JUNK GYPSIES FOR KIDS
Who says only grown-up girls can be Junk Gypsies? The Texas design entrepreneurs have collaborated with Pottery Barn Kids to create more than 50 home décor products for our youngest free spirits. Aimie and Jolie Sikes’ new collection launched earlier this month, with bedding and bedroom décor for nurseries as well as the rooms of young girls and boys. Their fun and rustic style brings girly country blooms in pale shades for girls bedding and a denim collection for boys. Decorative pillows range from animal prints to downhome slogans — “Country As a Biscuit” and “Make Your Mama Proud.” Prices range from $16.50 to $699; potterybarnkids.com.
MICHAEL BERMAN LAUNCHES WALLPAPER COLLECTION
Los Angeles-based interior designer Michael Berman’s new wallpaper collection with Fromental brings his glamorousmodernist aesthetic to a collection of eight patterns and a variety of soft color applications. Berman taps into the jazz-age graphics of the Art Deco era for design that pays tribute to early-20th-century cinematic films, art and objects.
$207-$278 per square yard; George Cameron Nash showroom in the Decorative Center of Houston, 5120 Woodway, Suite 140.
PINK IS THE NEW BLACK
It just got easier to slip a little bit of Palm Beach into your home. The Shade Store has introduced its designer fabric line with a collection of Lilly Pulitzer patterns for custom window treatments. Pulitzer’s iconic bright pink, blue, coral, green and yellow tones show up in Let’s Cha Cha, Pink Lemonade, Bazaar and Big Wave patterns that will take you on vacation no matter where you live.
Prices start at $439 for shades and $666 for draperies; The Shade Store, Decorative Center of Houston, 5120 Woodway.
Save the date
Designer Sample Sale: The Houston Design Center’s annual Designer Sample Sale — when stores sell off inventory such as art, lighting, furniture, rugs and other home accessories — will be 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 25, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Aug. 26 and noon-4 p.m. Aug. 27 at 7026 Old Katy Road. Those in the trade can shop their preview day, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 24. Pink Elephant Sale: Dates for the city’s oldest and, perhaps, most upscale rummage sale — the River Oaks Garden Club’s 66th annual Pink Elephant Sale — have been set for Oct. 20-21 at the Bayou City Event Center, 9401 Knight. The 21,000-square-foot space will be filled with all kinds of treasures, including clothing, collectibles, home décor, furniture and plants. Proceeds benefit the community through education, conservation, environmental and beautification projects and scholarships. The event will be 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 20 and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 21. Admission is $1 and parking is free.