TIPS: Pulling a Christmas Room Together

Need something around your tree, instead of under it? Here's a brand-new upholstered suit to outfit a room in for Christmas...all for sale at Pickwick House. It's like "gifting the earth and yourself" with vintage. *I know, sounds like too much commercial-type lingo to push on you overspent and tired people right now, right here at Christmas, hustle and bustle time*, but really, do you know how much this set means? It's come from a sweet 1940's estate auction, to my back room, it then served it's purpose well as a used sofa for many of meetings, then it traveled to the sweet upholstery place, and now it's back at the store waiting like "Corduroy". I'll be quiet now, but seriously, I could go on and on about it. What do you think of it? Do you like it? Just come in and sit on it, and I promise, I won't sell you hard on it. I'm not like that pushy sales guy.

I think these furnishings would look really good with these three things.
1. grass cloth wallpaper

{via h.h.}
























2. a worn looking anatolian, turkish rug pictured here...

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3. fresh green garlands draping the large-scale frame. Something like these would be darling...but a simple greenery draping would do the trick quite nicely.

{via pinterest with photography by Aengus McGiffin}

The antlers have really been flying out of the store this season. Do you love them? Most people love them or hate them. I LOVE them. We have more in, just in case you need a cute little something to hang a bulb from.

I'm going to see Sylvia's first school performance this morning.

Hope you're surrounded by LOVE this week.

xx
sharon

Warm Inspirations

What are your inspirations for Thanksgiving table scaping?  This outfit is mine.  I love her whole outfit.  I've never seen high-heeled duck shoes.  Have you?  I wouldn't be able to walk in them.  So, yes, I'd be a waddle-duck for sure in them.  But, I do think they're pretty cute.  Plus, I'm loving the combination of blues + mustard gold.  I think I might just have to table scape with these colors.

Have you checked out our online bazaar?  Pickwick House Online Bazaar.  I'm proud of it.  I'm launching the next series around black friday time.  What do you do for black friday?

What if, instead of shopping at Target, Pier One, or all the other superstores on black friday weekend... you took a little visit to my store?  I'd love it if you would.

Thanks for your support.   I love it.  AND, I LOVE YOU!

Foyer Progress

Here's a little more progress on my client's foyer.  Picture is a little fuzzy and dark, but what do you think?

The overhead light is a pottery barn capriz pendant... it's a readymade portable{with chain and plug-in}.  We had it cut and mounted to a ceiling cap to make it a permanent fixture.  It's similar in shape to the large-scale commissioned globular pendant that's in the dining room.  We're building upon a theme of spheres, which was the client's initial idea to start with.  Hence my idea for the door, the sunburst, and circular looking sofa that I'll share soon as well.

I stopped in her place last night to check on the art installation. The carpenter mounted a beautiful marble-veined vase on top of a rustic wood column.

The gold sunburst mirror I posted yesterday needed to brought down a notch, so we used a Martha Stewart glaze from Home Depot, called anchor grey.  We used it on several other pieces in her place too.

More from this project to come...


Happy Thursday!  And don't forget that we're getting ready for a Holiday Open House this weekend!

xx
sharon