OK, we're doing a little word play with Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat, Pray, Love.  But check out this dining room - it BEGS for lingering around the table.

Not only does it have the comfortable seating paramount for great discussions, the entire area is designed to lead your gaze toward the view.  And what a view!

This lovely room is located in Longboat Key, and sports the Gulf of Mexico as its backdrop.  And the room's decor blends with and accentuates that dreamy view, with natural materials: bird's eye maple chairs and an ash-wood table.

This is a room for wonderful food and stimulating conversation.  And as the sun goes down - utter rapture over the beauty of nature, the beauty of life.



Interior Design: Anne Folsom Smith Interior Design, Sarasota

Photo: Gene Pollux, Sarasota, FL