RED CHECKS are so in! Happy Valentines Day

Happy Valentine's Day friends!

Have you noticed that red checks are in style right now? They are especially so in Country Living magazine, my favorite magazine. So Brayton Homestead Interiors is right in style! 

I have always wanted to create a "STAY CALM" poster; so here it is! I If you have visited my blog before you know that I love red checks. I am sharing some red check pictures from older blog posts and Pinterest , enjoy... 

Here at the Homestead we celebrate all holidays with red checks. Krumpet, my yorkie, relaxes in style on his own check cushion. Checks items are available in so many stores now so it was easy to coordinate his dog bed into our kitchen. He is always ready to pose for the camera!

Red checks match my country kitchen decor, but tI have always loved them-they say old fashion gatherings to me. I like the fact that checks have a homespun look that reads no fuss. My new red check mason jar lids add extra charm to selecting a tea bag .... 

Roosters rule on my Homestead spring time table, here set for light lunch with my sisters and friends. Old glass bottles that I collected hold an hydrangea at each setting... 

A vintage cake mold in the shape of a lamb boasts a red check bow tie made from check ribbon. I layered the table first with a check tablecloth  then added vintage crochet pieces on top. My antique coffee pot with it's matching sugar and creamer have wonderful red Bakelite handles,  I think it makes the set extra special.

Here, I placed my cookies in red check bags for our Christmas time cookie exchange. I painted checks then glittered a small wood sleigh that centers my table .,. Boy,  I could eat a gingerbread cookie right now..

The Fourth of July was not left out from the red check love!  My dad's old tackle box became a holder for fresh flowers and flags. I just had a tuck in some fabric; you guessed it, red check !

I just purchased these red check cupcake liners from Sweet Estelle. I saw them featured in Country Living Magazine recently. I am sure I will be ordering more as red checks are always present here. 

I am thrilled to be featured at Cozy Little House blog party!

Thank you for visiting Brayton Homestead

and HAPPY VALENTINES DAY

Karen

(all pictures are from Brayton Homestead blog and Pinterest except for cupcake liners)

Linking with these great blogs: 

Dwellings the Heart of the Home,

 Elizabeth & Co.

 Cozy Little House

 Coastal Charm,

 Live Randomly Simple

Savvy Southern Style 

The Style Sisters

French Country Cottage

Boogieboard Cottage 

How Sweet the Sound

Easter Wishes...

Wishing you and your family a lovely and blessed Easter!

Karen

Must get ready!

" I am so exhausted from delivering scarves from Brayton Cottage all over the world, 

how I will I ever recoup to deliver eggs?"

Well , do not rest now bunny, the Cottage just added more items...

and everyone is looking so pretty in their scarves...

You can not disapoint...

thanks Bunny,

 Karen

Happy Spring!

Easter is only 2 weeks ago, dare I say, "where did the time go?"

The time of year for renewal, the birds are back chirping and my roses planted along the stone wall look like they made it through the winter

Happy Spring!

Linking with:

KNICK of TIME

Karen

winter whites

Usually I love deep colors, especially in home decor. Browns, reds, burgundies, pinks
my faves. But I am more and more drawn to whites, and more so in the winter.

As I browse through Etsy shops, and blogs , I can see creams everywhere even my shop and blog! ( and in a treasury) According to the newest issue of Country Living , I am in great company.

During the winter , winter whites make me think of snow scapes with deer, children making snowman. To be honest I love snowmen~ now I make them in paper mache; but I was always that little girl who complained that she was too cold to stay outside and make a snowman.

Still drawn to stay inside out of the cold, with a cup of hot cocoa, surrounded by vintage whites.

Check out the lovely blog of Theresa at Garden Vintage Antiques

The fab White Wednesday of Faded Charm

and the sweetest Debra at Common Ground.

Images: all Brayton Homestead Interiors

my Easter decorating

Simple and Easy

is my holiday decorating style this year~

a lamb cake mold with a jaunty check bow tie

and the hand quilted eggs I made.

Happy Easter

Images: Brayton Homestead Interiors

Easter images

Easter images for you to enjoy.

for me, blue and white interiors, nature's freckled eggs

and a pink handbag softly say

Easter and Spring...

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Images: Brayton Homestead Interiors

Easter chick on Front Page

thank you

simpletilly

for including my vintagedchic shop's

Easter chick candle

(top right corner)

in your wonderful treasury

that made

FRONT PAGE!!

all in white

Maybe you have noticed I recently opened a second shop called BRAYTON COTTAGE, where all treasures are in shades of wondrous white. A clean new and fresh way to start a new year. Has been a challenge making the white objects look interesting and stand out. What do you think so far?

Thrilled to be another treasury in this second and new shop. Thanks JudyRuth.

IMAGES: Brayton Homestead Interiors/ Brayton Cottage, Etsy

Lucky me

Thought I'd share a rare picture of my son and I with Krumpet taken on Sunday. My son is as charming, intelligent and loving as he is Handsome! Bragging yes, blessed definitely......

Image: Brayton Homestead Interiors

Birds and Bunnies

Pink walls, green chairs and a beautiful toile tablecloth create a lovely setting for dining any time, especially for Easter. So perfect that after you have overeaten you may rest on the pink settee in the background, along with pillows for everyone, they thought of everything.
Image: Real Living

Don’t these sweet birdies circling the chandelier look like they are chirping a happy tune? Dripping with glass crystals and adorned with the most beautiful Art Deco style lamp shades this chandelier can certainly illuminate my Easter table!
Image: Real Living

All these Easter colors reminded of a photograph I had taken in Montreal. Outrageous pink birds with bright yellow head feathers certainly caught my idea in this store window. Who knew artificial birds could have such visual impact?
Image: Brayton Homestead Interiors

Landscape of Peeps

All this candy, oh yum I love peeps, especially the yellow bunnies! It would not be Easter without them. Luscious and so beautifully photographed by the talented Gary Heller. Gary sees beauty in things many would overlook. Hope you get lots of peeps too!
Image: Gary Heller

Happy Monday

Happy Monday! I trust everyone had a great weekend! Mine was jam backed and wonderful. Listened to live music with friend Giselle (I'm on left with scarf), gabbed with Mom for hours, hung out at the coffee shop, walked Krumpet and accomplished some client work. Also, displayed a few more vintage treasures on a high shelf in the pantry- but kept it simple!

Image: Brayton homestead Interiors

Simple holiday decor

Only one week to Easter, thought I would finally display a few of my vintage decorations. Always nice to be surrounded by nostalgic holiday keepsakes. This year I am going to keep it simple~ or at least that is how it will start out. Besides, if it is new to a room, Krumpet decides it must be a new toy for him! Decorated, natural or vintage eggs in a wooden bowl are a lovely way to decorate…

Image: Brayton Homestead Interiors

Easter best

So nostalgic today- had to share a picture of my two older sisters. Better sisters could not be imagined. Dressed in their Easter outfits, is this not precious!!

Peeps and malted milk eggs

Do I love how this room feels like Easter to me, the colors of blue, yellow and pink. Makes me think of a big basket of Easter candy~ oh yum, pink peeps and malted milk eggs. Swooning over the walls, what a great way to recycle vintage wood and go green!

Image: Coastal Living

Humpty Dumpty

HUMPTY DUMPTY sat on a wall

HUMPTY DUMPTY was handmade by me….He was hand drawn on fabric. I have had him copywritted as he his my original one of a kind creation and has many projects planned for his future (not scrambled eggs). My Mom quilted my twin brother and I each a Humpty Dumpty when we were babies! Check out my Humpty http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22166868%20 on my Etsy shop and have a great day….

Image: Brayton Homestead Interiors

Paper Mache Rabbit

I just finished making this adorable rabbit and listed it on my Etsy shop- vintagedchic- SOLD-
She is a cute paper mache bunny jar. The rabbit is first made by molding the paper mache to the new jar a little bit at a time. Then painted and aged, a 5 step process. I just love her~ Shown filled with jewelry next to one of my handmade heart sachets on etsy.
Enjoy!

Image: Brayton Homestead Interiors