The PERFECT Valentine Gift!!!!!!

Happy Valentine's day.  Ok here 's the deal,,,, Men, I think, are in LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, or they are clueless as to what day it is and will look at the TV and assume that chocolates, flowers, perfume and champagne are one Heck of an original idea for a Valentine's gift.  Plus you can by it at the local supermarket!!!!!!  WRONG.  SHE WANTS SOMETHING SPECIAL.

THIS IS SPECIAL...... A beautiful red orchid by Herve Gambs, a French Floral designer, in an elegant Chanel- like Presentation box named the COFFERET PRESTIGE with a perfume spray you spray on the orchid as a room fragrance(it's primary function) or yourself....For the Wife, Girlfriend, Mother, Boss...

Slip an engagement ring on the round vial for the fiance to be.......

Don't you just love it when a floral designer and a perfumer collaborate?!!!!

Or you can go for the topiary............This will really WOW her! These are also very useful if you've messed up bad and need a little something to smooth things over.......LIKE IF YOU FORGET VALENTINE'S DAY!!!!!!!

 Thank you Herve!!!!!!!!

AVAILABLE AT BEADBOARD

AS LONG AS THESE LITTLE GEMS LAST!

Beadboard Xmas Part Deux!!!!!

 I feel like Beadboard got it's presents early.

We got the shipment from Arte Pura and I ripped into it like a crazy person!!!!!

I wanted a very Figue xmas in the color palette for the shop

and the bedding, candles and pajamas hadn't arrived yet.

So here it is.The Magia bedspread/duvet with the crochet and the Arte Pura logo in a wide swath across the bedapread.  The bottom two layers, one of linen and the second in linen encased with organza in the new color FATA OLD ( a grey lilac).....Is gorgeous.

 

This tablecloth is in the same color.

The grey lilac is paired with grey, cream, white with touches of amber and mercury glass.

And we got candles!!!!!!!!!

The samples arrived in great shape beautifully boxed... So yes!!!!!

We are already taking orders for them!  This one being taken for a test drive.

It is performing well burning in a hole in the center and then when it gets way down you can stick an led votive in there and it will go indefinitely.  I blogged on it.....

So I added another bed to the shop to show the grey. 

 And the Topazio pillow with pearls and crystal, with the painted roses.

The figue floral arrangement with recycled paper and candles with the Arte Italica Candlelabra

Remember the peach souffle bed?  Here it is with the new Admiration pillow shams

from Anne de Solene.

The printed shams are reversible to tiny pink flowers on the back.

The pajamas are incredible.  Here is the "t-shirt" Poveglia. Shown in Fata Old (the grey lilac) with crystal down the front and parssimentarie. (obviously THAT word isn't in the old spell check!)

This is the darling Lunga Nightdress with the relaxed ruffled sleeves with pearl trim,

 and three layers of lace on the bottom...Two of the buttons are tea cups.

Palmaria with the tulle embroidered with roses........Fabulous.

The Berrgeggi pants.  For the younger fry?  Maybe not. 

 Low rise, belt loops, and pockets in the back like jeans.

When you sift all the orange colored pumpkins from your velvet ones, you can still use them........

Here is the cash wrap with the poinsettias locally grown from Ellison's gardens.

They have a pointsettia festival every year.

And here it the xmas "Cofferet Prestige" from Herve Gambs.  We sold out and are getting more.

The flower is a diffuser you spray with the Bois de Cashmere fragrance.

The Bois de Cashmere for this time of year is just, well, RICH.  Men love it, women love it and it smells like a room in a big house with a fireplace, leather furniture cashmere throws and some cognac.

That's Christmas here.  I'm pooped.  Bring on the eggnog!!!!!!

Let the Holiday Games Begin! 2011

Ok, I have NOT been idle!!!!!The shop is ready for the holidays....Whew!

Jacqueline, our mannequin, is sporting our knitwear a red belted cape with a ruanna wrapped as a skirt and a Merangue stole as it it chilly out.  (finally)

Inside a fabulous Red Riding Hood cape boasting a three layer ruffle on the top and bottom.....

Here it is our Herve Gambs!!!!! The orchids you spray with the fragrance...

The Bois de Cashmere is VERY POPULAR.....

Here is the orchid topiary in red.  Yes it can be a rom diffuser too!

More good fragrance!!!!  The Sands of Morocco.  A french "nose" teaming up with her sister that does fabulous graphic art.... Packaging is gorgeous.......

Here's more with out tree of silver birds and hummingbirds.

Lavender we can't be without......

AND brand new from ARTE Pura the octogonal tableskirt in the new Fata Old Grey Lilac

 with the Elegant Lace trim........

Dinnerware is Amorini from Arte Italica and the Ambra glasses

that have an opalescence on the outside... (love these)

Silver xmas balls contained in a cylinder on a column.

Our window,, the Amorini on the Cellini Gold tray as a charger.

More window

The green ruana with the midnight blue cashmere squiggle.

The Amorini is dressed up with the Vittoria Gold Stemware.

We did a little nest in the compote with a champagne colored hummingbird perched on the side.  Don't you love the way the grape leaves look like holly????

If you haven't yet guessed we've got a FIGUE colored thing going on this year..... People love it....So now you see Robes and I have been busy, but I know my fabulous followers and readers will understand.;)

If you are in the neighborhood stop in and see in person.... And for info and pricing on anything just contact us through the website.....http://www.beadboardupcountry.com/

Herve Gambs Pushing the Design Envelope

For years when I went to Maison et Object in Paris I loved seeing this spectacular floral designer's offerings.

In a world where there are hundreds of choices for fragrance, uniqueness and presentation is paramount.

These are the Love Couture Orchids in five of the six colors.

So how does he do it?????? The offerings are of flowers in containers shown here the larger orchid cubes.

Six colors: white, green, red, violet (or Figue!), fuschia, and black orchid. Five Fragrances:

Herbe Intense, Essence de Figuier, Noie de Cassis, Bois de Cashmere and Terre D'Epices.

Look at the boxes......Very Chanel Like.   So What makes this different????? The flowers are made from a special material that acts as a ROOM DIFFUSER when sprayed with the home fragrance. 

It will last several days.

For the Holidays???? A RED Love Couture Orchid with a mini spray in the white box with the black trim in the Bois de Cashmere fragrance.....Hey Gentlemen, wouldn't an engagement ring look great nestled in there?

The artistic talents of Mr Gambs is evident when you visit his website http://www.hervegambs.fr/

Here are the Sphere Orchids with a ribbon handle to hang.  They are big.  I LOVE them.  And yes you can spray them too!

Love this picture!

So what's your opinion??????Do you love it as much as I do?????? I think it is even pinworthy on my favorite things.......Will it be coming to Beadboard????? Hummmm.

Posting Pink: A La Francais..

In an effort to raise awareness of Breast Cancer month, Mrs Blandings has asked the blog world to "Post Pink" today Oct 1st.

In honor of my Aunt Maryanne and one of our customers who is currently undergoing chemo battling this disease here is some of my favorite Pink Pics. Above a bouquet of Peonies from Fleuriste Pascal Mutel, Paris.

The beautiful Hot Pink Faux Floral displays of Herve Gambs.



The Spring 2009 window at Sonia Rykiel, on St Germain.


One of the Tiffany-Like mini window displays at Maison Objet, Paris.

Our best to you Ms. PM. XOXO