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"It  is  not necessary to hide your reserve of winter logs.   Crude wood gives a different aspect to this dignified  room,  evoking  a Venetian palace." ~excerpt from A Well Kept HomeHousehold Traditions and Simple Secrets from a French Grandmother
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image via Côté Sud Magazine Dec 05-0Jan06 issue, as seen on linenandlavender.net, post:  http://www.linenandlavender.net/2011/11/advice-from-french-grandmother.html
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Côté Sud Aout Sept 2008 as seen on linenandlavender.net, post:  http://www.linenandlavender.net/2011/11/advice-from-french-grandmother.html
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image via Côté Sud Magazine Dec 2001-Jan 2002 as seen on linenandlavender.net, post:  http://www.linenandlavender.net/2011/11/advice-from-french-grandmother.html
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image via Côté Sud Magazine Dec 2006-Jan 2007 as seen on linenandlavender.net, post:  http://www.linenandlavender.net/2011/11/advice-from-french-grandmother.html
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image via Côté Sud Magazine Dec 2003-Jan 2004 as seen on linenandlavender.net, post:  http://www.linenandlavender.net/2011/11/advice-from-french-grandmother.html
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image via Côté Sud Magazine Dec 2000-Jan 2001 as seen on linenandlavender.net, post:  http://www.linenandlavender.net/2011/11/advice-from-french-grandmother.html



There is no place more delightful than one's own fireplace.  ~Cicero 106 BC-43BC











image via Côté Sud Magazine Fev-Mar 2003 as seen on linenandlavender.net, post:  http://www.linenandlavender.net/2011/11/advice-from-french-grandmother.html

"In the autumn and winter months, we strongly recall the smoky burn of leaves and firewood.  Accordingly, a priority for many of us when we imagine our ideal home is a fireplace. The hearth is a symbol central to a family's functioning, retooled for comfort and leisure.  Today we come together at the hearth, and at the first crackle of fuel set ablaze, we settle into the iconic smell of cold weather—flame on wood.  And like all nostalgia of scent, we name the experience:  Home."  ~Louis Sagar, excerpt from Zona Home

image via Côté Sud Magazine Fev-Mar 2003 as seen on linenandlavender.net, post:  http://www.linenandlavender.net/2011/11/advice-from-french-grandmother.html


















Made of hand forged wrought iron with a vintage iron finish and brown suede carrier 29" wide by 17.5" tall  as seen on linenandlavender.net, post:  http://www.linenandlavender.net/2011/11/advice-from-french-grandmother.html

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Image credits in order of appearance:  1-A Well Kept Home
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4 comments:

Tricia Rose Rough Linen said...

My only source of heat is my woodstove, and to me it feels like luxury.

Acquired Objects said...

I love all these images they're so romantic. We don't hide our wood since we need it for the fireplace and woodstove.

elisa said...

so beautiful. we also use our wood stoves to heat the place, and a copper kettle while we're at it, i do love stacks of wood! x

LeAnn said...

There is something comforting in just seeing the wood stacked and ready, isn't there? It's raining as I write this and I am particularly grateful for my cozy little cottage-of-a-house on days like today.
Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to say "hello"~xo~LeAnn

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