The 10 Best of 2010 at Uptown Country Home!

It has been a fabulous 4th year at our Uptown Country Home shop in Snider Plaza, here in Dallas.  We thought we would recap for you what has been hot and loved all year long...

1. RECYCLING YOUR FURNITURE AND LETTING US GIVE IT A MAKEOVER...

You can read more about our furniture makeovers in Daily Candy by clicking here!

2. FRANTIQUES BY FRAN HOLLEY

Frantiques is a line of trash to treasure and refurbished antique finds developed by Fran Holley, Mother of Uptown Country owner, Jenny Grumbles.  Working out of her Dallas, Texas, studio, Holley creates unique and personal gifts for her daughter's shop.

To shop online for some of Frantiques' creations, click here.

3. SOUTHERN FRIED PAPER

We knew Chelsea Carpenter's designs would be a hit as soon as we saw them.  This year, Uptown Country was only the 2nd store to carry her designs.  

To read more about SFP, see this week's Dallas Morning News article on Chelsea here.

To shop online for her pretty paper goods, click here!

4. TWO'S COMPANY ROYAL PYTHON TRAYS 

Our hottest online seller this year...

Click here to see more on the trays...

5. BURLAP

 6. J.Grumbles Studio Paintings

For more info on the art, click here!

7. Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe & Barbie

8. Dash and Albert Rugs & Pine Cone Hill Bedding

For Pine Cone Hill, click here.

For Dash and Albert, click here.

9. Fun Prints in Vintage Frames

10. Peace

 Click here for the vintage glass glitter peace signs.

HAPPY 2011!

FRANTIQUE(S) OF THE WEEK, AUDREY HEPBURN, and 75% OFF PINE CONE HILL

Our new cards from witty and talented Dallas paper girl, Chelsea Carpenter. 

Audrey Hepburn, Frantiques' idol. 

 New Frantiques furniture...

I want the lingerie chest.

Pretty white Frantiques of the week.

Love the old book paper drawers.

ALL of our in stock, in the store, Pine Cone Hill is 75% off right now.  There is a table full of shams and more!

NEW WEEKLY POST: Jenny's Home, Jenny's Bedroom

White 4 Poster Bed & Pine Cone Hill Linens: Uptown Country Home.  Embroidered Pillow: Ankasa.  Mirrored Nightstands: Z Gallerie.  Round Vintage Mirror: Uptown Country Home.  Bone Inlay Benches: Wisteria.  Antique Painted Silver & White Dresser with Mirror: Uptown Country Home.
Photography by Allyson Hall of About Face Studios. 

BEFORE & AFTER: FRANTIQUES SALVAGED DRAWER ROLLING SHELF

Frantiques Salvaged Drawer Rolling Shelf, $268. Mom took 6 discarded & unsought drawers to create her new shelf. She added wheels for easier maneuvering in an office or playroom. The genius shelf creation is also lined with Pine Cone Hill Uma Resist Chocolate paper, painted chocolate & white, and of course, distressed. Available in store.

SPOTTED: DASH AND ALBERT, PINE CONE HILL & PEDDLERS

Our favorite products are spotted everywhere this month...
Above: Presidio Heights, California house designed by Stephen Shubel (get this mag; the pink living room is the best)
Magazine: House Beautiful, January 2009.
Spotted: On the counter in the kitchen, Peddler's Design Three Tier Wire Basket, $64. Available here.


Above: Pine Cone Hill & Dash and Albert Designer Annie Selke's home. She redecorated with a new, lighter pallette.
Magazine: Traditional Home, Holiday 2008.
Spotted:Pine Cone Hill Gianna Leaf Bedding. Available here.
Above: The after of the double-duty (guest room plus home office) makeover in a Westchester, NY home.
Magazine: Country Living, January 2009.
Spotted: Dash and Albert Cameo Roses hooked rug, available in 2x3-11x14. Here.
Above: The master of a contemporary famhouse in Rhinebeck, NY.
Magazine: Better Homes & Gardens, January 2009.
Spotted: Pine Cone Hill Chunky Knit Throw Blanket in pink, $128. Available here.

SPOTTED: PINE CONE HILL AND DASH AND ALBERT ROOMS

From BHG's Fall DECORATING issue (above). Love the way this dining room is put together:
ON THE FLOOR: Dash and Albert Birmingham Green Rug, see here.
ON THE CHAIRS: Pine Cone Hill Longpoint Decorative Pillows, see here.
ON THE WINDOWS: Pine Cone Hill Lattice Curtain Panel in Citrus, see here.

Ane here's the living room (above):
ON THE SOFA: Pine Cone Hill Cutwork Decorative Pillows, see here.
ON THE WINDOWS: Pine Cone Hill Lenox Ticking Window Panels, see here.
ON THE FLOOR: Dash and Albert Vine Red Wool Rug, see here.
And (above) in the September '08 House Beautiful, a little Pine Cone Hill and Dash and Albert punch of pink in a traditional house:
ON THE FLOOR OF THE BEDROOM: Dash and Albert Ana Ticking Rug, see here.
ON THE STAIRS: Dash and Albert Dash and Albert Adobe Ticking, see here.

BY BAY AND BY SEA

By Sea: I was lucky to be able to spend the weekend at the most magical beach house ever (above) in Martha's Vineyard.
By Bay: When I returned, one of my all-time favorite bloggers, SF Girl By Bay, posted about my pad and all things Pine Cone Hill and Dash and Albert. You can see the post here. The link to her whole blog, which is full of pretty photos from her journeys through San Fran and a whole lot of bohemian-chic style, is here.

SPOTTED: PINE CONE HILL LATTICE

Southern Accent's May/June 2008 issue has a pretty piece on trelliage. The chocolate lattice pillow pictured above is available in panels, shams, and bedskirts too. Click here to see. According to Kelly Wearstler, "Trellis can be used in any application. It's always best to be as free-spirited as possible when it comes to interior design - the best ideas are born this way."

SPOTTED: PINE CONE HILL AND DASH AND ALBERT

In the May 2008 Better Homes and Gardens, designer Stephen Saint-Onge created a double-functioning room with pretty prints from Pine Cone Hill and Dash and Albert.
On the bed above is the Pine Cone Hill Fanny Quilt in Leaf ($270), Pine Cone Hill Louisa Duvet Cover in White ($188), and Pine Cone Hill Scramble Pillows in Citrus ($38).
One the floor is the Dash and Albert Birmingham Citrus Rug ($34 to $385).

And how genius are his wrapping paper-lined doors on this cabinet (avove)?
Frantiques had the same idea with this Frantiques Bookshelf ($150). Click here to contact us regarding purchasing.

SHE'S CRAFTY

My crafty friend Hannah, of Hannah Abney Designs, gave her studio a makeover.

I am particularly obsessed with the chair she recovered all by herself in leftover fabric from her Pine Cone Hill Edelweiss Crewel Panels she bought at Uptown Country. The first picture is the chair (pre-Hannah makeover) at her desk. Umm, how cute is the hot pink pom pom trim in the finished product?