Thanksgiving Ornaments and Autumn Comes to the Lake
Fall w~i~n~d~s whip up the lake and have our Weeping Willows whirling. Autumn brushes up against our doors… as the last summer leaves of our glorious fig trees succumb to fall’s inevitable embrace. Our scrolled metal bench looks lonely sans summer pillows & pad but...
The GlamThanksgiving Table – Tiny Caramel & Glitter Dipped Pears in Minutes
Image Stefanie Knowlton Photography They’re a jewel of a fruit and soooo sweet. I’m talking about Seckel pears…the tiniest member of the pear fruit family. I picked them up at my local Metropolitan Market. They’re SO sweet, they’re called ‘sugar pears’. I love the yummy shades of maroon and green! They make a perfectly pretty...
Girls’ Night In with Monica Hart at Metropolitan Market
Tonight is the night! The fall Fête! It’s Girls’ Night In at Metropolitan Market in Kirkland! So excited! Some VERY Pretty Pumpkins will be on parade! I’ve packed up a plethora of pumpkins and put them on display at Met Market for the ladies to peruse! From chalk painted to gilded to...
Girls Night In with Monica Hart at Metropolitan Market ~ Fall Fête
Mark your calendars for Thursday, October 24th! It’s the fall edition of Girls Night In with Monica Hart at Metropolitan Market Kirkland! The event is from 6pm to 8pm. Join me for fresh Autumn decor & tablescapes, complimentary wine tasting, fall bites & recipes! Tablescapes will be brimming with fall inspired ideas, from a...
Thanksgiving Table Setting ~
Easy ~ Earthy ~ Elegance Spent a very nice morning, pulling together a little Thanksgiving tablescape, at the beautiful home of our dear friends, Dan and Pat. Pat is a fabulous cook and throws inspired dinner parties. It was so much fun collaborating with her, on her Thanksgiving table. We are dangerous together. We started with this...
Fall Garnishes ~
Embellish Little bits of fall, on your holiday table and above the rim. Simple fall embellishments…. at your fingertips, right outside your front door,
Simple Fall Garland ~
Foraging On this fall weekend, I took a stroll through a nearby park and came home with these… downed leaves, big & small, in a rainbow of fall colors, Aren’t they beautiful? With the prick of a pin and some stretchy elastique, I have a simple, organic, fall kitchen garland. Mother nature, sure does put on...
Inspired by a love of beautiful, yet simple design, food and entertaining. Monica’s distinct approach led this former television news gal to create La Famiglia Design. 
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