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Hi guys!  Meet Kendall and Marjorie.  You might know them as the creative minds behind  The Cooks' Atelier, the family founded French cooking school in the heart of Burgundy. 

Tucked into the heart of San Francisco’s Hayes Valley, Absinthe Brasserie & Bar has long been a staple of the city’s cocktail scene.

For the month of August, we asked the shop gals to share their favorite things from our newest collection of vintage furniture and decorative accents.

| all photography by serafina logiacco |

Our friend Danielle Michaan of @cocoetsel has a way of making everyday gatherings feel quietly extraordinary.

An afternoon spent in the studio of MMclay.

The Elsie Green shop gals love a good list. We also love a good preview.

For July's Shop Gal Guide we asked each of the shop gals to share one of their favorite things that's been unpacked from our new container. Take a peek and choose your favorite.

There are a few things that define the feeling of summer—linen dresses warm from the line, the low buzz of bees in a lavender patch, the sticky hands of a popsicle eaten too slowly. But for us, the true start of summer happens in the kitchen. It begins quietly, when the tomatoes start to pile up on the counter—sun-ripened, jewel-toned, impossibly fragrant. Each one feels like a tiny gift from the garden, begging to be turned into something wonderful.

People tell me all the time that I have the best job.  Let me tell you a secret .... it's true.  I do.  I designed it that way.

Ashley Coiffard’s home feels like a love letter--to Paris, to Brooklyn, to her husband Gautier, and to the art of layering personal history into every corner.

| image courtesy of Cindy Chesney |

Hi guys!  Meet Philippine. You might know her as founder of C'est Beau Chez Toi, a home styling studio based in San Francisco.  

| image courtesy of Sandra Semburg |

Consider a chic flat mule or a pair of espadrilles as an alternative to your summer sandal.

Meet Ashley Coiffard, founder of L'Appartement 4F, Brooklyn's coolest French bakery.