Amazing Blogs

I follow many blogs and I love them all, each with their own personalities and styles - just like all my old favorite magazines, some of which are no longer in existence. I have an unquenchable thirst for all things relating to beautiful homes and so I have decided to write about one of my favorite blogs. It is Cote de Texas and I know it is extremely popular and probably everyone already knows about it, but after yesterdays post, I just had to make sure that if you haven't yet discovered it, that you will now. It is an amazing post and quite long as far as posts normally go, but the story and all of the gorgeous photos just blew me away. It is about her top 5 design elements and I couldn't agree more with her about every single one of them. I am thrilled to know that she considers Linen to be in the top three! As you know, I sell all things linen - mostly white, ivory and natural and I have been pushing more colors lately. So if you want to add just a touch of color and linen to any decor check out our Ghent boudoir and decorative shams, and don't worry about the wrinkles;-)

Young, Hip and Creative Designers - id 810 design group

I am thrilled to start a new addition to my regular news and other posts. This will beome a frequent place for me to publish about you - my customers, your store or for designers - your special projects featuring Papillon Linens, of course;-) I invite all of you to submit your stories and photos for this blog. It is with great pleasure that I introduce id 810 design group.

"At id 810 design group, our goal is to make our clients' homes a blend between luxury and comfort, innovation and practicality. Our designs adapt classical principles to modern day spaces. We know the importance of deadlines and budgets and sticking to them.
We pride ourselves on listening carefully to each individual's needs, working within each client's budget and specifying furnishings from "trade-only" to affordable retail products and making the two fit seamlessly. Whether you are a design savvy client who struggles pulling your different ideas together, or you are someone who doesn't even know where to begin, id 810 design group will help you focus your wants and likes into a cohesive style. Our main objective is to turn your house into your home and we want your home to reflect you. It should look like you designed it with a little help from us, not the other way around."

"This is a house that we designed in Westhampton Beach, NY - the clients are a young couple with a baby and they love entertaining, but since it's a summer home, we of course wanted to keep it a bit casual and carefree as well. It was also important that even though The Hamptons is typically a summer vacation spot, the house would be equally warm and cozy in the winter as it is comfortable and "beachy" in the summer. The husband has very modern taste, while his wife prefers more traditional furnishings, so we gave them a little bit of both with the Louis style chairs and the Parsons table (as a side note, we couldn't find a table in our price range that could seat 12, so we had our carpenter combine two Pottery Barn tables to give us the length we needed). This combination of styles, as well as the pops of coral color, continue throughout the home, which was especially important because the floorplan is very open and one room flows to the next. We are all thrilled with how the home is turning out - our next part of the project is the huge outdoor space which will have several seating areas including a firepit for chilly nights, an outdoor bed for lounging and several intimate seating areas."

Full Circle

It is a bit ironic that I am now doing what I originally started out with over fifteen years ago! I started importing 48 different colors of Belgian linen for a bedding collection and 60 colors of Italian linen for tabletop. The problem back then was that all I could really sell were the white and cream! Customers were also very reluctant to buy 100% linen, being against ironing. Well, I have come full circle now and I have been selling 100% linen for over two years now and 99% of my customers machine wash and dry the linen, so that is not an issue any more. In fact, they love the linen so much that I am now offering it in 34 colors in 1 weight and 78 colors in another! This time the colors are selling! To help with this I am offering linen swatch cards with all the gorgeous colors to have in your stores and design studios. You can order yardage, order any of my bedding styles or my furniture pieces in any of the colors. I will be offering as my stock program - white, ivory and natural, yet have all the colors available for ordering as well. These are beautiful European linens and are in stock here in the USA, so do not worry about long lead times. The cost is fantastic in both the yardage and my made-ups, so let your imagination run wild! Or not, because the look can be the classic style of antique linens or contemporary with color - you now have the choice.

Made in the USA!

It has been a long time in the making, but we are finally well on the road towards having all of our goods Made in the USA. This has been a 15-year dream for me and the time has finally come to do something about it. Our prices will go up just a bit, but in the long run, the pros far outweigh the cons of making this change. Not only does it help keep and create jobs in our country, but also it reduces pollution and there will be no more overseas container shipping delays. We think your customers will appreciate it, as well. Our packaging will be improved, our lead times and the consistency of the fabric and product. We are buying linen that has already been imported to this country from the European continent, thus vastly improving on the regularity and quality of the linen that we use and our ability to order it quickly! For all of our collections, the linen is very fine, beautifully woven and super soft. It is extremely durable and can be washed and dried for years to come! The linen we will use for our Papillon Maison furniture collection is also fantastic and comes in 73 mouth-watering colors! We are offering for sale - linen by the yard in both our bedding weight and upholstery weight. You can order the swatch cards with all colors and more information to have on hand for your customers to see. We are offering a huge warehouse sale starting today to clear out the old goods and make way for the new! Take advantage of this by contacting us for a private code to see all of the sale items, quantities and sale prices on our web site. We are excited to have found the best furniture makers to produce our small collection of pieces for Papillon Maison. Now you can order any of our selected styles and if you do not see what you want - we can probably do that, too! Let us know (preferably by email) what you need and we will do our best to accommodate you. Thank you and keep checking this blog for more news updates!