Blogspot - Recipe Scratch Rusia

Last weekend we hosted a dinner at The School House.  My Aunt and Uncle were visiting, so we treated everyone to a dinner (mostly) from our garden.  Dinner at the school house is a unique setting - it feels sort of like a country house, but also a little like a store.  We had plenty of wine and music and a delicious fresh menu that tasted like summer. It was mostly adults (except for Emma and her baby cousin), so I took the opportunity to set a pretty table using the new linens from the Classic Collection - Navy Fleur Block Print . I took these photos in the afternoon, but we didn't have dinner until 8pm, so you'll have to imagine the candles flickering and the sun setting over the field against the huge wall of windows. I design all of the runners in my store to be extra wide and extra long.  I love big, rustic farmhouse tables - I love to see the patina and character of the wood.  I'm not much of a placemat person, so this extra long, extra wide runner provide...

This morning I'm taking you on a little house tour on the blog.  I've updated our home this week with accents from the Classic Home Collection .  It is also rare for me to take intentional photos of our home in sort of a natural state - and by natural, I don't mean messy (though that is probably the true natural state!), but that it isn't decorated for any particular season.  Most of my collections and photos are focused toward a certain color theme or season and I transform our home to suit it (which I love to do!), but this is our home in between.  It is filled with neutrals, muted tones.  This is our everyday "classic" home. Last week when someone asked me, "What advice do you have for someone who wants to make their home more Classic?"  My response was stop looking at magazines, stop cruising Pinterest - hunt for things  you  love.  A well curated, eclectic and loved home will always be Classic.   Personally, I love a neutral home. ...