Lake Forest Spirit of 67 School District Home Tour

It's time again for the annual fundraiser for the Lake Forest School District 67.  We have been asked to create several tables for this event and started the set up today.  Finishing touches and the outside table by the pool will be completed in the morning.

This home is a large spacious home with a very accommodating dining room that seats 14 guests very comfortably.  The owner has a collection of brightly color art glass displayed in the room, so we decided to go BRIGHT this year.  Using tangerine, amethyst, and turquoise, we created a vivid table scape using the home owners gorgeous black and gold china service.

 

Candy layered orange pin tuck napkins over chartreuse and turquoise napkins, then tied them with a hand dyed orange silk ribbon and a rhinestone cocktail ring for a little sparkle. The orange napkins and runners are from www.tableclothsfactory.com and were great for the price. However, they are a bit skimpy and needed to be layered over another napkin to create a full napkin effect.  (Unlike their tablecloths in this fabric - which are full, great colors  and wonderful for the price!)

Orange pin tuck runners crossed the table horizontally

 

Kathy from the Flower Cart in Grayslake worked her magic and created the florals in the lanterns that we had previously painted black and gold.

 Blackberries were placed in orange lilies on each place setting.

 Moroccan tea glasses were used to hold the little blackberry bouquets.

 

 

Kathy created the large arrangement in the black and gold urn for the center of the table, and the lanterns were placed on the sides. 

 

 

 

 

The large kitchen has two grand islands- so wonderful for a large active family. So we decided to create a Tuscan feast.  Using ingredients that are used to make a large Italian feast, we staged a cook's dream pantry on the island!  Using wine boxes and apothecary jars as the base, exotic vegetables were gathered and displayed.  Large loaves of freshly baked bread, baby eggplants for eggplant parmigiana, an apothecary jar filled with black olives and one with sun dried tomatoes in olive oil- you get the picture. A cooking party is about to happen!

 

 

Sundried tomatoes, black olives and an assortment of vine ripened tomatoes

Exotic squashes and tangerines 

 Vivid roses filling a wine crate!

Tuscan inspired linens peaking from the wine glasses.

Love this chicken wire basket with the tangerines.

 

And of course, one of the apothecary jars held the invitation to our

Parisian Hideaway Event next weekend!

 

Hope our local customers can make this event!!!

 



Another Peak into the Parisian Hideaway!

Next Friday and Saturday, May 10th and 11th, from 10 am to 3 pm, we will have our first shopping event since we closed our traditional retail store.

 

 

Imagine entering a Parisian apartment in the year 1925!  We have created a time capsule of French inspired merchandise!  Here's just a sampling of what came in this weekend!!

 

 

Set of 12 hand painted Limoges dessert compotes

 

The most unusual pickle jar I have ever found!  Perfect and pretty piece

 to keep dog treats on the counter!

 Pair of cut crystal oval shaped compotes

                                                               Intricate lattice design compote

 Set of three old glass bottles in brass carrying basket-  would be great to be olive oil and vinegars by the stove!

 Set of old horn steak knives

 Green leaf majolica plates, bread boards and bread knife

love using these old tea pots for flowers

 Wonderful planter- great used to serve iced beverages at a party!

 A few more pieces with that divine fuchsia color

Pink opaline urn embellished with gold motif

 

Huge 4 panel toile screen

 Large meat dome

Pair of 1920's perfumes

Wonderful old fountain

 Long carved bench - perfect for the end of a bed or in front of a fireplace!

 

Old French doors- perfect for your Paris apartment! Solid and brought over from France

 

Large Eiffel tower stand- so cute for desserts or martinis!  Let your imagination go wild with the possibilities!

 

So plan on spending a great day next weekend- plan a day of seeing us on Friday and Saturday and then going to see the Infant Welfare Showcase House- now that would be a fun outing!!The Infant Welfare Showcase House is going on now through Mother's Day weekend!