By Katie Laughridge
From Tribune News Service
I love to walk the shop floor early in the mornings before anyone else has arrived. It inspires me. As I walked the floor recently, I was awestruck by the one thing that tied each room together: fall foliage. While I might be a bit biased, our florals are always fantastic, but this season, I felt as though I was seeing them with fresh eyes.
It’s true, fall foliage is having a moment.
Incorporating floral elements into fall designs just made perfect sense. I love celebrating fall, especially through design, though the season seems fleeting. So for now, I am looking for timeless pieces that can make the transition to Christmas. This mantelpiece is a fantastic example. The stag head is an element that could be put up in the fall and transition through to Christmas. The candlesticks could ride out the holiday season, to be swapped with something lighter and brighter in the spring….