JAN SHOWERS ~ LIVING AND DINING ROOMS

Well this has been an adventure. I didn't know just how wonderful my Mac was until I was forced to part with it for a few days. This old pc and my iPad just don't get it! Miserable.

This is an old post on Jane Showers that I posted as a new blogger, so I know that most of you haven't seen it. ENJOY, and I will see you in a day or two!

See you soon,
Teresa

xoxo

At Home in Bermuda

Interior Designer Pheobe Howard decorated this Bermuda home. ENJOY!

More on this home can be found here.

Now on to Embracing Etiquette with Teresa...

Size Up Your Annoyances

Let it go. If the annoyance is small, such as a person paying with a credit card in a “cash only” line let it go and move on. There are times, especially when a person in a “twenty or less” line at the grocery annoys me, but it is not worth getting killed over. You never know how that person will respond to your comment. They know that they are doing wrong, and nothing you say will change their behavior. In fact, it is not worth wasting your emotional energy on.

Monday we will cover “Taking Responsibility for Your Own Actions.”

See you soon,
Teresa
Xoxo

Jan Showers ~ Glamorous Rooms Part I

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.Glamorous Rooms

Glamorous Rooms
By Jan Showers
Abrams, New York, $50.00

By Teresa Hatfield
Author, Splendid Sass

Each year, only a few really marvelous books on home décor are published, and even fewer of those books deserve to adorn the collection of those desiring true professional advice on home décor. This lovely book has earned that place.

Jan Showers is no stranger to the design world, and her talent is enormously evident in this book. Hats off to this talented and devoted decorator for such a beautiful work of art.

Jan Showers has always been my go-to for decorating advice, so it should be no surprise that I have decided to add her new book, Glamorous Rooms, to my collection. Elegance and clean lines define Showers work, and I am certain that you will enjoy my synopsis of this beautiful book.

The actual cloth cover.

These two photographs are from the same entryway.

Embracing Etiquette with Teresa

continued... see introduction post (1-29-10). Lesson 5 – The Basics

Four Things Etiquette is Not

1. A set of rigid rules.

Manners change with the times. It is a set of guidelines to make people feel comfortable.

2. Something for the wealthy or well-born.

Ettiquette is a CODE OF BEHAVIOR for everyone.


3. A thing of the past.

Etiquette is as important today as it has ever been.

4. Snobbishness.

Pretentiousness violates all rules of etiquette. Those looking down on others appear lower class..


If you missed the last post on the project, be sure to go back and review.

Part II of Jan Showers tomorrow.

Be sure you see the gift guide that I posted yesterday athttp://splendidsass.blogspot.com/2010/02/valentine-gifts-for-your-special.html

I hope that you have enjoyed this post.

See you soon,
Teresa
xoxo