yes there is magic in a bottle - perch. lighting fixture du jour

Lamps made from bottles are back in style! They look so fresh and sparkly, and visually give a room lightness and air.



perch. has two incredible bottle lamps in stock, and on sale during our Summer lamp sale going on until July 1. They are made from antique French wine bottles, and we updated them with cute modern tall shades.

perch. French antique bottle lamp #1
then 275. ~ now on sale 220.
One-of-a -kind, so when it's gone, it's gone!
Come in and get it today

perch. French antique bottle lamp #2
then 275. ~ now on sale 220.
One-of-a-kind, so when it's gone it's really gone!
Come in and get it today

There are also modern interpretations of the bottle lamp, and perch, can special order these for 10% during the lamp sale.

Modern bottle lamp ~ order it from perch., New Orleans

Wide jar lamp ~ Special Order ~ 410., less 10%
More colors available - please inquire
Black and white stripes are the main event.
The clear blown glass base and finial encourage those stripes to take center stage.
Recycled glass.

Green ball lamp ~ Special Order ~ 375. less 10%
More colors available - please inquire

Short and cute, yet very sophisticated. The green blown glass base is mesmerizing, and the ball finial topping the clean, white paper shade creates a lovely finish.
Handmade from recycled glass by artisans in Mexico.

Green glass lamp with blue shade ~ Special Order: 410. less 10%
More colors available - please inquire

Don't want so much glass? Just spiff up your lamp at home with a little sparkle. Order this recycled glass finial from perch. It comes in lime, dark green, blue, clear, and red. It is over size, a gleaming sphere, 3.5 inches in diameter.

Recycled glass finial ~ Special Order - 40. less 10%
More colors available - please inquire


perch.
come in to shop: 2844 Magazine Street ~ New Orleans
call to special order: 504 899 -2122

a nautical table

Navy and white melamine plates by Thomas Paul are so perfect for a Summer table setting.
We set the table using a burlap tablecloth. Clean white canvas chairs with a natural wood frame look so fresh around the table.
All we need is a touch of red for a Fourth of July table!

Melamine platter - 26.

Four Melamine Side Plates - 32.

Four Melamine Dinner Plates - $40.

Happy Tablescape Thursday to everyone at Susan's Between Naps On The Porch!

Photo of table setting at perch from La Dolce Vita.

perch.
2844 Magazine Street - New Orleans
504 899-2122 - please call to order these plates

la dolce perch.!

Paloma Contreras writes the fabulous blog La Dolce Vita. She and her husband Fabian were visiting New Orleans, and they stopped in perch.

Paloma is a writer who is based in Houston, and she did a wonderful feature on perch. HERE

Blogging brings so many of you into the shop and we always love meeting you! So please stop by and say hello the next time you are in New Orleans.

the artichoke lamp - perch. lighting fixture du jour

The white papier mache artichoke lamp with hard back shade is one of our favorite lamps, and is our lighting fixture du jour in honor of the Summer sale of all lamps, chandeliers, and lighting fixtures going on now until July 1.

Artichoke Lamp

20% off!
One in stock - come and get her!
Then - 650.
Now - 520.
Can be ordered in other colors (10% off special orders).

perch.
2844 Magazine Street, New Orleans
Tuesday - Saturday, 10 -6
504 899-2122

the oversized lantern - perch. lighting fixture du jour

perch. is having a Summer sale on all lighting fixtures: lanterns, chandeliers, and lamps.

20% off all floor models until July 1, and 10% off all special orders.

The fixture du jour is this wonderful oversize metal lantern. It is 30" high, and 18" wide.

It has a rusted patina, and it is in excellent working order. It can be used outside for sure, but we think it would be an outstanding indoor fixture too.

We have just one, and it is cash (check or credit card) and carry, or you can arrange your own delivery, and if you really love it we can arrange the delivery for you too.

Use an oversized lantern inside the house

perch. oversized lantern
then: 1850., now (sale price) 1480.
call: 504 899 -2122
come in: 2844 Magazine Street, New Orleans

room for dad

We're thinking of Fathers Day and our fathers, so we made one of the rooms here at perch. a room for Dad.


We gathered all the masculine things we could find in the shop. Albeit the furniture is small in scale for men, so we can only create a gesture.


Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope. ~Bill Cosby


There are three stages of a man's life: He believes in Santa Claus, he doesn't believe in Santa Claus, he is Santa Claus. ~Author Unknown


A father is always making his baby into a little woman. And when she is a woman he turns her back again. ~Enid Bagnold


A father carries pictures where his money used to be. ~Author Unknown


Any man can be a father. It takes someone special to be a dad. ~Author Unknown


Sherman made the terrible discovery that men make about their fathers sooner or later... that the man before him was not an aging father but a boy, a boy much like himself, a boy who grew up and had a child of his own and, as best he could, out of a sense of duty and, perhaps love, adopted a role called Being a Father so that his child would have something mythical and infinitely important: a Protector, who would keep a lid on all the chaotic and catastrophic possibilities of life. ~Tom Wolfe, The Bonfire of the Vanities



When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years. ~Mark Twain, "Old Times on the Mississippi" Atlantic Monthly, 1874


4 years: My Daddy can do anything!
7 years: My Dad knows a lot…a whole lot.
8 years: My father does not know quite everything.
12 years: Oh well, naturally Father does not know that either.
14 years: Oh, Father? He is hopelessly old-fashioned.
21 years: Oh, that man-he is out of date!
25 years: He knows a little bit about it, but not much.
30 years: I must find out what Dad thinks about it.
35 years: Before we decide, we will get Dad's idea first.
50 years: What would Dad have thought about that?
60 years: My Dad knew literally everything!
65 years: I wish I could talk it over with Dad once more. ~ Author Unknown


My father always used to say that when you die, if you've got five real friends, then you've had a great life. ~ Lee Iacocca


The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother. ~Unknown


A man knows when he is growing old because he begins to look like his father. ~ Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Come in and get something really nice to give for Fathers Day

perch. is having a cash and carry sale on all lighting and lamps

The center hall at perch. in New Orleans

When you walk in the door of perch., you enter into a huge and grand center hall of a house built in the 1860's. If that wasn't enough visual stimulation, perch. has filled that hall with chandeliers. No matter how many times you walk in the door, you can't help but be delighted and impressed by how pretty all the lighting fixtures are.

Monumental Murano lamp from the 1970'a - sold as a pair!

perch. is having a sale that will run from June 16 - July 1 that includes all the lighting fixtures and lamps that we have in the shop.

Vintage French style Crystal chandelier

We have many vintage pieces, that are one-of-kind, so when they are gone, they are gone forever and not restocked.

Turquoise Murano chandelier

So if you've been stalking that pair of gorgeous monumental Murano glass lamps from the 1970's, now is the time to get them.

Chrome Sputnik chandelier

Or maybe you've been thinking about getting a chandelier. Don't dilly dally, take advantage of this sale now.

Vintage mini lamp in black onyx with black silk shade

perch. exclusively carries (in New Orleans) the lines from Bungalow 5 and Stray Dog, and these lamps are on sale too.

Vintage Murano lamp in green - there are pair of these!

We also have a few special styles that have been discontinued, but will be fabulous forever.

Demi lune shade on a Bitossi style ceramic lamp base

A different sale for a different item will go on all Summer long. We just finished a sale on chairs today. If you come by today June 15, you can still get a great deal on one of the dozens of designer chairs we have in stock.

Small French/Swedish style turned wood chandelier

So stay tuned, because now it's lamps and lighting, and something else wonderful in the shop will be featured down the line.

Eight light antique style gilt chandelier

So shake of those hot weather doldrums, and get yourself to perch. The images here are just a small sampling of what's on sale now. Come and see the whole fantastic collection while it lasts.

Bungalow 5 Primavera Lamp

All of these photos are of some of the things we have in the shop today, so if you see something (or remember something from your visit here), and you are far away, just call us, and we'll make it happen for you.

Bungalow 5 Barocco Lamp

Some of the lamps come in pairs, with the majority being single lamps. They all come with a shade.

Bungalow 5 Alexandra lamp

We think we have a unique selection, with something pretty for everyone.

White blanc de chine style lamp - bird form

So let there be light at your house at the terrific sale prices from perch.!

Stray Dog papier mache artichoke lamp

perch. - The Lamp and Lighting Sale
20% of everything on the selling floor
Cash (Check, or Credit Card) and Carry
10% off special orders
June 16 - July 1

2844 Magazine Street, New Orleans
Tuesday - Saturday, 10 - 6
504 899 - 2122

perch. summer table

Doing a tablescape for a store display is different than doing one at home. You only have things that are inventory in stock that are being sold to work with, rather than a collection of china, silverware, glassware, and linens everyone puts together for their home entertaining.


So here at perch, we are inspired by what we have. We had a custom tablecloth made using a pale green burlap with a wide vintage trim for the bottom border. A separate flannel underskirt the same size as the tablecloth, gives it a nice hand.

We pulled every white item we have into the tablescape: white pottery Fortunata plates; white ceramic sea shells; white fleur di lis cups to use as votive candle holders; white flower tube vases that look like sea creatures. We added accents of silver using fleur di lis flatware, and metal silver eggs.

A set of six vintage cane back Louis style chairs with burlap seats play off the texture of the tablecloth.

Click on images for a larger view.

Wish List

• custom tablecloth with flannel underliner 615.
• fleur di lis flatware 76. per place setting
• hand made in italy fotunata plates 36. each
• white fleur di lis cup 14.
• white ceramic sea shell 14.
• white ceramic artichoke 18.
• silver eggs- 48. large, 30. small
  
• flower tube vase 144.
• vintage louis chair with burlap seat 400. each (less 20% until june 15)
  

Thank you Susan from Between Naps On The Porch for hosting Tablescape Thursday!

perch,
2844 Magazine Street New Orleans
504 899 2122
perch-home.com