GARDEN TOUR 2013 NORFOLK, VIRGINIA

LOCATED IN NORFOLK'S HISTORIC GHENT NEIGHBORHOOD, THIS YEAR'S GARDEN TOUR WAS A HUGE TREAT FOR THOSE WHO LOVE BIG OLE SOUTHERN MANSIONS!

FOR THE FIRST TIME, I HAD A VERY UNIQUE SOURCE FOR A DECORATING INSPIRATION....MY CUSTOMERS ARE DEDICATED COLLECTORS OF VINTAGE POSTERS! NOT ONLY ARE THEY BEAUTIFUL MUSEUM QUALITY PIECES OF ART, BUT LUCKY ME HAD EVERY COLOR UNDER THE RAINBOW TO WORK FROM!

...AND BECAUSE THE HOMEOWNERS HAVE AN ECLECTIC MIX OF MID-CENTURY MODERN, MISSION, AND VICTORIAN STYLE FURNISHINGS, THE BONES OF THIS NEARLY 100 YEAR OLD HOUSE SHOWS OFF BEAUTIFULLY IN CONTRAST.

....AND THANKS TO THE WORK OF THE TALENTED WOMEN WHO CREATED THESE AMAZING FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE TOUR!!


















CHARLESTON WEEKEND!!

I LOVE MY OLD STOMPING GROUND OF CHARLESTON, SC........AND THRILLED THAT MY SUPER FUN COUSIN IS NOW A RESIDENT.......AND PSYCHED THAT MY SISTER CAME TO JOIN US FOR A FANTASTIC WEEKEND......
AND  DOES IT GET ANY BETTER THAN CRUSING THRU THE CITY IN A GOLF CART???
SISTER AND COUSIN

YES, I THINK MY COUSIN WAS ABOUT TO KILL ME BECAUSE I MADE HIM STOP A MILLION TIMES TO SNAP PICS...HERE ARE SOME FANTASTIC LOOKS THAT MAKES CHARLESTON SO BEAUTIFUL.....













 AND ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS??? DINNER AT OAK......
http://www.oaksteakhouserestaurant.com/
WITH OUR NEW BEST FRIEND AND HEAD CHEF JEREMIAH...YOU GOTTA GO TO OAK.

 STAY TUNED FOR PICS OF MY FAVORITE CHARLESTON FURNITURE STORE!

NEW ART AND NEW FRAMES!

I RECENTLY FINISHED A FEW MORE PAINTINGS. AND WHAT A DIFFERENCE IT TRUELY MAKES TO FRAME THEM! FROM NOW ON A MUST! LOVE THEM IN MY HOUSE BUT NOW SURE HOW LONG THEY WILL BE HERE.




HAPPY EARLY WEEKEND! I'M TAKING TOMORROW OFF TO HAVE FUN WITH MY SISTER AND CRAZY FUN COUSIN WHO LIVES IN CHARLESTON. LOVE CHARLESTON....FUTURE CHARLESTON BLOG ON THE HORIZON!