Category — European Decor and more

Back from a wonderful Texas show – we put a large photo album on our Facebook page, you can see it if you are a fan of the page (and if you aren’t, please become one!)

Photo Album of Texas Spring 2010 show

Now we are in the countdown for the store to open. We had hoped for April 15, but it may be a bit later, but we will do our best to be ready as soon as we can – people keep coming to the door and want to see, we love it!

and the ambitious date

The landscaper will begin Saturday so it should all start looking nice outside too.

The basic layout is pretty much done but lots of finishing touches are needed, as well as lots of learning, since none of us have used the new software before. But those are all fun jobs. For the moment the biggest problem this week, during our first week of actual heat, was getting the air conditioning fixed! That was done today but not before we all experienced how sweltering those 134 feet of windows can be. We have curtains up now, but thankfully the air was fixed today. And of course the weather turned cool just in time for that. Ha!

We bought back half a truck load of cool items for the store, some really good furniture pieces and some large accessories. And several big shipments from Europe are arriving in the next day or so, it’s exciting!

Here are some pictures of the work in progress. One is slightly blurry – the heat was just so bad, it went to our heads!

A more feminine area

Come sit a while

A shot of color in the dining area

colorful dishes

Bon Appetit

Mustard or vinegar anyone?

a little blurry but a pretty living area

Bath and linen area in progress

Once we are open, here will be the hours until further notice:
Wednesday Through Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM

Please come visit!

Wonderful decorative papers for framing, decoupage, crafts and gift wrapping

Paper ~ Single Design (Wrapping,Decoupage, Frame)

Paper Assortments : Each Sheet is Different

Here is a preview of the full line for 2010

Cavallini Calendars (Wall & Desk)

Since we sort of forgot to post the show information other than our ad that appeared in several publications, we thought we’d share some of the pictures of our booth. The general consensus seems to have been ‘Wow’. It was 48 by 31 feet and huge. We considered walkie-talkies and megaphones and settled for just walking more.

Set up began on March 26. 4 of us worked most of the day to get the framework in place. Walls, racks, lights, tables and so on. Friday, under pouring rain, the actual unloading of the 26 foot truck began.

By the looks of it, even the cabin was full

The other end of the booth looked something like this, with a set up that included 4 beds

It’s still a work in progress at this point

Toward the middle part, the lamps looked very elegant

The front of the booth with some of the sheets

This was the only part that got any daylight this time, even though we now have 9 windows. The Texas wind interfered with our plans, and we had to keep them shut almost all the time. It was cold too!

The new sheet racks did the job but need sturdier rods, those sheets are h e a v y!

The booth was an L shape, with this part being the long end.

This wheelbarrow was full of bunnies (plush ones) but they sold out fast so we had to improvise. The Easter linens did not stay neat for long.

This end of the booth was always messy because the bolts of fabric kept running away. It’s narrow too, so quite a challenge. But nobody seemed to mind the mess and everyone loves digging for treasures!

The bed corner was quite inviting

some more general pictures

Time sure flies when you are busy! And Texas Showtime is right around the corner again.

We will be arriving in Texas with no less than:

• 500 yards of vintage homespun linen on the bolt
• 100+ homespun feedsacks, with and without text, with and without stripes
• 300+ antique French linens sheets, from finest to coarses, monogrammed or not, small to large
• 250+ nightdresses and shifts, all thicknesses and sizes
• Amazing lamps, made with vintage linens, antique texts and sheet music
• Hundreds of great pieces made from recycled vintage linens, sachets, pillows, body pillows, bags and more

And so much more.

Our booth space is larger than ever, almost 1000 square feet of European market feel. So don’t miss us!

To find us at La Bahia, See directions here