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Color Crush | Winter Bleu

Jan 18, 2022

Written by Sepi Shokouh

Find tranquility at home with soft wintery blue. Continue reading

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Rituals | The Christmas Tree

Nov 28, 2021

Written by Laurie Furber

The Elsie Green team all agrees that Black Friday shopping is a no-go. Instead we all use that day to do some volunteer work, then choose our trees. Continue reading

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JP's Tips on Choosing the Perfect Tree

Nov 28, 2021

Written by Laurie Furber

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As a young man, JP spent his summers working at a fruit & flower stand and his winters working at a Christmas tree lot. Every year when we choose our tree, he knows exactly what he's looking for, and he's always right. Each year we say "this is the best tree yet."

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Simple Beauty

Nov 27, 2021

Written by Laurie Furber

Terra is an expert at creating simple, beautiful arrangements from foraged flowers and branches. She heads outside with her clippers, comes back with an armful of greens, and goes to work. Continue reading

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Foraged Flora | Kelsey's Botanical Guide

Nov 26, 2021

Written by Laurie Furber

Foraged Flora | Kelsey's Botanical Guide

Each of our Elsie Green team members has a hidden talent. Kelsey's is floral design. She effortlessly puts together pretty, loose and organic arrangements around the shop, and always knows which botanicals dry gracefully, and which are best to put up high in the shop because they're low maintenance. Continue reading

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Photo Essay | Vintage Stoneware

Nov 26, 2021

Written by Sepi Shokouh

When it comes to vintage stoneware, there is no such thing as one too many. Continue reading

Written by Laurie Furber

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A New Kind of Modern Farmhouse

Nov 23, 2021

Written by Laurie Furber

This house was the best kind of design project: nice clients with beautiful taste who aren't afraid to take some risks. We started working with Brian and Hilary Coate in the spring of 2019 to convert their California cottage into a modern farmhouse. Continue reading

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For the Love of Wallpaper

Nov 22, 2021

Written by Laurie Furber

Simplicity is lovely, but sometimes a splash of color or pattern is just what a room needs to bring it to life. We love that wallpaper has made a comeback in interiors in both large and small ways. Continue reading

Written by Laurie Furber

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Hand Work | The Art of the Block Print

Nov 21, 2021

Written by Laurie Furber

If you know Elsie Green, you know that we really only traffic in two patterns: block prints and stripes. Our love of block prints goes way back to our first trip to India more than 20 years ago where we saw the blocks hand carved and the fabrics hand printed by artisans who passed their techniques down through generations. Continue reading

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Tree Trimming Basics

Nov 20, 2021

Written by Laurie Furber

JP is the expert, but I've picked up some tricks for decorating the tree from my prop stylist friends over the years that help make the process go fairly smoothly. Continue reading

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Etcetera | Our Blog

Color Crush | Winter Bleu

Rituals | The Christmas Tree

JP's Tips on Choosing the Perfect Tree

Simple Beauty

Foraged Flora | Kelsey's Botanical Guide

Photo Essay | Vintage Stoneware

A New Kind of Modern Farmhouse

For the Love of Wallpaper

Hand Work | The Art of the Block Print

Tree Trimming Basics