Meet the Locals

The town I live in, Pound Ridge, New York, has a population of roughly 4,700 people.
Think Andy Griffith in Mayberry, or, if you were born after 1975, think Dawson's Creek.

Located only 45 miles outside of New York City, our quiet rural town is a world apart...
 

Why am I telling you this?  Simply to illustrate my complete and total surprise, when on a whim, I sent an email to The Buzz Blog at Diane James Home - just a friendly gesture to let them know I had linked to their site, (on a post I had written on wallpapered furniture.)

Long story short, when the author of The Buzz emailed me back, to let me know she had read my post, we got quite the shock.  We both live in Pound Ridge, the same tiny town!  Through the magic of the internet (Facebook) we soon  discovered we even had a common friend! Amazing coincidence?

Crazy!  

Several e-mails later, I found myself inside the Diane James Home "plant" (so to speak).  

{Diane James Home Headquarters}

For those not familiar with Diane James Home, they are a home decor accessory company, known for lifelike floral arrangements and orchid plants. Diane James' arrangements are the secret "non-wilting" weapon of many top tier designers, such as Michael Smith, Barbara Barry and Mario Buatta,
just to name a few!

Carolyn James McDonough (the author behind The Buzz Blog) along with her twin sister, Cynthia James Matrullo, help their mother, Diane James, run this amazing company.

I snapped a few pictures of these beautiful arrangements.

Carolyn was kind enough to tour me around the Diane James Home production line.  I got to see all the tricks and secrets for making the most lifelike arrangements.

 

 

I think the best part for me, was seeing the inspiration boards used for the latest collections.

Not to mention meeting these two amazing ladies!

 

 {Carolyn James McDonough, me, Cynthia James Matrullo}

Thanks for such a fun day!  

To see more of Carolyn's fabulous blog, The Buzz go here.

To see more of Diane James Home products 

you can visit Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman or 

just click over to the Diane James Home online shop.

*images via: GoogleImage; DianeJamesHome and me