Homestead Dress Up

It has been raining for days and will continue all weekend!
( This picture was featured on Common Ground Blog!)

Therefore, I did not dress up the homestead with the usual flags and banners... 

Instead I am posting some of my favorite holidays pics of the 

BRAYTON HOMESTEAD

Still loving my red gate, added to the 1796 home a few years ago...

Cannot wait to get the lawn furniture out 

for lazy days of tea or wine,

Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend...

I am so grateful and flattered to be features at the beautiful blog

by Debra

COMMON GROUND

thanks!

Linking with these blogs: Common Ground, The Dedicated House,  Twigg Studios,  

Six Sister's Stuff, I Should  be mopping the floor, Alderberry Farm, 

Coastal Charm, Dwellings, My Uncommon Slice of Suberbia, 

House on the Way, Elizabeth & Co., French Country Cottage,

I am in Christies Auction House Catalog!

Yes, My Brayton Homestead, circa 1796 is in

CHRISTIE'S  AUCTION CATALOG!

A very lovely woman from Christie's Auction house in

LONDON

contacted me that she has seen old pictures of the homestead on my blog and that Christies would be auctioning a table that was traced to have sat in the my house for over a hundred years.

was I thrilled that she asked if she could include a photograph of the Brayton Homestead.

This is the one I sent her.

Here is the gorgeous table that will be auctioned on January 20th. It had been on exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of art in 2005. I am  mentioned along with Brayton Homestead Interiors in the subtitle. I am still pinching myself, how exciting, do you agree?

thanks,

Karen

love it you had a moment to help me choose a header for my new online shop in last post, thanks...

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

WELCOME: MY INTERIOR DESIGN WEBSITE IS LAUNCHED!

Welcome to

BRAYTON HOMESTEAD INTERIORS

Blog

I am so glad you visited.

Here on my blog I journal about my Interior Design business,

the ongoing restoration of the Brayton Homestead, family, friends and my yorkie Krumpet.

My Interior Decorating website

http://www.braytonhomesteadinteriors.com/

has just been launched!

it is also named

Brayton Homestead Interiors

the website.

the website is just for my decorating business.

Here can see examples of my interior design work.

Hope that you come to visit and would love to hear your thoughts!

Thank You,

Karen

Images: all Brayton Hometead Interiors

ORIGINAL BRAYTON HOME: BRAYTON HALL, ENGLAND

Have I mentioned that the Brayton Family who built my home, the Brayton Homestead, in 1796, came from England where they owned Brayton Hall?

Sadly,the estate is mostly gone but there is a lovely hotel and golf course. Even the cows are beautiful.

While researching details on the house, I also discovered this picture of the barn; even the animal's towels are

 monogrammed. Will build a barn in the future!

 Enjoy...

friends...

Thank you for coming to the Homestead to visit

because of you I am thrilled to have
250
followers
and new friends...

so have a cupcake

and please

keep coming by the Homestead.

Images: Brayton Homestead Interiors 2, google 1& 2&4, Paris Hotel Boutique 3.