TEACUP AND COUNTRY STYLE

... Making a cup of tea creates a space for just being.   Nicola Salter

To go along with my "Country Beautiful" style, ( read about it here )  I've taken photos of my lovely cup and saucer here on my teal colored vintage bench, now being used as a little rustic table in my guest room. I love mixing the rustic with the beautiful. So just so tea lovers know that you don't have to be all frills and lace ( not that there is anything wrong with that ) to love tea, I'm showing my teacups with my country/rustic treasures. My photos don't show you the lovely light teal color of the cup, however.

I love tea and I love drinking it in beautiful cups and saucers. But I also love the chippy, well worn, and farm style furnishings. I think the two can easily mix in a pleasing and lovely way, though my photos don't always do it justice. I'm working on that...

My beautiful Aynsley teacup and saucer is a lovely light teal color with delicate flowers all around. I purchased it from a tea cup collector who was giving up her collection as she downsized. I was the happy recipient of this cup and 14 more beautys!

 

                          I love the swirls in this cup and the pretty lines of the delicate handle.

                                           The flowers on the inside of the cup are so sweet.

Several of these teacups will be for sale during my online occasional sale during the first week of July. Be sure and watch for them!

Also watch for my FAB FINDS FRIDAY linky party on the first Friday in July. You can share your own FAB FIND, tell us about it, and even offer it for sale, if you so choose. So it can be  like another marketing space for you as well. Each week I will pick someone to receive the "Golden Fleece Award" for the best find of the week! Please pass this information on and share it with others. Information can be found on my FAB FINDS FRIDAY page.

Now I think I'll go pour myself a cuppa tea and sit down and enjoy!  Thanks for stopping by!

I'm joining the party over at Martha's Favorites! Hop on over and join in the tea party fun!

" COUNTRY BEAUTIFUL" STYLE

If you have always loved a rustic country feel in your home decor along with fine beautiful treasures, you will be happy with the design style I'm going to share with you here. Though not a " new" style, this curated design will help you break down the elements you should be seeking out to create this look for your own home.

I've curated a "design style" using all the elements I love. Then I gave it a name. The style is one that includes many of my favorite elements but includes colors other than just my favorite combination of blue and white. The name I came up with is...Country Beautiful! (Is that the name of a magazine? If so, I'll have to change it  )  I named it that because I like the combination of old, rustic, country elements with sweet and lovely elements. These design elements include: vintage ironstone, vintage enamelware, stoneware, old cutting boards, tarnished silver, grain sack pillows and table runners, blue and white fine china dishes, flowers, vintage farm style furniture, lovely vintage linens, and baskets. I've started a Pinterest board called, Country Beautiful, in order to describe and share this style with you. You could also include in this style the board entitled, "My Style", but this board is specific to my favorite colors of blue and white. Country Beautiful can be your own favorite color combination.

Another characteristic of this style is that of using old rustic items and repurposing them for a new practical use or just another creative decor element.

I know that it helps to have pictures that include elements you love, to help you design the look you want in your home. So I'm sharing these photos to give you some design inspiration.You might not love all the elements I've listed here. You might want to just pick a few of them. But it will help you to list those elements you like so you can keep them in mind when "shopping" for treasures for your home.

The "Country Beautiful" home decor can also be described as being: simple, uncluttered, homey, welcoming, warm, inviting, fresh, natural, nostalgic, worn, well-loved, and charming.

If this sounds like a design style you might  like, be sure to follow along whenever I share the "Country Beautiful" style ideas. I will be hunting for treasures that you can buy at our next sale that fit my criteria for this rustic but beautiful look.

But don't worry if this is not your style. We find treasures for all styles!  We always have something for every taste and style!