CityView Magazine - Fayetteville, NC
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CityViewNC.com | 23 W hen Misha Vause moved back to her hometown and bought her Valley Road home just before the holidays last year, she had just a few requests before turning over all the festive decorating to Jen Britt of Pink Petunia. A graduate of the University of Mississippi, she wanted to honor her Southern heritage. And there was one other thing: "Honestly, I just told her I don't like ribbons," Vause said. "I did not want bows." So it was that Britt got down to the business of incorporating natural elements like topiary balls, magnolia, blue and red berries and pheasant feathers. A wreath made of cotton bolls serves as a distinctive focal point on the living room coffee table. "It's kind of Charleston meets Old South Christmas," Britt said. "at really is Misha." 910.630.3912 7076 Ramsey Street. Fayetteville, NC 28311 • www.lovingstitches.net Over 7,000 Bolts of 100% Cotton Fabrics One of the Largest Quilt Stores on the East Coast Mon-Sat 9 am - 5 pm We Service All Brands of Machines Beginner to Advanced Sewing, Quilting and Embroidery Classes "It's kind of Charleston meets Old South Christmas...That really is Misha." – Jen Britt, Pink Petunia As she usually does for her clients, Britt started with things Vause already owns, including salad plates from her Spode china collection in the earthy Woodland pattern placed atop simple Pottery Barn white plates and pewter chargers. Christopher Radko ornaments, from many years of family Christmases, add sparkle to the tree. Among the more special of Vause's keepsakes is a Santa Claus figurine that Britt placed front and center on a bank of bookshelves in the living room. e figurine is flanked by two other special pieces, though neither is specific to the holidays. A large, engraved silver platter, passed down from her grandmother, was awarded to her grandfather, R.C. Vause, in recognition of his tenure as president of a farming organization. A large crystal vase on the other side was Misha Vause's award as a top performer for Insight Global. Santa, busy checking his list of good girls and boys in his workshop, was handmade for the Vause family in the 1990s by a dear