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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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Ashley Yeates

A Letter From Ashley

Dear friends, Looking a few years back, freedom to roam and swinging kids in nature in one of my inside green chairs, who knew we would be going into a “Shelter-in-Place Order"…

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Clint Eastwood - Black & Whites

Clint Eastwood’s Tehàma

A tribute to one of my favorite local playgrounds, Tehàma inspired me enough I purchased a lot within walking distance for my future Moroccan family home. The natural beauty marries Monterey mountain ranges with ocean views to Santa Cruz, the inspiration for my up and coming “Sea to Sierra” sustainable furniture collection. Thank you Clint for your vision.

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