Blog - Page 634 of 771 - Hither & Thither

de Gournay and decorating

De Gournay wallcovering is this amazing, hand-painted wallcovering that features reproductions of historic prints (I think most people recognize their pattern as the one of the cover of the Domino decorating book). Unfortunately, it’s also amazingly expensive: panels start at around $700. Ouch.

A while back, however, we noticed that the Anthropologie in the Chelsea Market had started carrying some gorgeous wallpapers, and there’s a pattern that looks right out of a de Gournay room. It’s called Vanatu Twilight online (but is by Cole & Son and had a name of Hummingbirds on the roll in-store), and–while still pricey–is a lot less at $198.

Rumor has it (gossip per Apartment Therapy–and I’m guessing a press release that’s making the rounds) that Anthropologie is launching a new Decorator Concept Shop this month: certain stores will highlight home decorating. No doubt they’ll have more beautiful things to covet.

Have a lovely weekend!

Forty years

This past year, both of our parents (Ashley’s and mine) celebrated their fortieth wedding anniversaries!
We were lucky to get to celebrate with mine in Germany last fall. They have a great tradition–one we have picked up ourselves–of taking photos with fingers held up to indicate how many years they’ve been married.

To help celebrate those 40 years, Ashley and I gathered those pictures and started an album, with a spot for each year plus room for 10 more. We’ll be ready to help them with the next 40 as well!

P.S. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
(Here are some photos from last year’s parade.)

Olé: A true find in Old San Juan

When Aron and I were in San Juan a couple weeks ago, we stumbled upon the most fabulous old shop. I was immediately drawn from the Fortaleza to doorstep of Olé by the sight of hand-crafted espadrille sandals (like the ones we’d brought home from Madrid), but as we wandered past the custom-fit hats (gorgeous), we found that the the store held many other treasures: Old post cards were displayed in antique, mechanical rotating racks; wooden caballero stirrups hung in one corner while old cameras and cartography tools rested in another. I wish we could have had more time to explore its depths. It’s definitely worth a stop if you ever find yourself in the city.