A Legacy Of Color And Design

When my youngest son was in art school, he told me about an interesting discussion that was held in one of his classes about a person's personal aesthetic. The question arose, is it learned or inherited? I don't know if anyone determined the answer to that question. I have one artist friend in particular who laments her own lack of color sense. She frequently asks me about color and how I learned what I know. I find that I'm stupefied to answer. Yes, I know all the theory behind color, but learning it only served to validate what I already felt I instinctively knew. But then, you could not possibly grow up in my mother's house without learning about color just because we were surrounded by it. 

I consider my mother to be a self-taught interior designer. Although she's been given the opportunity to express her talents on a professional level, she has always chosen not to do so. But, I have been the happy, lifelong beneficiary of her particular abilities to combine color and create design in every room of all the homes she's ever lived in (and that's been quite a few). So, I'm sharing some "vignettes" of Chloe's world.

d. luxe

Well??? Who could resist visiting a shop with a name like this? And what a treat!!! The photos I'm posting here are just a tease. There are so many delightful things going on in this place and you really must visit to see for yourself.

It's been a long time since I've visited this section of Whitaker Street in Savannah and it has changed so much since the last time I was here. And this shop is a delightful new addition. Like so many fine Savannah establishments, this one comes complete with a sweet, gentrified shop dog; which loves to have its hips rubbed, by the way. When I tried to snap a picture of her (I think it was a she), she jumped right up and put her face in the camera, so it was impossible to get a good photo. Cute dog!

D. Luxe describes itself as a shop for "home," "garden," "event." Among the upcoming events to which I'm really looking forward are cooking classes in the state of the art kitchen that's located on the second floor of the building. 

The classes will be relegated to small, intimate  groups and dinner will be served on the balcony overlooking Whitaker Street. 

They hope to begin these classes after the first of the year, so stay tuned to their Facebook page for further information.

Savannah Secret Gardens

One of my favorite retail establishments in Savannah is Savannah Secret Gardens. They carry the beautiful and the unusual all year round and rarely can I make a visit without bringing home some treasure with me. Here are a few photos as they prepare for the Christmas season.