TIPS & LISTS
- ENTERTAINING, EVERYDAY LIVING, Fall Entertaining, GATHERINGS, HOLIDAYS, SEASONAL LIVING, TABLE IDEAS, THANKSGIVING, TIPS & LISTS, Winter & Holiday Entertaining
Plan Ahead For a Stress Free Thanksgiving Day
Whether you are a seasoned pro or it is your first time hosting Thanksgiving the number of details to keep track of can be daunting to say the least. You need the Ultimate Thanksgiving Planning Checklist. How many plates do I need? How will I serve the potatoes? How long do I defrost THE bird? How do I keep track of who is bringing what? What if I run out of forks before dessert? And the details add up if you are hosting overnight guests. Where will they sleep? Do I have time to put up the wall paper in the main floor powder room before Thanksgiving? What fork goes…
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Champagne Selection + Pairing Ideas From My #ChampagneSisters
If you have been around here for any amount of time you know how much I love a glass of bubbly. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner – they are all perfect occasions to pop open a bottle and fill up your flute. However, I find that I have been in a rut lately and am simply grabbing a bottle of one of my go to labels rather than branching out and try new vintages, regions and styles. So what is a girl to do when you are stuck in a rut and heading into the holiday entertaining season?? Ask your friends of course!! So that is exactly what I did! I reached…
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The October 2015 An Appealing Plan Printable Calendar
Download + Print Your October 2015 An Appealing Plan Calendar Here! This month we celebrate :: Cool Weather Grilling Outdoors, Fall Foliage + Flavors and Halloween Decorating. I hope it inspires you to celebrate everyday of this wonderful month! Now available to download the October 2015 calendar with holidays. Full of seasonal inspiration + monthly reminders to create the home, garden + gatherings you dream of. Simply click on the image above to get your monthly calendar sent to you today!
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September 2015 Printable Monthly Calendar
Download + Print Your September 2015 An Appealing Plan Calendar Here! This month we celebrate :: The Final Weekends of Summer with Friends, the First Day of Autumn, Fall Decor Must Haves and Autumnal Recipes Celebrating the Bounty of the Season. I hope it inspires you to celebrate everyday of this wonderful month! Now available to download the September 2015 calendar with holidays. Full of seasonal inspiration + monthly reminders to create the home, garden + gatherings you dream of. Simply click on the image above to get your monthly calendar sent to you today!
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We Want You! …To Tell Us a Story.
For the last few years An Appealing Plan has provided articles and tips on seasonal entertaining and design solely from the voice of our founder Krayl Funch. We have loved building our community and learning all about your lifestyle goals, dreams and personal way of expressing yourself through entertaining and design. We are honored daily with your comments and feedback and just the fact that you are here amazes and inspires us to continue daily. It is with this in mind that we have decided to open up our blog to you! Yes, beginning in April we will be featuring one guest post a week from someone in our community that…
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Pantone Color of the Year 2014: Radiant Orchid
Pantone picked a purple hue for its color of the year for 2014: Radiant Orchid (Pantone 18-3224). An appealing {we love that they used this word!}, versatile shade, Radiant Orchid has wide applications for both fashion and home. “While the 2013 color of the year, PANTONE 17-5641 Emerald, served as a symbol of growth, renewal and prosperity, Radiant Orchid reaches across the color wheel to intrigue the eye and spark the imagination,” said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute. “An invitation to innovation, Radiant Orchid encourages expanded creativity and originality, which is increasingly valued in today’s society.” “An enchanting harmony of fuchsia, purple and pink undertones, Radiant…
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4 Years and You Are Invited to Celebrate!
In one month I will celebrate my 4 year anniversary of my move to Tampa, Florida. FOUR YEARS. F-O-U-R YEARS! I honestly feel as though it was only a few months ago that I starting packing up my home, choosing which set of dishes would stay {ironically leaving my favorite white ones in New Hope…} and which would come along for the ride, hosting a farewell gathering, hugging everyone goodbye with teary eyes and pulling the overloaded Uhaul onto the road. Over the last four years I have been lucky enough to build my business, and friendships, in Tampa Bay as well as maintain a strong presence with clients in…
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Are you ready for overnight visitors? How to prepare your guestroom.
An experienced host knows that entertaining doesn’t just happen around the table. The guest experience begins the moment you decide to invite visitors to gather. As it relates to the physical environment, it may include spaces away from your home or spaces around and in your home you may not at first consider such as the entranceway, the powder room and your guest room, just to name a few. Click to Tweet : “Entertaining doesn’t just happen around the table.” In many homes the guest room is also an office, craft room or a place where everything lands until the next knock on the door occurs and you run to…
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How to Prepare for Entertaining Guests: The Table 101
I am passionate about entertaining. Not only my own entertaining, but your entertaining as well. In this video I discuss items you should have on hand to set the table or buffet for your next gathering. “Help! I have a fear of hosting a dinner party and I don’t know where to start! “ If this sounds like something you might say, this is for you. Get ready to send out those invites! With just a few items in your cabinet you can easily set a beautiful table or buffet for your next gathering. Entertaining doesn’t need to be perfect or stressful. It is about connecting with friends and family.…
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Join Us for a #GardenParty Chat.
Join us this and every Wednesday at 8PM on twitter for a #GardenParty chat. The topic will vary each week, all based on Seasonal Gatherings + Gardens and focused on inspiring you to live the life you deserve. I hope you will join me there. Leave a comment below to suggest topics you are interested in talking more about. Then share the love by sharing this information in your social communities and sign up below to receive weekly updates to your inbox. ~ Krayl
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It’s not what I do. It’s what I do, can do, for you.
Thoreau suggests you should: “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined.” But are you? Are you living the life you’ve imagined? Has the pursuit of your career dreams taken a toll on creating a balance in your personal time and environment? Of course you love your family, just as much or more than your business. But how can you be everything to everyone, and everywhere, all at the same time? You are successful in the workplace, but struggle to get it all done at home. All while still striving to be the best spouse and mother you can be. Do you sometimes think, if…
