This Tennessee Shop Has All Your Eclectic Entertaining Needs

Georgia-born tastemaker Yancey Kenna Martin kicked off her career in PR, in advertising and as a creative director. A decade later—stylistically influenced by two worldly grandmothers and an extended sojourn to Morocco and Turkey—she switched gears, pursuing her passion for interior design. After moving to Chattanooga with her husband in 2019, Martin quickly identified a lack of eclectic entertaining resources locally. Enter Mosaic Home, a boutique brimming with the colorful accoutrements Martin was seeking.

Opened last November, her shop stocks everything needed to entertain beautifully—from tableware right down to the gourmet prepared foods available on the store’s lower floor. “The two biggest inhibitors to entertaining are typically ‘How does your house look?’ and ‘What food are you going to serve?’ ” Martin notes. “We want to be a one-stop shop, eliminating both of those concerns.”

Emphasizing quality over formality, she sources artisanal conversation pieces with oddities and patina that tell a story and impart warmth. French-made Terre Mêlée aptware complements Lily Juliet resinwear from the Philippines, heavyweight hand-blown glass from San Miguel, Puglian spatterware, hand-painted lamps by London creative Cressida Bell and tassel-esque lighter covers from Morocco. Marbleized photo albums made in Milan sell like wildfire among the extraordinary paper flowers of local artist Ashley Folkner. To augment her collaborative tumblers and goblets with Ignis Glass, Martin will add numerous new colors and styles and debut a vase for holiday 2024. A signature Mosaic Home ottoman is rolling out soon.