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Faded-Grandeur’s Shop NOW Open!!

My oh my! ‘Tis done! The shop has FINALLY ARRIVED after months of planning and preparation and lots and lots of hard work!! Today, I am now offering some eclectic items for sale in my own store.  These include some amazing unused vintage French wine labels – great for you crafters. Later this week I’ll [...]

Vintage video of a French Autumn Day

What a beautiful day it is, yet again!! We are having a beautiful Indian summer here, and I just couldn’t resist going out and shooting some video of our village in its blue skies and lovely warm sunshine. I needed a break from the laundering and preparing of all the Vintage French Linens that I am about to put [...]

Win 24 French Vintage Wine Labels

Hop on over to vintage farmhouse and have a go a winning some of these vintage wine labels. It is simple quick and fun!! Then you will have no excuse not to try your own decoupage project like my old tea/coffee tray that I covered with these very labels. Anyhow go and share in all [...]

Vintage map pockets.

Autumn is with us and Winter not far away, so I thought why not make use of the longer evenings/nights and be creative. I have a box full of supplies and a list of things that I would like to make, but never seem to get the time. So a few cold days and a [...]

Developing a Vintage colour palette.

A colour palette is useful for a number of projects from interior design to deciding what accessories go with your favourite outfit. There are rules that govern what colours go with each other – everybody is familiar with the colour wheel and how to use it - if not check out these pages for a quick [...]

Decoupage with French Vintage Wine Labels.

I have a confession to make, not an embarrassing one, but none the less a confession!! I am not very arty, and I would not consider myself creative. Despite this and my better sense I had the urge when I got hold of these vintage wine labels to create something –  anything as long as it [...]

French Decorative Styles – I

The earliest French vintage styles. A quick and dirty look at the earliest French Decorative Styles. Speed through 1100 years of Art, History and hard work without even getting out of breath. If only History lessons at school had been this quick and pain-free.     Romanesque. 476-1150 – “It’s Roman Jim but not as [...]

Fine French Linens – A Love story.

  It is always nice to come across someone that shares your passions. I would like to introduce Jo Farmer an Interior Designer who shares my passion for the beauty, quality and durability of French Linen.   I have always loved the casual and time worn elegance of the French.  Their homes lend an air [...]

A gallery of beautiful bookcases

I got to thinking about book displays on Saturday. I was out at a flea market and went to the book section for the first time. I was bowled over by the quality of some of the books for sale beautifully bound volumes going for a song. I am looking for matching sets of volumes [...]

Lovely aerial views.

The annual apple and cider festival was held in our village about two weeks ago. As you can imagine all things apple are available, apple cakes, apple tarts, baked apples and cider and apple juice. Well little did I know at the time but a lady from the village was up in the air taking [...]

Birdcage Lanterns

I have seen the birdcage chandeliers in Restoration Hardware and I really like the idea and then I came across this one. The Restoration Hardware variety have an actual light fitting in them and they hang from what looks like braided curtain tiebacks. The one below is a birdcage painted white and filled with fairy [...]