IN THE PALISADES

 

Nestled in the quiet oasis of Pacific Palisades
sits KIER DESIGNS.  Heidi has put
together an international range of
elegant, charming and unique items
to help make a house a home.  She does
a great job of mixing vintage, new, funky
and throws in some elements from
the beach.  Her window displays are always
inviting with a taste of what is to come.

It doesn't take long to see that Heidi

has a passion for lighting. 

She makes great use of the ceiling

space for her collection of chandeliers.

You can chose from a wide range of

lamp bases in a variety of color and shapes.

Or pick from a nice select of AIDAN GRAY HOME

This is a great place to come for accessories and

this wall fixture is a good place to start.

The beautiful pieces from SCENTS AND FEEL

make for a nice hostess gift or the

finishing touch in a bathroom.

I think Heidi has created a comfortable,

casual but also sophisticated look.

Kier Designs

15260 Antioch Street

Pacific Palisades, Ca. 90272

310 459 0980

AFTER HOURS EVENT

Vern and Jan of MATTHEW TAYLORS

had a store in Tustin, California for 20 years before

relocating to Central California in San Luis Obispo.

They developed a strong following in Tustin

and are forever hearing how they are missed.

Recently the Assistance League of

Santa Ana contacted them to see if they

could work on a special event on the

ladies yearly trip up the coast of California.

An after hours wine and shopping event

was decided upon and the date was set.

Not wanting to miss out on something

different and fun I went up to see if 

I could be of help.

Jan, who is responsible for all of the

great displays did her magic.

  Vern made sure the garden was blooming

The table looked great where the wine

and goodies were waiting to be tried.

These cones filled with nuts looked and tasted great.

Mixed nuts combined with butter, cajon pepper,

rosemary, paprika and brown sugar, heated

and mixed together.  They were worth the effort.

The beautiful crystal bowl had lentils 

on the bottom to hold up the cones.

Another easy and crowd pleasing appetizer.

Brie covered with a layer of Jalapeno Jelly

topped with crushed pistachios.  

Nothing left to do but wait for the guests

and Maddy was our look out.

We were so impressed when the touring bus 

arrived, it just fit in the parking lot .

 The ladies enjoyed the store

 and Jan enjoyed entertaining her

old customers in her new location.

 These after hour events are a nice way

to enhance the business of the store, and

now that the WEB SITE

is done all these ladies can

visit the store whenever they want.

For me it was a great chance to spend 

time with my friends.

you can also follow them on FACEBOOK

VISUAL MERCHANDISING

I stopped by ROLLING GREEN   to congratulate 

them for being a visual merchandising  

finalist in NYC's 'Gifts & Decorative Accessories:

2011 Retailer Excellence Awards. 

It is easy to see why they received the

nomination.  I was struck by this fabulous

display in the kitchen/entertaining

area of the store.  They have strung together
over 3000 tea bags.

It creates a very unique backdrop
for a large space that is sometimes
hard to cover.

It made me think of the huge brick
wall my house faces.  I started to
fantasize on what I could do with my wall
and knew this is the place to get some ideas.
I would love the tea bags but not
very practical for an outside space.

 

We use to have a beautiful wall of ivy

but lost that last year during a 

windy rain storm. 

Now we have a clean canvas.

I love all of these old windows
ROLLING GREEN  
 have hung overlapping each other.
 

 

A large window pane mirror is also a great idea

for a large wall. It could be an

interesting effect.

A vintage metal or wood clock
or even several in different sizes.
The older the better.

This could be a on going project,
collecting a variety of sizes and shapes
of bird houses.  I would have
to figure our how to secure them
to my brick wall but with all the
creative people I know that shouldn't
be a problem.

Thank you to ROLLING GREEN for
giving me all of these great ideas to think about.

This is Sophie another good reason
to stop the store.