How to use it in your Home… This year’s Pantone color of the year is Radiant Orchid. Pantone describes the color as: “Radiant Orchid blooms with confidence and magical warmth that intrigues the eye and sparks the imagination. It is an expressive, creative and embracing purple—one that draws you in with its beguiling charm. A captivating…
Category: Dining
Leopard Spots Turns 2!
Leopard Spots turned 2 this month! I can’t believe how quickly those two years went! Realizing two years have gone by has caused me to reflect on what Leopard Spots means to me. There are times when I feel the subject matter and content of this blog is too trivial and superficial. It is true,…
Vintner’s Circle Grand Opening
Please join us at Vintner’s Circle® grand opening on Saturday, April 20th, from 11am-5pm with a special donation offer between 12pm and 4pm! Vintner’s Circle® is a wine making shop in the new Cornerstone Square shopping complex in Westford, MA. They will have a variety of special events throughout the day. As part of their…
Leopard Spots Wine!
Yes, I did it! I made Leopard Spots wine! A friend of a friend opened a wine making business nearby – Vintner’s Circle. There may be one near you. I was a little reluctant at first – after all I have no problem finding wines I like. With each new vintage I love trying all…
2013 Pantone Color of the Year – Emerald Green
Contemporary Family Room design by Atlanta Interior Designer Cristi Holcombe Emerald Green is the Pantone color of the year and it is one of my favorite jewel tones – maybe because of my Irish heritage and my love of Ireland, also known as the Emerald Isle. Sometimes I wonder why I don’t wear it more…
Crystal Champagne Flutes
Happy New Year – Welcome 2013! As a new year begins we are prompted to reflect and reevaluate where we are in life. The new year is a chance for new beginnings; to start anew. It can be refreshing to have a new start, whether it is something completely new or just a different way…
Fabulous Fireplaces
Contemporary Basement design by Houston Architect RD Architecture, LLC As I sit here watching the presidential and local election results come in and sip my One Hope Chardonnay that I purchased in October to support breast cancer I am thinking of fireplaces and how wonderful they are! The weather in New England has become…
Dramatic Dining Rooms
What makes a dining room dramatic? It could be the view, or the use of a vibrant or unexpected color, or just the table that makes it dramatic. It could be the view of the surrounding rooms in the house or the spectacular architectural details, the floor…maybe even leather walls…maybe a fabulous chandelier or chairs…
Dining in Ireland
On my recent trip to Ireland I was pleasantly surprised with the number of great restaurants and delicious food. Life in general is so simple in Ireland and the same goes for the food – natural and unprocessed – the ultimate in farm to table and sea to table! In addition there is the influence…
Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes
I found it fitting to make these upon my daughter’s return from her college semester abroad in Ireland. An Irish Car Bomb shot (they don’t call it that there – for obvious reasons) is something we tried when I was in Ireland visiting her. I don’t know what the politically correct term is for the…