For the Love of Mushrooms

Do you like mushrooms?

There is something about mushrooms that I find attractive. I am not sure if they remind me of a walk in the woods or if I just like their happy, whimsical character.

The tart featured above is from Martha Stewart {duh!}. I would love to try to make this for a casual lunch with friends. Could it really be that hard to make? It would make a great centerpiece for a casual get together served simply with a green salad, fresh herb dressing and of course, a bottle of wine. Here's the link to the recipe. Let me know if anyone out there gives it a whirl.




{via stylist  Rebecca Thuss}

Are you familiar with stylist Rebecca Thuss? I stumbled upon her website a few months ago and found that I love everything she touches! Her work is amazing.

 

The meringue mushrooms surrounding the holiday yule log above and below are incredible. I think the cake would be a lovely diversion from the typical floral wedding cake. I envision a nature inspired woodland wedding in the mountains with lots of ferns and faux bois.

Have I gone to far with a mushroom and moss centerpiece?

A collection of mushroom botanicals decorate the wall of this pantry featured on Cote de Texas.

A close up of an 18th century botanical print ~ Mushroom with dirt

Mercury glass mushrooms, new, from West Elm would be great grouped on a table or bookshelf.

I bought this set of three carved mushrooms in New York at Treillage when I visited just before Christmas. The vignette above is my second attempt at an asymmetrical arrangement in my house. You know I must be odd to fly all the way to New York for a special few days of  Christmas shopping and come home with three carved mushrooms!

 I actually love them.

I think the reason I adore Treillage is because of all the nature inspired products.

For just $32 you can grow shiitake mushrooms at home. Available from Terrian, the shiitake mushroom log will produce 1/4 to 1/3 pound of mushrooms every two months for about four years.

A compelling proposition, don't you think?

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Day {9} New York Twinkle at Treillage

{Treillage, 418 East 75th Street}

My favorite stop in New York this past weekend was the lovely store Treillage owned by interior designer Bunny Williams and her husband, antique dealer, John Rosselli. From the moment you walk into the store {or really when you gaze in through the sparkling window} you are captivated by the little twinkle lights, silver and gold must-haves, blooming paperwhites and lots of things from the natural world.

The store was filled with beautiful gifts for the home and the holidays at reasonable prices!

Bunny Williams started her design career working with Sister Parrish at the famous Parish-Hadley in 1966. She went out on her own in 1988 and recently introduced a fabulous line of home furnishings ~ BeeLine Home. Her latest book, Bunny Williams: Scrapbook for Living was just released and would make a fabulous gift for anyone interested in interior design. The couple was inspired to start this lovely store after a visit to the Chelsea Flower show in London in 1991 with the idea of bringing hard-to-find garden antiques to America.

When researching Treillage for this post, I came across an old article in the New York Social Diary. I was interested to learn about the original origins of the building and the charming neighborhood on the upper east side where it is located:

"The shop itself used to be a blacksmith shop and stable (for horses obviously), and then finally a storage area for John Rosselli’s inventory, etc., up until about fourteen years ago, according to Howard Christian, who manages the business. In the olden days, when New York was a horse drawn city, far east on 75th Street was where the richies housed their four-legged transportation. No horses stalls were allowed west of Lexington Avenue, which is why the Upper East Side didn’t develop its fancy far east addresses until we were well into the automotive age."

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