OMGosh I LOVE This!

Found this article in my October Romantic Homes Magazine about this New York designer who marries literature and history with home decor creating unique hand-printed home furnishings. I visited his website which is called the Old Village Hall and look at this fabulous piece!

This is called the "Shipping Settee". His work is beautiful and I so love the history in all his creations!

Here's a couple of other things he has on the site

This is called the "Dirty Little Story Wingchair". Isn't this stuff so cool!?

His fabrics are gorgeous and so unique! I could see this stuff in my hubby's Library!

This is called the "Scalping Rocking Chair". A close up of the fabric below.

This pillow is called "Ravel and Nijinsky Pillow Cover"

 This one is called the "Poe Pillow"

This is called the "Delaration Pillow on Yellow", Toile

And cool totes too! This is called "Large Red Schoolboy Tote".

You should make a trip to see the website, link above. You should

also get the magazine to see more of his work and the story if you

like this kind of stuff. I love it! And theres more in store on your visit!

Wish I could visit the shop in New York!

A short about him:  Old Village Hall is the vision of Scott Hill of New York. Scott has always been inspired by the look of history. His lifetime love of collecting books and historic artifacts has propelled him down the dusty trail in search of interesting and esoteric shops and individuals where he finds the raw material he uses to create the furniture and objects one finds at Old Village Hall. The American experience is rich in singularly inspirational viewpoints and expressive graphic remains. This is where Scott finds the rich, complex and beautiful graphic material from which to cull and assemble his work. As American experience changes before our eyes it remains important to honor the traditions of those who came before us, while also innovating new forms and ideas for those now and those to come. Traditional furniture and interior design can be approached in untraditional, novel and exotic ways by which a home or interior can be created for fun, for optimism, for mystery, for ambience, for memory.

Each fabric is hand picked and hand printed by Scott Hill. Fabrics are all natural and inks are water based and non toxic.


Photo's courtesy of Old Vintage Hall

TATa for Now!

Hugs and Stuff

Debi

We're In Romantic Homes August, 2010 Issue!

We had our first ever ad appear in the August,

2010 issue of Romantic Homes Magazine!

It hit the stands the end of June

You can find our little ad in the back of the magazine

listed in the "Pink Pages". It's just a small advertisement

but it was big to us!

The funny thing was, was they emailed me to see if we would

 be interested in having our ad in their magazine. I was shocked

and excited. No one had ever asked us that before, not from a

national magazine! They were offering a large discount, so I

thought ok, lets give the waters a test and see what happens. I

was told  that the issue would be out on the 29th of June, so

I was patiently waiting for it to hit the stands just dying to see

me in the magazine, a magazine that I have bought and loved for

 years!

Well on Friday the 25th I received a call from a women wanting to

know if I had a catalog. I told her no, but have wanted to but just

 haven't had the time as I'm so busy with sewing custom orders

most of the time. She then asked what did I do, which I thought

that was a bit strange as she just asked for a catalog! So I explained

to her what I did. She then told me she was looking for a shoulder

sling bag and explained the type of fabric she would like one in. I told

her that I could look for some fabrics and if she gave me her email, I

would send her some photos for her to choose from. She says "I don't

have a computer. Everybody thinks everybody has a computer. Lots

of businesses surely must lose alot of business from people who don't

have computers." I agreed, but was  curious that if she didn't have a

computer, how did she find me or my phone number to call me!?

When I asked how she found me she says,  "in the magazine"!, like I

should have known that. I was so surprised that I said, "are you

serious?!!" She must have thought I was nuts! I then explained to her

that this was my first ad, and the magazine had told me it was coming

out on the 29th of June. I told her I had no idea it was out and that

was why I was so surprised and excited. She said "I just picked it up

today". I got a sale from her, but I still wonder why she would call

me looking for a purse when the ad is for children's clothing and

accessories! Well, it doesn't matter. The day it was out on the stands

I got my first call, and an order to boot! I also figured out that must

be why I had recieved 3 orders earlier that day one after the other,

as that is a little unusual! They have been coming in ever since!

Isn't that exciting?! Those sales have paid for my ad and I have already

 made a profit too! The first day! The ad is working! We're Happy! Yippee!

Thanks Romantic Homes for the opportunity!