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Thursday, July 29, 2010
Photos by Mike Yarish/AMC
In honor of last night's season premiere of Mad Men, everyone should go read my interview from last October with Amy Wells, the show's set decorator. Although Mad Men's look may be conceived by Dan Bishop, the production designer, it's Wells who actually finds and chooses everything you see on screen.
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Antiques on Broad is back! Except now it's Antiques on Monument. Dealers from the previous market will join forces with the farmers and craftsmen of the Monument Market.

This Saturday will be the first in their new location — First Baptist Church, on the corner of Monument and Robinson. You'll find them every Saturday thereafter until Oct. 2. Come check it out — it promises to be even more fun than their last incarnation!

Antiques on Monument (at the Monument Market)
First Baptist Church
2581 Monument Ave.
Satudays, July 24 to Oct. 2
8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Has your dog worn grooves into your carpet, or has one too many glasses of red wine tipped over onto your rug?

Fear not. Gather in Midlothian is putting rugs by Company C on sale for the month of July. You can save anywhere from 25 percent to 40 percent off, including special orders.

Even better, if you decide to browse this Sunday (July 18) or next (July 25), Gather will be serving champagne from noon to 4 p.m. Could champagne's nonstaining properties have anything to do with the beverage choice?

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Unfortunately, we listed the incorrect phone number for iron welder, fabricator and restorer extraordinaire, Doug McDonald, in our latest issue. His number is 928-6496.
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Rothesay Circle, the 2010 Richmond Symphony Orchestra League Designer House, is situated on a spectacular site overlooking the James River. This year, for the first time, the Designer House will not only feature the work of interior designers but also the work of 10 landscape designers, a few of whom are featured in the videos below.


The gardens were originally designed by Charles Gillette, and last fall, designers began clearing and preparing the grounds to restore and enhance Gillette's original design. Sallie-Rives McCrea talks about the history of the house.

 

Heather Barber of Topos LLC will restore the Nymph Garden and the Green Garden, working from Gillette's own design plans. McCrea explains that the original irrigation system for the grounds is still in place, although it's no longer in working order.



An allée is a walkway usually lined with bushes or trees. Virginia Rockwell and Scotty Guinn Dilworth of Gentle Gardener plan to emphasize Gillette's sense of formal symmetry in this space.



Chuck Bateman plans to turn the area by the front door into an "outdoor conservatory." Note the upside-down capital behind Bateman to the right that was used as an unusual planter.

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