Four-poster rice beds and chintz-covered settees have their place, just don’t expect to find any at Zero George, Charleston's new boutique hotel. Owned by Dean and Lynn Andrews, the historic, eighteen-room hotel is set apart by its fresh contemporary design. A veteran in the hospitality business, Dean helped develop and then manage Charleston Place hotel before decamping to New York and then Charlottesville, where he and Lynn run Easton Events and Pippin Hill Vineyards—a winery, restaurant, and events space overlooking the Blue Ridge mountains. But, Dean says, "I was always trying to come up with a reason to return to Charleston." After a tour of Zero George (it’s just a few blocks from our office), we’re glad he finally did.

Whether it’s in an antique shop or in the pages of my favorite design magazines, I'm always stumbling on intricate antique birdcages being used in creative ways throughout the home. The shapes and sizes vary. Some are made of bamboo, others in the shapes of English castles, or temples from the Far East. What is it about birdcages that that has designers and design junkies so smitten?

If you read G&G, chances are you’re a fan of Downton Abbey. The series is tailored for a Southern audience–fabulous interiors, beautiful hunt scenes, and a love of land that strikes a chord with us here in Dixie. In honor of season three's premiere this Sunday night on PBS, we've put together our top ten reasons for loving the show, below.

We get lots of deliveries here at G&G throughout the week, but some are more special than others. Case in point: Today we received a large box filled with snowflakes. Snowflakes with a wonderful holiday story