ROMANTIC GARDEN WHITES at Cabin & Cottage

What makes it ROMANTIC?

Lace. This cage disappears into the background without it.

A great antique wicker chair underneath, but a different subject when draped.

Curves make for ROMANCE.

Leafy details on an urn planter. Fill it with a leafy fern and get double the impact (at least).

Garden statues lend something lyrical to a room.

What stories could this panel echo from the past? Chippy metal--tres romantique!

Large white blooms in smooth white ironstone. The raised tracery pattern adds an extravagant sensual touch and bestows something mysterious in candlelight.

A lacy open weave garden stand pleads for the company of petite potted plants or luxurious bathroom accessories. The metal flower basket just as blithely stows sumptuous towels.

Shapely white wicker with a pretty soft cushion. Parfait boudoir seating. OOOh la la!

Botanicals les jardins. Who grows tired of an everlasting bouquet?


Nostalgic faded flowers murmur their secrets to one another in a dramatic display of melancholy.

Twining roses enchant this poetic chandelier. What reveries could take flight beneath its leafy boughs?

Dreamy whitewashed fragments ignite imagination.

Garden pillars and pedestals support classical urns as well as fanciful ferns.




All white schemes are most receptive to dreams.


Violins and fleur de lis!

Mixed shapes and textures excite the imagination.


Garden stands make original candelabras.


Ah, the endless configurations of ROMANTIC GARDEN WHITES. . .


Merci beaucoup! Au revoir! Thanks for stopping by! Here's wishing you a ROMANTIC White Wednesday!

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Lacy Whites at Cabin & Cottage

Nothing shows off the textures of white quite like lace. Sometimes just a touch can make all the difference-- like the bit of lace at the edge of this lamp shade. But a lot of surfaces have a lace-like quality that mimics the real thing. White on white embroidery has that effect. This urn lamp even has lacy handles.
This lacy sheer flocked curtain panel has a tracery pattern that shows off best next to a dark surface or through a sunlit window. And chiffon and lace go together like a pinafore and a little girl! So sweet.
A lacy cloth draped over almost anything brings romantic drama to a space.
The airy flower garland border of this picture frame compliments the lace worn by the Victorian Lady pictured within. Who is she dreaming of?
But lacy cream-ware china has to be my all time favorite. Here it's layered on whitework napkins with a narrow hand crocheted lace trim.
And who thinks of metal as being lacy? But here's the proof. Iron porch trim often has a lacy pattern.
As does this leafy metal chandelier.
Even an ornate ceiling tile has a lacy look.
The French can make anything lacy. Even a wooden clock!
And then of course there there are the numberless types of lace itself.
Hand made and crocheted lace in ecru.
A lace edged shelf adds so much to a space and really dresses up a linen closet.
Here fillet lace and cut work hand towels drape like flowers from a wicker basket.
The ever popular Pineapple pattern doily layered over a fleur de lis runner.
And antique french silk curtain panels! OOOh la la! Can you say "tres chic"?
Finally lace tablecloths. Can one ever have enough? Though a little goes a long way--my preference is to have only touches of lace in a room--I never tire of admiring lace's endless variety and intricate beauty. Different white color tones layered together is especially pleasing to me.

Have a Happy White Wednesday! And thanks again to Kathleen at Faded Charm http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/ for hosting my favorite post of the week, and where you can find links to much more white! Au revoir! Thanks for stopping by!