A friend of mine once told me about her mother’s "Armoire à Cadeaux." I was surprised with the term, given that she is not French (although being from Ladue Missouri, she probably has some French running through her veins). But I loved the concept of a closet filled with gifts for the “je ne sais quoi” events that inevitably pop up during the year. At the time, we lived in … [Read more...]
Lifestyle: Our Spirit
Inspiring personalities, pops of fashion, recipes we swear by, and everything else that catches our day-to-day fancy.
Obsessed!
I always love Mondays. Because, for ¾ of the year (until October 1st, when the retail landscape shifts into overdrive), we all have Sunday’s off, and our loyal family of Huff’ingtons, rested and relaxed, come peeling in to work on Mondays with tales of the weekend and new discoveries made along the way. It’s a great way to kick off the week, and we’re always thankful that we … [Read more...]
Scentsational Candles
We are so thrilled to re-introduce our new and improved HHH candles! They'll bring back rich memories, if you knew them in the past, and if this is your first date with them, you're in for a sweet surprise. Here is the back story of how they came about. Many years ago, on one of our first shopping trips to France, we stumbled upon an amazing candle maker whose … [Read more...]
Wedding Belles: meet bride-to-be Darby Fallon
It's officially wedding season around here and we're having a blast at Huff Harrington Home helping couples pick out china, serving pieces, decorative accessories, art, barware and all the other bits and pieces they need to feather their first nest. (Attention brides and mothers-of-brides! Stop by the store this coming weekend - May 11th and 12th - to check out our wedding … [Read more...]
Best-selling author, Kristy Harvey, is coming to Huff Harrington!
Bonjour, y'all! Kristy Harvey, a nationally best-selling and Southern-centric author, is coming to Huff Harrington Home for a visit on Monday, April 30th. Cue the pimento cheese sandwiches and sweet tea because we're going to spend a lovely afternoon chatting with Kristy about all things Southern and charming. Accolades for Kristy Kristy is a girl who, as they say, has … [Read more...]
Monogramming Madness
One thing we can always count on when we're shopping in France for Huff Harrington Home is plenty of gorgeous, monogrammed linens. We've got a couple favorite sources, vendors who know everything there is to know about the uses, styles and monograms of these wonderful old linens. They can tell you in a second whether the bedding set was meant as a wedding gift for a lucky, … [Read more...]
Secret Santa’s Peeps’ Picks
It's our favorite day of the year ... when Secret Santas visit the Huffingtons, with a fun and festive Christmas celebration. The preparations are intense: For several weeks, Huffington elves scurry around the store in hushed tones, snooping for clues, fishing for ideas, disguising their handwriting, delegating their gift wrapping, and doing everything to stump their chosen … [Read more...]
Huff Harrington obsession: vintage Hermes scarves
Every once in a while, when we're running around the French and Parisian antique fairs like maniacs (usually at the crack of dawn and usually in the pouring rain), buying up the treasures that catch our eye, we'll stumble upon a serious cache of goodies that are way too good to pass up: vintage Hèrmes scarves. Who can resit an Hermès scarf? Hermès is the most Frenchy of … [Read more...]
Loxwood Parisien Handbag
We’ve just received a new shipment of our favorite fashionable French handbags, from Loxwood. We’ll tell you more about this iconic Parisian brand and why we're all hooked, right here! We're off to France again this fall, with a great group of artists, designers, shoppers and sightseers and we can't wait to take them to our favorite haunts. When in Paris, we … [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...]
