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One Kings Lane Sales


Fabulous cashmere and lambswool/ angora throws in all of Aumtums finest hues are for sale on One King’s Lane:

Draped over a sofa or armchair, folded on a bed, or wrapped around your shoulders, a traditional Celtic throw is a warm, wonderful way to transition into fall and winter.
A perfect medley of classic, beautiful and decadently soft, these throws are the genuine article, made from cashmere harvested from the fine, downy undercoat of the Mongolian mountain goat (shed in the springtime and obtained by combing), as well as angora-blend styles, all masterfully produced by premier Scottish weavers. They belong in every room of the house.

They are selling out quickly….

Visit and sign up for One King’s Lane to shop:  http://www.onekingslane.com/Event.aspx?l=00010194056800000000

McGuire is also having a sale and some of my favorite items are still available ( like the killer Bassam Fellows counter stool).

McGuire commissions some of the world’s most respected designers and rising stars to create collections with depth and personality.  Crafting raw nature into a geometry of perfect proportion time and time again, McGuire creates a flawless harmony between form and material. Whether bending sinuous vines into subtle, elegant curves or using century-old techniques, each piece elevates craft to an art form. With their strong lines, these pieces mix effortlessly with everything from modern forms to antiques.

Visit and sign up for One Kings Lane to shop: http://www.onekingslane.com/Event.aspx?l=00010303056800000000

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Persephone Books

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“A house without books is like a room without windows.” ~Heinrich Mann


I love books in peoples homes. Piled high on cocktail tables, arranged in bookshelves, used as side tables they never fail to inspire me. Books give a sense of history and comfort to a home. All of my books have moved with me from home to home, making each new residence feel like I have lived there for years. Borrowing a favorite book from a friend you can see what they have underlined, marked, and noted on each page or a well loved passage. You can go on ebay or to your local 1st editions bookstore and find many vintage books with beautiful covers. I love poking around old bookstores and libraries hunting for books which have beautiful covers and interesting subject matter. I find the smell of old books or libraries intoxicating.

Persephone Books prints mainly neglected fiction and non-fiction by women, for women and about women. All books have the same pretty dove gray jackets. The titles are printed on the sides in black letters in a white box. Classic and clean. When you open them up you are in for a treat. Each of the 86 books has a different end paper. The founder, Nicola Beauman picks these herself. The books are by female writers from the interwar years. Subjects include, short stories, cookbooks, and memoir. Their best selling authors include: Winifred Watson (Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day) ,Dorothy Whipple, Marghanita Laski and Frances Hodgson Burnett.

With Titles like: Operation Heartbreak, How to Run Your Home Without Help, Few Eggs and No Oranges, It’s Hard To Be Hip Over Thirty, and The Wise Virgins it is hard to resist purchasing a few. These are a wonderful gift for any time of year!

Below are a few images of the shop in London.

The books are all arranged to display their beautiful end papers.

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Order on-line: http://www.persephonebooks.co.uk/index.asp

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