THE LAKEHOUSE! Shabby Chic At Heart

For those of you that love

SHABBY CHIC

you are in for a treat

here today.

ROMANTIC COUNTRY

did a TEN PAGE spread

on Debbie Koperski's

LAKEHOUSE

(which is also the name of her blog)

I "met" Debbie shortly after

I started blogging and she is a

"sister-of-the-heart".

We have lots in common, she and I.

Our decorating styles are very different,

but I sure love the 

ROMANTIC LAKEHOUSE 

Debbie has created for herself and her hubby.

It is soft, romantic and beautiful.

The bedroom is full of cottage charm with

its deeply slanted ceilings.

Doesn't this sunroom make you smile

and go OOOOOH?

Want an extra mantle but don't have a fireplace?

No problem!

Build yourself a faux mantle.

All photos/styling/article by Lohman/O'Neill/Soria

I know Debbie is just bursting with pride

to see her home in this issue of

Romantic Country Homes!

BUT
she is too humble to brag on herself...
so I will do it for her!

I AM SO PROUD OF YOU, DEBBIE!!!!

I am also PROUD to call her a friend.

And, as my friend, she has promised me that

SHE WILL NOT

go to Walmart

dressed like this again!

Sorry, Debbie...

I just couldn't resist!!!!

okay-that is NOT her...or...

is it?????

Romantic Country- Winter 2014

I am really enjoying this 

ROMANTIC COUNTRY

Winter 2014 magazine.

Under the heading of
Cottage Comfort is an article 

An Eye For Fabulous.

It is INDEED fabulous as is Michelle @

Petite Michelle Louise

Are these the cutest things you've seen today?

And wouldn't you love to sit here?

Or linger over coffee here?

Michelle- I am available for coffee any day between

8:30am and noon....just sayin'.....

While I am awaiting that invitation I will 

take you to see a condo in an article called

The Art of French Style.

YES! A CONDO

owned by Will & Cathy Kimmel.

She co-owns The French Flat

Now THIS is a condo!

Isn't this lovely?

I know that doesn't leave you feeling blue 

BUT

How about some

OLD WORLD WARMTH?

This is a bit of the kitchen in the home of

Gail Smith - of the Agoura Antiques Market-

Her whole home is warm and welcoming
and there are several pages devoted to it.

And-this doesn't strike you as a typical

Florida home,does it?

Look what Robin Smith did here!

I couldn't find a site for her but she mentions

The Vintage Soul as inspiring her.

This is just one room of her sweet home.

And, last but not least.

Rhapsody In Blue is brought to us by

Sandra Linderman.

The only link I could find for her is here.

How fresh is this?
She has a very minimalistic approach to decorating
and it showcases her pieces beautifully.
There are MANY more pages devoted to her home.

AND
Just for fun...
How cute are these little
PAPER TREES?
There are instructions for making them in the magazine.

And what does that magazine 
LOOK LIKE you ask?
Why-Just like this!

Romantic COUNTRY Fall 2014

You know I usually do a review of 

Romantic Homes magazine.

Well, another little magazine that has 

come a long way is

ROMANTIC COUNTRY.

No I AM NOT selling these magazines

or getting paid to promote them.

I only promote things I like-

for no compensation.

Now this feature in RC is called 

BLOG SPOT

French Essence.

Kelly has a blog called

The Essence of Home

and I have followed her for a long time!

She moves her things around a lot so her

home always looks fresh and "new".

I love Kelly's style.

Doesn't this look comfortable?

See the plates on the open hutch doors?  Cute!

Also in this issue is

Laurie @ Heaven's Walk.

Under the header of 

FARMHOUSE

the article is titled

 Life Is Beautiful

I found Laurie right after she started blogging

and it has been fun to see all the changes

she has made over the years...from..romantic

to shabby chic to nordic to prairie style with a boho attitude.

Her porch is charming...

as is her kitchen.

I wish they had featured her gardens here.

They didn't so I dug up a picture myself.

A third article is titled

RENEWED RANCH

with a subtitle of 

Reign & Shine.

The homeowners are Kathy & Jason Hepton

but I can't find a website connected to them.

But---their house is just lovely.

Isn't this a pretty dining room?

And here is a bit of their kitchen.

I love the touches of turquoise in there.

There is a feature called

PLAYHOUSE.

Little Girl Dreams

has a 2 page spread.

Christine Torda had this built for her daughter, Birdie.

This is one shot of the interior.

Under the heading of

DECORATE

is an article

Naturally Bountiful.

I am sure you can still find this on the newstands.

I saw it at Barnes & Nobles this weekend.

The cover looks like this.

I think that cover picture is from

Miss Mustard Seed.

So there you go!

Fall is sliding towards winter so 

thought you would enjoy seeing this before

the snow flies.

AND-in case you DON'T remember

this is what winter looks like on

the road in front of MY HOUSE!

I just can't wait!

(oh- I am SUCH a liar)

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