Gracious Living. Timeless Design. Family Traditions.
Whether you’re a consumer looking to purchase a sofa or chair or you’re a *just out of school* designer who reads Hadley Court to learn, today’s post will share with you the differences between good, better and best upholstery filling materials so you’ll know exactly what to ask for, or specify, to get the comfort […]
“Flowering the Easter Cross” - A Creative Family Tradition During Easter and Sunrise church services across the country this coming Sunday morning, many worshippers will participate in the poignant practice of “flowering the Easter cross.” As part of this custom, each worshipper is invited to pick out a fresh flower from an assortment of lilies, daisies, tulips, carnations and other spring delights, […]
How is the frame of a sofa, or a chair, made? What constitutes good quality, better quality and the finest quality in upholstery? What are the differences and what do those differences mean to you? We hope you’ll enjoy this post, whose aim is to help inform you so you can make the very best […]
*Songs of Celebration * by artist Kathe Fraga COLOR TRENDS 2014: PRETTY IN PINK { AND CORAL } IS BACK! Feminine and flirtatious looks combined with chinoiserie made a dramatic appearance on the international design stage this week at the Spring High Point Furniture Market, where pink, coral, melon, sable, cocoa and terra cotta and a […]
One of the things we admire most here in Texas are women and men with a pioneer, get it done spirit, women and men who can create something from nothing..and when that something shifts in a dramatic way, as it often does through life’s ups and down, are then able to pick themselves up, brush […]
I am the proud mother of the beautiful kids pictured above. My daughter will graduate from high school in May and my son will be driving in August. Where did the time go? Everyone cautioned me to savor every moment for it will be over before you blink. Wow, they were right. During the past […]
For as long as I can remember, blue and white porcelain, like this stunning 500 year old blue and white imperial vase that dates from the Ming Dynasty period [ which sold for 21.6 million dollars during a Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong and is the most expensive piece of blue and white porcelain ever […]
