My daughter finished her first year of high school at noon today. We decided to celebrate by going to lunch…AT WEGMANS!
That’s right, if you haven’t heard, a new store opened Sunday just a few miles away. And WOW. Nothing else around is close to this grocer, in size, variety or design. (You have to know I was getting around to THAT, right?)
The tile dominates and its earth tones are beautiful. The overall feel is dark and Euro. My daughter’s first impression was it reminded her of the market in London she visited over spring break.
Upstairs in the dining area, deep toned purples and oranges are placed on lots of patterns and textures, in step with the current fashion. I HATED all the fake plants and topiary. I can think of only one thing…these things are going to be so dusty soon! My daughter was annoyed with my fake plant disdain. She argued that real ones would be too hard to care for and fake looks better than dead. But I disagree. That’s what plant services are for! To be TRULY upscale…. Anyway, they didn’t ask me, did they? (The arrangement in the bathroom KILLED me. HELLO!! BLUE PLASTIC DAISIES?!?!? What a tragedy to ruin an otherwise perfect space!)
We spent $44 on stuff and $21 on lunch. A very wonderful woman who was stocking shelves saw me with my hands full and got me a cart. I was disappointed that they didn’t have my new obsession Canella Processo and they had no sugar free ice cream. But I didn’t ask for help, so maybe I just missed them both. It was very crowded. The cheese section made the trip worth while so I am sure I will shop there regularly. My plan is to go to Aldi for the staples and splurge there on the good stuff.
Visit Wegmans in Woodbridge at 14801 Dining Way. Check out the interesting website and meet the employees.
An ad from cb2 appeared in my inbox today showcasing the Coconut Bed. Fully upholstered in plain white canvas, I imagine shoppers need a little encouragement to accept the $1,000 purchase price.
The photographs are convincing, that’s for sure. Both images are show stoppers, and as different as the country (top) from the city (bottom). The bed is dressed in all white, a perfect foil for the grainy bleached wood in the top image. The bottom photo, too, is bi-chromatic, but with clean and crisp black and white. Notice the loopy graphic bedding and how perfectly it contrasts with the chandelier wallpaper. The laptop, of course an Apple, is a lifestyle clue. In this room, the owner is so important, work never stops, even at night. But in the other room, we have a glass of water and an alarm clock. The lifestyle here is relaxed. We are on vacation in a cabin in the country.
The ad makes it easy to accept that this bed would be appropriate in many settings. But in reality, it would be much harder to pull off.
The back page of today’s Washington Post Magazine features an ad for Roche-Bobois, a swanky furniture in Georgetown. They are running a sale…I mean…having “10 days of attractive prices”. Recession hits all of us, apparently!
The photo used in the ad is really amazing. Notice the ornate frieze on the soaring walls. What an interesting setting for this very contemporary grouping! Where is this wonderful place? I assume the furniture was assembled for the photo shoot, but check out the windows. I can’t tell if that is lace, or some sort of ribbon.
Roche-Bobois is French. Perhaps the photo was taken in a castle or a museum? I did some googling, but so far I haven’t found anything. Not even a credit for the photographer.
I buy a lot of decorating books. I am addicted to vintage books. (Don’t judge. IT’S RESEARCH.) Being observant of the settings in the photographs is a source of stress for me. I want to know WHERE everything is. Most books give very little information about the designers and products and list nothing about the locations. Reading so many books, I have noticed that many photos are reused, especially in Meridian publications. (They produce all the Better Homes and Gardens books.) I guess the work is just “up for sale”.
Maybe one of my photographer friends will enlighten me (us). Or my journalist pals….