Hi Friends, we are currently on our way to Connecticut to attend Elephant’s Trunk Flea Market. We’ve never been and so I decided to go no a little adventure super early with hubby to check it out. Of course the weekend we choose happens to be a heat wave and 100 degrees here…but I figured… Read more

So, I think as I’ve been browsing more flea markets, following up on vintage stores online, and adding my own touch of vintage to my home I feel I’ve got a good grasp on what’s in for vintage style trends this year and what’s going to stick around next year…cause guess what? we are half… Read more

Having a new home we are struggling a little bit with landscaping. We planted seed in the spring and so far so good, but we probably will not have that real lush grass until next year as we plan to seed again in the Fall. Then the flowers and bushes that I envisioned in our… Read more

Hi Friends, a little late on this post for you all today as we went to the beach with the fam and so I am just sharing now.  I hope you all had a blessed weekend!       Sincerely, Marie Designs / Chocolate Ganache French Tart Beauty For Ashes Home / Living Room Rug… Read more

A Peaceful Summer Home Wow, I’m writing this post right after screaming at the dog for barking at the trucks coming down the road. Not easy to start a post about Peace when I’m lacking some. But.. I will carry on! Putting on my French Music, grabbing a glass of sparking seltzer water….and a piece… Read more

Lime Paint Interiors Walls Have you ever been so drawn to something that every time you see a picture of it…you stop and stare? Well, that was me with lime paint. I kept seeing it everywhere and I had to finally do my research on it. Turns out it’s a technique that looks so much… Read more

Bar and Counter Stools I had  a lot of you loving on our new counter stools in our kitchen island and so many of you requesting where they are from. I will say it took me forever to narrow down my choice and forever to pull the trigger…I even went over budget for them, but… Read more

Happy Sunday friends! It’s been such a beautiful day, I would say just a perfect Sunday. We went to church this morning, stopped at our favorite food market, cooked a delicious meal, swam in our pool (small but we made it work)-followed by a fun Marco Polo game (the  kids never played before), took the… Read more

Shed Makeover-Painting Vinyl Siding Summer time means Summer projects! We have a lot of projects for the outside as our property was pretty much a clean slate once our construction was done. I dream of beautiful hydrangea bushes and well developed landscaping, but unfortunately with a new home we are just not there yet. Not… Read more