French Rural Inspires What's To Come

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"Everyday should be unwrapped with what

inspires you."

~Dore Burlap Luxe

 

 A Gatherer Of Words

 A reflection of layers, 

nothing is left to chance.

 

Vintage white French linens, (Matelasse Coverlet) Made in France.

Hot washed, hot dry, custom pattern created and sewn by 

(me) "Dore, Burlap Luxe."

Now! in my etsy shop.

29" inch length 5" cuff width.

Hangs by zinc ring, and tattered cloth. 

Instant heirlooms.

Un Joyeux Noel

 

Living With Rustic Romance

 Burlap Luxe Home Living With Rustic Romance.

"Creating Romance."

 I am so shocked and surprised with what became of a salvaged piece of rustic barn wood and

simple scraps of distressed romancing... LOVE

I was most honored with the placement of my created art piece, love sign, featured on the front cover of, 

Fifi O'Neill's

Best selling Prairie-Style Weddings book...
 A great Valentine gifting of rustic romance inspiring much more then weddings.

 X's and O's

Kisses and Hugs

I gifted this sweet zinc box filled with kisses and hugs from Sundance one Valentine year to

my daughter Hannah. It sits on her chest of drawers as a sweet reminder.

 My daughter Hannah's room

She is swept up in the romance and beauty of embracing pieces of old that

come together in all things rustic French flea market romance.

 Here is another piece I created for my daughters room of romance.

Having had 3 scraps of wood in uneven square pieces that one may find no use, or beauty in

I began to glue and nail together a piece of poetry.

 I then took a book page of old and tattered from a book of poetry inspired by poet

 Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and then glued the page to the surface of the stacked

pieces of wood as a gentle reminder of love.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning, the poet most famous for,

"How do I love thee? Let me count the ways."

I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach.

Published 1844

Now hangs over her night table next to her heart.

February and all its rustic romance.

xoxo

Dore

Confortable élégance française...Hint of grey

"Click on photos to refine details"

Up date on guestroom and still working on its rustic elegance...Pretty and Old soothes our soul. This vintage over sized chest of drawers that measures 72" in length x 31” in height works grandly in this small space it adds the right kind of rightness that soothes our soul in creating an intimate space that embraces honest history with beauty…”Beauty that can be found on any budget.”
This French chest was another thrift shop find. Loving the mix of rustic with the refined elegance adds interest to a French brocante home with “objects not quite valuable yet not quite worthless." If a piece of flea market rustic or a thrift shop elegant bargain has potential then all it needs is a coat of paint as I have created here.

When coming across a piece like this you wonder why you would ever buy retail or from a design event. With a shocking tag price for this 6 drawer chest at $71.24 I could not purchase this chest fast enough. That very day I stated to get to work on it intending on taking the piece to my shop space, as the sanding down took place bringing it to a nude enough finish and the paint treatment progressed with painting the past out of it I stood back to admire its evenness taking in its beauty telling myself in an excited whisper this is a chest of drawers to love, and it is my new crush.



My goal was to paint a barely there patina of grey to my white. I painted the heavily carved faces and the chest of drawers with a lime washed technique, a romantic old-world with Parisian elegance giving it a finish that stands out rather than a piece that blends in. I did not want this piece to be cute, but rustic and relaxed with a finish that added gracious results to personal spaces.




An aged patina preserves its history fitting for many uses; a chest of drawers should not be over looked for its use in a bedroom, but a piece like this could be used comfortably as a dining room buffet server with plenty of linen and silver storage. Perhaps used in a formal living space as a sofa table of grandeur grouped with family photos and lamps.




Inspiring a desire to design around old cast offs where the past completes a French rustic home.

Poetic Beauty

"If you cannot be a poet, be the poem."


Old beautiful resourcefulness, creating beauty poetically.


Inspiring the depths of ones soul. (Web inspired photos)


Thanking beautiful Kim over at Bella Rustica
for gifting me her poetic beauty with one of her beautiful creations.
Sometimes someone dear does something beautiful that catches your attention adding something exquisite, exceptional and oh so euro flea market elegant to the muted palette of ones decor, Kim at Bella Rustica added that poetic beauty to my day. If you have not had a chance to visit Bella Rustica please do so while taking in the beauty she inspires. Now! I am off to place my pillow in a place I can glance at often.