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Brimfield... My take on iconic flea market
Posted on September 12 2021
Scroll to Bottom to See Brimfield Rugs and Silver This past week I traveled to Brimfield, Massachusetts for the iconic flea market. Dozens of shows within the show... tents as far as you can see. My friend Jennifer and I were up for walking miles and miles on the hunt...
Delivery Updates ... Things to know going into the Holidays!
Posted on August 04 2021
The last eighteen months have been trying in so many ways. We've all learned to pivot and change our mindset with expectations on a variety of issues. This includes how we shop. I'm so honored that many of your have purchased items though my shop and I do everything I...
Black and White ... High Point Furniture Market Trend
Posted on June 22 2021
Black and White... This theme started to emerge at market. I expect we will see more of it in the fall. I have some mixed feelings about this trend - I naturally gravitate towards color BUT I think this trend can be done well when mixed with different textures and patterns. The...
High Point Furniture Market Trend ... Botanicals
Posted on June 16 2021
There is nothing like a room full of botanical details and we got lots to be inspired by this past market! High Point Spring Market was pushed to June because of the pandemic. It was great to see people really walking around market - although not as full as usual, it...
Getting to know the Assouline Travel from Home Series
Posted on May 02 2021
I get lots of questions about the Assouline Travel from Home series so I did a video about the most relevant questions I get. I hope this helps answer some questions. If you have more questions, please let me know! I'm here to help.
xoxo - Christine
Spring Pre-Market 2021
Posted on April 28 2021
Over the last couple of days, High Point Market held a Spring Pre-Market. As many of you know, High Point Market brings the design worlds newest in furnishings and accessories with a full spring event in April. However, COVID-19 has once again caused a change in tradition forcing the Spring Market to...
New Collection Alert... Red Egg Furniture
Posted on April 14 2021
Have you driven past a place that you’ve always wanted to stop into but haven't? I have! I had been past Red Egg Furniture multiple times and always wanted to go in but it was never the right time! Fast forward to last week... for some reason I thought they...
Sneak Peek at Holiday
Posted on March 10 2021
There is something crazy in the best way about ordering for the NEXT Holiday Season in January ...you've just spent all of your time in Holiday madness and now you've got to figure out what is gonna be on trend for the next season. There are a few trends I think...
Ginger Jars are so much more than Blue and White....
Posted on February 24 2021
I can't believe it has now been over a month since I went to Atlanta Market. I still have so much to share with y'all. The next few posts will focus on home accessories. Y'all love ginger jars as much as I do! Break the tendency for the traditional size,...
Lit at Atlanta Market
Posted on January 28 2021
There was soo much lighting at Atlanta Market. I love finding items that are a little bit unexpected and twists on classic pieces. There were so many fun traditional pieces this market. I am so thrilled to be carrying Dana Gibson's lighting collection now. I LOVE the bamboo lanterns. I...
Atlanta Market - Part One Lighting it Up!
Posted on January 19 2021
Last week I was beyond thrilled to go the Atlanta Market and source new lighting, gift and Christmas decorations for Dashing Trappings. For those of you that are new to the shop, last year was the first real year of the store. Before that I was still buying for friends...
Exciting new Lighting from Couture Lamps
Posted on October 22 2020
I'm so thrilled to bring y'all Couture Lamps. These stylish yet classic lighting pieces have been on my list to bring to Dashing Trappings from the beginning and I'm thrilled that they are now on the site! During Pre-Market, I went to their showroom and was blown away by the...
Special Blog Post with Classically Christe ... adding pieces to your home this Summer!
Posted on June 12 2020
Y'all I'm so excited for you to read the below blog post from Christe of Classically Christe - her contagious energy, wonderful style and glimpses into her real life, made her a great partner to share how she styled a few of Dashing Trappings pieces to add some fun to your...
Hopping through the rest of the Wildwood Showroom...
Posted on May 30 2020
As I continued my tour of Wildwood's showroom I was struck by a few themes, faux bamboo, green and bunnies...oh and don't forget ginger jars! The above green bamboo chest is gorgeous. I love the finish and this piece would look stunning at the end of a hallway in a...
First Part of my Tour through the Wildwood Showroom
Posted on May 19 2020
After my tour of the Chelsea House showroom, my rep Bill let me know that I would be able to walk over to the Wildwood Showroom. I was thrilled. I always love to see what is new in their showroom. Upon arriving I was greeted by Laurie Acree their Design...
Chelsea House Showroom Part Deux
Posted on May 14 2020
The Chelsea House showroom had so much to look at this season. I was excited to see the continuation of their other lines as well in addition to the new line by Shayla Copas. Chelsea House continues to push the envelope with modern traditional items. Updating each piece in ways that...
Hopping over to Chelsea House Showroom - Shayla Copas Introduction
Posted on May 12 2020
As many of my longtime clients know, heading to the High Point Furniture Market each April and October is a furniture and design pilgrimage for me. When someone calls//emails//messages me about a product 90% of them I have felt or sat-in, and oftentimes I have another picture that I can...
Green it's my new obsession Yeah, green it's not even a question...
Posted on April 29 2020
This season I've seen green used in very design-forward ways through the pages of shelter magazines and while scrolling Instagram. Never before have I seen emerald and other shades of green used in such creative ways throughout interior design. It's not just fabric that is green, it is tile, cabinets, wallpaper,...
Fringe isn't for your Grandma...
Posted on April 22 2020
I'm spending even MORE time online these days because of the "stay at home" order by our governor. So I've been doing even more reading than usual of my favorite shelter magazines. I've seen fringe everywhere and I'm here for it!! I LOVE it. It can be as a tape...
Design and Lifestyle Instagram//Bloggers - New and Old Faves
Posted on April 07 2020
Shelter-ing in place has brought on more time scrolling through Instagram for me. I love looking at some of my fave Instagram Influencers AND I love even more finding new people to follow... If you know me personally or have followed Dashing Trappings' Instagram feed for any amount of time...
Want to move forward with a Design Project? Designers answer how they are getting projects done!
Posted on March 26 2020
Have you been wanting to reach out to your Interior Designer... But don't know what services they can provide during our social distance period? Maybe you actually have time to focus on a project you've been putting off?? You know you need your Interior Designer but because of COVID-19 you...
Blog .. Why You Ask?
Posted on March 24 2020
Why start a blog you ask? Well, first my digital career started with a blog called Dashing Through Winston-Salem. It was hyper-local focused on local shops, dining, and interesting people. As my family and businesses grew I wasn't able to give the blog the nurturing it deserved. But I...
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