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1 10 Tips For Easy Entertaining
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2 Martha and Emeril Offer Their Top Entertaining Tips
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3 5 Fabulous Hostess Gifts That Don't Involve Alcohol
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4 Move Over Caterers, Make Way For Food Trucks
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5 Entertain at Home With a Chili Bar
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6 Tips For Hosting a Weeknight Dinner Party
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7 Are Seating Charts a Dinner Party Do or Don't?
I'm excited to present a post from Colleen and Stephania from Thursdays. Take it away, ladies! We are ladies that love food, so any holiday that revolves heavily around food, like Thanksgiving does, is near and dear to our hearts. When entertaining for Thanksgiving, it's our personal belief that everything should be kept as simple as possible so you can focus your energy on the things that Read more
After spending over a decade running the mail order division of Pottery Barn, Laurie Furber decided it was time to channel her pursuit of a stylish, sustainable lifestyle into a new business venture. As a mother of three, her interest in finding eco-friendly alternatives for the home piqued when she had children. "After watching them crawl on the rugs, chew on the furniture, and touch Read more
I'm excited to present a post from one of my favorite sites, Stylelist Home! With a little creativity, planning, and imagination, you can create a stunning and utterly unique Thanksgiving table. The key is to pick a color scheme and theme for the look you want, and then continue both through in the accents and details. We wanted a casual but sophisticated look, so we went with rustic chic. Once Read more
Are you having a spooky and satisfying Halloween Monday? If nothing else, I thought these funny little black animal statues from Paul Lowe would bring a smile to your Monday. Like me, I bet you attended your Halloween festivities over the weekend. What were you up to? Did you host a Halloween party? Attend a boo-tiful bash? Or, like me, were you chaperoning a kiddo around to his or her own Read more
Here's a post from designer guest writer David Stark. We often design and create all of the elements that we use for an event's decor, but sometimes we shop for them and mix the custom created elements made in our studio with existing pieces made by others. Case in point, our recent gala for the Metropolitan Opera, coinciding with their opening of Anna Bolena, allowed us to mix amazing Read more
Hollywood A-listers gathered to honor nine leading ladies, including Jennifer Aniston and Barbra Streisand, at the Elle Women in Hollywood tribute Monday, but here on Casa, we think another woman deserves a spotlight: event designer extraordinaire Cara Kleinhaut. Cara and her award-winning design team at Caravents are not only responsible for the production at Elle's exclusive event, but soirees Read more
Enjoy this Halloween party post from designer guest writer Kyle Schuneman! Halloween is the time of year where everyone gets to let loose. Juggling kids’ trick-or-treating time with adult parties is always tough. Here are some great ideas for throwing a budget chic party so everyone can stop by and celebrate. Photo booth fun. Using Tempaper, wallpaper a Gothic feature wall in your space to Read more
Here's a post from designer guest writer David Stark. New Yorkers for Children always kicks off the Fall gala season with their very chic evening each September, and we have had the honor of collaborating with them for many years now. It’s always been important for the evening to be glamorous, but in recent years, it has been critical to infuse beauty with meaning. How do we do that, you Read more
This weekend I'm hosting a big dinner party that 22 people are expected to attend. I keep asking myself the following question: should I do a seating chart? Many of the guests are couples and traditionally couples should not sit together; a seating chart will ensure that everyone is separated. Still, I want to the conversation to be lively and hope that everyone will have an awesome time. Is this Read more
While some people believe that dinner parties can only be thrown on a Friday or Saturday night, I happen to think that any evening is a great time to host a dinner! Annie, of TrèsSugar, agrees because she hosted one last night, on a Monday! Before she left work, I offered some of my suggestions for a successful weeknight dinner. To find out what they are and to share your own, keep reading. Read more
