Peacock Pavilions Shop: and mulling over the possibilities

One of the reasons that I want to open Peacock Pavilions Shop is because I love……well, shopping – not only for myself but for others.  There is something about finding a lovely gift – especially when it’s well priced – that is such a thrill.  Selfishly, I almost always give gifts that I would like to receive myself; it makes the pleasure of gift giving so much greater somehow.    I love the unique, the exotic, the pretty. 

As some of you know, I am currently in the US on a business trip.  When in Washington DC, I always stay with my darling friend George.  George not only has an impeccable sense of style, but he is also one of the most amazing chefs that I know.  Which means that right now I am sitting plump and happy and surrounded by love.  What could be better?

Over the years, I have gifted George with odds and ends in an effort (to begin) to thank him for taking the riff-raff of the street – i.e. to thank him for taking me in.  I thought I might share with you some of these items (each selected by me with much affection).  They are very much a reflection of what I like and in the spirit of what I hope to offer at Peacock Pavilions Shop (in addition to some of my own very modest designs).

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A book of African photography and a Moroccan bowl with Arabic script.  I love these bowls, especially, with the chocolate colored code-like writing, and would like to stock some in my shop.

A bronze hand of Buddha from my travels to Thailand next to an antique photographic print block.

An unusual photograph of an Ethiopian priest and a signed architectural lithograph from Morocco.

An antique Moroccan incense burner and waxed luminous alabaster bowls from Egypt.  I was thinking both of these for the shop.......

Zebra skin pillows from when I lived in Namibia.  Not for everyone I realize, but I have always liked zebra, finding it graphic and modern.

A print of an antique Egyptian photograph.  So mysterious and intriguing.

Porcelain white votive cups from Morocco.  Fresh and delicate.  And look what beautiful reflections they cast in the glass.

A large (8 inch) authentic ammonite from Morocco (Williams Sonoma offers reproductions of these.).  I thought I would offer beautiful ammonites in my shop.  They are thousands of years old. (Perhaps professionally mounted?).  One has to be careful because there are quite a few fakes out there.  But I have been schooled by professional fossil collectors and know what to look for.

A book of black and white photography from when I lived in Nepal, as well two robin's egg blue little bowls from Morocco.

Anyway, I would love to hear what you think....And needless to say, you can expect to find this kind of modern ethnic decor in our own guesthouse, Peacock Pavilions.:-)