While in Atlanta this past week I was lucky enough to explore a great deal. Some of my favorite spots included lunch at Miller Union with the darling Southern Proper team, dinner with an adorable bunch of gals at JCT Kitchen organized by the sweet as pie Ginnybranch, stops at Ann Mashburn (Ann was there and I almost fainted…) and Sid Mashburn, and dinner at BLT Steak with the hysterical southern belles of Americas Mart, Krissa of Traditional Home, Alabama decorator extraordinaire Tobi Fairley, Cortney Novogratz of HGTV’s new Home by Novorgratz and Cortney’s beautiful assistant, Annabelle.

The very last afternoon I dropped by the Pieces boutique and wound up staying over an hour (the images above give you a small glimpse of its fabulousness)!  I hit it off with owner Lee Kleinhelter’s terribly cool assistant, Susan, and the rest is history. Susan’s family is French and her grandmother (who is 99 and still sharp as a tack!) worked for Coco Chanel in Paris — can you even imagine!? Needless to say Pieces is an absolute jewel box and you should be sure to drop in if you’re ever in Atlanta (or shop online). Their collection is to die for!

A special thank you to Traditional Home and Americas Mart for asking me to speak on their panel alongside the incredibly talented Tobi and Stan. What a lovely experience!  Thank you also to everyone in Atlanta that was so kind and welcoming! It was a wonderful first trip and I hope to be back soon! :) xo Katie

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