It’s not a well kept secret that I’m not exactly a winter lover and for those who know me well it would be of no surprise that I love garden tours. So within the last two weeks I took advantage of the opportunity to attend a presentation by designer Charlotte Moss entitled “25 Years of Creating a Garden and Influences Along the Way.” I must say it was a nice winter diversion that I very much enjoyed just three days prior to the first day of spring’s snow. The designer will be releasing her latest book “Garden Inspirations” next month so attendees got a sneak preview of numerous photos she shared of her East Hampton garden 25 year labor of love.
Monthly Archives: March 2015
Home Is What You Make It
How cool is this!
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Dining Rooms of Distinction
In the previous post the focus was on the dining room and continuing with this post I wanted to share with you 3 tips suggested by House Beautiful in an article on 15 Ways to Make a Statement in Your Dining Room. Check out the full article for 12 additional ways to ensure that your dining room makes a statement which may potentially draw more guests into this alternative gathering space.
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Focusing on the Dining Room
With kitchens being the center of action where most people tend to gravitate when entertaining, the dining room seems to have fallen out of favor. I was recently perusing the Southern Living website and came across some inspirational decorating ideas for dining rooms that I decided to highlight for this post which I thought made for a nice alternative gathering post for family and friends. Continue reading
Give Away: Is Less Really More?
So at the kickoff of the New Year in my first post of 2015 I solicited feedback on ways that I could improve the content of what I had hoped would be a source of inspiration for you the readers. And I did get feedback that I am currently considering. One suggestion that I received is that the postings have way too much content and should be more to the point. I have to admit blogging is something new for me and I didn’t really follow any guidelines. I didn’t do any research on the topic or focus on SEO (Search Engine Optimization) techniques or Google analytics for that matter I just wrote from the heart on a topic that I have had a lifelong passion for, which may or may not be reflected in the quality of the content. Continue reading