Halloween in Old Town Alexandria

Old Town Alexandria

I saw these photos of Halloween decorations starting to pop up in Old Town in Alexandria, Virginia this week and had to share. (I lived in Alexandria for about thirty five years). Don't miss the skulls peeking though the fence above.

A Chinoiserie Dining Room/It's A Small World

Shazalynn Cavin-Winfrey - Traditional Home

 On Sunday I posted on the color coral. Earlier last week, I posted on a stunning lacquered emerald green solarium/bar in Greenwich, Connecticut by interior designer Shazalynn Cavin-Winfrey.

 

Her unique name rang a bell, so I researched on CC, and low and behold, I had posted about this dining room by this same interior designer in 2014. Note the coral breakfront. And what's really interesting is that she is based in Alexandria, Virginia (where I lived for 30 years) and this was from a D.C. show house that I attended. 

And there is more. We were neighbors - she and her family lived in my old neighborhood of Belle Haven just up the street from us and her business is based in nearby (5 minutes away) Old Town where my late husband's law firm was located. Small world. BTW, I was very interested in her unique first name - she attributes it to being the child of hippie parents. Funny.