Friday, January 8, 2010

Rue Toulouse

Watkins Culver Houston

Maison 140 Beverly Hills



One of my favorite shops in Naples has closed. Rue Toulouse, the antiques shop belonging to Spencer Ott, was a fabulous resource for french and continental style furnishings. Karin Wilkinson ran the shop, and I enjoyed working with her. I'm sorry to see them go, but it seems to be a sign of the times. For years, I have held onto this image from "Veranda" showing the antiques/design shop Watkins Culver, in Houston. Owned by Babs Watkins , you can see this shop on the design blog COTE DE TEXAS. The walls are painted by artist Jay Iarussi http://www.artofplaster.com/ and I very much enjoy the ambience of this setting. From the same scrapbook, I pulled out this tear sheet showing a room at Maison 140, the boutique hotel in Los Angeles created by Kelly Wearstler. Love the baroque style headboard ! See more of her chic Hollywood Regency look at http://www.maison140beverlyhills.com/ DF *****