On Saturday afternoon, I spent a lovely and relaxing few hours with friends
as we attended an event at a beautiful local vintage/antique shoppe...
Vignettes is located in Ocean Beach, Ca (near Point Loma in San Diego)
It is one of the prettiest antique shoppes around,
and the events there are frequent, inspiring, and always CROWDED!
This event was the store's 19th anniversary celebration,
and the decidedly French theme 'La Vie en Rose' was everywhere.
To my mind, nothing was more stunning than the 'front room',
which was all decked out as a boulangerie/patisserie.
This color scheme is so perfect...
the deep charcoal chalkboards (made on bread boards, did you notice that?)
and blue-green pumpkins create contrast with the warm brown wicker, wood, and bread tones.
Up close, the details are even more inspiring...
vintage labels made into patches on a burlap-covered bench, vintage signs,
onions and pumpkins - and more gloriously rich wicker.
Even the simple addition of the word 'VIN' in black paint on a plain old wicker basket
adds incredible interest here.
...and can we talk about that SIGN???!
It's an old walnut and maple footboard,
with the simple addition of some painted lettering and varnish.
Tres Chic! (and tres eeeezeeeee, oui? )
I was looking everywhere, inspired, shooting tons of photos,
and I kept thinking:
Why couldn't this stunning display inspire
the color palette, theme, and accessories for a ROOM?
Why couldn't a kitchen look like this?
Why not? Inspiration is everywhere.
And Francophiles would certainly feel right at home here!
This chair was NOT in this room.
In fact, it was in another store altogether.
But if I were decorating, I'd PUT in in this room!
Then on Sunday, while I was decorating my office, I uncovered an old photo
torn long ago from a magazine (possibly 'La Vie Claire'.... but I'm not certain....)
To me, this is EXACTLY what the outside of that sweet boulangerie would look like: