French Inspiration for Friday

Inspiration Friday has rolled around again - thought I'd share these soft shades in photos from a favorite French magazine. In the Spring I love to bring the garden into the house by adding some items usually found outdoors - birdhouses and found nests, pretty pots, pieces of painted architectural wood, and lots of white pitchers filled with fresh flowers. Old galvanized watering cans and troughs are perfect against white - see lots at my local antiques markets so may start a new collection.

In the same magazine were pages of amazingly beautiful transparent curtain panels. This one stopped my heart for a moment, so gorgeous puddled on the floor with the sunlight streaming through. When I exchanged the euros into dollars my heart stopped again..........the price was.........well how can I put it, "priceless"!! Instead, with my budget for the bedroom bay window project I headed to Target, and there I actually found four panels I loved - pale gold burnout velvet.......a little Bohemian, and long enough to puddle just a bit. I'm happy.