You won't believe what I found at the Cashier's Designer Showhouse!

The traveling gals and I always enjoy heading to Cashiers, NC

 for the Cashiers Designer Showhouse.  

Last year they had a series of smaller homes, that were

perfect for the area around Cashiers.

42 acres estate 

                                This year we felt like we had been dropped off in 

the South of France. (Click here for a House History)

The house was very different from the Designer Showhouses 

of the past several years. 

The entrance hall by Atlanta designer, Whitney Ray.

I love her choice for the entry hall light! 

There were things we loved and others not so much

in this years showhouse. We were not so sure about

the hanging light in the Dining Room designed 

by Balance Design. But the over-sized light fixture trend seems 

to be popping up all over the design world. 

The verdict is still out on the inlay in the floor! 

This alcove off the dining room did make us feel 

like we were in the correct "neck of the woods."

A downstairs guestroom designed by Douglas Hilton was

right on trend with pops of peacock blue!

The guest bath wallpaper by, Christian Lacroix for Designer's Guild,

 was a trellis of pansies. But the center of the pansies looked like little 

monkey faces! 

I love the hallway designed by Huff Harrington. It featured

gold accents and a 19th century French Chinoiserie commode. 

Aren't the leopard chairs stunning! 

Atlanta designer, Grayson Pratt, included

a designer's work area in her combination

office and laundry room! 

Long time friend and fellow Brenau graduate, Francie 

Hargrove of Cashiers, designed the room we voted 

"most likely to want to spend the afternoon lounging." 

Francie always has a wonderful mix of old  and new

in her Showhouse rooms. They always

get voted "Best of Show" by our group.

Designer Sara Brown created a kitchen that is has rustic

touches, but still feels very luxurious! 

And the view out the window isn't to bad either! 

 Off the kitchen is an outside dining area

and a great area to relax late in the afternoon 
with friends and wine! 

Standing on the back patio area, you get a great view

of Lake Glenville.

Barbara Westbrook created an elegant Master Bedroom

on the first floor of the house. 

Janie Wilburn designed the Master Bath. Her many

antiques and accents made it feel oh so elegant.

Master Bath Shower area.

 At the top of the stairs I found a colorful guest room designed

by friend and former Atlanta Designer Network member,

Susan Currie. We hated for Susan to leave our ADN group and

move to New Orleans. 

 But Susan is really making a name for herself in the 

Crescent City design field. You can see for yourself

with this inviting bedroom. 

Susan also designed the balcony sitting area on

the front of the house. 

I love hummingbirds and back in 1995, when we built

our house, I selected this Thibaut wallpaper for our

master bathroom water closet. 

I knew Thibaut still carried the hummingbird paper in

their wallpaper line. But it still was a surprise

to see that Atlanta designer, Sandy Beck, had picked it

to use in the upstairs dressing area! Just goes to

show that classics never go out of style. 

 Upstairs on the back of the house, Cashiers designer, 

Lynn Monday has created a multi purpose room 

that has a great looking bar area.

On the other side of the room is another place to entertain

guest or curl up and read. There is also a balcony off this

room that looks out over the lake. 

We did not know what the metal pieces that were marching

across the roof were. After talking to some people

that lived in the area, we learned they were snow blocks or

cleats. They help keep large sheets of snow/ice from sliding

off the roof. 

We are always learning when we attend Showhouses. 

I hope you enjoyed the tour! It is one of 

our favorite Showhouses that we attend. 

I really recommend going! 

The Atlanta Decorative Arts Center has a designer 

day bus that is part of the showhouse tour each year. 

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ADAC in Bloom 2018

There is something fun that happens every July at ADAC.
If you are not familiar with the Atlanta Decorative Arts Center, 
also known as ADAC, you can find out about it HERE

Flower Magazine presents ADAC In Bloom! 
I can not remember what year Flower Magazine started hosting
this event. I think around 2011 or 2012. I have only missed one 
year (I was on a Greek Isle cruise) It takes something major
to keep me from attending!  This event is open to the
public. ADAC has a number of special events that 
they host. Discover ADAC will be the next big event. 

ADAC in Bloom is a day of fun, food, programs and flowers! 
I have a group of friends that have gone with me every year. 
We usually don't make it for the 9:30 program, because the
early traffic heading into Atlanta is horrendous, even with
a Peach Pass! 

We did arrive in time to have a cup of tea or coffee. 
They served them in your choice of one of these beautiful cups! 

Our first program was the lovely Rebecca Vizard 
held in the Make Goods  showroom. 
Rebecca was working as an interior designer in New York in 1994, 
she was looking for an antique textile pillow that was tailored 
and not over done. After spending more time looking for the perfect pillow 
than any other element of the project, she decided to make her own. 
"At that time it was impossible to find an antique textile pillow 
without gobs of passementerie. I felt like the actual hand made textile 
should be revered and not over shadowed by trim." 

With that first pillow her present business creating clean-lined 
antique textile pillows was launched and by 1996 Neiman Marcus 
had placed an order for 22 of their best stores. You can find out 
more about Rebecca, see her pillows and order pillows or
her new book "Once Upon A Pillow" HERE


The next program was held in the Up Country showroom.
They served us lunch which was yummy! This program was 
a panel. Featuring, interior designer - Jessica Bradley, landscape designer -
William McDonald and Abbey Glass - Fashion Designer.  
These three are consider "Designers to Watch."

Our first afternoon program was the nationally know 
interior designer, Amanda Nisbet, (on the right.) 
She is being introduced by Margo Shaw, 
the editor of Flowers magazine. 

 There was plenty of laughter while Amanda shared the history of her 
design career. She is a very laid back and relaxed speaker. 

She has a variety in her design style and you can 
tell she loves what she does.

You can find out more about Amanda and how to get her book,
"Dazzling Design" on her website HERE

I could have set and listen to our next speaker for hours.
James F. Carter is an Alabama native. His architectural style is 
classic Southern design. 

This lovely home was part of the slide presentation he shared with us. 
I could sit on that porch for hours! 

This Birmingham home was another home we got to visually tour. 

But this is a photo from his personal home. 
You can find out more about James and see his other architectural 
achievements at his website HERE

 ADAC being a good hostess was concerned that we were
getting fatigued by now. Every year they have the most amazing 
cookies and of course the drink of Georgia, Coca Cola! 

Famed NYC floral designer, Lewis Miller`concluded with one of 
my favorite programs at ADAC in Bloom. He talked about
his career history while he put together an effortless
arrangement. 

Lewis MIller and his work friends participate in something they call 

Flower Flash. They gather their extra flowers and go out on the streets of New York and create beauty. Seeing people’s reactions to the Flower Flashes emphasizes the basic goodness in all people. You can see more of the 

Flower Flashes on Lewis's website HERE

On the back row are some arrangements that he had 

already put together. They had a drawing at the 

end of the program. We turned over our chairs....

and my friend Susie won the grand prize. The magnificent floral

arrangement that Lewis had put together during his talk. 

Flower Magazine will be bringing "ADAC in Bloom" back to Atlanta

in July 2019. So stay tune for the date and make your reservations

early, because this event fills up fast. I hope to see you 

there next year! 

Click on the title of the post in Coral (at the top) to view this post online. You can see recent posts, other blogs I like, my archives and the links I post on the right sidebar. Some things do not translate as well in email. If you see there is a problem just click over. It is a more enjoyable reading experience. Thank you so much for following my blog. There is also a sign-up link available to receive this blog by email and another one to sign up for my newsletter Southern~Design~Style..

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Source: Flower Magazine (Facebook and Website) ADAC Website