I have just returned from Nashville and feel as if I've been to Hollywood! After introducing myself to Christopher Spitzmiller at breakfast, I ran into Margo Shaw of flower magazine, and P. Allen Smith. Then I saw Gwyneth Paltrow, Windsor Smith, Suzanne Rheinstein, Brian Murphy, Shane Connolly, and Mark D. Sikes featured in various lectures, panels, and presentations. There were other celeb-status individuals at the show throughout the weekend, including Faith Hill and Sheryl Crow, surely taking advantage of the beauty and inspiration that can be found at the Antique & Garden Show of Nashville.
As overwhelming as the show can seem, of all the antique shows I've been to of this size, it is fairly easy to navigate ~ especially as a repeat customer.
The flowers in this container were done by Shane Connolly, aka floral artistic director for the royal wedding of Will and Kate. I will be doing an entire post on his lecture. He was amazing.
He chose containers from the show and filled them for a delightful presentation ~ almost two hours and a dozen containers!
Could this vignette be any prettier?
Not sure how I feel about that red solo cup in the vase :) But everything else, pure LOVE.
What an amazing collection of fortuny pillows!
This display was really spectacular!
I could spend all day in this booth... Lots of special finds.
Look at all the tartan!
This table was a showstopper!
Would have loved to take this pair of chairs home from Thomas M. Fortner Antiques!
A beautiful show for certain. So much inspiration. ..