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I grabbed this shot this past week at a location shoot. We shot at a little B&B -a lovely little white on white shabby chic farmhouse located in the middle of the rolling countryside outside of Mt Vernon, Ohio. I spent an unbelievable amount of time working late on my props and getting my sets ready for my photographer! I know we got some great stuff, but I was too busy to even snapshot my sets on my phone- out of nearly 20 setups I think I snapped 3 pictures!
The is one I set up on a whim late in the evening. I was trying to get my sets ready for our second day of shooting when it struck me that if I was going to shoot anything at night it had to be right then and there. I started setting it up intending to shoot it myself, but thankfully my photographer Mark stayed up late to shoot it for me. His shot is better than my Instagram snap, but I still think it is lovely shot of candles in and around a vintage style birdcage surrounded by Norfolk pines and lemon cypress.
I found this little house to be really inspiring; it indulges a fantasy that I have about living in a greenhouse cottage. Although styles come and go, the shabby chic thing has had real staying power because it is adaptable, comfortable, and easy to work with on any budget. You don't have to be a designer or stylist to understand the appeal of white on white or chippy paint. 20 years ago it looked all lacey and Victorian, but recently the look has been reinvented with a more sophisticated French farmhouse/Scandinavian vibe. Check out the terrific hardbound book The New French Decor; Living with Timeless Objects by Michele Lalande. I have been drawing much inspiration from this book over the last 4 years or so. If only my real life looked anything like this!
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