Our kitchen island is filled with our Teas and our serving ware collection.
Our Bar made from reclaimed french pine is next to the “tea” table and filled with lots of tabletop goodies. The custom wall shelf hangs behind the bar and looks as if it was made to go with it. Love this little corner!
In the upper right hand corner of the photo is our newest swarovski crystal chandelier…pretty all in pink crystals!
Month: February 2013
Sparkling Crystal Chandeliers and Deliciously Scented Air
Ummm the Lampe Berger fragrance fills the air and the chandeliers sparkle like diamonds…this is the new main room of the Whistling Elk.
You can just see the end of the elegant custom bookcase/cabinet on the right and on the left side of the room is our Lampe Berger and our Tea Forte.
Habersham tables line up down the center of the shop housing our collection of LoLLia, Shelley Kyle and in the far distance the La Vie Parisienne jewelry.
Sparkling overhead are those amazingly beautiful bohemian swarovski crystal chandeliers.
My custom cabinetmaker is amazing
We moved the custom cabinet that i had built into the shop several years ago from the old shop into the new Whistling Elk shop…this piece is 8′ high and 17′ long…
This was another important part of my store opening plan – i wanted this piece to move with me because i use it every day to sell custom cabinetry and furniture.
It’s a major sales tool for my interior design business.
It is a great showcase for our picture frames and all my design books! Plus since it has 17′ of cabinets under the bookcase it provides much needed storage space.
My cabinetmaker took the built in apart, he and his helper carried the components over to the new shop (20 ft) and then they reassembled it! The whole process took him 4 hours! So not only can he build beautiful pieces – but he can move them and they still look Beautiful – that’s pretty amazing if you ask me!
Clocks and Draperies create a curiously beautiful combination
We re-created our clock wall in the new shop and now it greets you as you walk in the front door.
It is surrounded by our beautiful custom draperies.
It was part of my store opening plan for the new Whistlng Elk to have this room say “we do interior design, window treatments, color consultations” – it is a very pretty room so i think we were successful!
Elegant Entrance
As you enter our new shop you are greeted with an elegant design vignette that showcases our sofas, art, lamps draperies and carpets…
The paint is Ben Moore Silver Mink – its one of my new favorites!
Every time i walk into this room I feel surrounded by beauty. The details please the eye and create an atmosphere of comfort and warmth. I love the soft color scheme…it makes me want to curl up with a book amongst the pillows on the sofa.
The Whistling Elk finds a new home…
A Move Can Be a Beautiful Thing
The last 3 months have been a whirlwind of activity…so much so that i had to neglect the elegant paris blog. So Sorry!
Well, today i feel like i can finally take a breath!
In late November I made the decision to move my shop out of the location which i had occupied for 21 years and move into a smaller scale location.
The move was not very far…in fact only about 20 feet into the building next door…but of course a move is a gargantum thing when it is a retail shop especially when you are going from 2200 sq. ft. to 900 sq. ft.
That would require a lot of planning to squeeze everything in. Regardless, i started planning and mapping out how the move would happen and set a date for being out of the old location. That date was January 25th.
The move went well and there was only one glitch…albeit a BIG one. The phone company (we will not mention any names here) shut off my phone and did not turn it on again until Feb. 5th…and they put a message on it that said the # was out of service and disconnected. A great message for a retail shop…ugh! I got that straightened out though and reopened the shop on Feb. 5th.
WOW – IT IS BEAUTIFUL!
The Whistling Elk 
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