Steve and I took some time off on Saturday to visit one of our favorite shops, Rue de Lillie in Summerland, Ca.
Although Rue de Lillie is located in a charming seaside cottage in California, Steve and I always feel as if we've been transported to Europe the minute we arrive.
Owner, Francesca Wolf, has a wonderful eye for creating beautiful displays with the pieces she finds from her travels around Europe.
Several miniature manequins are placed next to a pair of French blue ceramic birds and plates.
If you are searching for pillows to add that "je ne sais quoi" to your home, I'm sure you will find them here!
Fortuny and French inspired textile pillows mix beautifully.
Francesca and I share a love for gray wood and the romance of candlesticks.
Apparently we also share a fondness for chickens!
A gorgeous pleated lamshade makes a lovely table lamp even more beautiful. It's these types of details that set Rue de Lillie apart from other home stores.
Steve loved the detailing and the perfectly aged leather of this antique club chair.
Francesca also mixes in pieces by local artists, like these fantastic dolls created by the Junk Girls.
Behind the cottage a small staircase covered by lavendar leads you to the secrect garden...
Several doves are cozy in the vintage birdcages that are scattered about the garden.
Francesca has filled the garden with amazing elements like these oil jars...
fountains and iron furniture.
We've purchased several pairs of these French shutter for our Oxnard home. They add so much detail and are a fantastic faded gray backdrop for displays.
A pair of cherubs are caught sharing a moment by the fountain.
As we walk along the side of the cottage, we find another vintage birdhouse...
the home to several happy finches!
As Steve was busy taking a picture of the gorgeous patina of this chest of drawers...
I spied another "Patina" on display. I was so excited to see Patina Style featured at Rue de Lillie!!!
We walked out the door of Rue de Lillie and spied these nasturtiums spilling over the gray wood planters, one last bit of gorgeous inspiration before we said goodbye.
We hope you found your visit to Rue de Lillie inspiring too!
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I want to thank Lonny Magazine for featuring Patina Style in the September/October issue. To see our book in the stack with these amazing design books is AMAZING, SURREAL, PINCH WORTHY!!!
Thank you Lonny! Please read the review and click on the image of our book. We'd love you to like it of Face book :)
One final note: Steve and I are off to San Francisco this Friday September 16th. We hope to see you at Big Daddy's Antiques for cocktails on Friday evening! [email protected]
xo
Brooke
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