Chully Boy and the ladies of BDG wish you a prosperous & happy New Year!

My tribute to the coolest centerpiece in the room….the Coffee Table.
I love how the standard and functional Coffee Table has transformed into such a beautiful artistic statement piece.  Here are a few of my favorites.

Images courtesy of Elle Décor and House Beautiful
Additional designs too add an extra punch to you space…

Images courtesy of House Beautiful, [...]

All the ladies at BDG send warm wishes to you and your family in this holiday season!

Our 2009 Christmas Party!

On the last stop of her US tour, Nigella Lawson was in Atlanta to promote her new book, Nigella Christmas.  The backdrop for the evening was the Atlanta History Center and while patrons tasted delectable spice cake-cupcakes and sipped cocktails, they were abuzz about their plans for the holidays.
The ever-so charming Lawson spoke about her [...]

On a cold, sunny day in Atlanta, a collection of our industry’s finest made their way to ADAC to listen firsthand as Margaret Russell, Editor and Chief of ELLE DÉCOR, gave her insight into the creation and subsequent 20-year history of the magazine.  What began in 1989 to showcase the link between fashion and interior [...]

Symbolic and Sentimental, the ornament is most certainly more than a tree enhancement. It is a tiny jewel highlighted by glimmers of twinkles and full of classic memories. Whether passed down from generations, given by a friend, a milestone of a Child’s first Christmas or a couple’s first tree; ornaments are in fact storytelling.
A few [...]

As we enter into this Season of Giving, I thought it appropriate to highlight one of my all-time favorite accessories.  Not only is it whimsical and multi-functional, but it just so happens to double as a perfect Holiday gift!  As you shop your local stores this season, don’t discount the educational and ever-charming coffee table [...]

Everyone seems to be going green these days.  Why not an eco friendly typeface?  SPRANQE, a Dutch company,  has developed a font called Ecofont.

Ecofont uses up to 20% less ink than normal fonts do when printed.   Check it out!  http://www.ecofont.eu/ecofont_en.html

Moving from turkey to wreaths in Manhattan….
How lucky to have been able to spend the Thanksgiving holidays with my family in NYC.  And, how lucky to have a direct flight that gets one in and out of the City at times that maximize the time there, not in the air!
Lunch on the Lower East side [...]

Though we are not surrounded by the delicate figurines that Tennessee Williams wrote about in the Glass Menagerie, we are surrounded by wonderful glass finds every day.  Glass ranges from architectural to the smallest fragile detail, and I can’t help but love them all.
My new obsession, however, is the ever growing collection of glass jewelry [...]