Real people live here.
First and foremost, I need to make a disclaimer. My son’s apartment is decked to the max because he loves design and, well, I am his mother. A rising senior in a work co-op program, he makes...Read More
Your desk. Where hard work, a calendar overrun with notes, and perhaps even some aggressive paper shuffling meet. It’s a place to get things done, but it can also be a place that you enjoy with some vintage...Read More
I am reminded lately how lucky I am to do what I do. Life is short so you better love what you do. Someone commented recently that it must be wonderful to go shopping all the time for the store. I grumbled that it IS work, after all, even...Read More
I’ve done this before…please join me and take the “old versus new” challenge. What can you find new that has a perfectly acceptable twin that is old? Many big box stores, Read More
Because I deserved it, I escaped the dining room table work mess for a design inspired hike and took my walking companion with me.
Buddy, my ever faithful companionThis clever way to disguise a guardrail...Read More
Some shots of opening day…grand opening with ribbon cutting on June 1st…details to follow…
store front bedazzled with cheap balloons….it was all I could find at 10:30 am some...Read MoreBust a move…that’s what we’ve been doing around F&F. We’ve been working hard to create “rooms” around the store that will retain their names but with the addition of new merchandise weekly. Here’s another glimpse...Read More
Felt like I was selling my soul to the devil when I arrived here…
Atlanta is a huge one…NYC in AugustEven though I’d researched green product vendors before arrival, I was overwhelmed...Read More
All store, all the time makes for random posts. Today was a crazy, jumbled mixed-up day. Perhaps a snapshot into the day in the life of a store owner? A bit of miscellany for you.
Got this dresser back yesterday from the guy who Read More
Thought I’d give a sneaky-peeky at the coming Form and Function Raleigh Store! Big announcement: We have a space and we open June 1st. Never in my wildest dreams.
Imagine a strip shopping center, generally devoid of any architectural interest except for brick...Read More
Business has been brisk for vintage Christmas decorations. I love merchandising this time of year with color themed areas, lots of ornaments and entertaining goods for the home.
The season has begun and Mr. F&F and I began this past weekend with a wine tasting, the kick-off for our...Read More
I love being busy and working and meeting with wonderful new clients. I’ve had several new consults, kept up with work for existing clients and slogged through a couple redesign days. Here’s some fun curtain work that F&F has done recently…the first one is a great example...Read More
As soon as the cool weather hits I feel inspired to get some fall projects done. The bathroom reno spilled over into the bedroom which received a fresh coat of paint, trim added to existing curtains, and new bedding. Our inherited 1920s furniture suite seemed weary but had great bones and included...Read More
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