Olivine, the wonderful home decor store in the Rice Village. There’s a 20% off sale, store wide going on right now.
When Olivine, a home decor store, moved their location to the Rice Village last September, Helen – it’s charming owner – ordered a truckload of merchandise from French Laundry Home. That small furniture and bedding company is heavily invested in the feedbag look, which I am slightly crazy for. All the new merchandise had not yet arrived by the time of the grand opening - but it’s in the store now. So exciting! Some of you might not be devoted to the feedbag and burlap look, but I am totally obsessed with it. Last year I used feedbags bought on eBay for a client’s living room:
A client’s living room where I used feedbag pillows. I also included pillows made out of the Ikat fabric for when the client wants a change.
L.A.’s Dan Marty is often credited with helping fuel the feedbag/burlap decorative trend last year. His fabulous showroom is sadly now closed. While Marty’s furniture was upholstered in lowly burlap and feedbag instead of pricey fabrics – his pieces were still very, very expensive.
At Olivine in Houston, they carry French Laundry Home, a furniture collection very similar to Dan Marty’s, but with much lower price points. This chair in the front window caught my eye – I’d been anxiously waiting to see the new merchandise in person.
The chair from the back. The lettering is on both the front and the back. Notice too how French Laundry Home leaves the very small nails exposed – a tiny detail taken from antique French chairs that is seeing a resurgence.
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The back is cane and its cushion actually looks like a pillow.
French Laundry home – a child’s sized armchair – too cute!
Side view with a close up of the exposed nails.
This stool could be used for multiple reaons. I love the attached metal handles.
Top view. Two together would be a great substitute for a coffee table.
Another arm chair – this time adult sized – from French Laundry Home. Again, exposed tiny nails – very trendy.
French Laundry Home also has many fabrics to choose from to upholster their different frames on custom orders. Loving these two fabrics, of course.
French Laundry Home also sells bedding – notice the blanket cover looks like the heavy ticking linen.
French Laundry Home pillows – made out of their fabrics – the postcard pillow is adorable.
More French Laundry Home pillows.
Another bedding ensemble from French Laundry Home. Helen at Olivine can order any other of these items. Unfortunately French Laundry Home’s web site is not working!?!!
Olivine also carries a great assortment of merchandise from another company - Bella Notte Linens. I used this same whisper linen in white on my daughter’s bed.
Elisabeth’s room with the Bella Notte whisper linen duvet and pillow in white – it’s so thin and soft, like tissue almost.
The web site for Bella Notte is gorgeous – all the different combinations, fabrics and colors are shown.
Bella Notte has many different fabrics besides linen – their satins and velvets are especially beautiful. Olivine can special order any ensemble they don’t have in the shop.
I think Helen ordered the entire Vagabond Vintage catalogue for her store. These make great market totes or travel bags.
Vintage Vagabond’s feedbag collection of totes, pillows and cushions. They also sell feedbag runners.
I bought this large VV bag from Olivine – I store all my camera equipment in it.
Besides French Laundry Home, Vagabond Vintage, and Bella Notte Linens, there were other new items at Olivine that I especially liked: these linen slipcovers are readymade for chairs. Much cheaper than having them custom made – that’s for sure.
This turquoise chandelier was a blog sensation – but very pricey.
Olivine has this great copy of the turquoise chandelier.
These are a favorite new item on the market – in case you never have seen these, they are battery operated “candles” that look remarkably real. Perfect for candeliers – especially since they are remote control.
And, Olivine also carries the entire line of Les Indiennes, the wonderful cotton hand blocked fabrics.
It’s a small, small world. A few weeks ago HERE I wrote about my husband, Ben, aka Mr. Slipper Socks Man, going out to pick up dinner, in his slipper socks, on New Years Eve, no less. While in line, a woman recognized him after she looked down and noticed his sexy choice of footwear. Imagine my surprise and sheer amazement when I walked into Olivine a few days ago and a shopper whispers to Helen, “Is that Joni?” Sure! That’s Joni. The shopper was none other than the same sweet woman who recognized Ben on New Years Eve! Small, small world of the Houston inner loopers. We had a good laugh and I begged her to let me show her picture on the blog. Isn’t she beautiful? Maybe I should have some sort of award for any reader that spots both Mr. Slipper Socks Man AND me in two separate locations within the same month?
The eagle eyed reader who recognized Ben’s shoes first.
For any questions or information about merchandise found at Olivine, contact Helen or Kathy at the number above!