HOT-lanta
Gift & Home Show

by Liz Dowling

Atlanta in July…  Hmmm.  At the urging of my college roommate, I headed down to Atlanta earlier this month for the Gift & Home Show.

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John Robeshaw Pillows

John Robeshaw Pillows

This is a HUGE show.  Multiple buildings with 18-20 floors each.  Since I have the attention span of a flea at these things, I coordinated it so I only had one full day at the show.  A full day for Ivy (college roommate) is arriving at 9:00am and leaving at 6:00pm.

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A full day for me is 10 – 3…  Maybe!

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There were some definite perks to the trip.  My brother and his wife live there, so I got to see them, which was great!  Ivy and I ate at some fabulous restaurants with fun people from Atlanta.

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We ate at Cooks and Soldiers, The Optimist and Gunshow.  All three amazing.  I am still thinking about the incredible kale salad I had at The Optimist.

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The day I went to the show, Ivy and her business partner were headed to the Gift building.  I peeled off and went to the Home building.  I started on the 15th floor (floors 16-20 were all Holiday Decor) and worked my way down.

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This is serious business!  I strapped on my Adidas and threw multiple water bottles in my bag.

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Everyone in Atlanta is so nice.  All of the showrooms had food and drink for those of us who get cranky after one or two floors.

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There are so many great things to see!  Furniture, fabric, lighting, rugs, art.  The list goes on.

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I finished all 15 floors in the Home building (shocker) and headed over to meet Ivy and Pam in the Gift building.

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I lasted about another hour before I pulled the rip cord and headed back to the hotel.

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It was a fabulous trip, I am so glad I went.  I left with a ton of new ideas!

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Till next time Atlanta.

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the wry home

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8 comments

Susie July 28, 2016 - 10:00 am

Liz, this is fabulous! Wish I had gone with you ! Maybe you should open a gift store in Rye! The old Wish store has your name on it!!! Miss you !

Elizabeth Dowling July 28, 2016 - 11:04 am

Miss you too Suze! How is Wisconsin??? xo

Laura Breitenbach July 28, 2016 - 3:49 pm

Need the ‘old bay’ collection. That’s HOT!

Elizabeth Dowling July 28, 2016 - 5:35 pm

I can get you name of manufacturer and where they sell!

Lisa S. July 31, 2016 - 10:50 am

Thank you for sharing. I also think a gift Boutique is calling your name!!! When I retire, I can run it for you!

Elizabeth Dowling July 31, 2016 - 7:07 pm

I would love that!

Leslie Adisman August 25, 2016 - 11:25 am

Everyone should have the experience of taking in all that Atlanta has to offer – Especially the Restaurants and Food Courts. Darcy really enjoyed meeting you as well!!!

Elizabeth Dowling August 25, 2016 - 12:01 pm

Love Atlanta and Darcy and her friends were so fun! Fabulous restaurants, things to do.
Great city!

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