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Home Away From Home: A Garden Tour in Laos

CasaSugar — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:00:33 -0700

GiggleSugar recently traveled to Laos, where she snapped a ton of gorgeous photos of her hotel, surrounding homes, Buddhist temples, and bountiful gardens. Take a look at this slideshow of her pictures from Luang Prabong, named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. To take this tour, in GiggleSugar's own words, check out the slideshow.

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Sale Alert: Jayson Home and Garden Floor Model & More Sale

CasaSugar — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:00:39 -0700

Jayson Home & Garden's Semi-Annual Floor Model and More Sale has kicked off and will run through Aug. 10, with discounts of as much as 50 percent off a large selection of unique furnishings, lighting, accessories, and vintage items. The sale is online as well as in store for you Chicagoans. Jayson is one of my favorite boutiques, but the high-quality inventory is often out of reach. So, these deals are a treat. Here are a few items I have my eye on:

Crave Worthy: Jayson Home and Garden's China Blue Stool

CasaSugar — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:00:38 -0700

The robin's egg blue of this China Blue Stool ($495) from Jayson Home and Garden has me thinking of Spring. It would be a colorful update to any room in your house, and a pair of these would look great as bedside tables in a chinoisierie -inspired bedroom. I'm imagining some DwellStudio bedding, a cool wall panel, and the Anthropologie chinoiserie bed in white.

Sale Alert: Jayson Home & Garden Floor Model & More Sale

CasaSugar — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:00:47 -0800

Jayson Home & Garden's Semi Annual Floor Model & More Sale has begun and the shop is offering discounts between 30 and 50 percent (and sometimes as much as 75 percent) on floor models and other items. The sale includes Jayson's one-of-a-kind vintage and rare-find pieces, as well as a wide range of designer and vintage furnishings including sofas, chairs, tables, ottomans, chests, and sideboards. The Trada Sofa, for example, is $2,299, reduced from $3,950. The sale runs until Jan. 19, but this Chicago-based home shop is also offering free shipping until Dec. 31. A pretty fab deal when you're shopping for furniture, I must say.

This Just In: Jayson Home & Garden European Flea Market Launches Online

CasaSugar — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:00:00 -0700

Today marks the launch of the Jayson Home & Garden European Flea Market online. Thanks to the keen eyes over at Jayson, these rare finds - a mix of timeless European furniture and lighting, antique prints and oil paintings, gilded mirrors, hotel silverware, and more -have made their way from Europe and beyond to Chicago’s Lincoln Park. The market has been running locally there since April 18^th, but that's no fun for non-Illinois folk, so I’m ecstatic to see it all just a click away in my browser. Abbe over at Jayson Home & Garden was nice enough to share photos of the market, which you can get a peek at below.

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To see the rare finds I’m craving the most, read more.
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Sale Alert: Jayson Home & Garden Fall Upholstery Sale

CasaSugar — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 05:30:17 -0700

If the Anthropologie Upholstery Sale didn't strike your fancy, perhaps Jayson Home & Garden's Fall Upholstery Sale will. Now through Oct. 13, the retailer is cutting prices by 20 percent on all in-stock and special order upholstery pieces. Pretty rad, right? Unfortunately, some of the pieces will still cost you an arm and a leg. But if you've been holding out for that special something, maybe this sale will push you over the edge. Here's what I wouldn't mind taking home from the sale:

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Crave Worthy: Jayson Home & Garden Echeveria Heart

CasaSugar — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 06:31:52 -0800

It may be Love Shack Month, but I'd delight in gazing at this Jayson Home & Garden Echeveria Heart ($100) year round. Truth be told, if my valentine wanted to pick this sweet heart up for me this year, I would be happy to have it. Echeveria is a type of succulent which does well as a house plant. It's drought resistant and flourishes with regular deep watering, and will tolerate some shade as well as frost. Unfortunately, it's only available for delivery in Chicago. Unless I can track down a heart-shaped planter, I think I'll have to go without.

Nice and New: Jayson Home and Garden Cotswold Tray

CasaSugar — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:42:30 -0800

I have a lot of love for this ceramic Jayson Home and Garden Cotswold Tray ($75), and not just because it's festive. Actually, I'd prefer that the motifs weren't holiday related so I could use it year-round. Maybe an oak tree and a horse instead of the symbolic pine tree and reindeer buck? I'm not sure who designed this tray, but it's definitely speaking Tord Boontje to me. I particularly love the lace and gold detailing. What do you think? Would you serve Santa cookies on this thing?

Home Library: Majestic Metropolitan Living

CasaSugar — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:00:10 -0800

Just a week after the fold of Metropolitan Home, I've got my hands on another city-centric design volume: Sue Hostetler's new book Majestic Metropolitan Living: Visionary Homes in the Heart of Cities. The shelter and design editor for magazines like Gotham, Hamptons, and LA Confidential, and the host of Plum Homes With Sue Hostetler on Plum TV (which "targets the most active, influential, and educated audience in the world"), Hostetler has tapped her cronies for tours of their unique and luxe urban dwellings.

The American dream of retiring to the pool and tennis courts in your countryside home is squashed by this book, which showcases a range of sprawling, real-life city homes. Each has an original sense of style, a warmth that defies traditional conceptions of "cold urban modernism," spectacular views, and in several cases, an outdoor space complete with a pool or lush garden. Many of the homes were created, not surprisingly, by converting former warehouses or other nonresidential buildings, or combining apartments.

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How-To: Create Festive Fall Votives

CasaSugar — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:30:22 -0800

Want to add some pretty autumnal style to your Fall Thanksgiving table? Then try this great, simple trick from Better Homes and Gardens for transforming a holiday Autumn table. For a beautiful twist on boring old votives, collect colorful leaves from your backyard or nearby park. Then, tie the leaves to the votive with ribbon, twine, or yarn. Voila! You have a no-cost centerpiece for your Thanksgiving table. Just be careful not to get any of the leaves close to the flame. While I do love the fiery reds of Autumn leaves, I don't actually think that I want them on fire.

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If you have some extra time, you can also decoupage leaves onto the votive's exterior. This will give the votive a frosted effect, and will illuminate the leaves.

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Cloisonne Box Green - $275.00	Isabel Chair - $495.00
Soleil Mirror - $125.00	Anchor Pillow - $115.00
Pomona Ottoman - $495.00	Vintage Pub Mirror - $195.00
Horn Vase - $125.00	Klemm Side Table - $1,095.00
Vintage Green Lamp - $450.00	Artemis Pillow - $155.00
Zondra Chair - $895.00	Lattice Stool - $275.00
Liam Sofa - $2,550.00

Vintage Chair & Ottoman - $2,995.00	Vintage Suzani Bergere Chair - $2,895.00
Vintg Tufted Arm Chair - $1,495.00	Vintage Chippendale Loveseat - $2,495.00
Sophie Lounge Chair - $3,295.00	Vintage French Arm Chair - $1,695.00
Elodie Chair - $1,195.00	Lyon Chair - $1,495.00
Spencer Chaise - $2,395.00	Ashton Chair - $1,395.00
Sadie Sofa - $3,250.00