The final phase of the ‘tough love’ visit from our friend, Giggi, was the dining room. I didn’t really change a lot in there because I have what I have in the way of furniture. BUT, the surfaces were in desperate need of some love. The side board still had a couple of Christmas items. They [...]
You may have noticed a little lack of blogging around here lately – but don’t be afraid, we’ve not abandoned our effort to provide you with a glimpse into our corner of the Earth, we just traveled back to Karan’s home state of Alabama. We spent most of our time in Birmingham visiting with our dear family that [...]
These lamps came in for consignment this week. I fell in love with them. However, when I put the shade on them, I fell in “maybe a little like” with them. These lamps are a great illustration on how just changing a shade, and usually the harp, can make such a difference. The old shades were [...]
When I go home to visit my mom in my hometown of Huntsville, Alabama, I go on what I call my ‘morning coffee tour’. Instead of making a pot of coffee for just me, I go to a close-by Hardees and get a large coffee. Then, I take off on my tour. Huntsville is a beautiful [...]
Back in March we did flowers for a wedding in Williamsburg. The ceremony was in the Wren Chapel at the College of William and Mary. What an historic place for a wedding! The reception was held at the Alumni House of W&M. The bride, Meg, was a long-time family friend of Allison’s husband, Jon. The colors were [...]
Well, I’m back from the beach, and it’s way past time to update the blog. Most of the problem with writing a blog is subject matter. In my mind, it’s a fine line between something interesting and something boring. Today, as we were shifting stuff around the shop (which as most of you know is [...]
Oh my – I feel like the stereotypical spouse who forgets their anniversary. We just realized that last week we have been in business for 11 years!!! Woohoo!! Time flies when you are having fun. Here is a photo of Allison and me on the first day of the first shop, dated June 5, 2002. Seems [...]
Alright, we are guilty. We have been called out and we can’t deny that the blog has fallen by the wayside. We are very busy and very important, right? Yeah, yeah, yeah…. How about a little around the Blooms in 60 seconds? More like 6 pics…. So there was Christmas: The table set for our Shop Christmas [...]
If you had to guess what the house of an interior designer and consignment shop owner looked like, what would you guess? In a word: Fabulous. I can say this about Karan’s house because it’s true (no nepotism involved here.) She lives in a modest house, filled with beautiful things in a great neighborhood not [...]
It never ceases to amaze me what people will throw away. I was on my way to work recently, zooming through the neighborhood in my MINI Cooper when I saw a piece of furniture that really caught my eye. Unfortunately, it wouldn’t fit into said MINI. So I called Mom (Karan) who was also on her [...]
