Fall Home Staging Lunch & Learn...

Here’s a close-up of the pretty pumpkin arrangements.

Recently, I was invited to Albuquerque, NM by the Bader Group also part of the Keller Williams Company to present at a Lunch and Learn on Interior Design/Home Staging. This was such a great opportunity for me as I had just recently published my first book titled Home Staging, A Seller’s Guide to Staging Their Home. Not only did I enjoy getting the opportunity to share one of my favorite subjects and passions, but I also had the pleasure of meeting some very sweet people.

Here’s a picture of my Home Staging Book.

At the Lunch and Learn in addition to my design presentation, I was able to transform the typical office space into a fine dining room experience. I took my inspiration for this event from the change of seasons with Fall as my muse. I’m including some photos of how things turned out. I also really have to give extra special thanks to the Bader Group for all of their help setting up the event, and helping me put it together as well as making the arrangements for recording the event with Edits Eye 2 Eye. Additional thanks go to The Daily Grind who supplied our delicious lunch, The American Tent Company for the linens and table settings, and a special thanks to the Albuquerque Flower Mart where I was able to hand-select the flowers for our pumpkin centerpieces.

A view of the classroom set up as a dining room.

The pretty fall flowers.

At the end of the day, Interior Design is really about helping clients and this involves education. Working with our clients we can teach them fundamental design principles to help them make their homes more functional, and beautiful. A home should always represent the people who live there. Wishing everyone a very happy Fall!

Take care,

Christina

Mother's Day Table Setting

For Mother’s Day this last weekend, we invited our moms over for the day. I wanted to create something pretty for the moms and set out to make my table setting. I thought I would share the flower arrangement I created from my own garden flowers. I used my outdoor navy and white tablecloth, but added light and bright pinks. I also used floral salad plates in honor of Mother’s Day. Here are a few pictures of how it all came out. I hope everyone had a blessed day.

To create the arrangement I used one of my glass vases. The flowers that I used in my arrangement were: PInk Geraniums, Weigela, Vinca, Darcy Bussell Roses, Clotilde Soupert roses, red Valerian, Bowl of Beauty peony, Spirit of Freedom roses, and Winchester Cathedral roses. I also used Erigeron flowers as a garnish on my napkins shaped like bow-ties which is a great idea for a Father’s Day place setting.

Take care,

Christina