Hello hello, and welcome to Episode 95 of Life On the Brink!
I’m so excited for today’s episode, as it’s inspired by a delightful book that focuses on the art of designing one’s home while speaking to my Francophile heart. The book is “Home Sweet Maison: The French Art of Making a Home” by Danielle Postel-Vinay, and what a delight it is! Much about the French way of living aligns with what I try to emphasize here at Life On the Brink: the celebration of the everyday, finding comfort in curated rituals, and emphasis on conversation and culture, among others. To that end, I have carefully combed through this book, making note of the things that I either have already enjoyed in my home or am now inspired to incorporate as I continue to renovate and decorate.
This episodes includes:
-ways to highlight the living and cooking spaces
-embracing the joy of mealtime rituals
-living with both thrift and luxury
-new organization techniques
-ways to connect your home to those in it
Plus, this week's Little Joy (actually two!) are the season premiers of some fantastic summer shows, and I'm sharing a classic French album to bring a whimsical atmosphere to your home.
For the complete show notes, click here!
For full transcript, click here!
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Hello hello, and welcome to Episode 95 of Life On the Brink!
I’m so excited for today’s episode, as it’s inspired by a delightful book that focuses on the art of designing one’s home while speaking to my Francophile heart. The book is “Home Sweet Maison: The French Art of Making a Home” by Danielle Postel-Vinay, and what a delight it is! Much about the French way of living aligns with what I try to emphasize here at Life On the Brink: the celebration of the everyday, finding comfort in curated rituals, and emphasis on conversation and culture, among others. To that end, I have carefully combed through this book, making note of the things that I either have already enjoyed in my home or am now inspired to incorporate as I continue to renovate and decorate.
This episodes includes:
-ways to highlight the living and cooking spaces
-embracing the joy of mealtime rituals
-living with both thrift and luxury
-new organization techniques
-ways to connect your home to those in it
Plus, this week's Little Joy (actually two!) are the season premiers of some fantastic summer shows, and I'm sharing a classic French album to bring a whimsical atmosphere to your home.
For the complete show notes, click here!
For full transcript, click here!
Site: lifeonthebrink.live
Social: @anna_on_the_keys
Welcome to Life on the brink, a lovely little place filled with inspiration and creativity that is dedicated to enjoying life one day at a time. I'm Ana. And together, we're exploring the beautiful things in this world that fascinate us. And often discovering something new. Hello, hello, and welcome to episode 95 of life on the brink. Happy August hope you're well, I am coming to you from the Office of my new home. It is livable workable at this point very exciting. It's been an ongoing transition throughout this summer, getting the walls and the floors and all of that stuff straightened out. And I'm recording in it now. So if I'm going to try to cut out any kind of echo or other noise, but it is a new space, but will become more acoustically inviting as I fill it up with stuff. Once it's in more of its final or resting state, I'll make sure to do a full before and after over on the blog for those that are interested because it's so pretty, it's looking so nice. And that leads right into today's episode, which is all about home decor. And not just any old decor, French decor. I'm very excited about today's episode because it's inspired by a book that focuses on the art of designing one's home. While simultaneously speaking to my Francophile heart. The book is called Home Sweet may zone, the French art of making a home by Danielle posted Vinay. And it's delightful. I've had this book for a little while, but then it ended up on my shelf. And then we were packing things up and I said, Oh, that's going to come in handy with this new house. So I've finally gone through it. And it's wonderful. much about the French way of living aligns with what I try to emphasize here at Life on the brink, the celebration of the every day finding comfort in curated rituals, and an emphasis on conversation and culture, among other things, of course. So to that end, I have carefully combed through this book, making note of the things that I either have already enjoyed in my home's previous or in the in this new home, or things that I'm inspired to incorporate, as I continue to renovate and decorate this new house. Naturally different things may strike you more than others. So take what you like, and then feel free to leave what you don't and I highly recommend reading this book, if this episode inspires you. For example, there's some elements of the book that I thought uh, that's not really for me, such as having like a no nonsense kitchen very bare, not not as filled or decorated, which that's, that's not me, and that's not going to be our home. So, but that's okay. I don't believe any culture or lifestyle is inherently better than another. It's just different. So in some ways, I identify with the French routine culture way of living, but not all the time. So this book was a lovely read as the author is an American herself, and has a bit of that perspective as well. She married a Frenchman has French relatives has lived in France, etc. And there's just lots of really fun insight. So before we get into it, go ahead and make yourself a cup of tea, I have iced tea today. It's just one of those days, I'm drinking cold brew green tea, but I made like a puree, I suppose you could say a slightly concentrated puree of nectarine and not quite as syrup, but it's somewhere in there. So now I have like a nectarine green, very light refreshing cup of tea. So make yourself something nice because we have quite a hefty episode today. I will say that I'm going to have a lot of links, a lot of quotes a lot of resources in the show notes in the blog post so you can find them at life on the brink dot live. And I will leave a direct link to that on whatever platform you're listening to this on. Also, I will be using many French words in these quotes, and I may not pronounce them all perfectly. I'm gonna do my best. So bear with me to paint a picture I'd like to share the last line of this book which truly sums up the motivation behind this episode. Because like this, quote, There is nothing on the planted that knows you and nurtures you like your home, you simply need to give it the tools to take care of you on quote. So whatever your home or family situation, I hope that these ideas simply inspire you to give your home the tools it needs. Investing your home is ultimately investing in those that live in it, which includes you. So without further ado, allow me to introduce you to my list or at least have takeaways French elements to add to the home from the book home sweet may zone. Number one is to use the front entrance to introduce others to you and your home. In the first chapter, postal Vinay expresses the importance of the French on tie, sometimes referred to as a foyer here in America, this space acts in a way like a portal. It's the crossing over from the outside world to the world of your home. It's meant not only to welcome you, but also those who enter your home with the essence of all those who live there. The author recommends, quote, choose books, artwork, or objects that tell your personal story objects from your past, present and even future, don't be afraid to dream, use objects that express hopes for your future endeavors. Unquote. Of course, it's also a good place practically to have a coat rack or other furnishings there to help that transition of the crossing over of worlds as it were. So my home, this new house has a very small landing. As soon as you open the front door, there's a small landing, and it steps down into the living room, or it steps up to the staircase, which goes upstairs. But it's not large enough for a coat rack, because there's the front door as well as the garage door that comes off of that landing. And there's also not a room for a lots of memorabilia. And it's not very secluded, because while there is like a bit of a half wall right by the front door, you really are immediately taking in the entire downstairs living space. So instead, what I've done for this area is include a shoe rack on that landing and a hanging shelf by the door, which is for keys and bags and small things that I tend to look for on the way out the door. So in terms of personality, I Well, the that rack is really cute, actually, I think it has quite a bit of personality. And I have a couple plants there. And then also hanging right next to the door is a painting that my grandfather made for me, he's painted a copy for several people in my family. So having my addition of it right by the front door feels very fill, I feel connected to the rest of my family, which is nice. And then I also have plans to sort of continue this idea of the on tie to either the downstairs hallway, or I think there would be room for maybe some family photos, or maybe taking that idea to the landing at the top of the stairs. The idea is simply to combine practicality with very personal touches to quickly transport you into the home. And she also makes notes about a scent or using incense right by the door. So that you are sensor all your senses are transported. And I guess I should have mentioned at the beginning, but as I introduce each of these components, I'm just going to share how they have you know, become part of my home or how I will plan to incorporate them just as an example. So that's number one using the front entrance to introduce others to you and your home. Number two is to let the living room live. So in French, this is referred to as the settle and is a bit of a different sort of space. One thing I really identified with while learning about the French home is the idea that every room serves a purpose. And that purpose is tied to the space. That's even true for the most ambiguous room in the house which is the living room in America. Postal Vinay writes that the American way of doing everything from studying to conversing to entertaining to eating in the same room, from the French mindset diminishes the purpose of that room, which is ultimately designed for the exchange of ideas through conversation. She says that, quote, mixing these spaces is confusing to the French. It's a problem of multitasking, choosing efficiency over intimacy and pleasure on quote. Now, I still have a bit more of that, I guess, American flexibility when it comes to these spaces, but I have have been intentional when designing this houses living room so that it really invites that conversation. There are two arm chairs that are slightly turned inward, that sort of frame the front window. And of course, there's a piano on the other side, which is pretty much ready for a concert. And so the real bump in the road, as it were, for most living rooms is the television. Now the fringe certainly watch TV, and that's even mentioned in the book. But to let that be the main focal point of the room, to the friend, she says, quote, goes against everything that they love about their salon, it creates quiet viewers rather than active conversation, it creates passive reception of information rather than the active sharing of ideas and news, unquote. So there are certainly very artful ways that people have come up with these days to conceal a television, my favorite of which is, of course, putting it on the wall and framing it. So it looks like a piece of art and putting a nice screensaver so that when you aren't watching it, it just looks like another hanging piece of art. And in my childhood home, it was housed in this big entertainment center that had shutter doors, so you could just shut everything away. And even as a kid, I could tell how that changed the vibe of the room without the TV in it. But currently in my home, I'm mostly just enjoying the fact that the room is quite large. And all the furniture is on one side with the TV on the other. So it is possible to sort of segment that part of the room away. So there's a rug that sort of anchors all the furniture in the piano. And it's all directed slightly inward so that it feels natural and encouraged to converse, rather than every article sort of face towards the television in a way. So if any of this is intriguing to you maybe try it out, simply by making that room of the house for conversation for entertaining. And yes, also for entertainment. And maybe using the other spaces in the house for things like studying or for eating or for whatever, if a little bit of structure and ritual is enticing to you. Which leads into my third point, actually, number three is to invite ritual and enjoyment into the dining room. Number two is living room number three dining room. If nothing else, the French are always known to take pleasure in food, but not just in food itself. But in the ritual of the meal. It makes sense that the dining room then should be respected as the place where meals are taken. The main motivator is togetherness. Here's a lovely quote, together is the essential word and idea. The point of their meals is not so much the eating but the togetherness. Although food is important and a great part of the pleasure of the ritual. It is the act of setting the table together, sitting down together, sharing the meal together and cleaning up together that is so important. So to that end, I recommend investing in a dining set that you love and to generally try to keep it clear of clutter. I know that that's a very good collecting place. But if things are clear, and I always like to keep a vase of flowers on the table that always feels homey and ready to enjoy at mealtime. In the book, she writes, quote, rituals is one of those things that seems antiquated and stuffy when we use them in the United States. We rolled our eyes with the idea as teenagers and disregarded it as adults. But there is something more than hollow pontification and this idea of respecting the ritual of dinner. By respecting the cook, respecting the food and respecting the togetherness we feel when we eat, we are honoring the bond between ourselves and others, unquote. And I feel like especially as like Josh and I have a family and things grow up, I would really want I would hope that having dinner together would be like the anchor of the family, you know, I'm sure we all have those memories, those experiences of turning everything off, you know, no phones allowed. We are eating together. Those are really special times and so I look forward to making that a consistent ritual of my family. So additionally, the author suggests either a hutch or a buffet or a cabinet of some kind in the dining room if you have room for it, which houses quote everything needed to set a table, napkins placemats candles serving dish is even the China and silverware on quote, while I personally keep my dishes in the kitchen, because they are very close to each other. And I find that easier for serving, I do have a cabinet that's in the dining room, which houses napkins and candles and tea pots along with other serving dishes. And, oh, there's also a table with the record player that sits in the dining room as well as our barchart. So setting the table and making it lovely even with candles and music is made very easy because it's all right there in the room. Now, suppose you live in a very small space. Well, Danielle writes about the situation in the book as she lived in an apartment with her husband at one point that was very small. But she recommended that you could segment it with a rug, maybe a jute rug underneath the table, or with lighting or with different things. And I know in my previous apartment, there was wallpaper on one accent wall it became in that dining room space. And the barcard was there, the record player was there, it was all sort of facing into that area of the apartment, sort of segmenting it from the living room. All of it is just to simplify and make beautiful a space that will invite the ritual of togetherness through mealtime. So that's point number three to invite ritual and enjoyment into the dining room, which is incidentally referred to as the cellar emoji in French. The room for eating. Number four is be militant with your organization. Oh yes, nothing gets me so excited like organizing. When everything has its place, then tidying feels refreshing rather than overwhelming. And in this book, there are two places where organization rains above all else, like cuisine, and laser sheave. Doing my best here, that's the kitchen and the archives. So in the kitchen, it's essential to have order to be efficient. And like I mentioned already, I'm not totally on board with the sort of bare bones kitchen, I've got a little bit more going on. And plants have to be there. And I like it to be pretty, but I totally loved this quote. Your drawers should be orderly Institute extreme organization of your kitchen drawers, create a simple clean system for organizing storage containers, kitchen utensils, and napkins and remove all items that don't serve you be relentless. I'm still sort of getting into the groove in this new kitchen of where everything should really live. It's taken a little bit of trial and error. And I haven't found the correct drawer organizers for all of the tools, but it's getting there. And I love it when the kitchen is organized. Also, because I'm a sucker for little dishes and spoons and all of that little stuff. So if they all have a home, then everything feels more. I can work more in the kitchen. Now let's talk about Liz archieve paperwork, the American equivalent would basically be the classic filing cabinet. And if that works for you, as it does my husband, pen carry on. However, I was utterly fascinated by this French way of filing personal paperwork. Because I nothing stresses me out more just causes more lingering stress than having papers everywhere and bills where I'm not sure where they are and just, you know, not organized. It hasn't been great. Since we moved I'm not gonna lie because we haven't had this office and as much organization overall just in life. So I look forward to getting back into it. However, let me explain this method. Basically, you would need to gather several oversized binders and lots of clear plastic sleeves. Then you label all the spines for all your main categories, such as maybe Medical Home taxes, vehicle, etc. And then you can use the colored pages to subdivide your different categories within each binder. Then you go through all your papers and you put them into the sleeves and you have them in the correct subdivision paper section and in the correct binder, then you can put them all on a shelf or in a bookshelf and you have clear and immediate access to all of your important records. And that may seem intimidating, especially if you're not sure Where everything is to that I would say, if you can, when you can dedicate a day or a weekend, and do the most you absolutely can file everything away, then as new things arrive, or as you find more stuff you added into the binders, and then it's just about being militant, be consistent, because the reward, the peace of mind that comes with knowing where all your tax forms are, is so worth it. But as I said, currently, for me and my husband, the filing cabinet is still the go. So I've actually just found a really pretty one on Facebook marketplace that will live in the office. And we will have a chance to just reorganize and make sure that everything's good to go. But I have done a similar process with this sort of binder organization before. Because I kept all of my notes that I took while I was at college, I should say when I was studying music, I didn't save everything. But for the three years I studied music, all of the sheet music that I was able to keep. And all of my notes are categorized in binders, the same binders that I took the notes in, I just sort of sorted things around relabeled them, and I've referenced them several times, it's very nice to have access to all that, all that information. So that is number four, to be militant with your organization. Number five, celebrate books. I know I'm talking about a book that speaking about the importance of books, it's ideal, I don't have a whole lot to say in this point, I just had to talk about it. Here's a lovely quote. For the French what you read is more important than the clothes you wear the car, you drive the rings on your fingers or the watch on your wrist. In a society obsessed by education, intelligence and taste. Books are also an important link between who you are and what you tell the world on quote. So find a beautiful way to display your books, and perhaps designate a space to read and enjoy them. In my new home, there's actually a small sort of extra room. That doesn't count as a bedroom, I guess it could be but it's just a really small, really awesome note of a room. And the plan is to make it into a library, which is just the dream. But you can also just dedicate beautiful organization of your books for a bookshelf or several. I also recently refurbished a small shelf that's now on the floor in the kitchen, which holds all of my cookbooks. Basically, I'm never more comforted than when surrounded by books. And there was an emphasis on them in this book, so I had to share that with you. Number six, is to collect for the future. There's a lovely chapter in this book about the cellar or curve as the French would say, where wine would be stored, among other things, perhaps but wine in particular, for years and years. I don't have a cellar or a basement of any kind. But I really love the idea of saving things for the future that you can't really access yet. In this book. Postel Vinay suggests, quote, If you are a wine drinker create a cover to store your wine. The best spot is in the basement or cellar in a dry cool spot that has no direct sunlight. If you don't have a basement, a dark closet will do get a wine refrigerator to keep the temperature at around 55 degrees on quote. She also explains how she bought a few bottles of wine the year that she got married, so that she can save them and give them to her children years from now. I really love I love that idea to give them something celebratory, but has has a connection. And as I was thinking about it another way to invest in the future of your home is to plant in the garden. Of course, growing trees in particular, take years to grow. And it gives you a beautiful tie to the land that you live on. For example, this is perhaps a more accessible way to go about it this past April for my birthday. My cousin gave me seeds of the Camelia sinensis planned otherwise known as T. It's a T plan. And he of course found ones that were like of the direct. They were descendants of the dynasty of Emperor such and such who found who like began cultivating tea. He said this is of the direct line of tea. So anyway, it's a very special tea plant and it'll take about three to five years to harvest he said. So I started growing my seedling how As five leaves, looks like a tea plant, that's really exciting, but I can't do anything with it. But I've enjoyed watching it grow all summer. So even though it seems like a long time now, I can't wait for the day I have this picture I envision harvesting those leaves, drying them learning more about tea, and then brewing a pot of tea and sharing it with my cousin, how fantastic would that be. But that is something that will take time. And so I love the notion of investing time in not only your home, but in the people that will live in your home. So that's number six collect for the future, we have two more points. Number seven is to invite luxury into the bed and bath. I am by no means a minimalist. No, no, no, you just heard me say I love to be surrounded by books. But when it comes to the bedroom, I think we all enjoy a little bit of visual clarity. I prefer lighter colors, softer textures, and very intentional details. So for this house, I'm really drawing inspiration from hotels, and just the luxurious experience that you can have it at a hotel. So I've invested in well, it was a memory foam mattress and linen sheets. And I'm trying to find the right spot to have some hooks for robes. Josh has a really nice like waffle knit robe. But to be able to have that experience, we've got matching lamps on either side of the bed, I now store all of my cosmetics in a vanity and get ready at that vanity. It's very nice. But the goal is just to be relaxed and comforted. As the author writes, quote, this is your most private space, the place where you spend a third of your life where you dream and love and cry and recover from the abrasions of the world in private. Its primary function is to give you peace and pleasure. I'll also just share I got super inspired. Last week was our third anniversary, me and Josh and so we went to a lovely dinner at The Williamsburg Inn, which is like this five star resort. Absolutely stunning. And it's a bit more grand than I would have in my own home. However, there were touches in the lobby, I said, Hey, I bet I could do this where there is like a chair rail. Trim like halfway up the wall closer to the floor. And then a lot of molding designs, and mixing white as well as like a warm, beige, gray, but a really nice one on the walls, which made everything feel a little bit more cozy while it was still quite open. And there were touches of green and gold and a little bit of pink with flowers. It was really nice. So I've re inspired to do a little bit more with our bedroom to give it a bit more of an elevated feel while still keeping it open. And yeah, I'm just going for that hotel feel. So the master bathroom. However, that's a long way away from getting its renovation. It's pretty low on the list. And so currently, it's brown and purely utilitarian. But I do have lots of time to design the clean, elegant room that I envision. And one element that I read about in this book that I never even crossed my mind. But apparently the French, it's not uncommon for them is a towel warmer. This is the luxury hotel experience. I'm looking forward to get out of the shower with a nice warm towel. And then you know you have your robe and you've got the big plush bed. This is overtime. Of course I'm just saying that if you're gonna have a really plush experience, I feel like this is where it's worth it. So that's number seven. Invite luxury into the bed and bath. And finally, we have a quote. The eighth point is a quote. It is spend like a miser and live like a queen. Amen. I love the message of this quote, because it shows that taste is not inherently connected to wealth. Evidently to the French quote, the value of Thrift is a lifestyle choice. It is not a question of money as much as a question of respect for the energy of the home unquote. So it's entirely possible to furnish and maintain a home on a budget while still enjoying a space that feels completely like you. So you stretch $1 where you can and then you can invest it in the stuff that that you want to that you like. So I recommend checking out your local consignment shops. Estate Sales. And my personal favorite Face Book Marketplace. I've talked about it a lot. But it's great elegance and taste come through no matter the economics behind it. And to that end, I would like to also refer you to Episode 81 of life on the brink, which was called designing my first house and how to revamp your space on a budget. So I speak about Thriftiness more so in that episode. And that's my final point, I hope that you've enjoyed these takeaways from Danielle postale. Vas book, home sweet may zone. As I mentioned, there are so many more ideas in the book. So I really recommend reading it for yourself. Also, it's beautiful. It's a very visually pleasing book. And I also like I teared up at the end of it, I'm not gonna lie, because you can really feel and understand the love and the connection that she has with the people whose home she has been invited into. That's another thing I realized, as I was reading it, that the French don't invite just anybody over to their house. And if you see one part of the house, you won't see the rest of it not until you are you're close to that person. And so you can really feel the love that she has for the people in her life, some of whom have have passed on and she's just it's it's beautiful at all say it's just a really, really nice book. And I have one more quote from it. That is just, it seals this up nicely. She says at the end of her book, to find joy in the simple rituals of daily life, to see the deep beauty of an embroidered napkin and the scent of musky incense, to create a private world, a universe of my own. These things once learned would never leave me. It's a beautiful thing to have a home to be able to make a space of your own. So I hope that you found new ways to embrace your space. And I wish you good luck, or marshals. Maybe I said that right. I do want to refer you to a couple other episodes of this podcast if you are interested in more home decor content. Episode 83 was interior design through slow style with Xandra Zahra that is very similar to some of the sentiments I expressed today. Because well curated home takes time. podcast 28 Way back in the day was about home decor for renters, rent specific ideas, and episode 61 is tips and habits for keeping a tidy home. So I expressed my love for organization earlier on. And so I just share some more ways to make it easier to keep your home tidy and inviting. This episode took a long time to research and make and write. But it's been really fulfilling and inspiring and fun. So now I'll be right back with this week's little joy. This Week's Little joy is somewhat twofold. It's two different TV shows that both have premiered their second season this summer. And I have loved them both. And they're very different. So rather than share one or the other, I'm just going to share both because if you don't like one, you'll probably like the other. The first is the bear. I've talked about the bear before. But I've returned to it and wow, what a good show. This is like this is artful television. It's utterly fascinating. It's in the realm of a kitchen and restaurant kitchen. Season two goes a little bit beyond that even and it's intense. It is sometimes chaotic. I don't know if everyone will love it. That's why I'm giving this caveat because it reminds me in a very, very good way of one of my favorite films whiplash. It's not as intense as whiplash because the episodes are short I should say. It's it's not as dark or as mean spirited, but it is really intense. And I love it. It's so well shot. There's a lot of really long takes. Sometimes the actors feel like real people. It doesn't feel like acting at all. It feels so natural. I'm obsessed with it. I love it. It's fantastic season two of the bears out I'm leaving a trailer for the show. And then let's talk about the other show. Which is the Summer I Turned Pretty Season Two on Amazon. Oh the bears on Hulu by the way. The Summer I Turned Pretty is based off of a book series. It's like two EEEN romance drama, completely different vibe, but I love it because it's so summery. It takes place mostly at this beach house, which is set up in like, Cape Cod or something. But it was filmed in North Carolina, which is not far from me. It's as charming as can be. It's basically when you envision in your mind, like that lush, rich summer life. It's that. And then there's there's a good amount of drama in the story it's pulling you in, but it also celebrates sibling dynamics and friendship. And it does get serious at times, especially in season two, I would say. Yeah, actually, it caught me the last episode, I was crying at the end right with them. It was like, Oh, shoot. This, this show got me. But I think these young actors are growing up to really be to come into their own. Sometimes I do feel like it's a little cliche, and that the actors are doing the best they can with a sometimes cheesy script. But honestly, like, give it give it an episode, if you're at all interested in that summer vibe, because it is just really fun. And I've been watching every episode as it comes out. Yeah, that's on Amazon, the bears on Hulu. I've been enjoying them both immensely in very different head spaces. So feel free to check those out. And then finally, let's talk about music. In true Francophile fashion, I have to recommend a French singer. This album is called the extraordinary garden, the very best of shall 20. And so 20 was a most beloved French singer and composer of the 20th century. As soon as you listen to it, you're gonna be like, Oh, I've heard this. I've heard this before. This particular compilation includes a lot of French classics, and including la mail, which would later become beyond the sea, made famous by Bobby Darren in English. So you can see where, how influential this music has been. It's very whimsical, and it's comforting, and the recording quality is kind of old. It's really nice. So I like playing it at home, I think it would be a very nice ambiance for the home, especially if you're going to add some of these fringe touches. So I've got a Spotify link to that album in the show notes. Again, that's at life on the brink dot live. 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