The Artful Lifestyle

Decor + Design
Armoire a Cadeaux
A friend of mine once told me about her mother’s “Armoire à Cadeaux.” I was surprised with the term, given that she is not French (although being from Ladue Missouri, she probably has some French ...

France is calling! Check out our 2019 trips.
Start practicing your bonjours and mercis: our 2019 trip dates are here! We love any excuse to go to France and nothing makes us happier than gathering a group of like-minded women and sharing ou...

Decor + Design
Obsessed!
I always love Mondays. Because, for ¾ of the year (until October 1st, when the retail landscape shifts into overdrive), we all have Sunday’s off, and our loyal family of Huff’ingtons, rested and r...

Introducing artist Gail Foster
We always feel like we hit the jackpot when we find a new artist whose work we’re crazy about. We have to click a couple boxes before we sign on the dotted line: we have to love the work, we have t...

Decor + Design
How to Live with Antiques
We’re waiting on another container full of French goodies that should be arriving just as you’re reading this. We LOVE getting our containers and as we unload, unpack (and sweat or freeze dependin...

Cashiers, here we come...again!
There hasn’t been a dull minute around here lately and this week is no different: we’re headed up to beautiful and cool Cashiers to install our space at the 21st annual Cashiers Designer Showhouse ...

Art
Ooooh la la! It's Bastille Day!
Pink Champagne by Laura Shubert. Let’s get this fete started!
What happens when you mix carefully curated walls of gorgeous French-inspired art, a nice cold glass of rose and “La Vie en Rose” pla...

Susan Kinsella
Many years ago, a delightful woman named Susan rented Les Murets from us for a week in the summer. I remember this vividly for several reasons, including her distinctive, clever and funny emails a...