Believe it or not, I usually “entertain” in a very casual way. I normally set out the food buffet style along with a stack of plastic cups and a Sharpie, so guests can find their drink through the evening.  For photo shoots, however, I love pulling out my fine china, chargers, antique crystal, silver and freshly pressed linens to set a fancy table…

I’m getting ready to shoot some table setting ideas for the book, so I went out yesterday to find some colorful linens, accent plates, cute bowls and fun napkin rings to mix with what I aready have.

I’m sticking with my usual “cool” color scheme of blues, greens and white, with a little yellow and brown thrown in.  I’m excited to see how it all comes together.

In other news, the wall paper is hung (and it looks awesome) and both of my boys seem to be on the mend.  Here’s to a good night sleep…