Lakeside Tablescape

Every summer of my life has included a summer visit to the lake in Ontario, Canada.  That means lazy beach walks, time to relax and read, and hours with friends and family.  It also means evening dinners on the deck watching the sunset.  My mother has put together an amazing collection of tabletop items but…

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Five Healthy Choices

I love Kimber Westphall’s new column for D Magazine about Five Healthy Choices so I was thrilled when she asked me to share a few of mine!  I’m always striving to make healthier choices, especially in front of my children, and sitting down to answer her questions was a great reminder for me to continue…

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Winter Wonderland

I am excited to share my next Chick-fil-A tablescape! I tried to create a table theme that would work for any winter celebration with the little ones. Thanks to Elsa and Anna of Frozen fame, my daughter is as much into blue and silver as my son so this color scheme seemed to be a…

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Getting your Guest Room Ready!

Do you have guests coming to town next week?  Maybe you have family and friends visiting over the holidays.  Here are my four favorite little tricks for getting your guest room ready. 1. Place a candle in the room!  One of my favorites is .  It is fresh and relaxing and makes the room feel…

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Friday Favorites

What an amazing week at The Southern Summit in Charleston!  One of the many highlights was Eddie Ross‘ fantastic workshop on “Instagramable”Cocktail Parties!  Isn’t his arrangement gorgeous? If you don’t already have his book, Modern Mix, please order one today! It is so colorful and inspiring! I spoke at the Summit on the Myth of…

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Blue and White Sale!

What’s my favorite piece in the big One Kings Lane Blue and White sale you ask?   You know I couldn’t pick just one, right?  See below for my picks! !function(d,s,id){var e, p = /^http:/.test(d.location) ? ‘http’ : ‘https’;if(!d.getElementById(id)) {e = d.createElement(s);e.id = id;e.src = p + ‘://’ + ‘widgets.rewardstyle.com’ + ‘/js/boutique.js’;d.body.appendChild(e);}if(typeof window.__boutique === ‘object’)…

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Friday Favorites – Monograms for the Home!

Monograms for the Home officially came out this week and I am so excited!   I’m working on a list of my upcoming book signing events and I hope you can come out to one of them. Please keep checking in here for dates in your area. Love Chinoiserie? Love Blue and White? Have you ever…

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Friday Favorites

Blue and White lovers can relax now knowing that it is impossible to take it too far!  Thanks Oscar de la Renta circa 1960s for putting us at ease.  Isn’t it amazing???? I’m packing up one of these and heading to Charlotte this weekend to speak at the Carolina Bridal Fair for Southern Living.  Can’t wait…

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Blue Crush

I’m big time crushing on these blue pops of color! !function(d,s,id){var e, p = /^http:/.test(d.location) ? ‘http’ : ‘https’;if(!d.getElementById(id)) {e = d.createElement(s);e.id = id;e.src = p + ‘://’ + ‘widgets.rewardstyle.com’ + ‘/js/widget.js’;d.body.appendChild(e);}if(typeof(window.__moneyspot) === ‘object’) {if(document.readyState === ‘complete’) {window.__moneyspot.init();}}}(document, ‘script’, ‘moneyspot-script’); JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content. Hermes Kelly…

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