Even though I live in the (still) snow-covered north, I love southern architecture and decorating and houses in general. And, I’d gladly trade weather right now. So, I happily await my Charleston subscription, (spectacular design and photography, by the way) and pick up Southern Accents at the newsstand more often than not. This month, a favorite designer/party planner of mine, Tara Guerard (of Soiree), is featured in both magazines. I’ve long admired her work after noticing her name time and time again in Charleston magazine weddings and parties features that I loved. And yes, I own her book.
Southern Accents features her baby shower, with the cutest ideas, as you would expect. With a yellow and blue polka-dot theme, it was full of inspiring party ideas, including giraffe rattles as napkin rings, baby onesie and giraffe decorated cookies, and a gorgeous and elegant polka-dot cake. It all looked delightful, and better yet, doable. The best kind of inspiration.
Charleston’s March issue features a peek into her home, and from the snippet on the website, I am smitten! (Especially crazy for the exposed brick in the kitchen. And no, my copy has not arrived yet, so I’m going purely from the website here. But I’ll be checking the mailbox.) Not to mention she’s a girl after my own heart. The quote that got me? “I buy paint based on the name.” Oh yeah, been there, bought that ….
And even though I don’t know you, Congratulations, Tara, on your baby boy!