For a change from the red and green color standards for the Christmas dinner table, try a silver and gold holiday table instead this year. Read more at www.cookingquarters.wordpress.com

Recently visited the new Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams store in NYC…. eclectic, traditional furniture updated with contemporary ideas. See the video at www.whatsnewathome.wordpress.com.

What  beats the warmth of a wood counter top, especially in a white kitchen?  Read more at www.roomstoraveabout.wordpress.com

An all-chocolate house by the French Culinary Institute for the Chocolate Show in NY last weekend drew plenty of chocoholics and at least one interior designer. Read more at www.cookingquarters.wordpress.com

Who doesn’t love the look of Nora Walker’s kitchen on the TV show Brothers and Sisters? This is definitely a cook’s kitchen. Read more at www.cookingquarters.com.

Not sitting down to a formal dinner like you used to? Casual dining is a growing trend these days. Read more at www.whatsnewathome.wordpress.com