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Last week we co-hosted an event with West Elm Fort Worth where we created some super fun table settings for the upcoming holidays. We even got the crowd in on the fun! Thanks to West Elm and their team for the gracious hospitality, and to Williams Sonoma for the yummy holiday treats! Y'all, both of them have the cutest tabletop stuff right now, we had the hardest time deciding what to use. Check out the party pics and links below to all the great product. Oh, and all Tabletop is now on sale at West Elm, 20% off.  Whimsical Table Dapper Animal Salad Plates Fishs Eddy Scalloped Dinner Plate Gold Metal Charger Gold Flatware Set Luster Velvet Table Runner Distressed Metallic Dots Napkins Oblique Glassware Modern Brass Candleholder Reactive Glaze Vases  Elegant Blush Table Pop Art Salad Plates (extra 40% off!) Reactive Glaze Dinner Plates Square Dinnerware Rose Gold Flatware Luster Velvet Border Napkin Frayed Edge Placemats Bormioli Rocco Stemware Glass Ball Ornaments Bottle Brush Trees Glitter Garland  Holiday Tartan Table
Tartan Dinner Plates Snowman Salad Plates Snowman Appetizer Plates Hipped Glassware Distressed Metallic Dot Napkins Metallic Laced Placemats Promenade Flatware Set Felt Stocking (used as charger) Felt Mistletoe (used as napkin ring) Right now, it's Friends & Family Week at Williams-Sonoma too, save 20% through Thursday! This post contains affiliate links
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Shauna has already started her gift shopping. Like 2 weeks ago. As far as she is concerned, the early bird gets the worm, and we wouldn't want to miss out on something fabulous selling out. Over the next few weeks, we will be sharing with you our best gift ideas: Friday Finds. Today, gifts for her from one of our favorite stores, Anthropologie.  1. Flannel Sleep Pants
2. Needlepoint Slide Slippers 3. Festive Striped Sweater 4. Embroidered Monogram Pouch 5. Cinnamon Noir Jar Candle 6. Good Cheer Tea for One Set 7. Graphic Scarf 8. H Gillerman Organics Essential Oils 9. Pair and a Spare Tech Gloves **This post contains affiliate links. Stuffing? Dressing? Cornbread? Oyster? When it comes to the side dish that you serve with your Thanksgiving turkey, most people have very specific opinions as to not only what type is the best, but what it should be called. According to Southern Living, the only difference in dressing and stuffing is where you live. Kinda like "coke" or "soda", or "pop". So, down here in Texas, it's all about the dressing. With our cokes. Here in the office, we have two dressing camps; cornbread and sage. Deciphering the recipes with their vague measurements (how much IS a smidge, really?) to a point where we could share them and have them actually turn out OK was a bit of a challenge, but we managed. Hopefully. The third dressing type we've heard rumors of but no one has actually tried is an Oyster Dressing. Or Stuffing, considering it has it's roots in the northern states. We believe in fair play, so even though it's not SGD Kitchen tested, we've got one to share with you. T-2 weeks, y'all. Shauna's Cornbread Dressing Serves 10-12 1 bunch celery, chopped 1 white onion, chopped 1 stick of butter 1 tsp salt 1 tsp pepper 2 tbsp herbs de Provence 4 boxes Jiffy cornbread, prepared as directed on box. ½ loaf bread, cubed 6 eggs (3 hard boiled, 3 beaten) 1 carton chicken broth (32 oz) Set oven to 350. In a large skillet, saute onions & celery over medium heat until soft. Add in salt, pepper and herbs de Provence. Set aside. Hard boil 3 eggs. Drain and set aside to cool. Spread bread cubes on baking sheet and toast in oven until golden brown. In large bowl, crumble prepared cornbread and toasted bread. Add onion mixture and chopped hard boiled eggs. Mix well. Add chicken broth and 3 beaten eggs and stir to combine. Mixture should be very runny, like soup. Add more chicken broth if needed. Pour mixture in to large baking dish and bake at 350 for one hour.  And when you have leftovers, which you will. Put the leftover dressing in a bowl, whisk in an egg or two and slap in to a waffle iron. Top with shredded turkey and a fried egg and some gravy and voila. Brunch is served.  Grandma Whitley's Sage Dressing Serves 8 Turkey giblets and neck 1 ½ loaves French bread 2 eggs, beaten 3 stalks celery 1 white onion ½ stick butter 1 tbsp fresh parsley or 1 tsp dried parsley ¼ c fresh sage or 1 tbsp dried sage ½ tsp salt 1 tsp pepper In a large saucepan, add turkey giblets and neck and cover with water. Bring to boil and simmer for 20 minutes. Add more water if necessary. Set aside and reserve broth. In large skillet, saute onions and celery in butter until tender, about 10 minutes. Tear bread in to bite-sized pieces and place in to large bowl. Add onion mixture, beaten eggs, parsley, sage, salt and pepper to bowl. Mix well. Chop giblets in to small pieces and add to bowl. Stir to combine. Add broth to bowl and mix until just moistened. If mixture is too dry, add water. Bread pieces should not bounce back when pinched. Do not over mix. Transfer mixture in to buttered casserole dish, cover and bake at 325-350 for one hour. Remove lid during last 10 minutes to brown top.  Image courtesy of thedomesticfront.com Old Fashioned Oyster Stuffing Serves 8-10 ½ cup chopped celery ½ cup chopped onion ¼ cup butter 6 cups dry bread crumbs 1 tbsp chopped parsley 3 cups chopped oysters 1 bay leaf 1 tsp poultry seasoning 2 eggs, beaten 1 ¾ c milk and oyster liquid Cook celery and onion in butter until golden. Transfer to large bowl. Add bread crumbs and parsley, mix thoroughly. Add oysters, bay leaf, seasonings and eggs. Add enough liquid to moisten. Stuff in to 10-12 lb. turkey or bake in casserole dish at 325 for 1 hour. Remove bay leaf before serving.  Image courtesy of tasteofhome.com Speaking of food. We are having a pie contest! Email us your favorite pie recipe for a chance to win $100! Winning recipe will be featured in an upcoming blog post.
It's a pretty exciting day when World Market has a furniture sale. We love their eclectic, global vibe; it's like going to a bazaar in some exotic destination. Starting today, all furniture is 40% off. 40%!!! Get those last few furniture pieces for your home before the holidays that will for sure impress ALL of your guests. They'll think you went on some fabulous vacation. Go ahead, let them think that, we certainly won't tell them otherwise. Check out our favorite picks, links below.  1. Desert Santa Maria Upholstered Chair
2. Hammered Metal Drum Accent Table 3. Black & White Stool with Tassels 4. Asher Rolling Bar Cart 5. Donnan Wishbone Armchair 6. Tribal Carved Wood Coffee Table 7. Chindi Slipper Chair 8. Woven Chindi Metal Bench 9. Folkland McKenzie Upholstered Ottoman This post contains affiliate links. OK, yes, we know. It's not even November. BUT! Our prior experiences tell us that some of the best holiday decor sells out early and we'd hate for you to miss out on these amazing pieces. It's so refreshing to see colorful decor that isn't red and green; like it was made for us! And because most of these don't scream CHRISTMAS, it's totally OK to put it out in your house now and enjoy it for the next 2 months. Seriously, don't delay. This stuff is so adorable it won't last long.  1. Merry & Bright Hook Pillows--Grandin Road
2. Red & White Snow Dot Napkins--World Market 3. Peacock Caravan Dessert Plates--World Market 4. Bundled Up Monogram Ornament--Anthropologie 5. Merry & Bright Stocking--Anthropologie 6. Felted Berry Garland--Anthropologie 7. Pom Bonanza Wreath--Anthropologie 8. Sugar Plum Glass Trees--Grandin Road 9. Patchwork Table Runner--World Market This post contains affiliate links. **I was compensated for this post. This post also contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links. Hey friends, Riley here. With the holidays coming up, there are two places I spend the majority of my time; cooking away in the kitchen for the holiday get togethers, and relaxing in the bath after a long day of distant relatives asking when I'm going to get married and have children. With that being said, I can think of no better excuse as to why I need to spruce up the two places in my house that seem a little outdated. For the kitchen, I found this great undermount sink from Kohler and this beautiful, modern faucet from Kraus.   I also love a modern bathroom so this freestanding tub from Wyndham and floor mount faucet from Delta totally caught my eye. How amazing to relax in here after a long day?   For more information about great kitchen & bath products, brands and technology, visit the eFaucets blog.
We've been setting a LOT of fall tables lately and thought we should share with you some of the details on where you can find some of these great pieces. We love to layer in festive pieces with china, stemware or other pieces our clients already own. Just add a fun new salad plate or colorful table runner and some accessories and you have a brand new look! This first table is more on the traditional side and all came from Pottery Barn.    Resources: All from Pottery Barn Charlotte Dinner Plate Watercolor Leaves Salad Plate Monique Lhuillier Glass Charger Bamboo Flatware Kenaf Table Runner Anton Paisley Table Runner Schott Zweisel Taste Wine Glass Monique Lhuillier Avril Coupe Glass Chester Brushed Candleholders Turkey Place Card Holders This client has an amazing Mackenzie-Childs collection that she wanted to incorporate so we found the perfect napkin and other pieces to coordinate. So cute!    Resources: Hammered Copper Charger--Pottery Barn Waterbury Leaves Dinner Plate--Pier 1 Pumpkin Bowl--Pottery Barn Teal Velvet Placemat--Pier 1 Buffalo Check Napkin--Pier 1 Gold Rimmed Wine Glasses--similar here Checkerboard Pumpkins--Mackenzie-Childs Our last table is more on the eclectic side, after all, that is what we do best! Don't you just love that pop of teal?! Oh and those amethyst glasses. So in love with this table.    Resources:
Rustic Fatima Dinner Plates--World Market Pumpkin Bowls--World Market Jute Table Runner--World Market Ikat Table Runner--similar here Hurricanes--similar here Amethyst Glasses--similar here Glazed Salad Plates--similar here Velvet Pumpkins--similar here Want more tips and tricks on creating these amazing tables? Join us at our next event at West Elm Fort Worth for a Table Setting Demo, sips and snacks. More info and RSVP here! Shauna came back from a recent trip to New Orleans RAVING about the gumbo they had at the restaurant at the Ritz Carlton. Of course, she had to have the recipe and used her sweet southern smile to charm it out of the chef. It may be in a cookbook somewhere, we don't know. But as far as she was concerned, obtaining the recipe was a huge victory. And now, it is yours. The trick to gumbo is the roux and the stock. Don't skimp and don't rush. Serve with a loaf of crusty french bread and some salted butter and it's the perfect way to ward off these chilly nights.  Seafood and Andouille Gumbo
Serves 10-12 1 cup all purpose flour 1 cup canola oil 1 lb diced andouille or smoked sausage 2 cups diced onion ½ cup diced red bell pepper ½ cup diced green bell pepper 1 cup diced celery 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp onion powder 2 tbsp file powder 1 tbsp chopped fresh garlic 1 tbsp chopped fresh thyme 1 tbsp Worcestershire 1 tbsp Tabasco 2 tbsp Cajun seasoning 3 bay leaves 8 cups seafood or shrimp stock 1 lb crawfish tails 1 lb medium peeled shrimp 1 lb jumbo lump crab 3 cups cooked rice 1 bunch chopped parsley 1 bunch sliced green onion
 The new home brand from Wayfair, Eider & Ivory features a natural, earthy palette, high quality fabrics and and timeless designs. We were lucky enough to get a preview of some of the products and are so excited to include them in upcoming projects. The prices are amazingly affordable and in addition to the decorative products we've featured, there is a great selection of bath and bedding basics. Stock up now for upcoming holiday guests! Pillows Ethnic inspired with bold patterns and textures, these pillows bring a boho vibe to your bedroom or living room. Throws OK, so we have a thing for throws. With something for every season, linen in summer and hand knit for winter, these cozy throws add a comfy pop to your favorite chair. The basics One of our recent clients had linen sheets on her bed and said she would never again sleep on anything else. Imagine our excitement when we found these linen sheets at such an amazing price. Can't wait to try them!  Beverly Linen Sheet Set Turkish cotton towels are known to be the softest and most absorbent and yes, the guest bath does need new towels but why should they get all the nice stuff? Buy a set or 2, you won't regret it.  Caswell Turkish Cotton Bath Towel This post contains affiliate links.
Save 20% at the Friends & Family Sale at Serena & Lily with code HOMELOVE. Check out some of our favorite picks! Sale ends October 15!  1. Camille Diamond Medallion Pillow Cover
2. Dip Dyed Stools 3. Headlands Pendant 4. Hanging Rattan Chair 5. Round Jute Rug 6. Montecito Outdoor Pillow Cover 7. Teak Step Stool 8. Solid La Jolla Baskets 9. Venice Rattan Chair This post contains affiliate links. |
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