Spotlight on The King George Inn

http://www.kinggeorgeinnbedandbreakfast.com/

Nestled in the beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains, you will find The King George Inn.  Innkeepers, Jim and Lynn Hunt open their doors to welcome visitors to their 1900's Colonial Revival home which has been painstakingly restored to it's former glory.  The Inn offers four spacious suites with private baths and showers.  There is a luxurious common area, a library and an art gallery.  When there, you are treated to a gourmet breakfast artfully prepared by Lynn Hunt, a master in the kitchen.  
Perhaps while you are there, you may run across the ghost of Lt Henry Shaver Trout the original owner of the Inn.  Lt Trout served in the Civil War in the Confederacy and was twice wounded.  While serving as Mayor, Lt. Trout gained recognition by standing against a mob which was responsible for the lynching and burning of a Mr. Smith.  A number of citizens were shot and the mayor was wounded during this uprising.
If you are a ardent student of the Civil War, you can visit one of the trails where the Battle of Hanging Rock was fought.
If it's beauty you are after, how can you possibly beat the breath-taking view of the Roanoke Valley with it's vineyards. Open 7 days a week is the historic Roanoke City Market (Virginia's oldest continuously operating open-air market at the center of Downtown Roanoke.  You can contact Jim and Lynn Hunt at (757) 675-4034 or visit their website at http://www.kinggeorgeinnbedandbreakfast.com/

Spotlight on our client "The Carolina Bed & Breakfast"

http://www.carolinabb.com/

Head out on the Blue Ridge parkway driving up in the Blue Ridge Mountains until you get to "Carolina Bed & Breakfast" in Asheville, North Carolina.  It's a spectacular and scenic drive  and just when you are hypnotized by the magnificent view,  you arrive at Susan & James Murray's home. The Murrays'  history as interesting as their bed & breakfast.  Their adventure began when they accepted a post in Paris in 1980.  Susan said they never looked back and loved their adventure and the people they met in four different countries over 27 years.  Having a bed & breakfast allows them to do the things they love: cooking, gardening and restoring a beautiful old home.  Speaking of their home, this historic Asheville house was built by Richard Sharp Smith in 1901 for Maria Brown.  Smith had taken over as Supervising Architect of the Biltmore Estate following the death of Richard Hunt.  
The Carolina Bed & Breakfast is a cozy home nestled on a quiet street in the historic Montford district. From there, you can spend a day at the Biltmore Estate and return in the evening to a cheery fireplace in the sitting room in the winter or one of their two porches in the summer.  The Murrays' provide their guest with a gourmet breakfast making every effort to buy locally when available.  The large guest rooms have unique queen and king beds with luxurious linens and five of the rooms have fireplaces.  Each room has a private bath, many with a whirlpool or Jacuzzi.
The Carolina Bed & Breakfast stands out among the inns of North Carolina for it's gracious style.  You will always be welcome there!

Meet Our Clients - Emporio of Fredericksburg, Va.

https://www.facebook.com/EmporioLLC
Emporio is a sweet little shop nestled in historic downtown Fredericksburg, Va.  Their philosophy is "Welcome Home" with a traditional, romantic European flair. The logo for Emporio is "Something Old, Something New, Something Crafted just for you".
The 'old' is scouted by both Pam and Carmelita making several trips around antique fairs, flea markets and estate sales.  Vintage cameras, early paintings and antique accessories ranging from romantic notebooks to lamps, comfy upholstered armchairs, bergeres, foot stools, mirrors, picture frames, paintings, chandeliers, hand blown stemware from eastern Europe and much, much more. The 'crafted' is a large part of their inventory.  Pam personally creates beautiful wooden signs with quotes and sentiments suggested by their customers.  She also creates beautiful rings using Austrian Crystals.
Both Pam and Carmelita love to create curtains and pillows made out of Burlap (and they are becoming quite popular).  Carmelita loves to paint canvas with famous or funny quotes using the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint with both light and dark wax on them.  People seem to really love them.  Obviously, the largest part of their crafted inventory is the furniture that they upscale with paints and waxes.  They are becoming quite popular with their round tables painted with the Union Jack.
Emporio also tries to support small businesses.  They have a wonderful line of soy candles made in Ohio by a company called 1820.  The name of the company suites them well as their building was a home built in 1820.  And of course, Little Luxuries of Virginia supplies their store the the fragrant lotions and soaps that they hand selected to remind them of  the wonderful fragrances and aromas of Sicily where Carmelita was born.  If you haven't visited "Emporio" yet, you are in for a real treat!  Mention that you heard about them from Little Luxuries of Virginia.

Coming soon!  Little Luxuries of Virginia will be presenting a wonderful new product!  It's call Body Frosting and it is just plain wonderful!  Look for this new product in September!!!

Little Luxuries of Virginia presents "Pink Sugar"

It's here!  Pink Sugar for little girls is now available!
What a sweet little package for that tween in your life.
The package includes a 2 ounce bottle of spray cologne mist, a 2 ounce bottle of lotion, a 2 ounce bottle of bath gel and a tube of Cotton Candy Lip Balm.  All this for only $15.00

Amazing Zebra Night Light!

Is this not "the" most amazing night light that you have ever seen? This Zebra looks real!  Little Luxuries of Virginia is so lucky to have Chip Alvis and his skills.

Stay tuned for the unveiling of "Pink Sugar" tomorrow during Thursday's Marketplace at Shabby Cottage Shops


http://www.shabbycottageshops.com/pages/ThursdaysMarketplace.htm