A French-Nordic Winter

Well, with all the Christmas decorations stored away for another year,

it was a good time to re-floof Heaven's Walk for the winter season.

It was an easy transition this year 

because of the neutral palette I used for Christmas.

My soul was still yearning for a indoor "garden" feel -

probably because I'm missing working out in my flowerbeds...

and because we received our first big snowfall.

My little topiary framing the view of the old pear tree outside the kitchen window.

The frantel in the kitchen was dressed with a little fern in a vintage candle pot

and a long vine growing happily in an old urn.

The kitchen is the best place to be in the morning.
It's filled with bright, warm sunshine.

Three vintage French zinc seed pots match the soft gray patina of the little cement garden angel.

A metal birdbath graces the center of our farmhouse table.

It will be moved outside to the back porch in the spring and filled with water for the birds.

It stands in a wooden French tray discovered at Wuslu.

In the living room, the serene French-Nordic style continues

with another long, draping vine in an old urn

next to a small, mercury glass votive.

A French vintage clock is nestled into a smaller version of the same tray on the kitchen table.

It just so happened to fit it perfectly which created a pretty frame for it.

We love to curl up in this room with the fireplace crackling

when the cold winter winds howl outside our windows.
Although, we haven't use it yet this season because our winter has been very mild....
so far.
One month down and three to go.

A big handful of juniper branches sprout from an old garden iron urn on the coffee table.

On top of the TV armoire,

a Nordic cross,

a rusty birdcage on some grain sacks, and the top of an old cheesebox

that I gray-washed and stenciled with some French verbiage,

create a rustic yet elegant vignette.

And in the loo, 

a simple sap bucket holds some cedar and juniper branches - 

lending a wintry feel to the old ladder and vintage linens.

My inspiration for the French-Nordic style at Heaven's Walk

continues to flow from beautiful Swedish blogs

like 

 Vita Verandan 

Loppisliv 

and

Hvitur Lakkris

(not to mention Courtney's breathtaking home at French Country Cottage 

and Rachel's gorgeous home at French Farmhouse 425.)

I would still love to build a house one day.

I've always wanted to.
I can see it finished in my mind's eye,
right down to the knobs and pulls and shade of white paint I would use.

In my dreams,

it would look exactly like Anna's at Vita Verandan...

But until that day comes,

Heaven's Walk will do just fine ~
and we'll spend the winter snuggled into her warm embrace...
waiting for spring.

 

[ Blessings ]

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