It’s June and you know what that
means! The Have Some Decorum Home Shop sale! I get excited for every sale but
this one is extra special. I feel like after months of being ‘bout to die… I
feel like I have my mojo back… sort of. I am doing the best I can to stay
alive. Isn’t that a weird sentence to write… “trying to stay alive”? I never
imagined that I would have to “try” to stay alive. But, here I am, age 46,
willing myself to make it through another day. Every morning when I wake up, I laugh.
I laugh because it’s hysterical that I am still here.
As you know, I try to make the
best of my situation and that means doing what I love. My whole life has been
about interior design and antiques. I am going to continue this love affair
until my cold dead body is in the ground. Isn’t that a nice visual?
So, this month with the June sale
marks the 1-year anniversary of my little shop. We have come a long way and I
want to continue to grow the store… now to include furniture! Don’t’ be scared…
shipping furniture from France is a piece of cake. I take care of everything
for you with the help of my shipper that I have been using for 10 years. I want
to start small with the furniture and then if all goes well, I will add more
pieces every month. But don’t panic, I will still have my accessories as the
main attraction of the shop with every price point.
We will still have our golden
standards… Chinoiserie, mirrors and other small unique pieces from France.
Let’s start our preview. The shop
opens Friday, June 17, 2016 at exactly 10am Pacific Standard Time.
Black Chinoiserie is not easy to
find but red chinoiserie is even more difficult but have no fear, I have found
some. The red chinoiserie is so special and the colors are so beautiful. They
throw a pop into every interior. Let’s take a look.
This tray is phenomenal and so so
rare. It is huge and was most likely used as side table. You could do that but
I would use it as a bar tray or it would be perfect for cocktails and
appetizers. When you are not using it for a party, it would be beautiful on
your coffee table!
Red chinoiserie flower vases? Be still
my heart!
Mirrors are always my weakness
and I would buy hundreds if I could. I am obsessed with sunburst mirrors right
now.
Remember this mirror from the
previous sales? Well, here is the story behind them. A grand old Chateau was
having a sale and I was fortunate enough to acquire 4 of the mirrors but guess
what? The owner of the Chateau must have liked me because he offered me his
entire collection and I have them for you on the June sale. Now you can use
them as ceiling ornaments, a single mirror, a pair of mirrors or a whole
grouping!
I also have 3 other sunburst
mirrors available.
This one is divine. It has
mirrored baguettes!
This one has gilt feathers and is
tole (metal)! It is not too heavy at all so don’t worry about the shipping.
I also have this set of small
sunburst mirrors!
Next up, a whole collection of
Opaline flower vases! I am obsessed with these vases because I love the blue
and because every flower looks stunning in the vases! Purple delphiniums,
garden roses, peonies, lilacs… anything!
The most exciting piece on the
shop this month is… are you ready for it? A Black Lacquered Antique Circa 1900
Chinoiserie Bed! Can you believe it? I have never ever seen an antique chinoiserie
bed this beautiful. It is both masculine and feminine. Beautiful gold details
of roses and daily scenes of Chinese life. Make sure you look at all the photos
because you will just die at the beauty. Don’t worry about the shipping. The
bed consists of a headboard, 2 side rails, and the footboard. Not heavy and
super easy to assemble. The size is a full size bed so it would be perfect in a
guestroom! Beds like this only come around once in a blue moon.
There are many more items on the
sale but I want to surprise you with the rest!
The sale starts Friday, June 17
2016 at 10am Pacific Standard Time.
As a thank you for making my
little shop a 1-year success, I have marked all of the prices 20% off! Thank
you to all of you for making my dreams of a somewhat normal life come true.
*Something you don’t know about
me? I was officially diagnosed with ALS June 16, 2011… My husband’s birthday!
Isn’t that awful and hysterical at the same time? I will never forget the day…
I was at Colombia University Hospital in the Eleanor and Lou Gehrig ALS Center
and my sweet doctor, Dr Mitsumoto, was starting to re-do every test he could
think of that every other doctor in New York had already done. My husband,
David, was arriving from the Red Eye flight from Los Angeles to New York. David
walked into the hospital with all of his luggage and was with me through the
whole horrible moment of Dr Mitsumoto telling me it was 99% sure that I had ALS.
I ruined David’s birthday forever. So here we are again, June 16, David’s
birthday, and I decided to do something super special to make up for the fact
that I ruined his life…Stay tuned.
