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Setting the Table Symbolizes Love for Tradition

Setting the Table Symbolizes Love for Tradition

I loved to set the table from a young age.  It was always my task for special occasions.  There are endless creative opportunities when mixing and matching plates, silverware, glasses, charges, napkins, flowers and special accessories that would otherwise sit collecting dust. 

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Ashley Yeates on her Bolton Sofa (photo by Michelle Magdelena)

Sea to Sierra, Natural Beauty Inspires Pure Intentions

I knew Dallas was in the rearview mirror as Highway 1 took me over the hill from Monterey into Carmel where mountains taper off and meet the ocean. With family, friends and new design business in Texas one would think an off the cuff statement like “I am moving” was a joke, but it happened theoretically in less than a day... 

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