Living the Fancy Life

Day 2 in Atlanta and the sun is shining.

So much progress was made yesterday in the quest for amazing stuff.  Didn't take a ton of pictures but I am super excited about the new companies I found.  Friday night was my annual dinner with the girls.  A bunch of us from a retail blog I belong to go out and have dinner.  It is so much fun. We went to a swanky restaurant in the Buckhead section of Atlanta.  It is super popular with a hip chef (What do shop keepers watch on T.V., Top Chef, we are all big fans) and the hard to get reservations etc.  Well it was a disaster. Took an hour to order food.  4 of us ordered the expensive and delightful sounding lobster.  They were out by 7:30 p.m., then all the food tasted way too salty.  Crazy, but we had so much fun it didn't matter. They didn't mess up my orange vodka, pineapple juice and champagne in a chilled stem glass so I could handle the other problems.  

Happy to report the sun was shining yesterday and snow is starting to melt. There is tons of it but at least it isn't icy anymore. 

I got caught up in how behind I am and promise to be better today about picture (I am headed off to the high-design section and that is what you will want to see).  Here are a few shots of the good, the bad and the ugly. You decide...

Have a great day, 

Barbara



 

Atlanta 2011, day one

Not much time to post about all the details today.  I need to get to the Mart.  However here is a few things I saw yesterday.

 
This is beautiful new stuff from Wendy Addison's collection for Midwest.  I also saw lots of new from Fringe and tokyo milk.  I did do some shopping for Christmas next year but only about 6 orders and then I switched to everyday.  I just needed a break so I bought stationary it calms me down.

I got here safe and sound.  It is amazing how much snow is on the ground in Atlanta, GA.  They just weren't ready for this and it is no wonder because it just never happens here.  Everyone is making the best of things but so many showrooms are setting up still and getting new products that were supposed to arrive next week.  Mother Nature sure likes to play games.  Oh well, it is just a little snow.

As for the ugly, I can't quite decide if it is more inappropriate to have a 20" santa head coming out of your tree or a bronze painted sculpture of a college mascot in your home on display. You decide and let me know.