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Friday, August 13, 2010

What Rich People Like


In Palm Beach anyway...
I have never been a big fan of Lilly Pulitzer but among the Waspy Elite
(and I mean that in a good way. After all. I have been a Wasp in training all my life)
it is Hot Hot Hot!!!!!
...and for years now.

Imagine we boggies wearing this at a get together.
hahahaha


Now if you need long matches for your fireplace...
try these.
It is a nice package for sure.
And it would make a great hostess gift.


Again, not me.



Although I would use one of these.




A hoot and a half.


This is a cute pick up item for someone you know from PB that travels a lot.


So not me.


I would rather die than wear these.
But it might have something to do with the size of my butt.


I 'd wear these.


The best part of Lilly Pulitzer is the way her shop is decorated.
These are the walls and I think they are fabulous.

Do you like or no??

But if you do like her stuff here is her story, it is really a great one.

As  reported earlier this fall on ShelterPop, the team behind Lilly Pulitzer has teamed up with Garnet Hill, the catalog retailer of whimsical sheets, home furnishings and apparel. The new bedding collection will be both instantly recognizable to Lilly fans with its bold prints and brighter than bright color schemes. 


"In response to overwhelming demand from our customers, we've forged a great partnership with Garnet Hill, says Janie Schoenborn, design director of Lilly Pulitzer. "We know that Lilly customers love to decorate their home, and they love to do it in Lilly. We've developed decorative yet fun, playful prints for bedding and towels made for multi-generational appeal. It's Lilly's way of saying 'goodnight'!"

We checked in with the folks at Lilly Pulitzer to learn more about how Lilly Pulitzer made its journey from a small juice stand in Palm Beach to its impending home goods line with Garnet Hill. Here's a timeline of Lilly Pulitzer's progress:

1931 Lilly McKim is born in Roslyn, NY.
1949 Lilly graduates from Miss Porter's School, where she rooms with Jacky Bouvier (the future Mrs. John F. Kennedy).
1950 Lilly elopes with Peter Pulitzer and the couple moves to Palm Beach. In the late 1950s, she'll open a juice stand in Palm Beach.
1959 The 'Classic Shift Dress' makes its debut at the juice stand. In the early 1960s, Jacqueline Kennedy is photographed wearing a "Lilly" and it appears in LIFE magazine.
1960s to 1970s Lilly Pulitzer becomes the unofficial uniform of the affluent at play.
1980 The Official Preppy Handbook labels Lilly Pulitzer dresses and skirts as preppy must-haves.
1984 Lilly retires and closes the business.
1993 The Lilly Pulitzer brand is revived by two Pennsylvania businessmen.
2005 Lilly pens her first book Essentially Lilly: A Guide to Colorful Entertaining.
2008 Parsons the New School for Design opens a retrospective of her work.
2010 Lilly Pulitzer Home for Garnet Hill debuts.






credits:www.shelterpop.com
Lilly Pulitzer

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Thursday, August 12, 2010

The August Sale....And My Best White Jacket

I suppose that I have mentioned that every year 
( YES.I made it more than a year....July 14th was 1 year for me)
we have a huge, crazy, nutty sale.
If I haven't mentioned it.....I will now.
It is stressful.
I am so not kidding.
And I know I have mentioned many times what a huge adjustment 
this has been for me to work in sales.
Not just in sales......
But, on the premier, hard core, real deal, best furniture selling job in town.
This takes guts and courage daily.
After all ....
I am just a 'creative type.'
Not really a 'flesh eating' type.

see above-
'flesh eating type'
and hasn't he done well for himself?
see above;
will say or do anything for a sale type.
But this chic is scary. Really scary.
here is the 'will do anything' type.....
When I first started I had a few giving me a hard time,
(see above)
and now they are my allies.
Thank G-d for small favors.
In fact we are pretty close.
And she does look just like that!
And then there is me......
I am freaked out about going into work today.
I have to work late - until 9pm
There are 2, 
I mean 3 people who are deadly towards me 
and I will be working alone with them tonight.
No allies.....
Just me and the other 3 devil dogs.
Wish me luck.....
this is so stressful.
Perhaps I will wear my good white jacket to work today.
What do you say?
At least I will fit in!!!!!

When will August be over ????


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Tuesday, August 10, 2010

It's VIRTUAL SHOPPING TRIP Time.....

So I have decided to go to Gumps of San Francisco.
Here are a few things that I thought you might like at Gumps.





And who doesn't love KOI??




How stylish is this???

This lamp is bone china that is punched out.
You can have it lit from the inside.
I thought this was a steal.


What did you like from this Virtual Shopping Trip?

shop at GUMPS here

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Monday, August 9, 2010

House Hunting In Ireland

This three-bedroom house, 
with a guest cottage and Turkish bath, 
is on the market for 2 million euros 
($2.6 million) in County Wicklow, Ireland.

Let's go to the house and see what we can get for 2 million.
Shall we?











I would live in this place.
Just think of how relaxed you could be.
Not to mention how an idle mind can get very, very creative!
I need a bit of that just now.

love you guys  xx's,
sorry i am so behind on commenting.....
i have been in the design coal mine all week and it hasn't let up just yet.

*go see the home for sale HERE

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About Renée Finberg

I have been in this business since the age of 22.

I love what I do and cannot imagine my life without Design.

Design Challenges are great.

And because of those challenges

I have imported fine antique pieces from Paris,

Designed and Manufactured Furniture,

Created Fantastic Window Treatments,

And solved all kinds of spatial & architectural issues

With my unique style.

If I can't find it, I create it.

My rooms would make excellent movie sets.

I am a visual, tactile and audio sensitive individual.

Creating is what I live for, not math, not spelling, not science.

Just Great Design.

Just imagine how it would be if each of us,

If only for a few hours of everyday,We could be in a space that is our very own.A place that is exactly the way we want it to be

Surrounded by all the things we wanted to see,

The atmosphere we wanted feel, smell and the sound we wanted to listen to.

Private Paradise

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