If you are a devotee of design (and aren't we all in one degree or another?), then you probably religiously read Jennifer Boles' blog Peak of Chic or check out her entries on the House Beautiful blog. She even wrote on legendary decorator Eleanor Brown McMillan for AT HOME.
And this brilliant blogger's got style. Actuallly, S-T-Y-L-E. All caps.
If she isn't thumbing through her library of vintage shelter magazines, then she is recounting her latest trip, her latest shopping discovery, and with a certain amount of regularity, her most recent soiree.
If only we were invited.
Each one sounds perfect, right down to the pressed fine-linen napkins, the understated but elegant table settings, the barware, the appetizers.
Now she's happy to help you replicate her elan. As she states in her most recent posting, she's always wanted a store of her own and she has opened one—in cyperspace. Or more specifically, on Amazon. The link is http://astore.amazon.com/thepeakofchic-20
All varieties of parties are covered: The Elegant Dinner Party, The Casual Dinner Party, The Cocktail Party, The Epicurean Pantry (love, love, love the cheese straws), The Powder Room, and The Entertainer's Library.
The inventory actually includes everything you need, from cookbooks to help you plan the menu and Elsie DeWolfe's dictums on proper entertaining to the flatware, stemware, linens, barware, and centerpieces you need to pull it off.
It couldn't be easier. All it takes is a click of the mouse.
Christy Marshall, editor-in-chief, St. Louis AT HOME
