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Easy holiday lighting ideas using mason jars

November 16, 2011 · wssc · Design & Entertaining · Comments Off

I love this epsom salt jar with tealight for a festive atmosphere.  It’s perfect because the wind won’t blow it out.  Also be sure to check out other Inspired Room mason jar ideas. Periwinkle confessions provides a frosty version of the mason jar tealight holder. ReadyMade not only gives this lovely party light idea using.

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Keeping it coastal – Thanksgiving table ideas

November 2, 2011 · wssc · Design & Entertaining · Comments Off

Living on the coast is one of the best things about being in Charleston.  I thought I would share some fall decorating ideas that are simple and sophisticated and work quite well with our lowcountry, coastal, definitively Charleston look…. The keeping room gives us a couple of ideas for keeping your fall decorating positively coastal….

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Halloween is over – Time for Thanksgiving Centerpieces

October 31, 2011 · wssc · Design & Entertaining · Comments Off

Tonight all of the kids will have fun going door to door, dressed up in their best Halloween costumes. Tomorrow morning, families everywhere will be ready to put away the spiders, jack-o-lanterns and ghouls.  We know how it works though.  The minute you put one away, it’s time to pull out the next holiday decor..

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Last Minute Halloween Decorations

October 28, 2011 · wssc · Design & Entertaining · Comments Off

Halloween is only 4 days away… if you are like me, you’ve been so busy that you haven’t even started the decorating process.  Yet trick or treaters will be at the door on Monday.  There is still time to get your last minute haunts ready…. here are some ideas. By CasaSugar, these babushka inspired creepy.

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Still haven’t carved that Jack-O-Lantern? Here are some more ideas….

October 26, 2011 · wssc · Design & Entertaining · Comments Off

If you are still looking for ideas for Jack-o-lanterns then look no further.  Best of all, some of these don’t even require carving, making them perfect hold-overs to Thanksgiving!

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Completely Coastal – Fall Decorating ideas

October 25, 2011 · wssc · Design & Entertaining · Comments Off

Searching for the perfect way to get that “lowcountry” touch?  Completely Coastal is a great resource for decorating ideas. As the weather has cooled off and we are less than a week away from Halloween and screaming quickly into the Thanksgiving season I thought it would be a good idea to give you some fall.

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Photo: Jonny Valiant , Producer: Julia Rutland, Prop Stylist: Linda Hirst

Coastal Living & Halloween Entertaining

October 24, 2011 · wssc · Design & Entertaining · Comments Off

Have you checked out CoastalLiving.com yet? Being part of the Lowcountry is a way of life and this website certainly shows off the beauty and style of where we live, work and play. I thought I would show off some of their new Halloween entertaining ideas and recipes.   Spiced Butternut Squash-and-Pear Soup Shooters Cordial.

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We are all just 1/4 cup of crazy – are you ready to do it again?

October 23, 2011 · wssc · Staging Blog · Comments Off

In January on Active Rain I asked quoted Matthew Finlson by saying, “We are all just 1/4 cup of crazy.” referring to some of the stagers in this industry (myself included). Now the RESA convention is upon us again and I wonder… Are you all ready to do it again? Here’s a recap of that.

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15 Sofa pileup off of HWY 78 in Summerville, SC

October 23, 2011 · wssc · Staging Blog · Comments Off

Yep, you heard it!  We have a 15 sofa pileup here in Summerville, SC.  OK, I didn’t really go count them, but really… it’s getting crazy around here!  Staged properties have been flying off the shelf around here.  While this is really good news, the bad news is that our warehouse is filling up again….

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Being a Contrarianist in the face of Conventional Wisdom

October 20, 2011 · wssc · Staging Blog · Comments Off

Today I’m attempting to finish the book, “Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality” by Scott Belsky. It has been a great book, but my time has been so fractured with the holidays. As I’ve decided to make today – a Monday of all days and the first workday of the new.

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