Le Jacquard Francais White Sale - 20% OFF

October is in full swing, and at Sallie Home, we are busier than ever. Sales, sales, and sales! There are too many sales to count, and we are so excited to pass on these savings to you - our customers! 

Le Jacquard Francais rarely ever has any sales that we are allowed to promote online, but all through October, they are offering 20% off select patterns. The Le Jacquard Francais White Sale is only going from October 1 - 31,2013.

Le Jacquard Francais is one of our favorite table linen brands; everything is made in France. Beautiful cotton French table cloths, napkins, and kitchen linens - tea towels, hand towels, and aprons. Simply marveous, and the quality is superb. You cannot go wrong with Le Jacquard Francais.

The Le Jacquard Francais White Sale offers 20% off Tablecloths and table linen collections, plus Le Jacquard Francais tea towels, too! Enjoy these wonderful savings while they last!

Here's just a sample on what's on sale. Remember - from October 1 - 31 - 20% off! 

Ottomane Table Linens by Le Jacquard Francais 

Neva Table Linens by Le Jacquard Francais 

Deauville Table Linens by Le Jacquard Francais 

For the full list of what's on sale, visit our website! Le Jacquard Francais Table Linens and Le Jacquard Francais Kitchen Linens are both on sale! 

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to our e-commerce team: info@salliehome.com! 

Just in Time for Winter - 30% Yves Delorme Mi Ombre Bedding!

Are you ready for winter? Yves Delorme - our favorite French bedding brand - is getting ready for the cold months that await us. For a limited time only - October 12th to the 26th, Yves Delorme's Mi Ombre Bedding collection is on sale for 30% OFF! 

Hurry! Get ready for the winter months while this sale lasts! 

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Juliska's Berry and Thread White Remains a Bridal Favorite at Sallie's!

 

One of our bride's favorite collections at Sallie Home is Juliska's Berry and Thread Whitewash. It's easy to understand why. This ceramic dinnerware and serveware collection is an understated classic, casually elegant and divinely versatile.  

There are so many reasons our brides love this collection. Juliska's Berry and Thread White is the soulmate of Juliska's beautiful European glassware. This stately ceramic collection is romantic with a touch of rustic. Featuring a romantic string with a berries and thread motif, paired with scalloped and rounded shapes, the Berry and Thread collection is durable and so easy to match with any of your other favorite dinnerware collections. This is a chip-resistant stoneware dinnerware, serveware, and bakeware collection, glazed in crisp white that makes a truly unique touch to any table.

The Berry and Thread collection is also available in other colors - including Ice Blue, Cappuccino Brown, and Pistachio Green. B&T is one of Juliska's most popular collections, and it's been very popular in national magazines - including Martha Stewart and Coastal Living.

White is pretty on any table, from weddings to formal dining occasions. We know you will love this collection. Always in stock on our website!

Bastille Day Sale - 20% off ALL Yves Delorme

It's that time of year again! Yves Delorme's annual Bastille Day Sale! Save 20% off on all of Yves Delorme - from bedding to bath to table linens!

Don't miss out on this awesome sale. 

Shop Yves Delorme now!

Yves Delorme - Mother's Day Promotion 2013

What's a better Mother's Day gift than with the gift of luxury and comfort? From April 26th until May 11th, 2013 at Sallie Home, we are having a Yves Delorme promotion!  

Get $100 off when you purchase $500 of Yves Delorme Bed or Bath! 

For over 165 years, Yves Delorme has been internationally acclaimed for its fine European linens - bedding and bath linens - and home accessories. Yves Delorme luxury linens are known for their high, uncompromising quality and high attention to detail. From timeless classic solids to prints, Yves Delorme only offers the most beautiful bedding and bath collections, crafted from the finest Egyptian cotton and linen. 

Shop Yves Delorme!

Vetro Gold and Silver - The Art of Mouth-Blown Glass and 24K Gold & Sterling Silver

For a truly stunning table setting, you should consider Arte Italica's bestselling Vetro Gold and Vetro Silver collections. Our brides love this gold dinnerware and glassware collection, for its handcrafted look and its embellishment of 24-karat gold and sterling silver. 

Made in Italy, the Arte Italica Vetro collections are handcrafted by skilled Italian artisans, living just outside of Florence - a city known for its art and beauty - using beautiful mouth-blown Italian glass. The lacy border of all Vetro Gold and Vetro Silver glasses is first intricately etched, then hand-painted with either 24-karat gold or sterling silver. 

Whether you choose Vetro Gold or Vetro Silver, you cannot deny the beauty of this glassware collection. Elegant and gorgeous with its combination of luxurious materials and intricate details, you will be proud to display these dinner plates, glasses, and serving pieces to your guests at the table.   

Since 1997, Arte Italica has created luxurious tabletop, glassware, and dinnerware products for the sophisticated table. We are proud to carry this brand at Sallie Home. 

VIETRI's Lastra - Inspired by the Art of Parmesan

One of the most popular stoneware collections at Sallie Home is the Lastra collection from VIETRI. Introduced in 2012, VIETRI's Lastra was the company's foray into stoneware. What makes this dinnerware and serveware collection so popular among our brides is its chic and classic rustic shapes, which bring Old World charm into your kitchen. The stone makeup of Lastra makes it extremely durable and chip-resistant. In addition, Lastra is oven, microwave, freezer and dishwasher safe, making it perfect for any modern kitchen. You can use it for all your needs - from baking to serving. 

Handcrafted in Tuscany, Italy, the VIETRI - Lastra collection is made by the same artists who create VIETRI's Tuscan solid collections. Lastra means "strap" in Italian, so it shouldn't surprise you that Lastra's rustic design was inspired from the overlapping wooden strap that was used to form Parmesan and other Italian cheeses for centuries. The dusting of brown on the edges of Lastra pieces is a reminder of the ash that artisan cheese makers dusted over the cheese to preserve it.

Italian artisans design the shapes of each Lastra piece, handform and fire them, and then Lastra is hand-glazed in either white or gray. The pieces get fired a second time, and they sent to adorn your dinner table. 

                  

             

A fun fact about Lastra - This is the only VIETRI Dinnerware collection that offers two different sized dinner plates - a European sized Dinner Plate and an American one. 

Lastra is available in two colors: Lastra White and Lastra Gray.  Both collections are available at Sallie Home. We keep Lastra in stock, so it will ship out immediately.  

 

VIETRI's Old St. Nick

Christmas may be over, but at Sallie Home, we never stop celebrating. We just recently added the VIETRI Old St. Nick collection to our website, in anticipation and excitement for bringing in Old St. Nick in September. This is VIETRI's bestselling collection, year after year. It's a collector's item, and our customers love it. 

Created by maestro artisan, Alessandro Taddei, the Old St. Nick collection from VIETRI is truly exceptional and lends a festive air to your home during the Christmas season. 

We can't help but love the whimsical expressions that Santa has in each individual piece - from the "lazy" Santa, lounging around in his pajamas, to the "hungry" Santa as he munches on Christmas cookies.  All pieces from the Old St. Nick collection are made of terra bianca (white earth or white clay), low fired white. Each portrait of jolly St. Nick is painted directly on the fired surface, so that each brush stroke is seen in beautiful detail. This VIETRI holiday collection is handmade in Tuscany, Italy.  This holiday dinnerware and serveware collection is Dishwasher Safe, and select pieces are oven safe.

Inspired by Alessandro's childhood memories of the stories his beloved mother used to read to him about Babbo Natale (the Italian Father Christmas) when he was a child, the Old St. Nick collection  is fun, creative, and beautiful.

Author Barbara Blomquist: "Searching For Abby"

Author and St. Louis resident Barbara Blomquist will be at our store for a release party and book signing of her new work, Searching For Abby, on Thursday, April 5th. All are welcome!

Barb Blomquist is a wife, mother of three, and a grandmother of two. Over the years she has lived in four cities and has had many years of experience within the adoption field. This has included working in a residential Children’s Home, coordinating adoption support groups, counseling individual families, and speaking to adoptive parent groups. Barbara believes it is possible to bust through family anxieties by facing all adoption issues squarely and honestly to ensure a positive outcome. In her career thus far, Blomquist has written four books, which all reflect the daily struggles with human emotions and insecurities which can be a part of anyone’s life.

Blomquist’s 4th book, Searching for Abby is an uplifting novel that explores the theme of an unfulfilled wife and mother seeking her personal identity. The character experiences emotionally surprising twists and turns during her soul searching journey to find herself. Blomquist will also have two other books with her, Insight Into Adoption,and Randy’s Ride.

Time of the event will be announced soon

RSVP on Facebook!

Spring is a time of renewal. It’s a time to cleanse yourself of the old and begin again with the new. Yves Delorme, french luxury bed and bath linen manufacturer, has cleanse themselves of old patterns and have a new set of fabulous patterns to offer this spring and summer.

To help you cleanse yourself of the old and begin anew, Sallie Home is offering $125 off for every $500 spent on all Yves Delorme bed and bath linens March 2nd thru March 17th. Picture yourself sleeping in luxury with the Yves Delorme Maijuin bed or maybe even the Passe Present bed. Just picture it…

Marie Antoinette by Raynaud Tableware Will be Discontinued

It's the end of an reign... At the end of this year, 2011, Raynaud dinnerware will discontinue their Marie Antoinette pattern, and their Chambord shape molds will be destroyed at this time, too. Marie Antoinette is a majestic white porcelain, complete with a gold trimming, well suited for the royal namesake. Sallie home still has a stock of the Marie Antoinette pattern, but when it's gone it will be gone forever. So, make sure you have all the pieces you need filled in!

Small Business Saturday! Shop Local

This November 26th is a big day for everyone at Sallie home. It’s the second annual Small Business Saturday, when people across the country come out and shop to support local businesses. Small businesses are the backbone of our economy and the glue that holds communities together, so come out and support Sallie home.

For all you American Express card users out there, American Express is giving a $25 statement credit(1) to 100,000 Cardmembers who register their Card and use it to shop on Small Business Saturday at any locally-owned, independent small businesses that accept American Express. Visit the American Express Facebook.com fan page to preregister an eligible credit card.

See you November 26th at Sallie home!

Don’t forget to “Like” and recommend us on Facebook at facebook.com/salliehome

Julie Wear Trunk Show - November 30th

Julie Wear is a world renowned for her famous paintings of horses. Her original paintings are prized possessions of an elite clientele in the rich and colorful world of Thoroughbred Horse Racing. Even Queen Elizabeth II commissioned Wear to paint her beloved stallion, the painting hangs in Buckingham Palace.

Julie Wear expanded her painting talents and created a line of fine porcelain tableware. Many of her tableware patterns focus on the thing that made her famous, horses. However, her collection is complete with birds, flowers, and garland – and is continually expanding her portfolio.

On Wednesday, November 30th, 2011, Julie Wear display her collection of fine porcelain dinnerware and original paintings at Sallie home, new retailers of Julie Wear products. Wear will be showing her dinnerware and painting at Sallie home from 10am – 5pm. During this time, she will be happy to answer any questions you might have. If in the area, please come and see her amazing works!

For more information, please call 1-800-257-9167 or e-mail info@salliehome.com

Grainger McKoy: Much More Than A Bird Sculptor

Grainger McKoy knows a little bit about the brilliance of birds. He has made a career as an artist by expressing this brilliance to the public. Through wood carvings, McKoy looks at the beauty of birds, as well as the pursuit of flight. The High Museum of Art in Atlanta currently has an exhibition of Grainger McKoy's sculptures. His exhibition will be at the Atlanta museum through January 8th, 2012.

Grainger Mckoy is first and foremost a sculptor, but by pushing wood carvings to their limit, he has opened a new territory. He has turned his sculptures into a more portable form of art; it has taken the shape of jewelry. Like his sculptures, each jewelery design is of or about a bird, and each starts with a piece of wood and a sharp blade. You can view his collection here, at Sallie home. Whether a waterfowl hunter or just a bird lover, his jewelery is for you. It is simply stunning!

Duck Season: Breast of Wild Duck

You've been duck hunting all morning and now you are driving home, bringing back some birds, and dreaming of a delicious dinner. But first, you'll have clean them before you can turn your ducks into table fare.

After all this cleaning, you just want to be able to cook an easy, but amazing meal. Well here is the recipe for that! Sallie Kramer of Sallie home lets you in on her favorite and easy-to-do recipe that she actually uses for cooking her husband's ducks.

First, you preheat your oven to 500 degrees. Place your skinless and boneless breasts of duck in a skillet, make sure it is an oven-proof skillet. Now, liberally cover the breasts with butter and season with Lawry's Seasoned Salt.

Once the oven is preheated, place the skillet in the oven and broil the duck. After 3 minutes, turn the breast on the other side, broil this side for another 3 minutes. After the 6 minutes of cooking, remove the duck from the skillet, put on a platter and keep it warm. Sallie likes to keep the duck warm by tenting the platter with foil.

Now, pour Sherry into the same skillet that you just removed the duck breasts from. Bring the Sherry to a boil and scrape the bottom of the skillet with a wooden spoon to remove any off the cooked-on bits. After you do this, ignite the sherry with a match and let the flame burn out on its own. The flame will burn off any left over alcohol.

Carve the duck in diagonal slices - It should be rare (135 degree Fahrenheit).

Spoon the sauce on the plate and place duck slices on top the sauce. Serve right away.

As far as sides go, Sallie says, "wild rice goes with duck like a hand for a glove." For a green, Sallie prefers fresh string beans or asparagus.

A simple and easy meal that we hope you'll enjoy. Happy hunting...

Le Jacquard Francais 3-Day Table Linen Sale for the Holidays!

Just in time for the holidays! Save 20% on luxurious Le Jacquard Francais table linen; a wonderful savings for a wonderful product! Le Jacquard Francais is a french linens company specializing in the finest linens for your table – every shape, size, pattern, and color! The sale begins Thursday, November 3rd and continues until close on Saturday, November 5th.

This sale only lasts 3-Days, so don’t delay…

Shop Le Jacquard Francais today!

A Color for Every Table

In celebration of SFERRA’s 120th anniversary, they launched Linen Colors by SFERRA, a new mobile app that coordinates your table linens perfectly with your dinnerware.

Download the app on your iPhone or iPad, take a photo of your dinnerware, touch any color on the image and instantly get its match from 101 difference colors of Festival Table Linens!

It’s a great app that makes a world of difference when picking out the perfect complimentary table linen! No more playing it safe with white, color your life with Festival Table Linens by SFERRA.

Get In On The Magic Of The Glennon Card at Sallie home

Sallie home is proud to announce that they are participating in the Glennon Card Shopping Event, October 28th – November 5th. This event is a fundraising program of the Cardinal Glennon Children’s Foundation and the Cardinal Glennon Guild.

To participate in the Glennon Card Shopping Event, you must purchase the Glennon Card, which is available at glennon.org for $50 and is 100% tax deductible. All proceeds of the card go to benefit SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center. In return, the cardholder will receive 20% off (some exclusions may apply) during the 10-day period at over 225 participating merchants, like Sallie home!

Glennon Card PSA

Fire and Ice - The New Peacock Alley Fall Bed

Peacock Alley has chosen a fire and ice look for this fall. Their mood for their fall bedding melds gray and ginger for elegance and warmth. The foundation of the ensemble, that cools down the bed, includes Soprano sheets, napa woven washed duvet cover and an All-Season blanket in their new color, Flint. The palette is fired up with Corsica contemporary herringbone duvet, shams in Ginger. It’s the perfect bed to bring you into the fall/winter season – it juxtaposes the reds and oranges of the falling leaves of the fall with the snowy landscape of winter.

End of Summer Sale: Yves Delorme Linens

The end of the summer brings the End of Summer sale. Yves Delorme, renowned French manufacturer of luxury linens in crisp percales and luscious sateens, is pleased to offer their annual End of Summer sale for a number of its designer collections. Lucky for us, this means from now until September 10th, the public can get 40% off some amazing patterns in bath and bed, like Architex, Athena Acier, Col Monte, Cyclamen, Gatsby Acier, Gatsby Mist, Gatsby Taupe, Ipanema, Triomphe Acier, Vence, and Vice Versa. In addition to these great patterns, you can get 20% off items from their tried and true solid bed and bath linen collections, Athena, Triomphe, Etoile Towels, Eden Mats, Plume, Olympe.

Come early for best availability, once an item is out of stock, you’re out of luck. To view Yves Delorme, visit us atwww.salliehome.com. If you’re out of town, call 1-800-257-9167 to place an order with discount. If in St. Louis, visit us today! 9821 Clayton Road 63124.

The Year of the Dragon: 2012

Next year, 2012, is the Year of the Dragon. The Dragon is a creature of myth and legend. In ancient China, the celestial Dragon represents an emperor and power. Today, it is the ultimate auspicious symbol signifying success and happiness. Varga Crystal has magnificent dragon-etched stemware, so you can raise a glass next year and rightfully toast to success and happiness. You can fill your whole set with a Double Old Fashion, Champagne Flute, Highball, Water Glass, and Wine Glass. If you aren't into toasting and you would rather celebrate with a delicious meal, take a look at Dragon Constellation by Raynaud China. The beautifully painted dragon candy dishes and jar will make a great gift for the new year. However you choose to celebrate the Year of the Dragon, do it in style. May the celestial Dragon bring good luck to everyone!

Tea Party

Day after day the temperatures in St. Louis have reached well over 90 degrees. I think my body is now made up of 90% iced tea as I am fighting to beat this heat and stay hydrated. My iced tea concoction of choice is the Arnold Palmer. I'm not a huge fan of sweet teas, so the lemonade sweetens the tea up but not as much as pure sugar. When in a pinch, I'll take a regular iced tea doctored up with a packet of Splenda.

For a party, a shower, or a luncheon, you have to dazzle up your

tea, just like the classic Japanese tea rituals do. To do so, you just need a few fancy flourishes. I like a tall glass, like the Abigail's Water/Iced Tea glass, accompanied with a long, ornate spoon, made long enough to stir the sugar crystals at the bottom. A nice heavy crystal or glass pitcher, such as the William Yeoward's Wisteria Covered Pitcher, is also nice to have on hand for a beautiful iced tea luncheon celebration. The clear vessel allows for a beautiful presentation with mint leaves or fruit.

Here is an extra special tea recipe I like to serve at my luncheons:

6 Bag tea (you can use Liptons or Luzianne)

2 quarts water

1/4 cup superfine sugar

1 cup orange juice

6 mint sprigs

1/2 lemon

1 orange

cloves

To make this tea: Steep the tea bags in boiling water for three minutes. Chill the tea. Before serving, stir in the sugar, orange juice, and mint sprigs. Pour the tea in your serving pitcher. Slice your lemons and oranges and stick each slice with 3-4 cloves. Add fruit to the top. Voila! a delicious iced tea recipe, that's not overly sweet!

The Magic Tablecloth

I recently found these wonderful French tablecloths. I call them my Magic Tablecloths. These table linens look just like silk, but they are... shhhhhhhhhh ...polyester! Which means they are machine washable. Did I mention they are perfect for every occasion?

One day it was rather chilly in the shop, but there were my Magic Tablecloths; they were calling to keep me warm!

When I wrapped the tablecloth around my shoulders, ideas for this tablecloth flooded into my head. Are you traveling to Tahitti, Hawaii, Florida, or your pool this summer? Need a cover-up? My magic tablecloths are the perfect thing... Check the internet for many ways to tie them!

Then, after a long day in the store, all I want to do is lie in bed and read. My magic tablecloth is the perfect cover up. Guess who is under it?

Ava...of course!

Bastille Day Sale: July 14th - 23rd

Yves Delorme brings their French "Art de Vivre" to the USA for the annual Bastille Day Sale and celebration. Come and experience the French lifestyle and save 20% on all Yves Delorme European bed and bath linens! Yves Delorme is internationally acclaimed for its fine European linens. These luxury linens are distinguished by the uncompromising quality and meticulous attention to detail that is the heritage of French couture.

If you are one of the first customers to purchase Yves Delorme linens during the sale, you will receive a 2011 limited edition Bastille Day Tea Towel. The theme of this year's tea towel is a motif of antique keys from the Bastille Tower jail. The original key was a gift from the Marquis de Lafayette to George Washington in 1790. The key symbolizes freedom and democracy; the cornerstone of both the French and American Revolutions!

In addition to Yves Delorme, we have more fabulous bath and bed linen brands on sale, like Peacock Alley! Come and experience the joy of luxury linens this July 14th-23rd! Find up-to-date details by clicking "I'm attending" on Facebook!

The Newlywed Bed

Often times, brides forget to register for bedding. But isn't this where the magic happens for a newly wed couple? I think this is a big mistake, bedding should definitely be on the registry! Here are some things to think about when registering for bedding:

Style. Two styles merge into one. Will your husband want to sleep under a floral duvet? Start the marriage out with compromising - something you'll need to learn a lot about ;) Pick a style and look that you both will feel comfortable with.

Quantity. You will want to register for at least two sets of sheets (three if you have a guest bedroom). This allows you to have one set in the laundry while the other set is on your bed. This way your bed will never go bare!

Padding. You and your soon-to-be husband deserve to start your life together fresh. Think of adding a feather-bed or mattress pad to your mattress. These products a more comfortable bed for a good night's rest. They can also help to absorb movement - so when he rolls over, he won't wake you! Pillows also make a difference in a restful night, so if you don't have good ones, now is the time.

Quality. Bedding is an investment, with care it should last a long time. So, now is the time to get the good stuff! It would be a shame to have to throw away a gift a guest gave you after just a few short months...

Please keep these things in mind when creating your bridal registry. Sallie home has everything you'll need to start a beautiful life together, register now with just a click!

Cool off with Percale

We've already had a lot of hot summer nights in St. Louis. Sometimes so hot, it's hard to sleep. But I find with great Percale sheeting, it's easier to have a good nights rest during the summer. Percale isn't a type of fabric, rather, it is the weave of the fabric. Percale is a tightly woven, plain-weave fabric, be it cotton, polyester, a combination of both, etc...

This type of weave makes for a crisp, but soft, texture. What more, it is very light weight and though it has a tight weave, it is still one of the most breathable weaves. It is invigorating to slip under these covers...somehow these sheets always feel cool to the touch. Percales are the perfect sheet for the summer!

Sallie home's favorite percales include, Peacock Alley's Lryric and Calypso; Scandia Home's Classic Natural Percale, and Sferra's Celeste Sheets!

Kim Kardashian's Bridal Registry Revealed!

This week, Kim Kardashian's bridal registry was revealed! She is set to marry NBA player, Kris Humphries, and like every bride, she looked so excited as she created her bridal registry! As you may expected, this reality star, known for her stylish, sophisticated taste, has chosen some great luxury items! From brands like Christofle to Hermes to SFERRA to William Yeoward - she covers the whole house.

From Kim's list, check out these personal favorites. For her dinner partys, guests will be wiping their mouths and protecting their laps with Sferra's Festival Table Linen - she chose the color, butter. Kim must be a Martini Girl, from William Yeoward, she has requested two types of Martini glasses: Country Martini and Vesta Martini, plus a crystal Jerry Cocktail Shaker. You can register yourself for these items, at Sallie home's bridal registry!

Best wishes to Kim and Kris from Sallie home.

(Image: From left: Kim Kardashian, Kris Humphries and Kris Jenner. From Trovarelli/Biagi/AKM Images)

Summer Entertaining Recipe, An O-list Favorite!

Entertaining at home is so much nicer than going out to a restaurant. It is more relaxed, comfortable and conducive to conversation. But, there is no need to stress about creating a gourmet meal, there are ways to cut corners. Here is a great appetizer recipe from Bella Cucina for Hot Artichoke Dip that requires minimal cooking skills and supplies:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix one 6 oz jar of Bella Cucina's Artichoke Lemon Pesto with 1/4 cup mayonnaise, and 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese. Put mixture into a baking dish and bake until the top is golden brown and the dip is bubbly. This takes approximately 25-30 minutes. Serve with dipping crackers or rustic bread.

Voila! You have a great tasting, amazing appetizer! The Artichoke Lemon Pesto has even received nods from Oprah on her O-list. Bella Cucina makes cooking simple and is now available at Sallie home.