Choices....Choosing A Path

Since my new showroom is in the developing stage

I will be needing your input as I make a few decisions.

I did get exactly the space I wanted....

and the lease signing is Monday.

But,

I am having the jitters about all of this,

don't get me wrong....

I am super excited.

I think it is the absolute creative freedom that I have 

to do whatever I can dream up in the showroom.

{maybe that is what is throwing me off....it has been so long}

How wild is that??

I am formulating it all in my brain and on paper....

whew!

I have a pretty good idea of what I want ....

but it is all the LITTLE things that can be overwhelming.

Happy Weekend xx

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my new showroom, and complete creative freedom
 

Jeanne-Françoise Julie Adélaïde Bernard Récamier

Jeanne-Françoise Julie Adélaïde Bernard Récamier ( December 4 , 1777 – May 11, 1849 ) was a Frenchwoman who was a leader of the literary and political circles of the early 19th century.
Born in Lyon, France Lyon, and known as Juliette, she was married at fifteen to
Jacques Récamier (d. 1830), a rich banker more than 30 years her senior. At the time, it was said that he was in fact her natural father who married her to make her his heir.
She gave her name to a famous kind of sofa called the récamier after her and her habit to lie in one. And I believe she really could carry it off. She was quite lovely to look at, and reclining in that way must have only added to her attractiveness. She once had a thing with Lucien Bonaparte, as suspicion goes. (Lucien was a younger brother of Joseph and Napoleon Bonaparte )
Juliette Récamier died in 1849 at the age of 71 and was buried in the Cimetiere de Montmartre in the Montmartre Quarter of Paris

above - just like my grandmothers

To have something like one of these placed in a sitting area of a bedroom or living room would add so much to a room. My grandmother had one on one side of her living room. Even if you were shooting for contemporary, it would be like an accessory. A painting or vintage poster. Now I know that people doing contemporary rooms often buy the vintage posters ( which are great ) and the reason they do that is to give the room some relief, a rest, a break from all the clean lines and plainness that can happen. It really is a piece of history, and remember that a unique appointment in a finished room is all you will ever need for an ice breaker, a conversation maker at a any gathering.

This sofa really has ' bones!'
Don't you think?

i originally posted this back in 2008

Jeanne-Françoise Julie Adélaïde Bernard Récamier ,fainting couches , 

For Me And Madame Récamier

I need a day or two away from my beloved blog.

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,fainting couches

 

Bloggers Cutting Loose!!

I wish we could get together and do this!!!

How about you????

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A Touch

I told you.....

just a touch of turquoise...

okay....

this is a bit more than a touch,

but I like it.

Do you likie??

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For My Dear One...and she knows who she is...

My sweet , sweet friend...

I am without words for your loss.

My greatest wish would be to fly to your side 

and help you to see things clearly.

And help you to do the little things, 

and the big things that must be done in a time such as this.

All my love and support.

your friend,

renee

please keep her in your thoughts and prayers

she is one of us

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1885 - 1917.....THE EASTER EGGS

 Fabergé eggs

Happy Easter!

Which one of these eggs 

do you wish a Russian Prince had given you as a gift ?

*the bay egg tree is my fave

click on THE BOOK

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My Head Is No Where

i am going through a stressful time right now.

 i am about to make some life changing choices.

And i am nervous.

since i am not liking the way i am feeling......

 i thought  that  a few images of this handsome devil might fill me 

with the 'warm and fuzzy' feelings that i could use right about now

any suggestions?

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I SPY....an industrial maitre d' stand

If you are working on a restaurant design....

I found this fabulous piece.

What else could you use this item for???

Do you like it or are you OVER  ' industrial?.'

I think it is fabulous.

What do you think?

Trendy, industrial workstation or maitre d' stand. Great computer station too! Whatever you prefer, it's just fantastic. Ten drawers in the front. A really cool design of two drawers on the left side with two bronze accessory bars on both sides. The surface is a crackled dark masonite board. The unit is in good condition.


go HERE to get to the seller

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Mont Saint-Michel

Want to know more???

Go HERE

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A Creative Couple In Park Slope

Brooklyn

Both are designers.

This is there fabulous home in Brooklyn.

She is a jewelry designer and he is a sculptor

I have their links at the bottom of this post. 

These pillows have hand sewn leaves on each pillow.

Each pillow has a different variety of leaf on it.

Pretty fabulous.

And I dig the cocktails too.

Guest Room

This bathroom is so NYC with the pedestal sinks.

LOVE all in this room- 

A dream come true for any New Yorker...

A backyard/courtyard/garden/an additional living and entertaining SPACE.

Space.....

that's what it is all about.

And isn't this little one a perfect family member for this brownstone????

What did you like or dislike about this home?

The Selby complete home tour here

http://www.caleojewelry.com/

http://www.fitzhughkarol.com/

http://www.thebrooklynhomecompany.com/

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