One word with Tina from The Enchanted Home and a Safavieh giveaway!!

Was cleaning out my files of old posts, and I came across this post that I somehow never posted! I had done this quite a while ago and thought I might as well post it as several had asked me to do one on myself way back when.  Giveaway details on bottom So here it goes....

OK I am going to spare you a sappy intro because well, that would be well just really strange since it is about moi! However many people asked me to do one on myself so I figured why not. What the heck.....it will give my brain a chance to focus on something else other than fabrics, wallpaper, and lighting fixtures. So here we go.........say hello to Tina from The Enchanted Home!

One quality I love in people is: Authenticity (no phonies or social climbers please)

If my house could only be furnished in one color it would definitely have to be: White

One luxury I cannot live without: clean water and my computer

If I had to have one designer decorate my entire house with 0 input from me it would have to be: This is so hard....there are so many talents out there!It would be a "cocktail"of a heaping teaspoon of  Kathy Kincaid, a pinch of Charles Faudree, a dab of Phoebe Howard, a smidgeon of Dan Carithers and a sprinkle of Bunny Williams. There!

If I had to choose coffee or tea it would be: Coffee! Though lately I am enjoying and drinking more tea, especially many wonderful flavored teas like peach mango and pomegranate...yum!

One place I have been that I would love to go back to: Italy (hoping to go to Positano, The Amalfi coast and Tuscany SOON)

One place I am longing to visit is: China and Greece, oops that's two!

One talent I wish I had was: sing (even better than I do- if that is possible...totally kidding )

I think most people would agree I am very: friendly and funny 

If I could change one quality about myself it would be: to be less impatient and more tolerant.

One career I could see myself having would be: a screenwriter or producer

If food is therapy, when stressed I indulge in: chocolate, preferably with nuts and tons of caramel 

One of my favorite brands for clothing is: Tory Burch

If my life were a book, the title would be: An Enchanted Life

My favorite flower is: Peonies ( tied with orchids, hydrangeas and French tulips)

I would love to have coffee and a chat session with this famous person: Princess Diana

A favorite TV show I can't miss: If I am to be honest....Top Chef, Million dollar decorators, any of the "housewives" shows on Bravo (guilty pleasure)Hey, at least I am being honest:)They are fun and its kind of hard to believe they are "for real"! Bravo rocks! But on the flip side, I am also a serial news junkie.

Hollywood is: Too superficial for my taste but do love a great movie so am indebted to what they do!

Tuscany or Provence? Tuscany. No Provence. No Tuscany. No Provence. Sorry either one is a dream!

The next presidential election will be: The typical explosion of fireworks and finger pointing right up until election night.

The one best thing about blogging is: the incredible friendships and connections I have made and continue to make

A guilty pleasure for me is: indulging in good food and retail therapy

A clothing designer I think that has great style: Ralph Lauren or Tory Burch

My strongest quality would have to be: That I am a loyal, devoted friend

The best restaurant I have ever been to was: A few come to mind but in recent years, dining at Le Meurice in Paris was pretty spectacular (and decadently delicious)!

Most overrated actor/actress is: Alive: Kim Kardashian (if you can even call her an actress)

If my life were a documentary, I could see this actress playing me: Possibly  Charlize Theron

One thing I like about my appearance is: my eyes

One thing I can honestly say I love about myself is: That I am very generous and love to live in the moment

Town or country: country (but having a small city place for weekend jaunts would be quite nice)

One person I admire: I have to say three, my husband and my parents. Awesome in every way.

Pick a decade to live in, any decade: 20's, flapper dresses, amazing headdresses,crazy parties,good manners, chivalry, champagne....need I say more! Always say I was born in the wrong era!

My favorite room of my house is: my kitchen, where it all goes down!

If I were an animal I would be a...dog, Teddy of course.

A book I would recommend to everyone would be...
Cutting for Stone or The Help 

                                     

If I were planning a huge family reunion, this is where I would want to have it: On a beautiful beach in a oceanfront home in Hawaii or in a vineyard in the heart of Napa Valley!

One thing I wish everyone could be more of: compassionate and accepting. Oops...there I go again, I said two not one! Those two things could change our world.

In one word life is...thrilling!

                                 

  Ism't she great!! JUST KIDDING!! I love these kinds of things, a fun and interesting way to get to know what makes people tick.  Thank you for reading and stopping by to hear what I have to say.  Now onto this fabulous giveaway from Safavieh...... Check out this amazing shoe ottoman! How clever.... it is an ottoman that double as shoe storage. I love this thing! It has pockets for several pairs of shoes...and we know us girls can never have too much space for shoes!!  All you need to do to be eligible is to leave a comment here after visiting Safavieh's website (click here)  and come back and tell me an item you just love (besides this wonderful little ottoman of course). Want a second chance to win? Leave a comment on Safavieh's Facebook page telling them an itme you love and be sure you mention you are from The Enchanted Home (click here).  I will announce a winner on Tuesday morning,  Anonymous commenters,  you must leave a name and first name initial in your comment.

 

   Thanks for taking the time to swing by and thank you Safavieh.  Wishing you all a fabulous weekend!!

New loot and its pretty darn gorgeous!

Happy Wednesday to you. How is your week going? Mine is going well...actually productive mixed in with a little fun.....always the best way:) You know I am like a kid in a candy shop when I get in new things....especially great new things! So I was really excited to get in an unexpected batch of goodies. The good news is they are just stunning, gorgeous and spectacular. The bad news is I only got in one of each (two of a few things). So its truly first come first serve...but you know I love to share. So here we go.....


These chargers are fabulous, yes the ones that everyone seemed to want all at once and they sold out in a day last time. . Unfortunately had only gotten in a limited batch last time but just got in 30 pieces!! They are sold as sets of 4.......such a gorgeous classic charger, I could see this for a beautiful holiday table during Thanksgiving or Christmas as well as with a pretty fresh blue and white table setting in the summer.... a perfect way to dress up any table!

Then got in some gorgeous with a capital G trays of all sizes and shapes, all looking like old French vintage trays...love love love them!

This is a stunner, very heavy gorgeous engraving tray 1

How pretty! Love the antique brass detailing, gorgeous filigree detailing tray 2

Another stunner, beautiful big tray, amazing detailing tray 3

Love this French bar tray, am a sucker for scalloped anything! tray 4

Another beautiful vintage looking tray with handles tray 5

This is a big round scalloped tray with French writing...tres jolie! Tray 6

 And this pretty antique brass bamboo oversized tray? Its a love for me, could see this well...just about anywhere!

Have this one and love it, great for a bar, on an ottoman, vanity, multi functinoal tray 7

 Love the Greek key and gorgeous etching of this elegant bar/vanity tray!

How about this beauty, large Greek key with handles and beautiful filigree detailing tray 8

Love this huge trophy, had gotten in another one before, a blue ribbon winner in my book!

Pretty filigree silver small tray, great for napkins and/or a mans vanity for coins, watchest, etc....

 How about this fabulous very over sized bowl for wine/champagne or even shrimp cocktail (removable rack) Tres chic!

Tall oversized gorgeous green/blue handpainted told planter...LOVE!

A pair of black told handpainted planters...stately and classic!

Better view of tray 8

Pretty ant.black urn perfect for topiaries and/or filled with fruit, could also see a pretty boxwood orb in there

Better shots of tray 1

tray 1 closeup

Gorgeous condiment holder

I have this stunning. ant. brass tray and adore it, the shape, detailing and lattice work on side Tray 9

Have this one too...use it ALL the time, love the shape and the French writing, tray 10

This is another special piece, very large about 22"  long, a tray/bowl perfect for serving/entertaining or display, tray 11

Very oversized bowl...great for so many things, awesome enteraining dish, imagine with a big mound of shrimp cocktail on ice! About 19" round

And finally a few new blue and white pieces......the darling lamps are only 14.5" tall, perfect for a desk, kitchen or intimate space and this original best selling planter/footbath is now back in stock!!

And these will be new, beautiful black painted with gold accents tole lamps.....gorgeous!

And two more blue and white lamps..........

And from my European kitchen line, another top seller...a few new goodies being added to the collection.

Love this charming trivet/serving piece........

Great chunky numbered coasters......love!

Rustic dessert/cake/cupcake stand

Baguette boards perfect for bread, spreads, olives, tapas type things....3 sizes!

Finally getting in the farmhouse cutting board again, as pretty and functional to use for cutting as it is for serving up wonderful tidbits

So that's whats new in the store. Some exciting new things and more to be added in the fall...if you have any interest in any of the above,..... just shoot me an email. If I have any of the silver pieces left by next week, I will put them up under new additions. The lamps and blue and whties will be added shortly but are available now. As always with the limited edition items, its first come first serve but the blue and whites and Euro kitchen , I have several pieces of each style shown.  If you want to visit my shop, click here.

Speaking of pretty loot...do not forget to enter the fabulous giveaway for the gorgeous Safavieh rug!! 

 Click here for details! Its for a fabulous opportunity to win the most gorgeous rug!

Thanks for stopping in and wishing you a wonderful day!