Browsing: "Furnishings"

March 24th, 2010

Daffodil Days

“And then my heart with pleasure fills, and dances with the daffodils” (William Wordsworth) As we are in some sort of fast track to spring mode here in Seattle, (not that I

March 9th, 2010

Savannah Smiles (Part Un)

Did Y’all (favorite new southern phrase) miss me? OK, I promise not to change my dialect after four days down south, but it sure is catchy. And is it just me or are people from the South the most POLITE on the planet? Definitely going to try to emulate that for a while. But onto other Savannah favorites. I just love when the imagery of a certain place imagined from reading a book, like Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, matches the experience of being there. One step into one of the dozens of squares in downtown Savannah…

February 9th, 2010

High Impact, Low Budget

Are you loving those little signs of spring (sorry East coast friends) emerging through the ground and on the trees? Peering down at a little crocus peeping through just makes my day right now. One of my favorite decorative touches to achieve high drama while costing almost nothing is sooooo simple. Arrange 1-2 branches like cherry blossom branches, which are just gorgeous, in an over-sized glass vessel for a look of simple modern elegance. I noticed Whole Foods sells wonderful branches like these right now, or if you have access to whack away at something wild, branchy and perhaps budding…

February 5th, 2010

French Vintage

You know that certain somethin’ somethin’ feeling or as the French say, “Je ne sais quoi”, that you can’t quite put your finger on, but immediately know is fabulous? That is the experience of walking into Red Ticking. A few steps into this wonderful storefront make one feel transported into a chic Parisian boutique. The styling and merchandising make you literally want to gobble items up (of course nothing is actually edible). From sumptuous throws to drape over antique french chairs–to delicate but fresh handcrafted jewelery to bowls of various textural collections like shiny sea shells (say that fast seven…

February 1st, 2010

California Dreamin’

Have you ever noticed the fine line between boasting and

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