Chronicle Featuring Ilex Designs

I would like to invite you to take a look at my latest venture into television. I recently was asked to do a segment for Chronicle featuring Ilex Designs Sips and Stems, a design class featuring cheese and an informal wine tasting along with a flower design presentation.

Check it out at the following link:

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/video/21664368/index.html

Host your next event at Ilex Designs!

Looking for an alternative space to host your party in? Let us host you at Ilex! A great alternative and fun space for your next event! Call to set reserve your date today! We can help you coordinate a fabulous caterer, and the flowers are already there!

Ilex Designs on Chronicle

Check it out! Ilex Designs will be featured on Chronicle's Night Out Segment this Wednesday November 18th (Chronicle airs at 7:30 PM EST). Hope you watch or DVR the show, get some ideas, and book your very own Private Sips and Stems.

It is that time of year. Think Thanksgiving! Don't forget to order your centerpieces ahead of time for local or national delivery! We can take care of everything for you - all you need to do is call. 617-422-0300

Holidays with the Pros

If you are looking for a little inspiration for the Holiday season, and want to do something other than hibernate (which is all I want to do after the time change and darkness sets in at 3:30 PM) then come to "Holidays With The Pros" Presented by the Culinary Guild of New England. Barbara Lynch, John Gertsen and Myself will be presenting tips tricks and ideas for Holiday Entertaining and decorating.

The event is Monday 09 November at 6:30 PM a the Commander's Mansion in Watertown. For Directions and to purchase your ticket (which I might add includes a copy of Barbara Lynch's new cookbook Stir - she will be signing them as well) at www.cgne.org

I hope to see you there for cocktails and and hors d'oeurves and a little inspiration for those fast approaching Holidays!

An inexpensive refresh!

On the side of my regular job as an event planner and florist I dabble in interiors space design. An ongoing client of mine, Bosse Sports and Soma Spa and Style recently expanded their offerings to include a salon.

My goal, to unify a meandering space that includes a day spa with treatment rooms, manicure and pedicure stations, product displays, and now a salon. The solution: add elements that pop and carry through the overall space to unify the design - of course with budget at the forefront. What we did: give focal presence to three of the existing walls throughout the space with a great Ferm Living wallpaper called "Tree Bomb" in purple with gold branches. As an interesting twist we actually hung the wallpaper upside down to give it a more lively presence rather than the cascading presence it was designed with.

A great treatment for a formerly beige space!