I continue to preach the value of using simple plates in decorating. How gorgeous is this setting? White plates make for a true WOW moment.
Tag: China
China Charm
Plates are the most affordable way to decorate a home with lovely colors and patterns. I especially enjoy eating on vintage plates…it’s like going to Downtown Abbey.
Decorating with China
Some of the most affordable and prettiest ways to decorate in a home is by using vintage china.
It’s not only easy on your wallet, it’s also lovely and whimsical.
Use Your China
I still drink from china cups and I still eat on a real plate with a “glass” of tea. Plastic is taking over our lives. Some of the sweetest moments are when you surround yourself with something that makes you feel beautiful
Use the china. Buy fresh flowers. Turn off the television and listen to music. Life is sweet.
A New Frontier for the American West, in the Far East
Welcome to “Hometown America,” as Jackson Hole is called in Chinese, a mammoth real-estate venture that is an exacting pastiche of an American frontier town, albeit one with a wine-tasting pavilion, a New Age spa and security guards dressed as park rangers, who salute every passing car.
Modest entry-level homes sell for $625,000. Larger abodes — described by Jackson Hole’s developers as castles — have an attached vineyard and fetch nearly $8 million. The developer, Ju Yi International, says that more than 90 percent of the 1,500 homes have already been sold. Occupying more than a square mile of arid land in northeast Hebei Province, Jackson Hole has plenty of room to expand.
This New York Times article is “mind-blowing” and amazing. Read more about it here: