An Enchanted Home Story

Blue and white balloon valance over farmsink in elegant kitchen by Enchanted Home
An Interview With The Enchanted Home

One of the most enjoyable aspects of blogging is making

online friends, and Tina of The Enchanted Home

is one of my besties as we go way back

to a time I was living in a Nordic French home,

and she was building an enchanted French-inspired

chateau along with a beautiful home decor business.

I can’t tell you how fun it was to journey

with Tina as they constructed this magnificent

home, and she blogged about the progress,

sharing glimpses of her creative process and

daily life as the dream blossomed into reality.

The Enchanted Home blog and shop are

cherished by thousands because of the

loveliness at their core:

a friendly hostess with a

heart of gold and a keen eye for style.

I love her.

I would love this blogger if she called

home a cardboard box and decided to

blog solely about pauper-life enchantment.

She’s smart, witty, tender, and could pull it off.

But her home happens to be exquisite,

and she welcomes us into it freely,

sharing inspiration beyond it

with fashion, recipes, and

entertaining tips we can trust.

If you know her, then you know blue and white

are totally Tina’s jam…but let’s pull back the veil!

Let’s go deeper with this lovely blogger, oui?

Also.

I have a special treat for those of you who

love a good before/after story.

Yep…some shots of the enchanted home’s

under-construction progress which were

shared years ago on Tina’s blog.

Onward.

Gorgeous Paris inspired black and white hallway with marble stone floor and orchids by Enchanted Home
An Interview With The Enchanted Home

HL: YOUR 6 ESSENTIAL DESIGN ELEMENTS?

Tina: Blue and white, Something mirrored,
Flowers, Texture, Great lighting (lamps or sconces)
and Books.

(For awesome blue and white options, visit her shop!)

Breathtaking French blue and white kitchen with wood beams white cabinetry by Enchanted Home
An Interview With The Enchanted Home

HL: IF YOU COULD BE ANY PERSON
FOR A DAY, WHO WOULD IT BE?

Tina: Whoa, loaded question.
Several come to mind, but I would only want to be them
for one day and then get back to the business
of being me and living a conventional life.  🙂

Princess Kate in casual fashion with blue and white and wedges
Princess Kate (in blue and white!)

Princess Kate…she is one royal I know
I would connect with, and it would be fun
to live her life for a day and see
if royalty is all its really cracked up to be,
Tory Burch or Aerin Lauder (to get to run their empire
with their global reach just to see what it feels like),
Angela Merkel (would be fascinating to see the world
through her eyes as a woman of immense power).
I could go on but think that’s a pretty interesting list for one day:)

(I am not sure I’d like living in Princess Kate’s

digs more than Tina’s… get ready for

some before and afters of

The Enchanted Home!)

Under construction family room at Enchanted Home
BEFORE
During construction of French chateau kitchen by Enchanted Home
BEFORE – KITCHEN
Under construction French chateau kitchen before shot by Enchanted Home
BEFORE – KITCHEN
Under construction French chateau kitchen before shot by Enchanted Home
BEFORE – KITCHEN
During construction Enchanted Home marble subway backsplash kitchen cabinets and sink
DURING
Breathtaking French chateau kitchen limestone floor by Enchanted Home
AFTER

Wow!

Blue and white Enchanted Home French inspired kitchen with farm sink and balloon valance
AFTER

HL: Let’s talk FAVORITES…

Tina: colors- blue, green and white
number- 2, 4, and 8…has to be even!
dog breed- Golden Retriever (of course)
food- either sushi or pasta
flower- a toss up between orchids and hydrangeas
season- fall, hands down
water- Poland Spring and Pellegrino for sparkling

Orchids on island in blue and white French inspired Enchanted Home kitchen
An Interview With The Enchanted Home

HL: FAVORITE MUSIC? 


Tina:
I actually love a really broad range,
from reggae to classical to some pop
to bossa nova, go figure!

(I’m only slightly disappointed she
did not mention ‘Belieber’ in her response.)

Elegant huge island in blue and white French inspired Enchanted Home kitchen
An Interview With The Enchanted Home

HL: FAVORITE ANIMAL? 


Tina:
Horses (of course after Teddy).

(I love Teddy too!)

Bell jar light fixtures in elegant blue and white Enchanted Home kitchen
The Enchanted Home – Kitchen Tour

HL: FAVORITE DESIGN BOOK?


Tina:
I have many but a few would be:
Point of View by Bunny Williams
The Age of Elegance by Alex Papachristidis
One Man’s Folly by Furlow Gatewood
Beautiful by Mark Sikes

Blue and white ginger jars on huge island in French country Enchanted Home kitchen
The Enchanted Home – Kitchen Tour

HL: FAVORITE FABRIC?


Tina:
Way too many but show me a luxurious
striae velvet and I melt!
In the course of 10 seconds, I can come up
with six reasons why I absolutely NEED it.

(Hahahaha. Only designfreaks
like the ones reading this interview
will understand!)

HL: FABRIC WALLPAPER?


Tina:
Love  many but a handpainted chinoiserie
mural/wallpaper from Paul Montgomery,
Gracie or DeGournay has impact like no other.

Exquisite French country white kitchen cabinets limestone floor in Enchanted Home French chateau
The Enchanted Home – Kitchen Tour

HL: FAVORITE BEAUTY PRODUCT?


Tina:
Maybe anything from La Prairie, a fabulous line
that works beautifully for my skin.

HL: FAVORITE LUXURY?
Tina:
Time!!! I just need more:)

Breathtaking hall with archway and handpainted wallcovering in Enchanted Home house
The Enchanted Home – Entry

HL: FAVORITE PLACE TO VISIT?
Tina:
Provence, no where else quite like it!

HL: FAVORITE MEAL TO COOK?
Tina:
Beef Bourguignon, I channel my
inner Julia Child and make believe I am
in my country home in Avignon,
it feels almost real when I can pipe
in French music and open a bottle of red:)

(Apparently you can take the girl out of Avignon,

but you can’t separate Avignon from the girl…

just look at this unbelievably enchanting

transformation of the family room in

Tina’s French inspired beautiful home!)

Under construction magnificent family room in Enchanted Home French chateau
BEFORE
Blueprint of architecturally magnificent family room by Enchanted Home
The Enchanted Home – Family Room Blueprints
Breathtaking architecture in Enchanted Home family room with wood beams and paneling
AFTER: The Enchanted Home – Family Room

See what I mean about how fun it was

for Enchanted Home blog friends years ago

as we watched this home come into existence!?!

Magnificent loggia with stone fireplace blue and white decor and archways by Enchanted Home
The Enchanted Home – Loggia with Blue and White

HL: FAVORITE SHOP FOR DESIGN INSPIRATION?
Tina: Can I count my own? LOL, seriously I love
going to the D and D building in NYC,
so much inspiration all in one big concrete box!

HL: FAVORITE TRIP FOR DESIGN INSPIRATION?
Tina: France hands down…are you seeing a trend here?

Oui. And we likey.

The Enchanted Home – Loggia

HL: And now on to some fun “firsts.”


FIRST THING YOU DO IN THE MORNING?
Tina: C O F F E E!!!

HL: FIRST JOB YOU EVER WORKED?
Tina: Summer job at Godfather’s Pizza…
I wasn’t very good
and needless to say it did not last long,
I decided babysitting was far easier:)

That’s it. We must have another interview
which strictly covers the Godfather’s Pizza
chapter of your adolescence…I insist!

HL: FIRST TIME YOU BOARDED A PLANE?
Tina: At the ripe old age of 1 from California to Japan!
Talk about a pint sized jetsetter:)

Sophisticated French inspired neutral decor Enchanted Home bedroom in French chateau
The Enchanted Home – Bedroom

HL: FIRST THING YOU DO WHEN
YOU ARRIVE HOME
AFTER A STRESSFUL DAY?
Tina: Change into my cotton pjs and exhale…
favorite part of my day.

I love that!

Luxurious bathtub and French inspired paneling in white Enchanted Home bathroom
The Enchanted Home – Bath

HL: FIRST PLACE YOU WOULD TAKE ME
IF I VISITED YOUR CITY/TOWN?
Tina: Maybe start with Central Park to take in all the
“Newyorkcityness,” stoll along Madison Ave and then
go into Soho to a fun, trendy restaurant.

(I am totally game for experiencing a New York moment
or 5 in Central Park with you, Tina…
hang on to your hard hats now, friends,
for a before/after of the enchanting home’s exterior.)

Under construction front entrance with limestone architecture at Enchanted Home chateau
DURING
Elegant French limestone entrance to Enchanted Home French chateau
AFTER: The Enchanted Home – Exterior
Under construction Enchanted Home French inspired chateau
DURING

 

Under construction exterior of French chateau by Enchanted Home
DURING
Under construction exterior of French chateau by Enchanted Home
DURING
Under construction exterior of French chateau by Enchanted Home
DURING
Breathtaking panoramic of French chateau exterior by Enchanted Home
An Interview With The Enchanted Home

Boom!

Blue and white French inspired kitchen and family room by Enchanted Home

HL: ANY PARTICULAR FIRST 
THAT WAS SIGNIFICANT FOR YOU?
Tina: Well besides owning my first ginger jar…lol,
my first apartment…I was 22, newly married
and we bought an apt in NYC, all 880 sq feet
of it…and thought we lived in the Taj Mahal.

I’m seriously impressed that your apartment
was that large (our first house was that size!)
and that you married young like me!
We were children, Tina!

Exquisite elegant wallcovering and sconces in luxurious powder room by Enchanted Home
The Enchanted Home – Powder Room

Tina: And becoming a mom for the first time,
there was no turning back, and it was the
first time I discovered
what unconditional love is.

Gorgeous mom holding baby son
A powerful first.

Yes.
And that’s another important thing we share in
common as mamas of sons only…mamas who
can hardly wait for grandchildren!


Thank you, Tina, for your friendship,
your spirit of generosity, and your
beautiful sentiments.

Elegant long table and chairs on French chateau loggia with archways at Enchanted Home
The Enchanted Home Interview

I am so grateful to my blog sister,Tina,
for making time for us
and for sharing so thoughtfully.

She’s gonna shoot me for including this,
but The Enchanted Home is on the short list
of nominees for the
2017 JDR Industry Blogger Awards,
and you can vote for her blog here.

If you want to learn more about this
blogger, read another interview
I did with her here.

Visit The Enchanted Home and the
lovely shop born from it, where you
can journey with Tina and be inspired…
I know I am!

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-michele

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16 Comments

  1. April 8, 2017 / 10:24 am

    WOW!! Talk about ways to make a girl blush:) This is incredible and your "sleuthing" was epic, given the "archives" you dug up! It was actually fun for me to walk down memory lane remembering that stage of building…wouldn't wish to go back there but overall it was quite an experience and a vivid reminder of this journey. THANK YOU Michele for your wonderful wit, off the chart story telling abilities, uncanny way of being able to make a girl feel awfully special at 6am on a Saturday morning and mostly for your big, kind and giving heart. The world could use more like you…you too are my "blog sister" and anytime you head this way, you better be sure to let me know. We will meet, have a little adventure in the city we can listen to Beiber and I will even tell you about my one week career at Godfathers pizza, lol. Happy Saturday to you and thank you again my sweet friend:)

    • April 8, 2017 / 2:01 pm

      You ARE very special. Nothing like a blog sister lovefest to keep the admiration society alive and keep the friendship fires burning across cyberspace…thanks for all these kind words, Tina. xox

  2. April 8, 2017 / 5:15 pm

    I guess Tina's blog is the first blog I ever stumbled across and I was mesmerized! I am SO not surprised that you are blogger friends! Thank you for sharing this interview with us! Hugs!

    • April 8, 2017 / 5:30 pm

      Yes! Mesmerized! Thanks for reading, lovely Katherine. xox

  3. April 9, 2017 / 11:55 am

    What a magnificent enchanted castle! Thanks for introducing us to Tina, a lovely and inspiring person just like you☀️

    • April 9, 2017 / 6:00 pm

      Thanks for stopping, lovely! xox

    • June 29, 2017 / 10:23 pm

      Do you have any idea what color her kitchen cabinets are? And what marble? I'm modeling my kitchen after this. It truly is my dream kitchen. Thank you.

      • Elizabeth Thomas
        December 26, 2017 / 10:49 pm

        I’d like to know both of things also! LOVE Tina’s kitchen!!! Did you ever get any answer to those questions?

        • michele
          Author
          December 27, 2017 / 4:57 pm

          Thanks for reading, Elizabeth. I’m researching this and will let you know. 🙂

      • michele
        Author
        December 27, 2017 / 8:42 pm

        Tina’s cabinets are custom made and finished on site, painted in a creamy warm white and then glazed. The countertops are honed calacatta gold marble and the backsplash is oversized calacatta gold marble subway tile, honed and beveled . 🙂

  4. Carolyn
    March 4, 2018 / 9:58 pm

    Wow! Absolutely stunning! Would you mind finding out the type of tile used throughout Tina’s kitchen? It is beautiful! Thank you.

  5. George
    February 7, 2021 / 7:34 am

    Love everything you have done. Would there be a way to find out where to purchase those living room chandeliers?
    George

    • Michele
      Author
      February 7, 2021 / 11:59 am

      These images/rooms are inspiration from The Enchanted Home – visit Tina’s blog and feel free to contact her about specific decor finds you see. 🙂

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