Posts Tagged ‘Southern Classics’
Naming Your House
Naming your house is a great way to define identity, add character, and show affection for that place we call home! There’s no place like home. There’s no place like home. There’s no place like home. Home brings to mind a distinctive vision, stirring memories, special smells, and a singular feeling of love. There’s…
Read MoreDetails from Swan House
Enamored with the Jazz Age and the New South? Visit Atlanta’s Swan House for a taste of 1920’s culture, design, and luxury! Down in Atlanta behind the eye popping electric blue doors of a classical style mansion the swinging lilt of jazz and the faint tinkle of a flapper’s jet beads can be heard amid…
Read MoreTea for Two
Brew a pot of tea and invite your kindred spirit to spend a lovely afternoon nibbling on delicious treats with a spring tea for two! Is there any problem a good gossip and a cup of tea can’t solve? Highly unlikely, if you ask me! And yet we don’t indulge in low tea nearly often…
Read MoreHoliday Etiquette & Hospitality + My Plaid Christmas Table
The Southern approach to holiday etiquette and hospitality plus a plaid Christmas table idea perfect for holiday entertaining. Good manners the world over are important even today when it feels like propriety has fallen out of favor and civility is long forgotten. Here in the South, being courteous and well-mannered have a certain sine qua…
Read MoreApple Cider Hot Toddy with Pineapple & Bourbon
This apple cider hot toddy is perfect for those cold, blustery days when you need something to cozy up and warm your insides. Made with pineapple, bourbon, and moonshine you are sure to get a toasty feeling! Y’all this is such an easy drink to make. It tastes amazing and will warm you up in…
Read MoreA Whimsical-Glam Christmas Table with Hoskins in the Flat
Embrace the unexpected this holiday season with a whimsical-glam Christmas table bedecked with mixed metals, pink and green hues, Arté Italica dinnerware, poinsettia, and fanciful ornaments. Candlelight flickers over a carefully laid table. The air is laden with evergreen and mama’s cooking. A Christmas tree shines merrily in the corner, while presents peak from underneath.…
Read MoreCurrently Reading…My Southern Journey
Let Rick Bragg take you home with My Southern Journey… This book takes me to places familiar: It takes me to lazy evenings rockin’ on my grandmother’s porch. It takes me on truck rides down back country roads on misty mornings. It takes me to oyster bars in Charleston and a barstool in my favorite…
Read MorePreppy July 4th Outfits
Celebrate the USA this July 4th with some all American sportswear in classic red, white, and blue! Summer is already slipping away from us, and July 4th will be here next week. I just can’t believe it. This year we have big plans to go to the anvil shoot at the Museum of Appalachia. Yes,…
Read MoreStyling Your Home with Sentimental Decor
Display your keepsakes, layer your travel mementos, and give family heirlooms pride of place: learn how to style your home with sentimental decor. As Southerners we are undeniably partial to sentimental decor whether it’s childhood keepsakes, travel mementos, or antique heirlooms passed down for generations. These treasures tell our stories. They make up the fabric…
Read MoreSouthernisms: Mama Always Said…
Southern mamas’ advice – the best words of wisdom from our Southern mamas – take them to heart! As y’all know, Southern mamas are brimming over with important pearls of wisdom, and in honor of Mother’s Day this weekend I’m sharing some of my favorite Southern mamas’ advice from my own family. After all, “Mama…
Read More