Who says that a boutique should be reserved for gorgeous clothing, shoes or the latest in millinery? Don’t our homes deserve the same one of kind look? Of course, there are fabric and furnishing lines that are too numerous to count, but some stand out, albeit quietly, from the crowd, a few gems from favorite lines.

Remember adorning an orange juice can with yarn, string or rope, wrapping it in pretty paper with a Mother’s Day card, and calling it good? Christian Astuguevielle truly elevates it to an art form. The Mile Card Table available through Holly Hunt.

The desk of dreams, from the Jean-Pierre collection by Helene Aumont in walnut with calf leather inserts, adjustable top position and hand-crafted joinery.  Each piece is numbered and stamped.

One of the newest pieces in the Jiun Ho Collection, the Cheverny Sofa.  Beautiful, architectectural, exquisitely detailed and designed.

Uber-sophisticated, elegantly cool and unabashedly sexy, Jean de Merry exemplifies fine quality.  Their Diana Console with reverse painting and foxed mirror finish is extraordinary.

Which is your favorite?

We recently had a less than ideal experience with the length of time it took to ship 3 dressers from San Francisco for one of our design firms in Manhattan.  Sadly, our industry is full of these less than ideal experiences; nothing surprises me now.  I am often surprised when I receive normal customer service–I am exceedingly surprised when I receive something out of the ordinary.

Kudos to Jiun Ho for their proactivity in customer service.  I did not expect anything like this but was so pleasantly surprised that I felt compelled to blog.  Below is the letter that I received.  The letter was accompanied by a beautiful box of Mini Mosaics chocolates.

Needless to say, an “I’m Sorry” note and a box of chocolates go a long way with this girl.