Boxwood Linen

My Mom's hands...always working. 

Our aprons have been worn by food writers, celebrity chefs, restaurant pros and perhaps the most important of all...home cooks like my Mom. 

Our printed bib aprons...

Our print pocket bistro aprons made of Irish linen...

Call 518-392-3918 

Treat the ones you love to eat with...to a beautiful spring table.  Here are some pretty ideas from the shop today.  Vintage dishes and glassware shown above available at the Hillsdale General Store

'Floral Punch' printed linen.  From left to right Persimmon/Rose...Apricot/Cream...Teal/Chartreuse.  

Happy Passover, Happy Easter...Happy Spring! 

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When I needed a line of heavy white porcelain cookware for the shop I turned to Pillivuyt.  I have been using it at home for years and love it's heft and simple silhouettes. 

This great ribbed bowl reminds me of one my mother brought over in her trunk from Italy in 1954. 

With so many open kitchens, Pillivuyt is the perfect cookware.  It goes from freezer to oven to table beautifully.  It’s also microwave and dishwasher safe.

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If there is a time of year that's perfect for cheese and wine it's now!  Invite some friends, light a fire and pour some wine.  

Each one of Jay Rohrlich's cheeseboards are unique. Like fossils they are naturally marked with history as some show evidence of healed cracks in the wood.

This board is cut from ash and is the perfect size for 3 cheeses, which is what I typically put out for a small group.  Green Multi-stripe Linens shown here.

Jay's signature is burned into the wood...see it peaking out from under the parchment paper?

This is my tribute to all the crafters and quilters on the planet :)

I’m grateful to the folks at Martha Stewart Living for featuring BL  in their gift guide this year.   So many great gift giving ideas!

It makes me happy to be a part of all the beautiful table settings that are being created for Thanksgiving this year.   

Happy Thanksgiving to the Martha Stewart Team and to all my wonderful clients!

Here are just a few simple rules…

1) Your plate or charger should be approximately 1” away from the edge of the table

2) For cutlery work your way inward from the outer most pieces as each course is served.

3) Forks go to the left of your plate

4) Knives and spoons go to the right…knife blade always turned in (not facing your neighbor)

5) Dessert spoons and forks can go either next to the plate (last in) or at the very top of your place setting as shown

6) Napkins can sit on a dinner plate or charger or should be placed to the left of your plate with the fold always closest to the plate. You can get creative with folding napkins but I like simple folds the best.

7) Water glass goes above the knife tip and wine glasses go to the right of that. If you have more than one wine to serve just form a diamond or triangle shape with the glasses, after the water glass is placed correctly.

8) Bread and butter plate goes above and to the left of the forks. The butter knife can be placed diagonally, vertically or horizontally. Just remember to use the host’s serving butter knife to dab a pat of butter on your bread plate, then use your own individual butter knife to spread it.

Shown here is a casual setting perfect for Thanksgiving in the country.

This setting is a little more formal and shows that more than one course will be served. Soup spoon is first as soup is served first…appetizer knife and fork are next, then the dinner knife and fork. Note here how the napkin is placed. This suits a diagonally monogrammed napkin as it seems to represent a family crest or shield.

This is a simple but festive setting for a New Year’s Day brunch. Get creative with place cards and the layering of linens. Here the napkin is simply folded and sits on the left side as it should. Coffee cups would normally be brought out after a meal but here it is set decoratively on top of the plate.

All the linens shown are available at Boxwood Linen and the vintage dishes and glasses are available at HGS. Have fun with your holiday tabletops this year !

Watch Paul Amash's cute video.  I always knew that dummy "Window William" was a tiny bit creepy!!  Fantastic (director/actor) Paul...really enjoyed it :):):)

Listen to our Matthew White of HGS talk about these wonderful vessels...it leaves one asking..."why don't I have one of these?!"

http://podcasts.am1020whdd.com/~am1020wh/shows/play.php?id=23843

I think I've chosen which ones are my favorites.  Get ready for Thanksgiving here in Hillsdale.  For Boxwood Linen Thanksgiving orders the deadline is November 4th !!

October 12th is when we'll be putting together some gorgeous table settings for you again.  This is our second year for the Country Table event and we hope you can make it.  

The Hillsdale General Store has fabulous vintage china and I've got some exciting new linens to share.  

This is the time of year that I feel like entertaining the most.  It's cool outside...no more heat in the kitchen and the fall harvest is at it's peak.

 We'll see you October 12th!!

Our Annual Tabletop event 'The Country Table' will be held on the same day as the 'Hillsdale Pumpkin Festival'.  Can't wait for the cool weather, the fall harvest and the pretty tabletop ideas we'll be showing you.

A tall stack of bold, modern napkins at Boxwood Linen.  From the top down...glass, sandalwood, coral and kiwi.

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