Jack sets a summer table...

at perch. we're lucky to have a slew of fab things to choose from to accessorize our tabletops. jack had some fun this morning rearranging the front parlor's dining table and he did a glorious job. don't you want to pull up a chair?

he used our adorable melamine white plates that look just like your grandmother's porcelain, except they are unbreakable heavyweight melamine!

our garden in the courtyard behind perch. has the most beautiful hot pink hydrangea that is always bursting with blooms through the spring and summer months so he cut a few blooms for the centerpiece.

Have you set a pretty table lately? We want to know about it. Send us a picture and we'll put it on our blog. Happy Summer! Stay cool.

items featured...

top top dining table by kartell - $2850

"provincial-porcelain" style melamine plates:

dinner plate - $16.50

soup bowl - $13.50

salad plate - $12.50

fleur de lis pink glasses - $15 each

unbreakable polycarbonate wine "glass" - $8 each

unbreakable polycarbonate iced tea "glass" - $8 each

white clip-on box of butterfly (comes in box of 8) - $18

EAT cast iron sign - $12

Shut it Down! They're here!!

After impatiently waiting for 6 excruciating months, they're here! They're really really here! These gorgeous larger than life yellow lamps were made popular as they graced the home-office of the fabulous style maven Rachel Zoe. And we at perch. have THE ONLY FOUR available ANYWHERE! (Until more come available this fall.)

Get them while you can! They're totally bananas!

large yellow lamp 575

small yellow lamp 420

happy father's day to all of the great dads out there!

He didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it.

- Clarence Budington Kelland

I am infinitely blessed in the Dad department. Like most interesting men, my dad is a complex mixture of personalities. He's a little bit of a Jimmy Stewart type of honest businessman and a whole lot of John Wayne. The latter of which happens to be one of his all time favorite actors so I'm giving him this book for father's day this year.

The Young Duke by Howard Kazanjian & Chris Enss

from an early age my dad has had a cowboy's sensibility

portrait of my dad as a young man.

My dad has taught me a host of things but most importantly, he's shown me the pleasure that comes from finding what you love to do and working persistently until you're successful at it. He has shown me the significance of family and of knowing where you come from (which for us is a long, long line of good Texas people.)

image of one of my ancestors I found recently on ancestry.com

portrait of my dad's mom who shaped him into who he is today.

Like my dad, I have a love of the outdoors and I have experienced the awe and wonder when you're surrounded by it.

ziplining in Costa Rica

He's also inspired me in my design aesthetic. Thanks to him, I have a keen appreciation for incorporating natural elements like petrified wood, nests, deer horns, rocks, and taxidermy into design.

some of our many masculine and natural elements at perch.

a fabulous piece of taxidermy coming to perch. this fall.

one of my favorite spreads of a mountain home in Idaho in Elle Decor by owners/designers of M.Elle Design

Thank you Dad for being such an awesome father and for inspiring me in so many ways!

Happy Father's Day!

toile tales Part I...

Toile fabrics have come a long way from their century’s old origins. The Indian technique of block printing on cotton fabrics was adopted by the French to compete with the imported Indian designs when German-born Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf founded the Manufacture Royale de Jouy in 1760 southwest of Paris near Versaille.

(Christophe Philippe Oberkampf who started the factory near Versaille in Jouy France set the toile trend which became all the rage across Europe in the late 1700's.)

Pastoral scenes of maids and farm animals as well as legends of Roman gods were printed in natural dyes of red, blue or black on a white or cream background.

(typical antique toile of a pastoral scene in popular blue dye)

We’re certain Monsieur Oberkampf would be very impressed by the likes of contemporary designers like Manuel Canovas whose use of brilliant colors take toiles to a whole new level.

(Manuel Canovas' Bengale in the fabulous color combination of pink & orange.)

(Manuel Canovas' pagoda is of a lovely & fanciful chinese landscape)

(Manuel Canovas' Jardin Bleu fabric of blue & white pottery & butterflies.)

(a traditional scene is renewed with vibrant color from the Harlequin collection by Zoffany)

(A Lee Jofa toile we used for a roman shade at perch.)

(a cozy little bedroom with toile wallpaper. photo courtesy Domino Magazine)

Have you used a great toile in a design project? How did you use it? Send us a photo and we'll put it on the blog!

oooh we love la draperie... so we're having a sale!

At perch. we absolutely adore drapery. It softens a room, shields us from harsh light, and adds height. But from a more romantic perspective, it adds style, sumptuousness, and a bit of sex appeal like no other design element.

We are blessed to have Jack Mayberry as head textile and drapery designer at perch. to help you with all of your drapery desires.

Here are some inspirations he loves ...

beige glazed linen drapery with tangerine banding enhanced with gold discs for an elegant touch. courtesy House Beautiful via Sandy Muraca's fabulous post on curtain panels

simple burlap curtains elegantly frame the claw foot tub in this ladies bathroom. photo courtesy Velvet & Linen via Muraca Design Notebook

white drapery with orange bands compliment the ikat window seat. (courtesy Lonny Magazine)

Jack loves the incredible book American Designer' Houses by Dominic Bradbury which is filled with lovely drapery inspirations. Including these two by noted designer Mica Ertegun.

Drapery with decorative trim provides a delicate room divider in Ertegun's Southampton home.

the use of antique decorative cornices in her dining room add a lovely touch

Another of Jack's favorite architectural designers is John Saladino. He loves his use of antique textiles and trim in drapery designs.

a peek into Saladino's bathroom framed by a drapery panel using two types of silk. (Courtesy Villa by John Saladino)

For my breakfast room, I knew I wanted light and airy drapery in the perfect shade of sky blue. Jack pulled the perfect silk from the perch. fabric library and our workroom fashioned these gorgeous drapes.

I love how the drapery in this space lets in just the right amount of light in the afternoon.

graphite silk-satin drapery with trim by Kravet Couture in the front parlor at perch. designed by Jack Mayberry

gray silk satin and black cut velvet medallion drapery in the opposite parlor at perch.

20% off Sale on all drapery including fabric, custom hardware, and labor. Now through the end of August. If you're not in New Orleans, we can help you long distance! Call us at perch. 504-899-2122

posted by caroline robert.

orange summer table

Orange Summer teablescape at perch.

perch. has the cutest orange Melamine dinnerware just in time for setting your Summer table for inside or outside dining.

perch. white paper mache bird $38.
Cast iron "Eat" sign $12.

The dinnerware is very high quality and totally unbreakable! We set our table using our signature paper mache birds as the centerpiece. They come in tons of colors, but we chose to use classic Summer white.

perch. custom made orange print pillow $85. (22 x 22)

We also styled our table using a cheery orange print pillow on the chair. This is part of our new line of perch. designed pillows, that come in tons of great Summer colors.



The glassware we are using on the table is actually plastic! Again a very high quality poly carbonate that is unbreakable and dish washer safe. We have the wine glass and the tumbler (perfect for ice tea and lemonade!) in our tablescape.

Take our orange Melamine dinnerware on a picnic!

You will love to use our fab orange dinnerware on your table, or maybe pack it for a picnic.
Come in to the shop to see it and get it, or give us a call 504 899-2122, and we'll get it right oput to you.

Hope you enjoyed our orange Summer tablescape!
Go on over to Susan's Bewteen Naps On The Porch HERE, and check out all the other wonderful tablescapes in her weekly feature "Tablescape Thursdays".

perch. orange Melamine plate: dinner size $16.50, salad size $13.50

perch. orange Melamine bowl $12.50


perch. orange Melamine platter-large $27., small $18.

perch. poly carb wine glass $8.

perch. poly carb tumbler glass $8.

perch. ikat dot pillows

perch. pillow ~ Ikat Dot Lime

perch. has a new in-house prive pillow line. We use designer fabrics, and the pillows are custom made, with a clean knife edge, and a hidden zipper in the cover.

perch. pillow ~ Ikat Dot Pink

There are several cute patterns, and this series is one of many that we will unveil in the next few days. This series is called Ikat Dot and it coves in four color ways: lime, pink, black, and natural.

perch. pillow ~ Ikat Dot Natural

The pillows are 22 x 22 and have a hypo allergenic luxe poly fill insert. They are fat and cushy and comfy!

perch. pillow ~ Ikat Dot Black

It's hard to believe that nowadays it is more common than not to pay around $200. for a designer pillow.

Here's the good news! The perch. prive line of designer pillows are only $85. each, and we have a huge new shipment. Come in to see the entire selection, or stay tuned to the blog and web site for daily updates.

Our Friends at Lonny Magazine Featured in The New York Times Today

Our wonderful friends and founders of Lonny Magazine - Michelle Adams and Patrick Cline (pictured at top left) - receive well deserved recognition in the NY Times today in an article about the growing trend toward online shelter publications. (Read the article here.)
Michelle and Patrick are the genius pioneers of this trend. We're so honored they chose to feature perch. and my house for the current issue (read it here).