Easter Wishes

Many Wishes for you and your families this Easter weekend. I took this picture in a restaurant while traveling on business. It was the end of a hallway. It seemed cheerful and exuberant; it reflected the renewal of spring's landscapes and this holiday weekend.

Enjoy and give thanks...

Karen

Ode to School Vacation week

This is my ODE TO SCHOOL VACATION week.

From my years of teaching art I fondly remember how much I loved the vacations! These are items past, present and those to be listed from my Brayton Cottage. To those  in the midst of it, enjoy...

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

Brayton Cottage Shop

So excited to announce that my new shop

braytoncottage.com

is almost up and running and here are two of the categories in the store.

PARIS FLEA MARKET

my fav category~ pic I took at the Paris Flea Market Marches

another category:

ACCESSORIES

(articles to wear)

What do you think so far?

shop should be up by next week- I'll keep you posted

thanks,

Karen

Linking with Pink Saturday ,A Stroll Thru Life and Faded Charm

Merry Christmas

MERRY CHRISTMAS

 from all of us at the 

Brayton Homestead

May you have a blessed holiday

tomorrow night a winner will be drawn for the jewelry giveaway

you can sign up until then,

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Karen

Plaids for decorating

Never realized I used so many plaids at Christmas,

especially in my kitchen.

and plaid-like textiles in the mudroom

plaid scarf on men's skates for the outside door... 

checks in the study

thanks for looking, hope you enjoyed and have a  Merry Christmas,

linking with these great blog parties:

  COLORADOLADY 

2805

AT THE PICKET FENCE

COMMON GROUND

FRENCH COUNTRY COTTAGE

THE CHARM OF HOME

Karen

IMAGES : all Brayton Homestead Interiors

How Sweet the Sound as guest Blogger now posted

Please come visit HOW SWEET THE SOUND and become a follower 

of Beverly's great blog and Pink Saturday Party.

Hope you will leave a comment and let me know how I did on my 1st guest blogging gig!

thanks,

Karen

MY OFFICE ORGANIZING: PRETTY AND PRACTICAL

How do you organize your home office? 

Is it possible to create a space that looks good and is practical?

Here is how I try to keep my things together...

In a primitive black painted cabinet in my study/ home office, I house things that are for sale on my shops and magazine photos I save for future inspiration.

this is just one storage solution I use,

always looking for other inventive ideas...

do you have any ideas to share?

LINKING WITH:

A Stroll Through Life

A Bowl Full of Lemons

 Knick of Time

Faded Charm

Savvy Southern Style

No Minimalist Here

Coloradolady

IMAGES: Brayton Homestead Interiors

MUST SEE: MATTHEW MEAD'S HOLIDAY GEM!

Have you seen Matthew Mead's HOLIDAY edition ?

here is a pic from it- is it not gorgeous?

I just ordered mine HERE and you can too

Also, check out his great giveway and video!

Been working on a Christmas items myself- ornaments and boxes

and pink inkwell- above pic

and

SO THRILLED to be featured in a lovely post

at The Brambleberry Cottage!

thank you for showing my apples in the crock, Kim!

Linking with these fab blogs!

2805

COMMON GROUND

HOW SWEET THE SOUND

IMAGES: Matthew Mead 1

Brayton Homestead Interiors 2

POLKA DOTS: VERSATILE WONDERS!

I |  just  | love |  polka | dots |

Do You?

When decorating, polka dots coordinate nicely with stripes and solids.

I like to mix them with plaids and tapestries too but a bit more thought is needed to make it work.

polka dots can be nostalgic or whimsical...

handmade or vintage...

I especially love red and white polka dots!

the color combination is perfect.

Can be seen in decorating, fashion and nature. Polka dots can be classic,

or modern. Try them in your next project.

Have a wonderful week!

Karen

Images: 1-3 google, 4 Brayton Homestead, 5 Etsy, 6 & 7 Brayton Homestead, 8 google

MY HOMESTEAD: LIBRARY CIRCA 1796

Can you hear the faint sound of violins?

a casual violin concert at the homestead , circa 1796, was a dream.

vintage chairs lined up waiting for guests...

tapestry and burlap pillows for the music lovers that selected the Victorian sofa...

Sunshine streams into the library...

there was even an audience of ceramic dogs enjoying the music.

spaniels and of course yorkies...

on my parent's 25th wedding anniversary silver tray...

a lovely time... 

hope you enjoyed,

Karen

Thanks for visiting!

Images: Brayton Homestead Interiors