You don't have to be in the countryside
to create the perfect country-setting wedding.
All the pieces for a charming country kitchen setup
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| Enamelware Roasting Pan (large) |
The simple white enamel items with the black rims is what I consider the classics of a country kitchen set-up. I imagine a piping-hot roast chicken sitting in the roasting pan (above) filling the kitchen with the aroma of herbs and cornbread stuffing. I imagine roasted mixed vegetables and all it's juices piled into round basin (below).
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| Enamelware Round Basin (medium) |
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| Enamel Coffee Pot |
A pot of hot coffee and the simple salt and pepper shaker sit on the table amid the clutter of food so deliciously and charmingly displayed on the buffet. When it comes to country living, it seems, the simpler the better.
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| Enamelware Salt & Pepper Shaker |
Old-school recipe cards
I'm not all too sure why it is that when I think of anything country, everything vintage comes to mind. They must go hand-in-hand somehow. I saw a set of traditional old-school recipe cards being sold at Food52 and visions of a cabin amongst shimmering gold fields popped into my head. A french window to a small kitchen is open letting in the french country air whilst strawberry jam is boiling on the stove. The sweet aroma of cooking strawberries makes one think of butter and toast. And on the counter amongst a clutter of dirty dishes and leftover strawberries is a jam splattered recipe card, like this one.
House Wren Pillow by Terrain
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| Terrain House Wren Pillow 13"h x 17"w |
Cute as can be this Wren is, nicely keeping this pillow company.
Terrain's brown linen House Wren Pillow exudes country-ness with its brown hue, linen fabric and... of course the feature, the little wren. Would look absolutely beautiful on an ivory tufted sofa. the House Wren Pillow, or a pillow like it, is a beautiful way to accessorize your sofa country-style.
Cute little veggie side-plates from Terrain
The turnip side plate is to die for
but if turnips aren't your thing maybe carrots are?
Or how about radishes?... no...
Hmmm... artichoke?
A picture of October
Terrain puts out some of the most charming and lovely pictures, most times I find they are simple yet heartfelt. Here is a Terrain picture for the month of October that I felt worth posting.
Some of the sweetest things in life....
Country love elsewhere: England
When I try to picture the English country-side and home Joe Wright's 2005 film, Pride and Prejudice, pops up into my mind. Of course back in those times living in the country-side of England meant even the middle-class lived on an estate. Thus naturally we do have some estate country-side home pictures posted to day, but we also have more contemporary English country-side homes as well...
The simple boxy stone homes are traditional to country estates.
There were also extravagant cottage-styled homes also known as Tudors, that came about in the Tudor-period of England.
Smaller cottage-style country homes for the less fortunate but none-the-less just as beautiful as their larger cousins.
And in a country town you have country townhomes. Usually made of stone with peaked roofs, these homes line a street side by side, very closely together, hence... townhomes.
And here are more townhomes in a country town, but obviously in an area that is more rural than the area of the townhomes pictured above.
Then there are the more contemporary English country-side homes, while they seem to try to keep the tradition of building the structure with stone there does seem to be a marked difference in style and the overall appearance from the more traditional English country homes.
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| More contemporary country-side homes |
Moroccon hanging lamps on the patio
A unique way of setting up your country-side home patio. I'd probably nix the poufs but a few comfortable chairs with Moroccon hanging lamps will still be quite a beautiful and relaxing scene in the evenings.
Below are a few lanterns that can be purchased at Cost Plus World Market to help you achieve the Moroccon look.
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| SMALL LUCE LANTERN CANDLEHOLDER, SET OF 3 $29.97 |
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| SMALL LUCE HANGING LANTERN CANDLEHOLDER, $14.99 |
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| SMALL HANGING PUNCHED LANTERN CANDLEHOLDER, $16.99 |
The great gift in wreaths
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| Sage & Lavender wreath on sale @ Terrain $28.95 |
Call me crazy but I think every woman deep down inside has a thing for wreaths. Wreaths come in different designs and can be made of almost anything, I've seen modern wreaths made of Christmas tree balls and of course the usuals made of plain twigs, flowers and other natural things.
I admit that I equally love wreaths as much as the next neighbor, I think they go especially well on front doors and they seem to last for quite awhile considering. I gifted my mother one year with a beautiful floral wreath she hung on her front door, it lasted a little over a year before she had to replace it, but it kept her house looking beautiful and ornamented on the outside for a whole year- I say "that's a bargain!"
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| A close up view of the Sage & Lavender wreath |
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| Lavender wreath @ Terrain $52.00 |
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| A close up view of the Lavender wreath |
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