Dean, William, Sherry, Maureen, Arnold, Becky, Ernie
Holland's Baker chair from JLD DesignsI'm very excited to hear about the upcoming opening of the new Fifth Avenue Design Gallery here in Naples. Christopher Smith and Dirk Anderson are former design associates of mine from when we worked at Norris Interiors together, and they are going to carry some of my favorite lines, such as Baker and Hickory Chair, among others. Maureen Hastings will be there too, and she is a super sales and design person I have enjoyed working with. I wish them luck ! Holland Salley was on Fifth Avenue over fifty years ago, and was the premier designer of Naples, before the town was on the map. He came over from Palm Beach, and never left. The louis XVI style chair shown here belonged to Holland when he lived in Port Royal at "Salley's Alley" his home there, since torn down. I got it from Judith Liegeois at her shop JLD Designs...Here too is a shot of a shot of me and William with Maureen Hastings celebrating our success with a dinner at Roy's in Bonita Springs. Look for the Fifth Avenue Design Gallery to open early next month, and check out their beautiful ad in the new "Home and Design".
