Madeira Linens

By Kimberly Whitman | August 24, 2020 |

I have a weakness for beautiful Madeira table linens.  The embroidery work coming out of the Portuguese Island of Madeira is really like no other! It was first discovered in 1850 when an Englishwoman was impressed with the hand-work of the Portuguese pheasant ladies and took trunks of it back to England.  It became the…

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KSW Travels: 2 Days in Venice

By Kimberly Whitman | September 26, 2016 |

Justin and I just returned from a wonderful Italian Holiday to celebrate my birthday.  We started out, just the two of us, in Venice and then met up with the rest of my family in the Amalfi Coast.  I can’t wait to tell you about the entire trip but let’s start with my favorite things…

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My List: Lace Plates

By Kimberly Whitman | July 18, 2011 |

I adore anything for the table-top and I also adore anything made by hand so when I found these amazing lace plates by Brazilian artist Caroline Harari I went crazy.  They are so gorgeous! Harari imprints gossamer Lace on clay and the plates she creates are gorgeous! $25 each on Ecostasy.com

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