On the Third Day of Christmas...

my true love gave to me...

Three French Hens,

Two Turtle Doves,

and a Partridge in a Pear Tree.
For cooking your three French Hens, nothing beats a Le Creuset cast iron French oven for the kitchen. Their range of colors is bigger than ever with matte black, turquoise and cassis added to the line this year.

Farmhouse Chic

The barn doors have gone into the living room of a project, and they completely makeover the space. It will look amazing once these are stained and all of the construction is cleaned up!

On the Second Day of Christmas...

my true love gave to me...

Two Turtle Doves

and a Partridge in a Pear Tree.
or a pair of Jonathan Adler bird salt and pepper shakers that bring the 2 turtle doves to your table.

A Work in Progress...

This is a shot from my latest project. We are installing the furniture in 2 weeks and the entire house will be completely transformed over the next couple of weeks. This project feels like Extreme Home Makeover with the kitchen and roof all going in this week. It always looks much worse before it looks better though.

On the First Day of Christmas...

my true love gave to me...
A Partridge in a Pear Tree

A great deal on a set of porcelain pear vases on overstock.com today!

Not to forget the partridge today,
A quill pen from Jayson Home and Garden will give a historical feel to a modern cubicle

Coast Magazine Article

One of my recent projects was highlighted in the November issue of Coast Magazine!

Drinks + Dessert

I hosted a holiday cocktail and dessert party on Saturday night and it was a festive way to get into the holiday spirit!

On the Drinks Menu... Winter Pimm's, Hot Cocoa, and of course Champagne. I also made up a Poinsettia cocktail that is a mix of cranberry juice and cointreau with a splash of champagne to top it off.

As for the dessert menu... Fresh Cherry Pie, Gingerbread, Chocolate Tart, Chocolate Mousse, Assorted Chocolates, Giant Meringues from Comptoir Gourmand, and Ginger Dodgers from Bee's Bakery! 

The Ginger Dodgers from Bee's Bakery!

My greenery for the winter are these mini conifers in silver porcelain pots from McQueens.

Holiday Baking

Baking away this weekend for a holiday dessert party. I have a cherry pie ready to pop in the oven, just one more dessert left to make for tonight. More photos to follow on Monday after the party...

A Gothic Winter

I am in love with the Starn Bros. edition that was released today on 20x200! I wasn't a fan of their snowflake series at the beginning, but this black and white is gorgeous!

Christmas Wednesdays

Every Wednesday in December is a special day on Columbia Road in E2. All of the shops will be open from 5-9 at night. This is great for all of those working girls who want to pick up unique gifts to take home for the holidays.