CoCo Milano’s is one of the rare places in town where you can be assured of finding a special something for yourself, for your home, or as a truly unique gift guaranteed to please on many levels.
Always a leader in design trends, the in-house team recently has redesigned the showroom space to include an area, which has been playing host to private parties and classes, covering a variety of crafts, cooking sessions, plant displays and jewelry items for several months now.
Recently, out-of-state guests were treated to a wreath-making session with Cindy Leech. As a hands-on class, participants took their creations home, and also goodies from Sweet-Stops, a gourmet dessert company Cindy co-owns with local TV anchorwoman Lin Sue Cooney. Their dark chocolate pecan toffee sits in a signature black and white box tied with red ribbon, and is not to be missed.
Executive Chef Doug Brochu’s Creative Hands Cuisine, catered the dinner, with a menu featuring caramelized prosciutto bruschetta and rock shrimp margaritas among other delicacies. One of the dinner guests pronounced, “Each dish is amazingly more delectable than the last.” As she sampled an artichoke and vegetable mousse medley, another gushed, “Totally scrumptious!”
CoCo Milano’s owners Denise Milano and Cathi Sabin agree the classes offered are very popular and fill up quickly. There is a limit of 25 people per session, with the evening highlighted with cocktails, dinner and a project. There also are door prizes and drawings for custom-designed baskets. The evenings are a lot of fun for everyone attending. Many themes are drawn from seasonal inspiration, especially around the holidays.
Coming up on the schedule for April 19, at 6 p.m., is well-known botanical artist Dyana Hesson, whose class is entitled Color Rocks! A literal play on words, participants will be painting on locally gathered river rocks. Dyana is hugely enthusiastic about all aspects of art. You will go home truly energized by her, as well as thrilled by your creation.
“Come learn about the properties of color and how to apply these principles in art and design in everyday life,” said Dyana. No experience is needed, just a desire to learn about, and mix color, she added. Mimosas and a dinner, by Help from Hayley, will round off the evening. Hayley Gibbons, an accomplished cook and crafter, has been a regular feature of evenings at CoCo’s.
One of the advantages of attending an event in these elegant surroundings is the benefit of being able to stroll around at your leisure. You will have the store all to yourself to browse the collections. Beautiful new products arrive daily. “Coco’s really is a treasure chest,” one pleased shopper stated. “There’s a wealth of florals, china, cutlery, glassware, frames, paintings, light fixtures, furniture and such unusual accessories, literally everything you need to furnish your home from top to bottom,” the shopper continued.
CoCo Milano’s experienced designers and staff members are on hand to assist with useful advice and helpful hints regarding color, proportion and placement, key ingredients to the well-thought-out look most of us are trying to achieve in our homes. Full-service interior design is available for general design needs, as well as the ability to create custom furnishings for those hard-to-fit areas. To view interiors created by Denise, Cathi and their capable team, and to see how they can make your house a home, check out the Web site at www.cocomilanos.com.
Check out the Web sites of the event sponsors, or give them a call.
• www.Sweet-Stops.com—(602) 692-4176
• www.creativehandscuisine.com—(602) 628-1534
• www.HelpfromHayley.com—(602) 568-7618
• www.dyanahesson.com
• www.rubymaejewelry.com—(602) 206-9358
CoCo Milano’s is located in The Village at Las Sendas, 2837 N. Power Road. For information about the interior design service, private parties or hiring space for corporate events, call (480) 641-2626. Visit the Web site at www.cocomilanos.com or e-mail info@cocomilanos.com.