christmas in a french chateau

by Sharon Santoni
Just imagine ….
It is Christmas Eve, and you have finished packing and decorating
your chateau ready for the next few days of celebrations …..
The rooms are sparkling in silver and white
champagne is poured
 the kitchen is spotless
 the silver is polished and the crystal gleaming
 fires are lit, and christmas trees watch over promising gifts
and outside the door you have set up a beautiful display to welcome your guests …
now … there are six places laid at your table so tell me,
just who is it that you’ve invited to such a wonderful evening?

[blank][blank]photos thanks to Art et Decoration[blank]

22 comments

teri December 10, 2012 - 12:33 pm

What a lovely view!

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Magnolia Verandah December 10, 2012 - 12:38 pm

I could live in a chateau like this!

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Mise December 10, 2012 - 1:35 pm

I feel much better about my chateau, Sharon, now that you have described it thus. Would you have any idea where those wonderful lightshades in the kitchen image come from, by any chance? They are so exactly what I need.

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michele December 10, 2012 - 3:00 pm

i have invited my loveliest, funniest, brainiest, creative friends who would appreciate the wonder of such an evening.

smiles to you.

michele

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Anonymous December 10, 2012 - 3:15 pm

On Christmas Eve only the closest members of the family are gathering in our house("chateau") that means 10 adults an almost 3 years old grandson and a baby girl as granddaughter and the head of the family is our father celebrating his 92th birthday that day.
Wish wonderful preparations you all until the very Evening. Dorka from the Great Hungarian Plain http://www.dorottyaudvar.co.hu

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Nantucket Daffodil December 10, 2012 - 3:20 pm

Sweet best friends and family…all cozied around a grand fire, with a glass of champagne or a warm glass of cider or hot chocolate….you sure make this girl dream.

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Lee December 10, 2012 - 4:27 pm

Your home is stunning. Your christmas display and table settings are incredible.
Lee
Leeshideaway.blogspot.com

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Kristie Franklin December 10, 2012 - 5:22 pm

Beautifully decorated Chateau. I would invite friends and family and anyone who didn't have a place to spend Christmas at. 🙂 Although, I don't think I could pull anything like this off! Ha

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Barbara Lilian December 10, 2012 - 6:20 pm

A beautiful chateau like that would need to be full of laughter & music, so the most important people would be be All my family & then my closest friends. What a wonderful time we would all have.

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I Dream Of December 10, 2012 - 8:43 pm

Gorgeous, Sharon. That chateau is indeed a dream. Especially the kitchen. I would like to see it filled with my dear friends and wonderful family, such hanging around in a casual moment as the night before Christmas slips away, enjoying each other and the season. Thanks for a beautiful moment. XO

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lyren December 10, 2012 - 11:43 pm

What a beautiful chateau ! it would be a dream to stay there, just one night !

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michele December 11, 2012 - 3:37 am

just in case you're feeling like a winner, my giveaway is open internationally. hope you win!

michele

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Bonnie December 11, 2012 - 4:24 am

Oh everything is beautiful! We always host a Christmas Eve dinner after Mass. We include our closest friends and some who do not have family nearby. There is always plenty of simply prepared food and good conversation. I don't think I would change a thing. Bonnie

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The Blue Farmhouse December 11, 2012 - 6:15 am

I would invite YoU because I think it would be nice to meet you…next my husband and children.

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peggy braswell December 11, 2012 - 4:24 pm

So beautiful! exactly where I would want to be with my family & friends on Christmas Eve. xxpeggybraswelldesign.com

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Colleen Taylor December 11, 2012 - 4:35 pm

That chateau is incredibly gorgeous. How I would love to be invited for such a dinner party. I would invite my family but we would need many more chairs. Love the creamy greige blends. So utterly elegant yet warm and inviting!

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Linda Stansbury December 11, 2012 - 6:33 pm

Simply beautiful… love the white on white, and the understated elegance.

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vicki archer December 11, 2012 - 7:41 pm

All I can think of is the now and what it means getting to this point…:)
Gorgeous images Sharon… xv

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Kat Ollivier December 11, 2012 - 8:15 pm

Très belle ambiance lumineuse et claire….
A bientôt
Kat (le chat peint vert)

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Splenderosa December 12, 2012 - 12:27 am

I just have to tell you how much I love this post. Simply beautiful, Sharon.
xx's

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bethsheba December 12, 2012 - 4:26 am

Such a Magical vision with the Country chic Kitchen and the other rooms in the Chateau . You create such a
Wonderful place to have a Christmas party.

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Amelia December 12, 2012 - 5:34 am

Sharon, it's not going to be a hard decision at all whom to invite for an intimate Christmas dinner party. To this lovely setting, I'll invite my best friend and her husband, and my husband's best friend and his wife.

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