Setting the Table: Thanksgiving

Setting the table for a traditional holiday meal does not have to be all that traditional. It is way more fun to do something unexpected and outside the normal harvest looking routine. Getting inspiration can come from anywhere. A Thanksgiving table should be festive and warm, with touches of tradition.  

Images from Pinterest

My fantasy table this year...

1. Runner $30 2. Coral Vase  $20 3. Wooden Hurricane $40 

4. Clear Column Votives $10-$30 5. Golden Rhino  $38 

6. Tortoise Glasses $60 7. Scalloped Plates $20 (set of 4) 

8. Gold Dipped Flatware $38 9. Cocktail Napkins $3

With touches of tradition in the warm orange tones and white scalloped plates, it is easy to mix in some modern and rustic pieces. Using fruit and magnolia leaves instead of bouquets of flowers is a nod to the whole harvest theme, without being cheesy. I like mixing up all these different types of accessories too, it makes the table way more interesting. And who doesn't want a couple of gold rhinos peeking from behind a candle? 

xo

Erin 

Skirting the Issue

We have the an enormous TV. Like an obnoxious one that is every man's dream. It was purchased before I was around and used to live in our master bedroom, where it's size (kind of) made sense. Now it is in our great room until we can figure out where to put it. It hovers above a side table I actually love, and below it is all the junk that it takes to work it and the network through out the house. I love how it takes this many wires to actually be wireless....

That sweet little table hiding underneath is actually an antique from my grandmother that I have been dying to repaint. 

Anyway, I needed to figure out a solution to hide all this junk, because honestly it was driving me crazy. Because we watch this TV the most, I have been forced to watch those wires as much as every show on Bravo. 

Lucky for me I found a solution. A table skirt. But before you judge, because the only person you know with a table skirt is your grandmother, take a look....

 A lovely lady from the Etsy shop HomeLush made this for me. I sent her the measurements, a picture of what needed to be covered, and what fabric I wanted from her collection. No less than a week later it was on my doorstep. 

This may be a temporary fix for a bigger problem, like where is this monstrosity going and what will be put in it's place? But it is a fix I am loving and I have something so much nicer to look at while I hang out with Andy Cohen. 

xo

Erin 

Weekend Wishes

It is easy to come up with my wishes this week, Pinterest is always filled with things you wish you had, wish you could do, wish you could go to, wish you could find the time to do....


These are my top this week...

I wish I could hang this original painting in my house. 

Artist Jennifer Moreman on Etsy. Beautiful and fun work. 

 I wish I could hang out in this (or own) pool with this furniture all summer...

And I wish I could be with these girls at fashion week....

Hope a few of your Pinterest wishes come true this weekend. Mine are a little far fetched. 

xo

Erin