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10 Tips for Setting a Spooky Halloween Table

October 23, 2013 By Merri Cvetan Leave a Comment

10 Tips for Setting a Spooky Halloween Table

Your house is probably all decorated for Halloween.  But what about your party table? Here 10 fast and easy steps to setting a spooky table.   Tip #1: Stick with traditional Halloween colors of black and orange. Tip #2: Forget looking for the perfect tablecloth. Head to the fabric store. I found a mini check in black and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dining Room ~ Chic, Great Gatherings, Halloween ~Chic, Holiday Tablesettings, Post Tagged With: Color Chic, dinner party, Dinnerware, Entertaining, Fabric, Goodwill SEW, Halloween ~Chic, Holiday celebration, Holiday Decorating, Interior Decorating, Interior Design ~Chic Tips, Napkin folding, party planning, Place settings

Born on the 4th of July

June 25, 2013 By Merri Cvetan Leave a Comment

Born on the 4th of July

We host a brunch every 4th of July for friends before we head out to the local parade and festivities. Not one to repeat a theme, I design a new table setting and menu every year. You all know I'm not much of a cook, but Tom is becoming a pretty good one. I don't mind the meal planning or even the grocery shopping, if he does cooking!   We  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dining Room ~ Chic, Great Gatherings, Holiday Tablesettings, Interior Design ~Chic Tips, Post, Table Manners, Vintage Chic Tagged With: 4th of July, 4th of July table setting, Brunch, Color Chic, dinner party, Entertaining, Goodwill SEW, Holiday celebration, Holiday Decorating, Interior Decorating, Interior Design, Interior Design ~Chic Tips, party planning, Place settings

Roman Shades

May 28, 2013 By Merri Cvetan Leave a Comment

There are so many choices when it comes to designing window treatments. One idea that's often overlooked are Roman Shades. They're simply fabric shades that hang flat against the window when closed and fold up in horizontal pleats when raised. The shades can be mounted inside the window frame (like the photo on the left) or as an outside mount (on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bathroom ~ Chic, Color Chic, Dining Room ~ Chic, Interior Design ~Chic Tips, Kitchen Chic, Rooms We Live In Tagged With: Color Chic, Contemporay Design, Drapery, Fabric, Interior Decorating, Interior Design, Interior Design ~Chic Tips, Roman Shades, window treatments

Tickle Mom Pink!

May 10, 2013 By Merri Cvetan Leave a Comment

Tickle Mom Pink!

I always serve brunch on Mother’s Day for my Mom and Mother-in-law.  This year, I plan to set a very girly table. Shades of pink, lots of bling and pearls. A few weeks ago, I started looking for vintage dinner plates with a floral design in pink.  Design Tip: It doesn’t matter if all your dishes match, as long as you choose a theme.  In this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Color Chic, Dining Room ~ Chic, Great Gatherings, Holiday Tablesettings, Jewelry, Post, Re~Style ~Chic Tagged With: Brunch, Color Chic, dinner party, Dinnerware, Entertaining, Goodwill SEW, Holiday celebration, Interior Decorating, Interior Design, Interior Design ~Chic Tips, Mother's Day, party planning, Place settings, vintage

Colors of the Sea

April 1, 2013 By Merri Cvetan Leave a Comment

Colors of the Sea

The snow is finally melting! Hurray! Spring might really be here soon. I can't wait to clean, clear, rearrange, paint, open the windows, etc (maybe not the clean part!). Time for redecorating with fresh new colors. I'm in love with colors of the sea. Especially aqua and turquoise. (How often do you get to use the letter Q twice in one … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bathroom ~ Chic, Color Chic, Dining Room ~ Chic, Post, Signature Style~Chic Tagged With: Aqua, Bathrooms, Color Chic, Contemporay Design, Dining rooms, Interior Decorating, Interior Design, Interior Design ~Chic Tips, Living Roo, Turquoise

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