{"id":1392,"date":"2017-02-10T14:42:31","date_gmt":"2017-02-10T14:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whiteflower1.wpengine.com\/?p=1392"},"modified":"2020-05-14T19:52:59","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T19:52:59","slug":"holiday-in-atlanta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/10\/holiday-in-atlanta\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Holiday’ in Atlanta"},"content":{"rendered":"

The winter holidays come to an end for most of us the day after New Year\u2019s when empty champagne bottles and party hats are tossed out, and it\u2019s time to get back to the office. But if you happen to work in the gifting business, which, in part, we do, mid-January requires that we celebrate all over again at the annual Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market\u00ae. This remarkable show, which this year attracted more than 7,000 vendors and 100,000 visitors to Atlanta, Georgia, was like getting a glimpse of Christmas Future long before the real event.<\/p>\n

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Floors and floors of showrooms at the International Gift and Home Furnishings Market in Atlanta.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This year\u2019s show was held from January 10 to 17 at Atlanta\u2019s AmericasMart\u00ae. The focus, as always, is on holiday gift, floral and home d\u00e9cor, and to say the spectacle is a bit overwhelming would be an understatement. The 7,000 brands are spread throughout three buildings, each housing about 20 floors. Some of the vendors keep year-round showrooms, but many arrive just before visitors do, and they set up temporary showrooms for the duration of the show.<\/p>\n

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This year, we were delighted to send our new hard goods manager, Nikki Fappiano, to the show. An experienced buyer, she went armed with a shopping list, camera and notepad. For three days, she hunted for treasures for our holiday 2017 season.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s hard to get back into the holiday mindset the second week in January after just putting holiday 2016 to bed,\u201d Nikki says. \u201cBut the excitement of the show \u2013 with new products, new vendors, and tons of people \u2013 really helps.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Nikki walked an average of 7 miles each day, visiting with vendors who currently do business with White Flower Farm, and meeting new ones. Two floors, called the \u201cGardens,\u201d are dedicated exclusively to lawn and garden products. She spent time there, and also voyaged into other areas including Holiday, Floral, and Gift & Home Accents. She gathered up ideas, spotted emerging trends, and placed orders for items we\u2019ll be trying out.<\/p>\n

Overall, \u201ctrends are ranging from farmhouse to gleaming metal,\u201d she says, with the continued popularity of copper and bronze, galvanized metals, and gun-metal gray colors all in abundance in vases, planters and boxes for 2017.<\/p>\n

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Gleaming copper is still trending with bronze and galvanized metal also ubiquitous.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

She spotted macram\u00e9 plant hangers, a flashback to the \u201870s that have also been seen in magazines and catalogs and glimpsed in a contemporary style renovation project on HGTV\u2019s \u201cFixer Upper.\u201d Wall planters for creating \u201cgreen walls\u201d indoors were ubiquitous with presentations including receptacles for low-maintenance succulents, and ferns.<\/p>\n

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Flat-sided wicker baskets create a “green” wall of ferns and other plantings.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Succulents were seen again alongside air plants, which have trended in the last few years. They remain must-have items for interiors, and were seen in any number of beguiling presentations from terrarium-size conservatories that house the plants in glass and metal structures to single plants tucked inside suspended glass balls.<\/p>\n

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The popularity of easy-care succulents and air plants shows no sign of subsiding.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For color trends in planters, a palette of whites, beiges and pale grays could be seen with the neutrals providing an understated background for plants and flowers. Added detail was found in textures, which ranged from earthy to marble to geometric surfaces, including patterns on glass.<\/p>\n

Rustic and natural accents abounded with bowls and candleholders made from driftwood, some providing a home for succulents.<\/p>\n

One cute surprise was the prevalence of pineapples in gift items and home d\u00e9cor accents. The motif was expressed in everything from mantel decorations to large garden statues.<\/p>\n

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Conservatory-style containers were glimpsed alongside a variety of other vessels designed for displaying plants indoors.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nikki returned with notes, photos, and plenty of ideas. As we write this post in early February, the samples she requested have begun to arrive. Meetings soon will be had, selections will be made, and orders put in.<\/p>\n

White Flower Farm customers can look forward to seeing her favorite finds when we roll out our Holiday 2017 collection in our catalog and on the website in October. (You might even get a sneak peek at some of the items this fall.) We can\u2019t wait to show you!<\/p>\n

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