Granted we live in a town near Charlotte and not New Orleans, but it seems no one recognizes/celebrates Mardi Gras. Over time, my plan is to change that. I told one of our neighbors that next year I want her husband to let me ride on the trailer that they pull behind their truck so …
Brooke is a friend of Chelsea’s in Atlanta. She is a floral designer, who creates amazing displays. Her fiancé is a cinematographer, who assists with lighting her still life scenes. Together they create wonderful photographs reminiscent of the old world masters’ paintings. More of her work can be found at https://www.brookereid.com. We are thrilled to …
Our final tree of this season, Chelsea wanted one to balance out the other decorations as viewed from the street.
A blush pink tree covered in emerald and sapphire colored glass balls.
Chelsea went with a Scandinavian theme–wooden ornaments, dried orange slices, and lots of bows.
This is our most personal tree. The majority of the ornaments are items we have picked up or been gifted from our wedding, Hobbes’ milestones, and mementos from trips.
We have met several artists since moving to Concord. One of them is April Simmons. She earned her Bachelor’s of Fine Arts at SCAD and her Master’s of Fine Arts at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. We really like her work and are fortunate to have a couple of her pieces. The …
The one negative related to our living room decor choices so far is the amount of light we have at night. During the day it is great due to the large windows, but once the sun goes down the room is too dark to have a comfortable conversation with others. We had two floor lamps …
Someone was selling a lamp that is only a couple of years old, but looks much older. The only problem was that the interior of the lamp shade was coated with a heavy mercury finish. That resulted in a bright silver color which looked a lot like chrome. It really didn’t fit with the other …