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Weekend Wishes..


 

I hope you are enjoying the start to the weekend!!  We will be shopping the Paris flea markets all weekend in search of treasure.  Don't forget your Mom's this weekend!

Also, this coming week we have some great guest posts while I am traveling, please join these lovely ladies as they become part of the Design Traveler Series.

Here is a little of what inspired me this week...
I so cannot wait to make these amazing grilled cheese sandwiches for pool side evenings. Perfection.
I am dying because now this clutch is now available in grey!
Where oh where can we put one of these?? Any takers?




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Off...


I am off today, bound for Paris.. I am looking forward to sharing our adventures with you.  We are so excited to be going and bringing treasures back this time.  Keep your fingers crossed for us in hopes  that we find wonderful things!  

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Paris bound..


I am spending most of this week wrapping up projects here, shipping and packing for our trip to Paris. I will be posting prep and travel photos on instagram if you want to follow along or you can check out the facebook page too.  Our pool project should be finishing up too... so exciting!  Wishing you a wonderful Monday!



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greige and gold...



I know we have all seen this beautiful Parisian apartment by Gilles et Boissier over and over... but when I saw this image in isolation I fell in love all over again!  I love the simple clean lines mixed with the details of the doors, walls and the mirrors.  The dark wood.  The white sofa.  The greige rug.

Love. Love. Love.
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Design Traveler: Trip planning



I don't know about you but I am a total trip planner..  I like to have an itinerary that notes just about everything (there is always a section for free time-but it is noted!)  I was at dinner with my Mom and Sister last week and my Sister said to me- "I don't like to travel with anyone else, you always have everything planned.  I don't have to worry about anything, I know our next move and what I am supposed to be doing when I get there."  Some people love this and let's face it some do not love it.  I am a planner, I have to have all of this in one place or I will never find it when I need it most, because on top of being a planner I am always a little bit late and a little bit frazzled!  This type of pre planning keeps the vacation moving for me and those with me or we would never make a decision. 

So I have been planning our trip for the past few weeks and I keep finding more things I would like to do.  I have been to Paris several times and there are so many wonderful parts, I want to see something new each and every time but I still want to visit my favorites for a second, third, fourth.. well you get the idea.  I have been stalking Paris blogs and I have fallen deeply for this one.. Paris in Four Months, mostly because she is living a dream and because her images are beautiful, but also because she is posting about sweets around Paris a lot!!! 

So now I have too many things on our list and I think we will be running from one musee to the next or I might have to eliminate something somewhere.. so sad! (But so exciting at the same time!) 

I would love to hear how you plan for your trips?  Do you make a list and do what you feel like when you arrive?  Do you plan every outfit for every occassion including accessories, like one of my best friends?  Do you fly by the seat of your pants?

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France once again...


It is official... I am getting ready for another trip to Paris in a few weeks and we are bringing back our first container.  I am a little nervous I will admit but excited at the same time.  We will stay in Paris and shop the flea markets there for the first week mixed with much site seeing and relaxing around the city, then it is off to Normandy to shop with Sharon from My French Country Home.  I am so excited to see her again and experience a bit more of her amazing everyday life!

These are just a few of the photos that we snapped on our last trip, some you may have seen and some are new.  I was just going through them and thought I would share some of my current favorites with you.  I have a few more posts lined up from our last adventure to share before we leave too!




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taking notes..

 

We all know I am a list maker, and I have a deep affection for paper products!  I have stacks of books and journals some full, some not so full but I fell in love with these little notebooks and had to have them.  I have started making notes for our trip to Paris in one that I keep with me at all times.  Things I want to buy when I am there and places I want to stop.  I am trying so hard to create a new list of must sees while I am visiting and shopping this time.  Do you have any suggestions?   

I plan on taking this little book with me to sketch little things, gather cards in and to tuck mementos in between the pages so that on my next next visit I know what I want to do again or what to avoid (which is rarely the case).
 



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Paris Flea Market Style {giveaway}


The lovely Claudia from The Paris Apartment was sweet enough to offer you my wonderful readers a signed copy of her new book - Paris Flea Market Style.  This is Claudia's second book and I was so excited when I received a copy.  It is beautiful and full of great information for those of us who love Paris and the flea markets there.  I read it cover to cover to soak up all of the information for my next trip, I will definitely be slipping it into my suitcase to use while I am there.



 If you aren't able to make that trip to Paris just yet to fill your house with amazing goodies you can find some of Claudia's finds on her One Kings Lane sale this week too!  Please take a minute to check it all out.  I am dreaming of these beauties!!


To enter to win please visit  Claudia from The Paris Apartment and leave a comment below letting us know what is on your wish list if you were shopping in Paris. For an additional chance to win tweet about our giveaway (it's easy just hit the tweet button below) and leave a second comment!  Our winner will be chosen at random Thursday the 14th.
Also, if I cannot contact you from your profile I will need an email address....


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By Invitation Only: Daydreamer


There is no need to trade places and I am sure it is no mystery what I would like to do if I could do anything.  Live in Paris, own a beautiful apartment in Paris while I am still young enough to really enjoy it!  I love the idea of a slightly worn exterior with a beautiful interior awaiting a special touch.
 

Beautiful vintage wood floors and molding everywhere!


A sweet little Vespa to run around on...



I would shop all day at the fleas to furnish it with the most fun and beautiful pieces!



I would spend my evenings in beautiful gowns just lounging around and relaxing with friends and family, almost no need to go out!
 

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Please take a moment to stop by and see what the other lovely ladies have been dreaming about!



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inspired {tuesday}



I have been wandering around the internet for while and was feeling quite inspired.  I dream of doing this with my hair at least one day over the coming holiday weekend.  We shall see how far I get... but I absolutely love it.



I wish I could be this romantic for Valentine's day this year...absolutely gorgeous...

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I am currently obssessed with arrows right now- I am pretty sure that they belong on everything..so so cool.

necklace from white truffle studio


I am planning our next trip and have been reading Janelle's latest book to get ready.  I cannot wait to share it all with you!

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greige and butterflys...


From a beautiful Parisian apartment comes a dreamy bath with a mix of greige and grey along with lovely butterflys.. Oh how I dream of my own Paris apartment.  I love the height that they use in the space- perfection really.

image via AD

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exterior accents



Everything here is just right.  I love the shutters and the pavers!

Wishing you an inspired Sunday!

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working towards the dream...



I love all of the intricate details of Paris, I love that she stays there being beautiful just waiting for us to visit once again.  I have missed her this year!  We are planning a trip for Spring and I cannot wait to see how little she has changed!  

I hope you have a dreamy weekend!  
We will be here working hard to be able to visit next Spring!

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French this weekend...



What do you have planned for the weekend?  We are doing a bit of this and that around the house.  Hanging art and moving things around and enjoying one of the last weekends of summer.  I also have been invited by the lovely Andrea from French Basketeer to a dinner at her home tonight, I am very excited!  

Wishing you a wonderful weekend whatever you have planned.

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