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{Take a Walk on the Wild Side}

October 8, 2015

Thank you, thank you, thank you! We had so much fun at A Date with a Plate supporting Project A.L.S. at Moulin at Sherman Mills. The truth is: I’ve been looking for an excuse to set an over the top,…

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{Instgram — Instafun — Instaaddiction}

March 13, 2015

So, I know we’re behind the 8 ball with social media, yes, we always are, and I’m starting to take pride in that fact. There’s something quite lovely about being hands on in every way— in the store, in the…

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{Have a beautiful 2015}

January 4, 2015

So, our New Year’s resolution at the shop is to become more savvy on social media. The thing is, I really don’t have much to say. Yes, I will stick by my mantras until the day I die. By now…

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{The Pearce Pumpkin Patch}

November 14, 2014

Now, this is a table to end all others. One of our Simon Pearce partners (Trio in Wichita, Kansas) was put to the challenge to create a display showcasing the infamous Simon Pearce hand blown pumpkins. Wow – do they…

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{The Air is Crisp}

October 28, 2014

It is that time of year. Time to home entertain. Time to start making soup. Time to hunker down. As you stare into those overstuffed cabinets and think about what you can finally get rid of, think about what we…

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{When is Labor Labor?}

August 28, 2014

So, I know you guys are thinking, what is she thinking? Labor? Well, not that kind of labor! We are in our 18th year of business and after all of these years, we always close for the extended weekends —…

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{July 4th Open House Crowd Pleaser}

June 30, 2014

So, July is here – WOW – did that come fast! With the holiday weekend quickly approaching, we imagine many of you will be entertaining outside both at the beach, as well as at home. There is no better time…

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{The Bigger the Better}

June 19, 2014

So many of you look at our fabulous, oversized cheese boards and comment “I LOVE it but when am I ever going to be able to use that?” And I immediately think of a table covered with itsy, bitsy, little…

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{What’s Old is New Again}

June 14, 2014

A few weeks ago, a customer who I really like, called me in a panic after leaving the store, as she was setting her table. She and her husband had yet to purchase a table for their recently renovated dining…

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{Spring Cleaning}

April 30, 2014

We’re always telling you guys to Edit, Edit, Edit…Out with the old…Go through your stuff…Give away what you don’t use…Make some space…Update your look. Well, now’s your chance to not only go through your closets, but give back to the community…

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