THROW A CLOTH ON IT...

As much as I love a beautiful bare dining room table,
there is something so intimate and warm
about a table draped in beautiful linens.
It seems to add a touch of elegance but at the same time a nice casualness.
And as you all probably know, a dining room table is one of the hardest to find
and biggest investments of a home. If you are still searching or saving
for yours you can buy a 60" round caterers table from
Sam's club and throw a beautiful tapestry or cloth over it..
instant dining room

Miles Redd

Nathan Turner

Bunny Williams

House Beautiful

Carolina Irving

Dominoe

John Saladino

John Saladino

Courtnay Haden

Elle Decor

And George
The tablecloth shown above is a standard 60" linen cloth we have made
and can custom any size or fabric.

FRIDAY FLOWERS

What better way to say fall than leaves.

We had friends to dinner last night and with this 70 degree weather,

I felt like I needed a little fall to cozy us up.

So, I went to the backyard and cut some of the branches off our

gorgeous maple trees.

voila....

And, I redid the pumpkin arrangement with some more pastel colors.....

A favorite...

I thought today I would share one of my all time favorite apartments.

It is interior designer David Netto's downtown fifth avenue place

and it has always just drove me wild.

Such a great juxtaposition of new modern and antique.

Love everything about it!

FRIDAY FLOWERS

This was a birthday bouquet I received from Erika,

the stationaire extraordinaire.

Beautiful!

Love the card wrapped around the vase!

And a card she whipped up with all 41 of my wonderful and

not so wonderful attributes!

SNEAK PREVIEW...

We are so excited to show you all a sneak preview

of the limited edition candle we are introducing for the holiday's.

Our good friends from THE SOAP AND PAPER FACTORY

are pouring a candle for us to package

in these beautiful reversable bags of

wonderful velvet and silk that we are having made.

Great gifts for the holiday's.

Keep you posted!

PUMPKINS...

Well, we thought it was pumpkin time

but as Charlottesville is going to be in the mid to upper 70's

the next few days... we decided to bring the pumpkins inside

and create a little fall within....

There are so many different variety of pumpkin these days it is so

fun to mix and match!

MAO'S LAST DANCER

Temple Fennell, a Charlottesville resident, CEO of ATO Pictures (aka Art Takes Over) and good friend is distributing Mao's Last Dancer at the Vinegar Hill Theater.

Mao's Last Dancer is based on the autobiography of Li Cunxin, who grew up poor in rural China and became a world-famous ballet dancer. The film was directed by Bruce Beresford, the Academy Award winning director of Driving Miss Daisy, Breaker Morant and Tender Mercies.

To see the trailer of the film to to http://www.maoslastdancer-movie.com/flash.html

Hurry, because it wont be there long.

It is so good, a "must see"!

Bring your tissue.