Happy Valentines Day!

Couldn't resist this one...

More from Scott's...

I'm glad we went to Scott's yesterday, because this is what Atlanta looks like today!



I am crazy about Florentine painted things - there's a booth in the back that always has an amazing selection of boxes, lamps, waste baskets, trays, mirrors etc.



These Florentine, solid wood, painted pineapple lamps were even more beautiful in person


I would cover this pair of chairs in deep orange linen (we just recovered a wing chair for a client in the perfect shade of orange with brown piping). I can think of a million great places to use these chairs - next to a fireplace, in a study, on either side of a window, in an entrance hall on either side of a console...



How beautiful is this Italian settee?


Pretty and comfortable bergeres!


Finally, I like the lines of these twin head and foot boards - very versatile and were so reasonably priced!


Enjoy the weekend!

Field trip to Scott Antique Market

We braved the possible snow this morning and ventured out to Scott's at the Expo Center. There were still some interesting finds even though the best was probably all scooped up yesterday.

Here's a look at what I saw that looked good:

Some great doors for architectural interest in a high ceiling room


Lots of wonderful French furniture


Chairs


Tables (great for bedside)


I would like to see these lacquered and covered in a fretwork fabric



fabric from HomeDecoratingCompany is Chippendale Fretwork in Onyx by Waverly

More finds from Scott's posted tomorrow!

Scottie Dogs are beautiful accessories...

With a lot of personality!


A friend of mine, from whom I got my Scottie dogs, said that he has been told, "You don't have dogs, you have great accessories." Which brings me to this picture -
don't my two Scotties, Trevi on the left and Daisy on the right - look great with my marble floors?

Also, the Westminster Dog Show is this weekend in NYC, and assuming that the snow won't stop the show (it has never been cancelled) - a Scottie named Sadie is expected to win the whole show. Sadie won the terrier group at Westminster in 2009:


My dog Trevi's great grandmother won Westminster in 1995:
from the blog Scottish Terrier Dog News:
"In 1995 Gaelforce Post Script aka Peggy Sue who, as the Scottie News previously reported, celebrated her win by eating steak atop a table at Sardi's. Her three-year-old granddaughter Hiwood Lady Georgianna of Elidor is also a dog show star who might very well carry on the family's winning Westminster tradition."

Peggy Sue - my dog's great grandmother :

Field Trip Thursday - Cumming, GA

Well, today is Thursday and I had planned to go to Scott Antique Market at the Expo center. But instead I needed to pick up one of my Scotties (who has just been groomed at the breeders house). So I'll go to Scott's tomorrow. Meanwhile, here are some photos of the cute puppies currently at my breeder's (Eroglen Kennels). The photos were taken with my phone - so the quality is not that great...

House portraits

I have always loved pen and ink drawings of houses and buildings - especially when they have an architectural quality to them. (The drawing above is of our first house in Richmond, Virginia.) I have been looking for someone to draw my new house (which we built two years ago) and thought my results might make an interesting post.

Architectural drawing of my husband's childhood home in Boston:




My first internet visit was to PVEdesign the website of Patricia Van Essche. Her drawings have a delightful, whimsical quality to them and she was very responsive when I emailed to ask her the prices. I'm going to ask for a PVE drawing of my house for my birthday this summer.

The next website that I found is called MEKdesigns. Two friends, both artists - Earle Kluttz Thompson and Raines Thompson - started this business a couple of years ago. I love their drawings of houses and the quote they sent me for a 5x7 drawing was reasonable - $150.

At one of my favorite online vintage markets Highstreetmarket, I noticed that the owner, Kelly Galvin Robson, draws houses also. She charges $95 a commission. You send her a digital photo of the house and she draws from that. Check out her vintage wares too - they are great!

Another house portrait artist that impresses me is LizPeyton. Her drawings are beautiful and again the prices reasonable (5x7 is $150).

In the Atlanta area, I found BarbaraMcGinity. She has great style, I especially love her watercolor house portraits. Her price for an 8x10 pen and ink house drawing is $125-150.

Here's the link to a California artist, AnnieBean. A 9x12 house drawing is $98.

The quality of this artist's work looks terrific to me LarrySnode. The images on his website are beautiful. His prices are higher than the two above mentioned sites - $195 for a 16x20 - but it's a bigger image.

One last note, any of these artists will make your house drawing into notecards (or possibly Christmas cards) for a fee (somewhere between $50 and $100 for 50 cards).

Have fun perusing these websites!


Drawing of our 1925 bungalow, which we lived in for almost 13 years before we built our new house.

Fun finds around town

So I was out and about today and saw at Homegoods these funny giraffe tables and accessories. The safari thing may be overdone - but I do love giraffe print (remember the fabric I bought last Thursday?)