Meet Mr. Jonathan Sowter: The Founder of Jonathan Charles Fine Furniture

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Jonathan Charles Fine Furniture mixes the beauty of antiques with a modern flair to create a unique blend of craftsmanship: While pedigreed, the furnishings also have an originality about them. Jonathan Charles’ latest upholstery setting, for instance, shown above, marries neoclassical designs with vivacious fabrics for a refreshing look that blends traditional formality with whimsy. […]

Author Danielle Rollins Shares Her 8 Top Thanksgiving Entertaining Tips

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From a casual outdoor supper sitting on chambray-covered hay bales, to a formal dinner by candlelight, …Danielle Rollins has served Thanksgiving celebration meals on both ends of the spectrum. The Gracious Living and Stylish Entertaining lifestyle expert and best-selling author of “Soiree Entertaining with Style” believes that either can create a Thanksgiving to cherish. “For me, the […]

Author Kathryn Greeley: Top Thanksgiving Entertaining Tips

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The most valuable collection of the Thanksgiving table “is the collection of guests, family and friends around the table,” believes tastemaker, North Carolina interior designer and author of The Collected Tabletop, Kathryn Greeley. Kathryn’s Thanksgiving table at her Chestnut Cottage near Asheville, North Carolina, shown above in the opening photo, usually has up to 24 or 30 […]

Luxury Lucite Adds Glamour and Sparkle To Timeless Interiors

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It’s a little bit retro and a little bit Deco, with a dash of Hollywood Regency glamour and even some magic dust thrown in for extra charm. Luminous, light and transparent, Lucite is experiencing a renaissance in home furnishings that was readily apparent at the recent High Point Market. “Lucite has become the new jewelry material […]

New Directions In Home Fashion

As the Fall 2014 High Point Furniture Market opens this week, the international design trend winds have already been stirring at the renowned Maison & Objet Show held in Paris last month, giving a preview of what we can expect in home fashion introductions in High Point this season and beyond. Our friend Michelle Lamb, Editorial Director of The Trend Curve, who trend spots all […]