Monday, August 11, 2014

Potpourri: Remaking cornices, Maison Decor Mora Clocks, Cool Stuff

Maison Decor Mora Clocks are a big part of our family business. We often
will get a photo of the clock in its forever home and we love seeing these photos!
The clock above is living in a historic home in Rhode Island.
Imagine our excitement when we saw our clock in Jennifer Holme's parent's
house.  I knew Jen's mom had ordered an Antique White clock from us, and 
I was secretly hoping it might get captured by Jen and her amazing photography skills!
She never mentioned a word, so it was so fun to see it pop up today on my blog roll.
She just does a beautiful job with her images, doesn't she?
I will have a link to her blog post at the end of this post if you would
like to see more of her parents New Hampshire home. 
 It's understated country elegance,
 and we are happy our Mora clock lives in such a nice place!
Here is a collage of the applique line we carry called EFEX.
It can do amazing things to plain and simple pieces of furniture.
The appliques are latex and from New Zealand and are amazing!
This day bed was created by Victoria of Trois Petites Filles. First she created a rich
and elegant french bed using the Efex from our shop.  Then she discovered that her bed
was a fullsize and she really wanted a queen size. So she cut the footboard in half and then built
an entire back and front section and seat to become a settee! She still has the headboard in tact
and is using it behind her queen mattress, but how about her thinking up this project? 
A link to her story and how she did it will be at the end of the post as well.
Look at these traditional, yet dated,  cornices. 
 I probably made a few of these in my lifetime
of doing custom window treatments,
 as it was my specialty back a few years or so ago.
Did you know you can recover these fairly easy? 
 The hardest are the ones with curves, like these however.  
Isn't this pretty paisley fabric
 with poms just perfect for a little girl?

So pretty and they finished off the space nicely.  


Don'g forget we can custom order rugs like this one for you.  Our samples are
hanging up in the shop with sizes and prices right on the back so you can 
browse without having to ask "How much is this?" a bunch of times.
I hate having to ask for pricing, especially on custom orders.
 Here it is in the grey color.
And here it is in the aqua color.  It comes in a beige tone too.
Our sister store, Pioneer Goods Co, in Boston is doing well! Justin just added
this solid oak center hall table to the shop today.  He has been selling lots of furniture
as his prices are great, and his eye is killer! 

Lisa Ard, a stockist from Florida paid me a visit last week.
It was nice having another stockist in the shop to compare notes with,
and lucky for me I got to put her into action as I was bombed with customers
and needed her help!  She owns Sweet South Cottage in Tallahassee.
To see more of Dear Lillies parent's home click here.
To read more about how this turned into a settee by Trois Petite Filles, click here.


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