Ballard Designs www. Ballard Designs .com
We prefer the catalogue over the web site. It’s filled with chic French designs. A good place for mirrors, clocks and decorative items. Also great for collecting ideas.

Smith & Noble www. Smith and Noble .com
Still the best source for all types of window treatments such shades, shutters and blinds. The selection is endless, prices competitive and online purchasing is easy.

Country Curtains www. Country Curtains .com
Visit them on Route 20 (215 Boston Post Road) in Sudbury. They are not all about country style. There are many styles and designs to choose from, all reasonably priced.

Use What You Have Decorating, Lori Ward
Our methodology and training at People, Places & Things is from Lori and we continue to stay active in her network of trainees. This book outlines her original ideas. Her latest book is due out this April and already slated to be a bestseller.

Interior Design with Feng Shui, Sarah Rossback
This is Master Lin Yun’s first translated work on his western approach to Feng Shui. Cynthia Wilson trained with him over a period of five years. All the basics are in this paper back book.

Sacred Space, Denise Linn
Special emphasis on clearing and enhancing energy, using a variety of traditions.Easy to follow rituals and clearings you may want to try yourself, and lots of other information.

Illuminata, Marianne Williamson
When you are wanting to set an intention, show respect for a change you are making in your environment or enhance an event in your life...this book will help you with beautiful prayers and rites of passage. It is broad based, and although Christian in its philosophy, edits are easy to adapt for yourself.

A Room of Her Own, Chris Casson Madden
When you need encouragement to look for and create space that is for you alone, check this out. Beautiful case studies of women and the personal spaces they have created. It’s also useful to see for yourself what spaces you are attracted to most. Study these rooms for ideas.

New and Selected Poems, Mary Oliver
We favor the reading of poems before dinner or when a pause is needed to acknowledge a special occasion. This is the current favorite and includes several nature related poems that will carry you through Spring and into the Summer.

New England Silks, 322 Reservoir St., Needham, MA, 781-449-7820
Fabulous selection of silk flowers and seasonal displays.

The Newton Town Dump Book Swap, Rumford Ave, Newton, MA
An easy solution for dropping off books you value but want to pass on. The little shed is staffed by volunteers who keep the shelves neat and organized.