French Style, French Food, French Everything: Five Things I’m Loving This Week
Are you tired of everything France? We had a great trip loved the lifstyle, the architecture and the food. Physically, sure, I get on the plane and come home to Paso Robles. But some part of me is still sitting at a cafe table in the Luberon, in no hurry, people watching. This week’s five is basically that feeling translated into things you can actually buy and cook. Let’s chat about French Style, French Food, French Everything: Five Things I’m Loving This Week.
My French Country Home’s Masytering the Art of French Coastal Design
Mastering the Essence of French Coastal Interior Design from My French Country Home.
“French coastal interior design is as diverse and captivating as the landscapes that inspire it. From the sun-kissed shores of the Côte d’Azur to the rugged beauty of Brittany, each region along the French coastline boasts its own unique blend of influences and aesthetics” Think Deauville, not Nantucket: a little more worn-in, a little less matchy”.
Sharon Santoni has a wonderful website here where she shares living in France, tours, her online magazine and more!
Outfits of the Week
There’s a formula the French have perfected and Americans overcomplicate: one great piece, kept simple, worn with confidence. That’s the whole trick. French style isn’t more clothes, it’s fewer, better ones, worn like you mean it.This “chore jacket” from Madewell (I honestly feel these are overdone but love this one) looks like it was composed from vintage french ticking which caught my eye. I thought it would be fun to pair it with barrel jeans, a great bag, a charming Susan Shaw necklace, Raen sunglasses and Madewell/Minetonka driving mocs for a casual look I could wear anywhere!
Madewell French Ticking pants with my favoite BR shirt I wore all over France, bandana bag (not the French brand everyone is coveting) but less expensive from Etsy , tortoise hoops and minnetonka mocassins for an early fall look I would wear anywhere.
Love the french ticking pants with a utility jacket , a great hat and my favorite Gentle Souls loafers.
You can wear both pieces together, but I might separate it with a bandana worn across the pants or at the waist or a belt to break up all the stripes. A wonderful bag from
The Textile Trunk on Etsy and Ebay
If you love the idea of a French flea market but don’t love the eleven-hour flight, The Textile Trunk is your shortcut. They source genuinely old French textiles (grain sacks, linen sheets, ticking stripe & french floral fabrics.) Her pieces have the kind of soul you cannot manufacture. I’ve used mine as pillow covers, a table runner, and once, memorably, as curtains in a guest room that everyone asked about.The Textile Trunk is an online specialty shop operating out of Vermont, founded by Wendy Lewis where she curates and sells antique an vintage European textiles (primarily sourced from France). I have purchased many of Wendy’s fabrics over the years that have found new life as pillows in my homes.
Food and Wines Regional French Recipes
This roundup of regional specialties and bistro classics is exactly the kind of cooking I want more of in my life: nothing fussy for the sake of fussy. It’s the difference between a recipe that photographs well and one that actually feeds people.
French Etiquette Tips we Should Embrace
The French don’t do “grazing.” They sit down, they set the table properly, they linger. No phones, no eating standing at the counter, no rushing to clear plates before everyone’s finished talking. I’ve been trying to bring more of that into our own dinners lately. Check out these French Etiquette Tips and see if you would like to incorporate them into your own life.
That’s my five. Let’s go check out what Mary Ann and Annie are loving this week too, their picks are always the perfect companion to mine.
Well, you know I loved this post! Just as I’m winding down my French content from Paris.
And how cute are those Madewell outfits???!!!