Surround Yourself With Things You Love
Decorating is personal ... If it is your home, then surround yourself with things you love.
That advice is dispensed by lifelong antiquarian Sue Jackson, owner of Country Roads Antiques & Gardens at 204 West Chapman Ave. in Orange, Calif.
Jackson, who went to college at Cal State University majoring in sociology and American studies, has since embarked on a different path making her living, in part, helping customers find their inner designer.
"There are no rules," is her first rule about home decorating, a mainstay of her business which opened Jan. 2, 1993, and has persisted ever since with the aid of all three of her grown children - Brande with Johnnye Merle Gardens out ...
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Something Old, Something New: the Evolution of an Antique Collection
Fiori Couture is a new accessory line for Sicilian Gypsy, but it is also an extension of what Susan Lafica created over twenty years ago. The line officially launched in December of 2011 at Vignettes, a French-inspired antique shop, but it has been through a long process of evolution.
It all began when her children were young, and Lafica started a collection she called Volari after a Dean Martin song. "We went on a vacation to Hawaii with our family," Lafica said. "We go back every year. I loved being there. I'd wear the flowers in my hair, I'd come home, and there was nothing that you could wear here that was just as beautiful. So I started creating flowers, and I started selling them ...
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