recommendation: pottery barn design studio

I was furniture shopping (for our new house!!) online recently and stumbled upon this great resource that I wanted to share - Pottery Barn Design Studio. Besides having great inspirations for room designs, they have a whole section on their site that outlines the steps to planning a great party and includes templates for invites, favor ideas, and even playlists! There are such great ideas on this site on how to set up the table, what things to include and even themes - great for supper clubs! I want to be invited to a Comfort Food Party, sounds kinda amazingly delicious.

I absolutely love pottery barn and the style of the store. I do not adore their prices but think buying SOME key pieces from there are worth it. I've been constantly referring to Pottery Barn & Crate and Barrel for style and decorating ideas and then have been on the hunt to find my own! My mother-in-law and I went to a complimentary

one-hour class this past weekend at Pottery Barn called "How to Decorate your Home for Autumn." They used different decorating pieces - mercury glass candle sticks, flameless candles, wooden pumpkins, terra cotta vases, wooden trays, faux leaves, acorns, branches, etc., to show how you can dress up a sofa table or sideboard in different ways. We got some great ideas! I've always enjoyed window shopping there, it was fun to get inside the store before they opened and get ideas on how to do it myself! Here is where I'm going to look to recreate some of their looks: Home Goods, TJMaxx, Marshalls, Target, Walmart, Michaels, Bed Bath & Beyond and Kmart. Let me know if I'm forgetting any others.

I'll let you know how my fall decorations turn out!!