Random musings on a Saturday afternoon and winners!

First a quick thank for your tremendous outpouring of support and encouraging words for my post yesterday. Yesterdays post generated the most comments I have ever gotten since I started blogging a little over a year ago.....almost 200!!!!!!! Just to be clear...this IS going to be an online shop....so everyone can come visit!
I was totally overwhelmed and bowled over by your positive words and kindness!!!  I wore a smile on my face the entire day! I am very excited about this project and am working hard and doing my research behind the scenes. Some orders have been placed, am working on the actual site and the wheels are very much in motion. I promise to keep you posted and hopefully sooner than later will announce the official opening of "The Enchanted Home" store. Thank you for your support. The two lucky winners of the monogrammed linens are........

Congratulations to

Dona Nordstrom and Beth from Houston

Prize ID	Winner ID	Public Info	Private Info	Random Sorting ID	Weight
1: 1 dozen monogrammed cocktail napkins	1228607	dona norstrom		002C48C9-1C44-44A1-A517-B48E8B26DE7B	1
2: 3 monogrammed guest towels	1228732	beth from Houston		0079AAEA-C19E-452F-AAD6-314DCA3FFF8B	1

Step right up and claim your prize! Please email me with the initial you want on your towels/napkins and provide a shipping address.






On the home front...... things continue to settle down over here, its going to be a long process, one that will not  be a short stint, but surely a labor of love. I have days where I have a surge of energy and feel unstoppable and days where I do absolutely nothing productive! I am however concentrating on completing a few rooms but there have been a few hiccups. Remember the beautiful rug for the family room? The one that I ordered furniture based on? Well, its too small! We tried it and the colors were magnificent but it was far too narrow. We had made some structural changes to the room which changed things a bit. Big problem. Furniture already on order. A few things we were able to stop but most of it is a done deal so we are now looking for a new family room rug, in the same colors. A challenge indeed.I think I am going to go with the fabric for back stair hall cushion and window seat, it looks great  and in the searching I have done, see nothing I like more. 
Did get to the D & D building last week which was fun, I am truly like a little kid in a candy store when it comes to me and fabrics. I only had three hours but used it wisely! So..... below are some of my findings and a few (not many) new things going on over here......

The beautiful chandelier we just had installed in stair hall

It has to be raised a bit, but I love it!

I like switching things up.....and played around with my "blue and whites" for the island...what do you think?

I know, I know...enough already! Sorry...you know I can get carried away!

We are waiting the for the shades to put on the chandelier

Pretty chair in my closet.....

Guest bathroom, now I am looking for wallpaper

Another spot for the ginger sisters

Don't worry all the unsightly wires you see under the sofa are temporary....see I can read your mind!

Husbands bath....

Hubby's bath lighting is done...now working on the window treatment unless visitors pulling up the house want to be greeted by my husband in the flesh:)

And I wanted to do something different for my very teeny tine computer room/small office, literally it measures 6x10 but its a small alcove off our bedroom, and enough for a good sized desk and bookcases, so...I am kind of liking this, what do you think?

The little lame "alcove/office" needs some help. As in "911"....looks like a mess with no where to go. But rest assured, I am going to make it pretty. Real pretty!

What you don't see is it also has beautiful little butterflies in the paper, a chinoiserie style...love the colors.....

Reminder this is the palette of the bedroom

And a few close ups of the ones making it as finalists in my seletions.......

The wallpaper which I am sold on

The carpet which I love, has a trellis pattern which I adore but tone on tone..so very soft

This is a velvet stripe, thinking it would be  pretty for a bench

Newly discovered, this is a beauty...maybe drapes?

Another new discovery, very soft, pretty and a little more open feeling...not sure but it is pretty

Starting to look a bit orderly in the pantry...still tons of tweaking to do though!

And last but not least two very different looks in wallpaper for the powder room off the kitchen, both work and both look actually really great. I would love your opinion on which you like!! I always love to hear...... 

Definitely a little more transitional than the other and than most of my house is but its a family powder room and the colors are so pretty

The soft grays and yellows are very soft and work beautifully, its a more traditional pattern....thoughts??

Wishing everyone a fabulous Saturday and rest of the weekend! 

If the Enchanted Home were a store...and a great giveaway!

Good morning, have been contemplating this post for awhile but as there's no time like the present, so here it goes......just don't read it standing up, there's A LOT of pictures!! Before I begin, I want to announce the winner of the signed Segreto book of Secrets! Drumroll please........

Congratulations to .....Elizabeth Eiffel
   

Prize ID	Winner ID	Public Info	Private Info	Random Sorting ID	Weight
1: signed book	1227775	elizabeth eiffel		018000E2-C754-4B45-9554-76DD7CE12FA4	1

(Please contact me to provide your shipping details and how you want the book signed)

OK this is hypothetical at this moment .....as I have eluded to in the past, I am hoping to set up shop and start a small business selling things that are very much "my style", think old world meets European meets French rustic elegance......best way to describe a look that doesn't necessarily fit in a perfect neat box all the time but loosely that's the look I am after. I am doing my "research" right now and having quite a lot of fun. I like to know what excites people in the marketplace. Below are a host of things I have my eye on to "carry" and I would LOVE your feedback.  Just let me know what you think about the feeling of the overall vibe of the accessories here, is there an item or item(s) that you think the marketplace needs more of/is saturated with? 
 Some of these things I found through my own needs and frustration in not being able to find them ......figuring if I was having a hard time finding something like this, then there must be many others having that same frustration. Would love to know what you like, what you don't like, what excites you here. Thank you so very much, your feedback is appreciated more than you can possibly imagine. To thank you for your time and contemplation, I am doing a giveaway! All details on bottom of the post. To be eligible for the  giveaway just comment on this post and I will select a winner and post the winner on Saturday afternoon.  If you want an additional chance to win, like me or leave a comment on my Facebook page. (can't believe I am saying that, feel so "hip") Click here to visit The Enchanted Home on Facebook.  Thank you and happy make believe shopping!

This would be a labor of love and a great way for me to restart my design career slowly as I finish my own house (well we all know its never really finished but you know what I mean)! I look forward to hearing your feedback, here we go......

Love this line of very elegant old world silver pieces, trays, cache posts, planters, serving pieces...really exquisite! Well priced too:) Imagine a pretty orchid potted in these or rolled hand towels for an elegant powder room, beautiful perfume bottles displayed on the gorgeous scalloped trays......

And for a European touch in the kitchen...some fun reproductions of old European faves, bread bowls, wood trivets and cutting boards, dough bowl, grain feeders, olive trays. These pieces are just gorgeous and are vintage reproductions finished with natural beeswax, vintage hardware and weathered detailing adds to the beauty of these pieces!

And you know I love my decorative porcelains......

How great are these pieces for the ultimate blue and white statement in a bathroom?

Can we seriously ever have enough pillows!! One of my favorite looks, needlepoint and aubusson pillows....a total classic! A little something for everyone from very traditional to more fun and transitional.

And you know how I feel bell jar lanterns, so pretty and works in virtually any space. These are offered in a host of patterns and 4 sizes, S, M,L and Jumbo.

More beautiful porcelains.....can never have enough blue and white jars!!

How about these pretty chandelier lamp shades? Again had a hard time finding some I liked so was happy to discover these!!

Love white staffordshire dogs!! Will have them in several colors, they are great decorative objects!

Painted pieces......

More cute dogs.....

 And for all you blue and white lovers.....

And for all you lovers of old world feeling linens with monograms.....(best part is this are REALLY reasonable and oh so pretty)!

This is a beautiful line of canvas art, very old world, antiqued feeling and nothing over 150 dollars!!! There will also be an option to have these framed, and on average they are about 26x19 to give you an idea of sizing..they are really beautiful in person!

Heres a picture of one in my house so you can see what it looks like a bit better..

And last but not least I will also carry a line of custom topiaries.....like the ones I designed in my own kitchen that many asked about. They will be offered in a variety of sizes and containers....

 The lemon leaf topiaries are such a classic...they work in almost any room, any interior

Phew!! This was a lot to take in. But you know I highly value your opinions so now its time for me to hear from you! What excites you here? Anything? All of it? What does the marketplace need more of/less of? Cannot wait to hear. Above all else I want to stay true to what I love, my style and stay with what I know and love. That is my mission and realize you cannot be all things to all people. Can't wait to hear from you!

Now to be eligible for the wonderful giveaway (below) it is simple....just leave me a comment below telling me what you love here and if you want a second chance, you can either like me on Facebook or leave a comment on The Enchanted Home's Facebook by clicking here. Wow, I have come a long way just saying that about Facebook!

Here's the goodies!

One winner will receive a dozen monogrammed linen cocktail napkins!

And.....

One winner will receive 3 linen monogrammed guest towels in your choice of white/white or ecru/white. 

Good luck everyone and thank you again for your support always...I cannot think of a "panel of great minds" whose opinions could possibly count as much as yours!