What's new in Birmingham...

It's beginning to look like Fall in Birmingham! We re-arranged the shop last week, and the shop is looking gorgeous! Let us know if you see any must-haves to help get your home ready for Thanksgiving!

Hey Tipton!

Thought everyone would enjoy this picture of Circa Birmingham's precious model, Tipton Johnson!

Now, who can resist these gorgeous wooden French planters? 

$2800 pair

circa 1800

Simply a Sneak Peak

 

 

 

 

We can not wait for yall to come in tomorrow! Seriously- it has taken everything I have (plus some rules put in place by Cindy and Jane) to not buy everything before yall get a chance to see it. The Simply Circa section looks AWESOME (thanks to Cam and Co's hard work)! And MAN are there some deals going on. Please drop by tomorrow morning and have a coffee with us and feel free to stay until lunch! Again, we will be serving gourmet soup and salad in to-go boxes if your work hours force you to run out on us!!! If not, stay and lunch with us!

 

See you tomorrow, I hope!

Simply Circa

 

 

We are so excited to announce that we are launching a new line: Simply Circa. Simply Circa will introduce beautifully crafted and aesthetically pleasing pieces at a lower price point. If your lunch hour permits, we will have a delicious soup and salad to-go-box ready for you to take back to work (or stay and eat with us!), so you are able to peruse the shop and see how these wonderfully priced pieces can blend with your home, while proving that freshening up or re-designing does not have to bury you in credit card debt!

 

Please come and visit Simply Circa on Thursday, November 8th and be simply blown away.

 

We can't wait to see you.

 

 

 

**TIDBIT: The meal is being catered by Encore Catering, which is a wonderful non-profit that gives jobs and real life experience to students and alumni of the Community Culinary School of Charlotte. All proceeds go back to the school to help fund the education they are providing to many.

"Villa Perfecta"

 

 

Perhaps my favorite quote in our most recent publication is the following, stated by Cindy and Jane's client:

 

"We wanted as much light coming into the house as possible, to live outdoors as much as possible, and, since it's right on the ocean, to be able to walk through the living room with sand on our feet and not have to worry about it."

 

This is exactly what Jane, Cindy and the talented architect they teamed up with (Thomas M. Kirchoff) created. The home is absolutely gorgeous with neutral tones throughout- allowing the outside in. Of course, my scanned images do not do the palette justice, but I hope you forgive me and then run quickly to the nearest grocery store or news stand to pick up your own copy and melt into the pages.
Believe me, it is worth it!

 

 

 The November-December 2012 Veranda article, entitled "Villa Perfecta," does a wonderful job at whetting your whistle in preparation for the release of Jane and Cindy's upcoming book, The Welcoming House: The Art of Living Graciously. As hinted in the article, this featured home is also one of the leading muses giving much inspiration to their book. We could not be more excited by Veranda's interest in this gorgeous Palm Beach jewel or the upcoming release of the book. There will be much more to come as we get closer to the release date, but for now... I hope that you enjoyed the sneak peak Veranda was able to pass along to all of us. 

A Moment in the Life: Kathy Smith

Just a quick post..... to update you on what life looks like behind the scenes here at Circa! This presentation was for a client's daughter's bedroom. How beautiful!!!

 

I hope you have a wonderful night- you should eat outside. It's warm and glorious here! And I hope it is wherever you are as well.

 

Ciao ciao!

Fun new papers

 

Gailbraith and Paul is a favorite Circa go-to for prints. They have just sent us the new tear sheets for patterns recently introduced in their wallpaper line. The patterns are available to order as fabrics as well.

 

"Designed by Liz Gailbraith and printed in our Philadelphia studio, our newest product elegantly translates the artisanal hand of our printed fabrics to Wallpaper. You can see all the subtle surfaces and textures in this assortment of existing and new patterns printed in a wide palette of fresh yet sophisticated colors. These wallpapers are both gracious and fun, subtle and bold, classic and original."

 

And, as always, all of these patterns can be custom colored! Please call the design studio if anything interests you.

Above: Spring Garden

 

Above: Tents

 

Above: Candy Stripe

 

 

Not only can you custom color, you can also color substitute. So if most of the standard colors a paper or fabric is just what you need, but one or two colors are off these can be changed into whatever color you would like! You can choose from colors that Gailbraith and Paul produces or they can match a sample that you provide!

 

 

More Wallpaper patterns:

 

 

These little piggies went to market....

The Fall 2012 High Point Furniture Market is drawing to a close and I wanted to give our fabulous blog followers a peak at some of the pieces the Circa clan saw and loved. As always, it was a fun day for all- filled with lots and lots of walking! Whitney and Rebecca (from our Birmingham store) were able to fly in to go to High Point with the other girls, while Addison and I held down the fort in Charlotte! Here are some shots the girls took for me to share with you... I hope you enjoy them!! And these styles are ready to be ordered!

 

Remember: Lee is guaranteeing Christmas deliveries on orders placed by November 9th!! This may be a great idea to pass along to Santa a little early to ensure a VERY happy Christmas morning!

 

Lee Industries slip covered swivel chair in a fun, new patterned fabric

 

If only Santa could guarantee these two beautiful models with the chairs! Oh how much fun you would have all the time!

Pictured: Whitney Sturge and Lindsay Boner

 

Awesome new Mod chairs from Lee.

Pictured: Whitney Johnson and Cindy Smith

 

The 1211-01 Swivel Chair- just like the 1011, but with a taller back cushion. I can see the man in your life comfortably watching some football in this chair!

 

More slip covered swivels- such a great size!!

 

This chair is TO DIE FOR! So beautiful and elegant. It measure's 35" wide x 35" deep and is incredibly comfortable.

 

New sofa from Lee Industries. Two large seat and back cushions and thin arms- perfection!

 

 

Stunning new sofa from Hickory Chair! From the new fabric to the pleated skirt and tufted back, everything is just breathtaking...

Pictured: Catherine Walters and Kathy Smith

 

 

A view of the back- beautiful from every angle! You would almost hate to put it against a wall!! Making it the perfect solution to floating a sofa in your home.

 

The shop girls having fun, fun!

Pictured: Janelle Hansberger and Whitney Sturge

 

 

 

A clearer view of those great stools by Lee Industries, sans Janelle and Whitney.

 

 

How fun are these small scale chairs covered in shearling? Imagine them on either side of your fireplace- so wonderful!

 

 

 

I am afraid that is all I have for you! But stay tuned!!! We plan to receive our market orders in the near future and can't wait for you to see!

 

 

 

Tying a string around your finger!

Come in for the last hours of this fantastic sale we are running to save hundreds on the new upholstery your home needs! The sale ends tomorrow (October 12th) at 5:00, but we will be placing orders up to the last second.

 

We hope to see you soon!!

Pillow Talk

Tired of your Living Room, Family Room, Den or bedrooms? Want a quick way to spice things up with-out breaking the bank? Well then come see us at Circa!! Arevat (see the post on her here to learn more!) has been VERY busy recently making new, beautiful pillows for the shop and they are WONDERFUL!They range from casual to more formal, vibrant to more subtle and will help you get the fix you need on a shoestring. Here are a few of what we have currently... but come in fast, because they never last long!!

 

 

Hope to see you soon!!!

 

**REMEMBER: All of the Lee upholstery on the floor (and pictured above) is an extra 10% off for the current Fall Sale we are running. Hickory Chair upholstery is an extra 5% off. The sale ends on the 12th, so hurry in for that too, before it's too late!