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Everyday Entertaining with James Farmer

Featuring his favorite ways to entertain throughout the seasons, James Farmer III gives readers a fresh dose of design inspiration.
October 6, 2022
Dining room with a vaulted plank ceiling, floral curtains and a fig tree

Images courtesy of Gibbs Smith

In his newest book, Celebrating Home: A Time for Every Season, James Farmer gives a salute to nature’s bounty, a family’s heritage, and the love and traditions each season brings us. Whether it’s a birthday, holiday, or just an insignificant yet beautiful day, the designer reminds us that celebrations within the comfort of home are meant to be special.

Celebrating Home book cover showing a garden gate and pathwayA rich tapestry of lush tabletops, glorious garden bouquets, sweet family heritage, and refreshed Southern décor are the essence of Farmer’s enduring appeal. Celebrating Home showcases his creative passions in stories and pictures as he takes readers on a tour of his two homes and gardens. The volume features table settings for some of Farmer’s favorite occasions, such as Winter Dinner, Camellia Celebration, Feast Among the Foxgloves, Birthday Dinner, Alfresco Fall Dinner, Dahlia Dinner, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. This book will inspire entertaining lovers to mark each season with their loved ones in observance of the small joys that make lives big.

Everyday Entertaining with James Farmer

interiors, exteriors, food

 

Everyday Entertaining with James Farmer

interiors

Everyday Entertaining with James Farmer

interiors, gardens

Everyday Entertaining with James Farmer

Outdoor table dressed with sunflowers and a yellow patterned cloth

 

 

 

 

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