THE WELCOMING HOUSE

For years we have been shopping at Circa, the fabulous store owned and operated by Jane Schwab and Cindy Smith of Circa Interiors in Charlotte, North Carolina. Now just out, their new book depicting the classic Southern interiors they are so well known for, The Welcoming House, The Art of Living Graciously by Rizzoli is full of their trademark timeless rooms. Southern charm at its very best abounds- always welcoming, always warm, always inviting with stunning photography by one of my favorite people Laura Resen! Congratulations girls!

SPRING HAS SPRUNG....

...or at least almost! The daffodils are up, the tulip trees are blooming and in Atlanta spring is truly the most spectacular time of the year. Carolyne Roehm's exquisite book Flowers encapsulates all the beauty the season has to offer in each and every sumptuous arrangement and vignette. There is nothing that transforms a room or a tabletop more than an elegant spray of flowers- c'est magnifique!

INSPIRED

Mood boards or inspiration boards in our industry are indispensable. We are enlisted on a daily basis to create a visual dialogue with our clients and actually more to the point, with ourselves, in an effort to stimulate the creative juices within us or inspire the people we are having a dynamic aesthetic discussion with via imagery.


We all draw from visual stimulation in our respective worlds and I for one never know where that "aha" moment may stem from and move my soul. These "boards" are to the designer much like the drawing is to the artist...the purest expression of self.

Be inspired!

Alexa Hampton- The Language of Interior Design

Clarkson Potter Publishers

Photos: Scott Frances

David Scott- Outside The Box

Pointed Leaf Press

Photos: Antoine Bootz

Charlotte Moss Decorates

Rizzoli

Photos: Pieter Estersohn

Inspired Styles

Assouline

Photos: Barbel Miebach

Barbara Barry, Michael Berman, Eric Cohler, David Easton, Thomas O'Brien, Candice Olson, Suzanne Rheinstein, Windsor Smith, Kelly Wearstler, Michael Weiss, Vincent Wolf