We're up to our eyeballs with all things design right now and we're feeling ever so inspired by the magnificent array of talent that's up at the Cashiers Historical Society showhouse. We got a little sneak peek at some of the spaces up at Cashiers and one thing is for sure: there are some dreamy bedrooms ! We're not allowed to brag about any of them yet (you'll see them in … [Read more...]
Cashiers, Here We Come
Hellooo Cashiers? We're ba-ack! We have been invited again to participate in the Cashiers Historical Society's Show House, and for almost three weeks this August, we'll be right in the heart of this pretty little mountain village. The Cashier’s Show House is fun for us, because it’s a relaxing escape to a beautiful environment that is always a mix of comfortable … [Read more...]
French Friends
We often talk about how relationships are the basis of our trips to France, whether it's with our vendors in France, or our soon to become BFF clients on the trips, or even our shippers who get everthing back to us in one piece. Today we're going to share a treat with you that is the outcome of one of these nice relationships: We're taking you for a visit to the lovely … [Read more...]
On call: Huff Harrington Design Docs
Lately, we've been all things interior design - and we couldn't be happier about it. We've always loved design - the creativity that goes into it, solving the funny challenges it often presents and very best of all, the fabulous and fun before and afters. Design weaves its way throughout our daily life at the gallery and the store, whether it's working with other designers … [Read more...]
Aromaflage
"Help!" comes the text from the daughter living in NYC, "Do you still carry that wonderful mosquito spray?" You mean Aromaflage? Of course we do! "Well, I'm getting eaten alive this summer. I would love to have one." Hmm, I'll take that as a gentle hint and make a mental note that we need to promote this product in our store. I'd be happy to send you one. What scent do … [Read more...]
Ooooh la la! It’s Bastille Day!
What happens when you mix carefully curated walls of gorgeous French-inspired art, a nice cold glass of rose and "La Vie en Rose" playing in the background? It's Bastille Day at Huff Harrington Fine Art, of course! We'll be here on Friday, July 14th, fete-ing our favorite holiday and we hope you'll stop by from 6 to 8 p.m. We've lost track of how many years this lively … [Read more...]
An Enchanted Evening in Paris
An Enchanted Evening in Paris We were wrapping up a glorious buying trip to France that took us to nine cities in eleven days, from points south to north, with a foray into Belgium, and a few regrets that we couldn’t make it to England too. To celebrate, we booked an early dinner at La Bourse et la Vie, the tiny restaurant opened by celebrity chef Daniel Rose several … [Read more...]
Summer Entertaining: Everything but the Feast
Ah summer entertaining! Truly the most effortless of all seasons in which to host; the food is easy, the setting is almost always outdoors and everyone comes in their best summer spirits. With the 4th of July right around the corner and nearly two more months of balmy conditions ahead of us, we thought we'd share a little tablescape inspiration. Red, White & Blue A … [Read more...]
Design Dossier: the magic behind La Dolce Vita
A few years ago, a very chic and stylish blog popped onto the scene and it didn't take long for design afficiandos to sit up and take notice. The blog? It's La Dolce Vita and its clever (and hip) inventor is the sophisticated and savvy Paloma Contreras. We are big fans of this gal. We met Paloma a few years ago at a conference for design bloggers and we've been … [Read more...]
Heritage Art Collection
For years, when we shopped the markets in France, always on a mission to find some fabulous one-of-a-kind furniture and always at high speed, we would feel the tug for beautifully painted crusty old works of art that would haunt us out of the corner one eye, while we were laser focused on finding furniture with the other. We talked about how art has been our true love, and the … [Read more...]
