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We’ve been taken with Gien’s Tulipe faience china pattern for some time now and we’re thrilled to have finally made this pattern the stars of a Tabletop Tuesday post here on the blog for steve mckenzie’s!
While it offers an absolutely classic sensibility to any table setting, we’ve found it can become quite modern – especially with paired with Gien’s Allure pattern.
This tabletop post begins with a graphic black and white dinner plate from Gien’s Tulipe collection.
The salad plate pattern aligns perfectly with the dinner plate, when stacked.
This stunning pewter Gabriella flatware by Match 1995 was an ideal match with these plates!
Now comes a modern edge, with the dessert plate in Gien’s Taupe colorway.
Bring in the blue! This canapé plate offered us a much needed dose of color.
Placing this Libeco Linen napkin on the diagonal helped to add texture and softness to the setting.
With all the colors and textures going on already, this tabletop didn’t call for added pattern; instead we completed the formal setting with a pair of clear water and wine glasses.
A simple pop of purple floral offers a natural element and completes the tabletop. Bon appetit!
Please stop by the steve mckenzie’s showroom today to begin pulling together a tabletop that’s ideal for you and your lifestyle. At steve mckenzie’s we love to create tabletops, which are unique to each family!
We are head over heels with just about anything from our new friends, Dot and Army. And – bonus – they’re amazin, Earth-friendly wares are made in Brunswick, Georgia! With anything from classic napkins, to bowl covers, reusable sandwich bags and so, so much more, we think you’ll be falling for them too!
Think about how many paper towels, plastic baggies and cling wrap scraps make their way into your garbage every week… Now, multiply that by the weeks in a year, how many of your neighbors use these products the same way, etc. You get the picture; it’s a lot.
Thanks to Dot and Army (we met at The Southern C), now we can combat some of that garbage and put their beautiful, handmade textiles to use all around our homes! Saving the earth on “unpaper towel” at a time.
Dot and Army’s “unpaper towels”
Their unpaper towels – sold by the dozen – are a brilliant replacement to traditional paper towels. Once soiled, pop them in the wash and they’re ready to re-use in no time!
Reusable snack baggies – yes, please!
And how about a solution to all those pesky plastic baggies we’re always tossing in the trash? Dot and Army offers a fantastic solution to these with their denim reusable snack bags. Super stylish for you or your little ones! Simply shake out and reuse or launder for especially dirty bags.
Dish scrubbers that are beautiful AND functional!
Another favorite product by Dot and Army are their reusable dish scrubbers. Forget those nasty sponges, which can harbor all sorts of unsavory germs. When necessary, these scrubbers are machine washable. And so durable – they’re made by hand!
Brilliant, reusable bowl covers.
Never hassle with cling wrap again, thanks to Dot and Army’s bowl covers. Ideal for baking bread or bringing a beautiful dish of something to a pot luck. And, of course, they’re reusable too – and make a wonderful gift for the chef in your life!
Beautiful napkins, for everyday use.
We invite you to visit the steve mckenzie’s showroom and check out all of Dot and Army’s fantastic products and learn how they may aide in streamlining your life and help to make it more eco-friendly.
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Today we honor dad. And, really, all the men in our life who teach us some of life’s most important – and unimportant lessons, ha!
Thank you to the father figures out there who show us what it means to be a great parent.
Happy Father’s Day!
~ The steve mckenzie’s Team
We’re feeling pretty astounded here sitting on the heels of two amazing titles awarded to steve mckenzie’s!
Steve & Debbie with their ASID Silver Award
A recent kitchen in a full home remodel project recently received the ASID Georgia Chapter Design Excellence Award, Residential-Kitchen, SILVER AWARD!!
Steve McKenzie, along with Debbie Blumencranz of Design Galleria, are honored to have their “Baking Kitchen Remodel” project granted the ASID Silver Award!
The big feature for this kitchen is the light blue La Cornue stove in a 1910 Candler Park home. The full project was highlighted in this Style Blueprint feature!
Another thrilling accolade for our team here – Steve specifically – was a top recognition in a floral design competition. After taking a class in floral composition with Christy Griner Hulsey of Colonial House of Flowers, Steve, along with his classmates were given a design challenge. They had to use Mayesh Wholesale flowers to create a stunning arrangement in a caraway vessel from Accent Decor. As one of only two non-florists in the group, Steve wasn’t sure of his chances, but low and behold – he won!! Follow along on Instagram for more design details.
Each of these honors was such a wonderful surprise and really sweetened our summer!! Reach out to the team here at steve mckenzie’s if we may be able to bring a little of our award winning style into your space.
To all those in our life who mother – thank you!! For being there for the ones you love and doing all you do, sometimes with little recognition, this one’s for you…
We hope today is a day full of wonderful times, which will become beautiful memories!
Much love to all the moms out there – today and every day!!
On our trip to Jackson, Mississippi to visit Kristen Ley and Thimbelpress to learn how to letterpress, we also had the opportunity to learn about Cathead Vodka. Steve loves a nice vodka, and to learn about a small maker was exciting; we couldn’t pass it up!
As you’re well aware by now, we love all things southern, and a southern-made vodka is no exception. Located on the edge of downtown Jackson, near the Mississippi Museum of Art, Cathead distillery was fantastic!
Mississippi ushered in prohibition in 1907 and it was not repealed until 1966. Fast forward to 2011, when Austin Evans and Richard Patrick first opened as Cathead. These boys not only love their vodka, but they love the delta blues of the region. In fact, the distillery is named after the legend, Son Thomas, known for his cathead sculptures he sold at his blues performances.
Because of their love of Delta Blues, Cathead’s founders incorporated a fantastic philanthropic element to their business, which makes the story even stronger. They support many foundations by giving a portion of their sales to different organizations, which support preservation of the blues heritage. In fact, on the Cathead website, you can view some of the amazing blues videos and see great commercials featuring legends of the Delta region.
Some of the southern flavors being produced by Cathead are Pecan and Honeysuckle. They’re absolutely delicious, and over the next few weeks Steve will be sharing some new recipes he developed using their vodkas. In the meantime if you are in a hurry, you can check out other recipes here.
If you’re lucky enough to find yourself in Jackson, take a tour of Cathead and try a tasting Thursday – Saturday. Until you can visit, here is a photo-tour of the distillery…
We’ve also sampled their Gin and it makes the perfect Summertime Gin and Tonic! Next up is the Hoodoo Chickory Liqueur (barrel pictured above). We are excited to see where this spirit will take us.
Please enjoy responsibly.
Distillary photos by Richard Patrick
Have we got a tabletop for you on the second installation of our Tabletop Tuesday series! The colors, textures and patterns all blend to create an absolutely delectable setting, which will be ideal for any springtime gatherings from Easter and beyond. Today, we’re pleased to share our “Mikado Modern” tablescape with you..
For this tablescape, we turned to what has become a favorite collection of ours, initially introduced a few years ago by Royal Crown Derby, the Mikado collection. Mikado is an updated, contemporary take on a traditional pattern, first introduce in 1894. The individual pieces tell the story of the beloved opera, The Mikado. Respecting its past, yet appropriate for today’s modern lifestyle, is what we love about this pattern. The bright colors solicit feelings of fresh blooms, crisp spring air and bright sunny walks.
For this tablescape’s floral element, we were able to partner again with Erin Weston of Weston Farms. The timing could not be more perfect for us to incorporate the Japanese magnolia blooms, forsythia and redbuds, all combined with Weston Farms’ fantastic magnolias.
Our antique, French table provided a perfect backdrop for our table setting once again.
A lovely Le Jacard Francais runner was the base of our setting.
The RCD Mikado, in a lavender colorway is the base of our place setting.
We then layered the settiing with a turquoise salad plate and a lime bread and butter plate.
This cutlery is what we have at home and, to us, the ivory evokes the feel of a bygone era.
Clear, stemless glasses for the wine and water were chosen, so as not to compete with all the color we already have going on in our tablescape.
For the main centerpiece, Erin put the RCB Mikado canister in blue to use as a vase. It was then coupled with some blue and white ware with a variety of spring blooms
We even incorporated this beautiful crystal votive, in Green Calcite, by Tish Mills of Harmonious Living and paired it with only the Stamens and Carpels of the magnolia blossoms.
Next, to celebrate the Asian feeling of the china, we added my favorite 3 Emperors bejeweled by Eric Cortina.
In the end, the table appears set for a king, or at least anyone celebrating the upcoming Easter holiday, or any spring occasion!
The full Mikado collection can be viewed here – the color combinations are absolutely fantastic!!
Will you be incorporating any Mikado pieces into your Easter and spring-themed tablescapes?!? We’d love to hear how you incorporate color and we hope we’ve inspired you to think a bit outside the box with your upcoming tablescapes!
Photos by Rustic White Photography.
We’re throwing it back a bit on this Friday, featuring some recent happenings here at steve mckenzie’s. As always, we’re beyond grateful when McKenzie Designs is featured or when the happenings here at the steve mckenzie’s showroom are brought into the limelight!
steve mckenzie’s appears TWICE in the April 2017 issue of House Beautiful!
That’s the Le Cadeaux “Havana” plate right in the center!
We are pinching ourselves here to have been featured two times in the most recent issue of one of our very favorite shelter publications, House Beautiful – especially to see Steve’s name in “The Experts” section!
McKenzie Designs “Bold, Bright and Beautiful” renovation featured on StyleBlueprint…
Click here to check out the full feature of our recent Candler Park renovation and let us know which part is your favorite in the comments below. You won’t be surprised to learn that French Blue range from La Cornue was the top feature for us!
It’s a “Garden Party” in the April 2017 issue of Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles
We’re delighted to see our Jardin Extraordinaires collection by Gien in this absolutely gorgeous spread in the latest issue of Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles. This feature is putting us in the spirit of springtime!
You’re invited to our Spring Tea & Open House!
Last, but certainly not least, is our Spring Tea & Open House event at the steve mckenzie’s showroom this Wednesday. As you can see from the details above, it’s going to provide an extraordinary time! We hope you can join us – please share your RSVP with us by clicking here or on either of the event images.
Thank you for joining us on this little #FlashbackFriday of recent press and look ahead at what’s sure to be a pretty fantastic event! We hope to see you in the steve mckenzie’s showroom soon.
We have a treat for you all today! We’re thrilled to feature the husband-wife team that is Anthony-Masterson. This dynamite team specialize in photography and filmmaking. And their work is almost as fantastic as they are… Steve and Jill have gotten to know Owen and Christine by working with them on a number of design projects and have found such like-mindedness, as they’re also a couple that do just about everything together. We believe you’ll thoroughly enjoy this fun little conversation/interview and are so pleased to introduce you to the latest Tastemakers for the blog for steve mckenzie’s, Owen Masterson and Christine Anthony:
Christine & Owen of Anthony-Masterson Photography
We began shooting sixteen years ago determined to combine our individual talents. Before that Owen was working with some of the best cinematographers in Los Angeles as an actor and Christine was an in-demand food stylist. We had both spent a lot of time on sets observing what it took to get a great shot. Inspired, we picked up a camera and a bunch of film and began shooting. We started with food. Shortly after that a new stock agency dedicated to food photography began licensing our images. In 2001 we shot our first job. Since moving to Atlanta in 2005 we have been shooting Interiors, Food and Travel.
In 2008 we acted on a long held desire to make our pictures move and began experimenting with filmmaking. This led to a number of short films and two award winning feature length documentaries.
Working in both mediums provides great balance plus we get to travel a lot and work with some extraordinarily talented and interesting people.
1. Three words that describe your aesthetic?
Owen: Do we each get 3 words?
Christine: What have you got?
Owen: Fast, edgy and dangerous.
Christine: I think that describes you more than the aesthetic.
Owen: Okay, what have you got?
Christine: How about balanced, uncluttered and provocative?
Owen: That’s why I love you.
2. Would you please share a little about your favorite space/project to date?
Owen: You go first.
Christine: I always go first.
Owen: Ok. Plaza Towers 25th floor, stunning pied-a-terre, killer view of Atlanta skyline.
Christine: And the rich tones in the living room. What about the first interior project we ever shot? That beautiful home on the coast in Malibu owned by the Fluxus artist Van Schley and his wife.
Owen: Wow that was so long ago and we shot it on film!
Christine: And we hardly knew what we were doing.
Owen: The challenge was the light bouncing off of the Pacific Ocean into practically every room in the house. But we figured it out.
Christine: Speaking of the coast… what about the light in the house at Wrightsville Beach?
Owen: Love.
3. What’s the source(s) of your inspiration?
Owen: Christine. That was an easy one.
Christine: I guess I better say Owen. But really, it is Owen. When you live and work together 24/7 as a team you each bring something different to the party so it’s essential to be inspired by your partner’s vision – or madness.
Owen: I always know I’m in for something challenging when Christine says “Tell me if you think this is a crazy idea.” But we don’t live in a bubble so there’s the things we see and the people we meet in our travels that influence and inspire us as well.
4. Name three people (alive or dead) you’d invite to your dream dinner party…
Christine: That’s tricky. Only three?
Owen: John Lennon, the Pope, and it might get fun if say, Amy Winehouse comes.
Christine: The Pope choice seems off unless it’s Alexander Pope.
Owen: Okay, how about Jimi Hendrix, Jackson Pollock and Howard Finster?
Christine: Better. But I’d really like to cook for Joan Didion so one has to go.
Owen: Wait a minute, don’t we each get three?
Christine: We could be here all day… how about we move on?
5. A favorite type of space or even a favorite type of object/setting to photograph?
Owen: We love the skill set of shooting interiors. It’s so exacting, like a high wire act.
Christine: The placement and balance of objects.
Owen: The play of shadows and light.
Christine: The vignettes.
Owen: Capturing the more intimate moments that really express the personality of the room.
Christine: But there’s also a freedom to shooting the travel stories that we enjoy. Being out and about, anticipating, keeping an eye out for the shot.
Owen: Because we shoot so many different things: interiors, food, people, travel, and then there are the videos too, it’s like cross training. It keeps our imaginations limber and eyes fresh.
6. Do you follow a particular set of rules when mixing textures, finishes, etc. – how do they work for you?
Owen and Christine: See it. Love it. Shoot it!
Christine: That’s been our motto from day one.
Owen: Of course our clients’ needs come first but we always try to take the shots further than they had imagined; the angle, the frame, the composition.
Christine: And then there’s the lighting. We shoot primarily with natural light and Owen is the master of light and shadow so we like to wow our clients with the lighting.
7. Trending… What is something you are currently “into” and something you are “over?”
Owen: Playing records
Christine: Owen is the house DJ, he spins, I cook. I love long hours at the dinner table or on the deck with close friends.
Owen: Christine is a great cook so the dinners are always good. And then there’s the wine and the conversation.
Christine: It’s like the exact opposite of social media.
Owen: Which is anti-social
Christine: So you’d say social media is over?
Owen: Definitely over. And out.
8. What would be the one thing you would have if you were stranded on a deserted island?
Christine: Do we each get one thing?
Owen: Fire.
Christine: That way I could cook. So maybe I’d bring a knife.
9. Please share a piece of advice you’d offer to someone looking to break into the photography design industry.
Owen: I’d give the same advice we were given when we started. Just do it!
Christine: It’s a process and you have to work at it to find your eye. Just make sure you understand the business end of it. That can be the most difficult part for creatives.
Owen: Find your passion. It’s an art form even if you’re shooting plumbing supplies. It’s a journey and you should have adventures doing it.
Christine: Oh, the places we’ve been…
Okay, so that was a lot of fun, right?! We need to find more dynamic duos to feature in our Tastemaker series! At least ones with such wonderful senses of humor… And isn’t their work divine. The way they work with lighting – it’s magical. And they make our spaces look absolutely phenomenal. We’re fans of Owen and Christine’s and are willing to bet that after reading this post you are too!
Welcome to the inaugural post of our new “Tabletop Tuesday” blog series! Seeing that steve mckenzie’s is known for for offering some of the south’s top tabletop products – along with inspirational tablescape ideas and entertaining tips to go along with them – we thought it was high time for a series of blog posts featuring fabulous tabletops.
Now presenting Jardins Extraordinaires, our first ever “Tabletop Tuesday” blog post. We hope you enjoy!
Our first Tabletop Tuesday feature was inspired by the Jardin Extraordinaires collection by Gien, all of the tropical design we experienced at Maison & Objet, as well as the new Justina Blakeney collection for Selamat Designs.
To begin this tablescape we partnered with Erin Weston of Weston Farms, who styled the floral. For this tablescape we used the magnolia topiaries created during our in-store class.
The base of our tablescape was an antique French table, which offered plenty of warmth and character.
Our place setting began with an R. Wood Studio chartreuse dinner plate.
Next, Erin’s floral brings an organic, soft touch to the table.
A cocktail napkin to ground the glasses adds depth and interest.
A blue tumbler introduces a rich hue.
A pretty vintage cut glass tumbler is brought in for the wine – we love going stemless for wine; taking a note from our European friends!
The Jardins Extraordinaires oblong tray juxtaposed with the round dinner plate works!
The Gien wine coaster serves as a bread and butter plate – think outside of the box and consider dual uses for the pieces you already have!
Vintage brass cutlery, found at a flea market offers a sense of history and ties back into the antique table.
A small R. Wood Studio salad plate is added and ties into the dinner plate.
A soup bowl in R. Wood Studio’s blueberry colorway adds another solid blue element.
A Le Jacquard Francais napkin in a cheeky citrus tone brings in a bit of brightness.
The canape plate from Gien completes the look! The Jardins Extraordinaires small plates are offered in sets of four, with each plate depicting a different garden setting… A conversation starter for sure!
See it all come together in a few quick seconds here:
If only it were that quick in real life!
This tablescape makes us ready to jump into spring. Most products are available in store at steve mckenzie’s or on our webstore. Contact us for up-to-the-minute availability or if you have any questions. Happy entertaining and bon appetit!
All Photos by Rustic White Photography
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