A Quiet Beginning

What began as a love for gathering around the table has slowly expanded into something more.

A way of living with objects that carry history. A way of noticing what endures. A way of creating spaces that feel warm, lived in, and entirely your own.

Each piece is chosen not for perfection, but for presence - for how it moves through a home, for how it's used, for the quiet beauty it brings to everyday moments.

This is not just a collection. It's an invitation to live with things that last.

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Dining room with decorative plates on the wall above a table.
The Classics

The Poetry of the Plate Wall

An invitation to gather beauty on the wall, one plate at a time

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Three oval plates on a dark wall with a gold spoon and decorative elements.
From the Studio

A Guide: The Art of Building a Plate Wall

A thoughtful approach to arranging vintage plates into a wall that feels gathered over time, balanced and uniquely your own.

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Decorative still life with silver containers, flowers, and a perfume bottle on a marble surface.
A Noticed Return

Vintage Silver

Reimagined for the way we live now

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Dining table set with plates, glasses, and a bottle of beer on a yellow tablecloth.
For the Table

A Study in Blue & White

Collected pieces for the table, layered in a palette that endures

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A Postcard from Tennessee

A quiet note, sent on Sundays.

A glimpse into the week, what's new in the shop, and the feeling behind it all.

New Arrivals: Curated Vintage Finds

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A Quiet Place to Land: Thoughts, stories and collected moments

The Rules of Engagement

Cringe is data. That little something I feel deep inside? It's not really about the person or the thing I saw ~ it's giving me information about ME. It's telling me that something I am witnessing doesn't align with my values or beliefs. I've found it's useful information saying "Scroll on! This is not for you!" Yet somewhere along the line we were conditioned to subconsciously believe that everything that comes across our path must be pleasing to us. If it isn't, we feel a need to correct it and/or our brains immediately scan to justify why it isn't. We try to justify the cringe we feel.
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vintage Villeroy Boch Xenia soup bowl styled with pasta dish black floral rim
From the Kitchen

Orzo with Chicken & Asparagus

One of my favorite weekly "hacks" for meals is to poach and shred 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts and use them throughout the week for quick and easy meals like this one. On weeks where I haven't poached chicken I often pick up a rotisserie chicken at Costco instead. If you want to cook boneless, skinless chicken breasts while making this recipe season and saute the chicken first in the skillet. Remove and keep warm on a plate and then sauté the vegetables. The bits from the chicken cooking will add a whole other layer of flavor to the dish.

This is a great dish for clearing out what needs to be used in the fridge. Almost any other vegetable could be substituted for the asparagus. The chicken could be omitted for meatless version or to be served as a side dish.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb cooked chicken breast shredded or chopped into bite size pieces
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 cup asparagus, chopped into bite size pieces
  • 1/2 large onion, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 cups uncooked orzo
  • 2 cups half and half
  • 3 cups vegetable or chicken stock
  • 1 cup grated parmesan

Instructions

  1. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet.
  2. Add asparagus, onion and garlic. Saute vegetables until tender and slightly browned.
  3. Add orzo and sauté with the vegetables for about one minute. This helps release flavor in the orzo.
  4. Add the half and half and chicken stock. Stir.
  5. Bring to a boil then cover and reduce heat to medium low. Cook for ten minutes.
  6. Remove lid and stir in parmesan and chicken. Heat through and season to taste with salt and pepper.
  7. Serve immediately.