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Monday, April 16, 2012

Amy D. Morris Interiors

Thank you Amy D. Morris Interiors for designing a beautiful vignette in our display window. We love it! This vignette features many pieces from Mr. Brown and Julian Chichester lines. Amy D. Morris Interiors delivers a relaxed style that showcases architecture, clean lines, and color. Amy D. Morris started her firm in 2005 and has been featured in many magazine articles including Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles and Traditional Home, and was recently selected as one of ADAC’s 2011 Rising Stars.

Friday, April 13, 2012

Interesting Facts About Gold

* The chemical symbol for gold is "Au".

* Gold weighs 19.3 times more than an equal volume of water.

* The first discovery of gold in the United States was at the Reed Goldmine near Georgeville, NC in 1803.

* In 1848, gold was discovered in California starting "The Gold Rush".

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Dorothy Mae "Sister" Parish

Dorothy Mae Parish (1910 – 1994), known as “Sister” Parish was an interior designer, as well as Dorothy Draper’s cousin, however their decorating styles differed. Sister filled her rooms with flowery chintzes and ornate embroidery together with patchwork quilts and rag rugs. She is credited with spreading the American country style during the 1960s, and was the first interior designer brought in by Jackie Kennedy to decorate the White House. Parish’s influence can still be seen in the Family Dining Room and Yellow Oval Room in the White House.

Dorothy Mae "Sister" Parish


Written by Susan B. Crater, Sister’s granddaughter, and Libby Cameron, Sister’s last protégé


White House Yellow Oval Room

Sister Parish Design accessories

Sister Parish Design custom pillows

Monday, April 9, 2012

High Point, NC

Friday, April 6, 2012

Books For Keeps

We are thinking a bit ahead this year. Last June 1st - August 31st we held a book drive for a very worthy cause called, Books for Keeps. Check out their blog, http://booksforkeeps.blogspot.com/, to see more details about the amazing work this organization does for children in need. The best thing for us is that they put books in children's hands who really need them. So, while you are doing your Spring cleaning this year, make a stack of books to donate to Books for Keeps this year and receive 20% off any purchase from Holland & Company or MacRae. Come in for all the details and drop your books by the showroom starting June 1st.

And, here are a few amazing bookcases to inspire you!

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Ina Garten

Here is a riddle for you . . . who is a former White House nuclear policy analyst?

Ina Garten - the host of Food Network's Barefoot Contessa. She is mainly well known for her cooking and her cookbooks, in which she has invented easy recipes that are full of fresh ingredients. She began her culinary career when she bought the store, Barefoot Contessa in 1978 and taught herself how to cook by reading many French and New England recipes. The store closed in 2004. Ina has written seven cookbooks since 1999, and in 2006 launched her own line of packaged foods called Barefoot Contessa Pantry, including cake mixes, marinades, sauces, and preserves.

A Few of Barefoot Contessa's Cookbooks

A Few Barefoot Contessa Pantry Items

Ina Garten's East Hampton House, House Beautiful, November 2008