Here are a few of their links

Euro-Linens

Eric's blog

Patine

Dani's blog

I am going and can hardly wait!

As you all know by now I love vintage linens.

It is almost a 3 hour drive for me, but I don't want to miss it!

I hope to see you there!

I will have my camera, and promise to take pictures for those of you who can't make it.

Their store looks amazing, don't you think?

They are the sweetest couple.

Thank you Lulu for telling me about these two!

I want to thank all of you for taking the time to stop in and visit my little blog.

I want to say thank you for all of the incredibly sweet comments you left about our tin ceiling.

You really made my day and my husband's as well.

After all he is the one who did all the work.

So thank you for taking the time to stop in and leave us a comment,

we really appreciated every single comment.

Hopefully my bedroom will be finished before long so I can show you the finished product.

Hope you all have a great week!

Take Care,

Maria

Free Invitation Template

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Real Wedding: Wheaton, IL

There are so many things to love about Dana & Michael's wedding, but I am about to say something I nearly never write about here - I adore their couple portraits! And truly, are the first shots of Dana in her dress not stunning? And this is another strange thing to say, but I have serious hair envy when I look at those pictures! I had such high hopes of my hair performing something similar for our wedding, but it isn't capable of anything besides hanging completely straight. But I digress...

The couple were married at Dana's old school, the Benet Academy in Lisle. The couple's portraits and the reception took place at the beautiful Danada House in Wheaton - a venue I didn't know about until this post but now adore. There are horses at the venue and one was so enamored with Dana's flowers that he followed her around the entire time they were snapping pictures - love it! I also think this is the first time I've posted a wedding where the bride's mother walked her down the aisle, which is close to my heart because my Aunt & Cousin did the same at her wedding. And you can see the emotion on their faces! The remainder of the vendors are listed below:

Photographer: Deonna Caruso (you can see more images on Deonna's blog)
Event Planner: Dream Filled Weddings
Music: Elle Musique
Make Up: Antonette White
Videographer: I Do Films (I adore these guys!)
Florist: Ocie Floral