New life is all around me……..

New life is all around me……..

  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. ...Continue reading...

For My Readers.

For My Readers.

"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 ...Continue reading...

Market Odds & Ends

Market Odds & Ends

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 styles. I liked the organic feel to much of what they had here in High Point. It just felt, well, natural, and beautifully designed and ...Continue reading...

High Point Furniture Market: More finds…….

High Point Furniture Market: More finds…….

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 all are available through your local furniture stores, designer is you use one, and the web sites I provided can tell you if there is one near you. I have tried to include varying price points as well. Starting today ...Continue reading...

Antiques, a little French, a little Modern…….

Antiques, a little French, a little Modern…….

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. ...Continue reading...

More from High Point Market

More from High Point Market

  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. ...Continue reading...

Some Fun Furniture Finds from High Point…..

Some Fun Furniture Finds from High Point…..

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...... ...Continue reading...

High Point, NC Furniture Market

High Point, NC Furniture Market

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! ...Continue reading...

Two Swans Farm

Two Swans Farm

European flair and attention to detail defines this world class luxury  horse farm. ...Continue reading...