As I drive around the beautiful Virginia and North Carolina countryside, and also walk on my own land, I observe new life everywhere. I just want to soak it all in.
Author: whgadmin
“If you have a candle, the light won’t glow any dimmer if I light yours off of mine” Steven Tyler, musician. I have been posting for just two months, and am still feeling my way along as I come into settling into a groove of what my readers might like
Low Country Originals crafts light fixtures, funrniture and accessories with the lowcountry style of South Carolina and Georgia. This is a young company of artisans that use natural materials such as marsh reeds, sea shells, driftwood and old metal among others, that result in items that can be used in a wide variety of decorating… Continue reading
It takes a very long time to go through the hundreds and hundreds of photos I took at Market, crop, adjust,etc., but the hardest part is deciding which ones to post. I have enjoyed sharing this series with my readers, and I hope you have found an item or two that spoke to you. Most… Continue reading
Today, a bit of mixing it up. Let’s start with some antiques and antique reproductions, then on to fun and whimsical modern, and then closing with a little bit of France.
Let’s start with some lighting, with the first group of photos from Visual Comfort & Co. I think they are probably my favorite lighting company, not just for the number of choices, many from designers such as Alexa Hampton and Thomas O’Brien, but because they elevate lighting to an art form.
There were a couple of furniture lines that always seem spot-on with originality and quality in their furniture and accessories, and GuildMaster is one. Their High Point Market Showroom is one of the most fun to go through……
I just returned from the Spring Furniture Market in NC, tired but inspired, after 5 days of design bliss. For those of you that might never have been, it is amazing, and near impossible to see it all. It is a city on textile steroids!
European flair and attention to detail defines this world class luxury horse farm.
On some spring days I feel a bit