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Etiquette and manners at a restaurant are essential to professional success. The point of etiquette rules are to make you feel comfortable - not uncomfortable, and they can be applied to a business luncheon or a formal dinner at a restaurant. Here are a few etiquette tips and reminders to apply to your […]
I am designing a kitchen right now for interior design clients of mine here in Midland, Texas and have been researching beautiful tiles for them. Today, on Hadley Court, I’m sharing with you some of the inspirational images I’ve found in hopes that it will inspire you to seek the best tile resources and design […]
You may remember when, in February 2013, Hadley Court won the Design Bloggers Conference Hall Of Fame award, { a picture of attendees is above ] sponsored by Traditional Home magazine, for the category of *Best New Design Blog 2013* and how completely surprised I was. I will always treasure the memory of the moment […]
Continuing the Hadley Court series, Celebrating Gracious Living, it’s important to discuss manners at the dinner table. Leslie Wood of Hadley Court asked guest contributor Lynda Quintero-Davids to share her top tips and gentle reminders for manners & etiquette at the dinner table. Over the years, society has evolved our forms of communication in many […]
Next Sunday, Feb. 2nd 2104, is the Super Bowl, starting at 3:30 pm between the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos and, if you live in Texas like my family and I do, Super Bowl Sunday is hallowed ground for entertaining and cooking. Some of my interior design clients here in Midland, Texas ask me […]
You’ve decided to host a dinner party, but you don’t know where to begin? You want to make guests feel welcome, but you’re not quite sure of the right way? For her next post in this Hadley Court series, Celebrating Gracious Living, guest contributor Lynda Quintero-Davids has put together her top tips for being […]
Fine bone china and porcelain, what are their differences? What should you know to make the right decision about what to buy? On today’s post, I’ll share with you examples of each so you can make informed decisions - a foundation of gracious living. It all starts for me with this picture of a gorgeous […]
