What’s Old Is New
So you don’t live in a Victorian house. That’s no reason not to decorate with antique lace.
Gail Schumann of Sunday Sales . . . From the Heart in Orange helps lots of customers add Heritage Lace to their windows, mantles and tabletops.
“Lace warms up a house,” Schu
mann says. “Use ecru color with dark woods and white with light furniture. For a contemporary decor, you can use a lace valance over a vertical blind, and it softens the look.”
The store offers a full line of Heritage Lace in various sizes: curtains (valances start at $10; tiers around $30); runners ($6-$19), mantle scarves ($20) and doilies ($3 to $10).
Sunday Sales . . . From the Heart, part of a newly opened antique mall, is at 115 N. Orange St., Orange (714) 538-4004.
Flower Power
Think the ‘60s was an exercise in glitter excess? Think again. Retro-style Glitter Glow Flowers ($4 for 18) bring sparkling illumination to walls and ceilings.
Expose ALPI International’s glow-in-the-dark florals to light for a few seconds and they’ll be visible in the dark for an hour.
They bloom in two sizes (1 3/4 inches and 3 inches in diameter) and come in white, pink, blue and green. The double-sided adhesive sticks to any surface.
Available at Planet Kids and specialty gift and card shops. For more information, call (800) 678-ALPI or visit the company’s Web site at https://www.alpi.net.
On the Dot
Love that gold dot on the face of Movado’s watches? Wish to see it on another form? You’re in luck. Movado has introduced a line of German-made desk clocks that boast its signature gold droplet.
The large clock has a brass case finished in chrome, brass or black with golden hands ($350, 6 inches wide by 3 1/8 inches deep and 6 1/4 inches tall).
The medium clock is encased in marquis crystal and has a silver bezel and white dial with raised black markers and hands ($225, 4 inches wide by half an inch deep by 4 inches tall).
The small ticker has a chrome- or brass-finish brass case and golden hands ($225, 4 inches in diameter, 1 3/4 inch deep).
Available exclusively at Neiman Marcus, Fashion Island, Newport Beach, (949) 759-1900.