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Steal of the Day: Fleur-de-Lys Window Boxes

CasaSugar — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:15:32 -0700

I was just looking out my bedroom window the other morning and thinking about how a window box would improve the view. And since I'm also a fleur-de-lys fan, this Smith and Hawken window box offers me everything I could possibly want in a flower box - including a reduced price tag. These sturdy steel Fleur-de-Lys Window Boxes ($119-$159) would look great wherever they were placed, whether in a New Orleans Creole or a Cape Cod beach cottage. But wherever you put it, geographically, make sure to fill it with beautiful blooms.

Roundup: Fleur-de-Lys

CasaSugar — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 06:00:49 -0800

Continuing with my New Orleans theme this month, I thought it'd be appropriate to round up some fleur-de-lys home furnishings, seeing as it has been a symbol of the city since its birth. Fleurs-de-lys abound in New Orleans. Today, they top wrought-iron fences, serve as trendy baubles, brand popular clothing lines, and emblazon football helmets in the Superdome, cheeky advertisements, and even post-Katrina fridges. The history of the symbol is long and does not escape the shelter market. The lily-inspired shape has bloomed on everything from bedding and bath linens to glassware and paper towel holders. Here's a healthy dose for you:

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Found It! Fleur-de-Lys Glasses

CasaSugar — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 06:30:44 -0800

Have you been aching for that lampshade you spotted in a hotel on your last vacation but have no idea where to buy it? A side table in a friend-of-a-friend's living room? Let us know and we'll do our darnedest to try to find it for you. And remember, a photo of the item where you originally saw it always helps.

A big fan of any non-souvenir tribute to the wonderful city of New Orleans, I fell hard for these rose-colored fleur-de-lys glasses when I saw them at a local wine bar. Lucky me—I spotted them for sale at Anthropologie ($32 for 4). I love their floral cameo, and that not only is the glass beautifully tinted, but also textured!

Etsy Find: Love, California Cactus Pillows

CasaSugar — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:30:45 -0700

Etsy seller Love, California was born and bred in Texas, and she's got the pillows to prove it. She makes charming wool-blend felt pillows bearing an icon of the Lone Star State, the cactus. Her Cactus With White Blooms Pillow ($125) is entirely hand-stitched in the shape of a cactus, while the Cactus Topiary Felt Pillow ($60) is square and hand-stitched with a colorful cactus appliqué. If you hail from Japan, you may prefer her hilarious Sumo Pillow ($109); Hawaii, her Hula Girl ($125); New Orleans, her Fleur-de-Lis Pillow ($55); and if you're just an average Joe, her Dark Cross Pillow ($55) might be for you.

Casa Quickie: Use Water Glasses For Flower Arrangements

CasaSugar — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:15:00 -0800

Small arrangements such as this one look lovely in a pretty water glass. Just cut your flowers on a short stem to prevent toppling. This is especially pretty on a bedside table in a guest room, especially when, as in this picture, blooms are placed in Fleur-De-Lis Glassware ($44.90-59.90). It's the perfect way to welcome a Thanksgiving visitor. Source

Cool Idea: Subhead Anti-Slip Stickers

CasaSugar — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:30:41 -0800

Subhead Anti-Slip Stickers ($12 for four) are subhead grips, originally designed for skateboards, die-cut into anti-slip stickers. They're easy to apply on fiberglass, wood, metal, tile, and other smooth surfaces. Their fun design choices include a star, anchor, whale, fish, skull, and fleur de lis, and take the granny out of not falling. Perfect for any outdoor stairs in your home, or steps that tend to get wet, as well as the ladder of your yacht — if you're a baller like that.

Casa Shops: Hazelnut New Orleans

CasaSugar — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 06:30:26 -0800

The floats have taken their final stroll down St. Charles Avenue, the boiled crawfish have all been peeled, and there are no more plastic beads to toss this Mardi Gras season, but you can still enjoy the Crescent City with a little introduction to one of the best design shops New Orleans has to offer. Find out all about this design shop when you read more.

You'll find Hazelnut New Orleans niched into one of the most bustling blocks of Magazine Street, a six-mile street revered for its art, antiques, eats, and irresistible shopping that parallels the Mississippi River. The uptown New Orleans shop is a requisite destination for local design fiends, decorators, and gift-givers alike. The boutique offers a well-balanced blend of eclectic decorative accessories and tabletop treasures with a subtle Southern spirit, along with a handful of worldly furniture finds and textile salutes to the city. You might recognize Hazelnut's New Orleans toile, which is based on original sketches of local landmarks by one of the shops' owners, from my February Must-Haves. Hazelnut's Ponchartrain Beach textile collection is retro Lilly Pulitzer-inspired, exhibiting iconic Gulf South imagery like the fleur-de-lis, crowns, magnolias, Mardi Gras beads, and a trio pastel pink crawfish.

While the shop is plump with Jonathan Adler pieces, that's no measure of stylistic tendencies; it's got something for the modern warehouse-converted loft, as well as traditional turn-of-the century shotgun houses. The eclectic inventory is wide-ranging in price as well; depending on how many doubloons are in your wallet, you can pick up a $6 napkin ring or a $700 side table.

Steal of the Day: Crate and Barrel Astoria Pillow

CasaSugar — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 07:11:10 -0800

The Astoria Pillow ($17.50, regularly $34.95) from Crate and Barrel features a bold fleur-de-lis pattern printed in black flocking on a natural linen background. Made of linen with a feather-down insert, the pillow reverses to solid ivory when you're feeling the need for a bit more reservation in your decorating.