When The Coveteur launched earlier this year, I think it filled a void in our online voyeuristic needs that we never really knew we had. Allowing us to peek into the closets of our style icons and get a glimpse at what is usually kept behind closed doors, it not only displays beautiful images of covetable items, but it also provides a personal story for each piece featured, and is wonderfully curated.
Personally, I love how each and every photo is expertly styled, and blurs the line between home, gallery and retail space. It’s one of the things that is very important to me at Bicyclette, creating a unique shopping environment and merging various aspects of merchandising, display and decor. This is eye candy at it’s finest.
I could probably do a blog post outlining my favourite photos from each and every closet they explore, but the last two featuring Meritt Elliot and Emily Current spoke to me especially, with their feminine influences, vintage inspiration and attention to details.
[images via The Coveteur]
Last week we did some serious remerchandising in the shop, designing a few new displays and rearranging everything for a fresh new perspective. Sometimes it feels so good to do a complete overhaul and start from scratch, and with the new props that I had found at the antique market, it was the perfect time. I’ve been really drawn to pale blushes, warm ivories and anything with lacy details, so that’s where this display began, and it evolved into a girly showcase of all things feminine. Nothing wrong with that! Since these photos were taken last week, there have been a lot of changes, as items sell out and pieces are rearranged, but the idea is still the same.
The wooden crate was completely rearranged, showcasing the antique radio (which I'm still in love with), the mini Eiffel tower and a new silver patterned teacup. Added glitter hangers dangling from the bottom, which are perfect for displaying jewellery.
Pretty indicative of the colour palette we're craving right now. Lots of texture and layering of neutrals with warm accents.
Lace on lace, adorned with a fabric flower (which seems to go with everything). Whimsical and shamelessly feminine.
Layering tanks and a new (vintage) travel case. Pretty nail colours and bow details.
More lace, vintage pumps and other accessories to finish off any ensemble.
Our favourite woven satchel from Deux Lux, in a warm neutral hue that's perfect for the summer.
With an upcoming move to a new apartment, all I can think about is how I’m going to decorate the new space. I know I definitely want to incorporate new pieces with vintage, and bring in some bright accents and eclectic pieces to add character. I’m currently loving the idea of painting a piece of furniture in a neon hue for an unexpected pop of colour. And how good would it look with this wallpaper?
[image sources unknown. let me know if you have a credit so i can add it!]
I’ve become partial to wallpaper lately, which I think stemmed from my use of the textured white paper in the shop. I’ve been searching for the perfect print for my apartment, and I think I might have found in the Grove Garden wallpaper from Osborne and Little. I love the neutral backgrounds with the pops of colours, and how the print has an organic feel to it, but still very stylized.
[images via Tangletree Interiors]
Perhaps it’s an extension of my recent acquisition of cake stands and various other baking-oriented display props, but I’m really loving these glass domes, as used in this table stying for the ‘Decorate’ book launch at Liberty.
Time to get creative.
[images via decor8]
A neon sign is pretty high on my covet list for the shop, as first mentioned here, but I have yet to settle on a particular phrase and style. After finding the two images below, I’m thinking that I might be partial to the script font over the simple, all caps block letters. Oh, decisions.
[images: Elle Decoration via Radkat]
It’s been a long weekend at the shop, with late nights and early mornings and a few new changes and DIY projects implemented, but I couldn’t be happier with the update. I found an old crate a few weeks ago at Smash in The Junction, and have been itching to put it to use as a display shelf, which we finally were able to do, as well as putting up the third fitting room curtain and adding a few details in there to make the shopping experience that much better. I’m loving that the shop is such an ongoing project.
The new crate, which replaced the mirror that was hanging there. Love the rustic element it brings and the height it adds
Whitewashed inside, featuring a few key accessories.
Tiny glass case, customized with Bicyclette's textured wallpaper and housing new Lauren Elan earrings
Blue and orange-red, a pretty perfect combination featuring a few of the new Butter London polishes
Pink, gold and tiny florals, for when you need a touch of feminine
And a few of our favourite brights, offset by the most perfect neutral tones
I’ve been crushing on Edison lightbulbs for awhile now, and upon coming across these metallic dipped beauties, I’m thinking that I could DIY an interesting display/installation with a grouping of them. The specifics escape me for now, but what do you think? Love the different finishes and shapes.
Oh, and remember the diamond lights? Still patiently waiting until they’re restocked. I’m determined that I need them in my life, regardless of how long it takes.
[images via Rejuvenation and Schoolhouse Electric Co.]
Just a quick post for today, before I get back to my “regular” shop-related programming tomorrow. I’ve been in serious hunting mode recently, searching for pieces for the shop and display props that I can use in some way in the merchandising. Beyond that, I always have my eye out for interior inspiration, which has become even more of a focus recently, both with the shop, and an upcoming move to a new apartment.
I’ve started to really narrow down the look and feel I’m going for, and have begun to slowly find the pieces that will make my vision a reality, thanks to antique shops and markets, and in large part to Etsy, online market extraordinaire. One category I’ve been focusing on these past few days is (affordable) prints, and when I came across this Moon Diamond Print from The Best Part, I was immediately drawn to it. It’s an image of the moon that was dissected and reconstructed to form a diamond, and I love the grittiness of the texture mixed with the femininity of the diamond, and the black and white tones.
Consider it purchased!
[images via The Best Part]
Ever since the Holiday Pop-Up Shop and the plastic antler hook that was in the space, I’ve had my eyes out for other antler hook options. These Suzanne Kasler Atelier Antlers from Ballard Designs caught my eye because of the intricate details and decorative nature, and I love the fact that there are five different styles, so they wouldn’t look too repetitive hung in a row. Talk about visual interest. How perfect would they be for hanging jewellery?
[via Ballard Designs]
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