At Home
French-inspired essays on design, gathering, intentional living, and the women we are becoming — at home, at work, and everywhere in between.
A collection of how we live, at home and at work
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The centerpiece on my summer table is a soup tureen. Not a vase, not a footed bowl bought for arranging.
Setting a table for my daughter is not unusual in this house. It is one of the things I most like to do, and I look for every chance I get.
Why linen is the most important choice on your table, the story of flax and Libeco's Belgian heritage, and how to layer and care for a linen table beautifully.
The formal dinner party is coming back, but not the stuffy kind. Here is how to set an elegant, vintage-layered table worth lingering over, and why the good china was always meant for tonight, not someday.
A French berries-and-cream mille-feuille made from scratch for a summer gathering, homemade crème pâtissière, all-butter puff pastry, Connecticut strawberries, and violas from the garden. The slow way, and the better one.
A French-inspired Fourth of July, less about the holiday and more about the gathering. A summer grazing board, watermelon feta skewers with honey and garden mint, caprese on blue and white, shrimp cocktail, and fresh watermelon juice, all made with intention for the people at the table.
An elevated take on the new coastal: a French-inspired tablescape designed around the jewel tones of the sea, teal, sapphire, and sea glass green, layered with candlelight, natural texture, and French linen, no nautical motifs in sight.
A life isn’t built alone; it is shaped by moments, objects,& the people around us.
the Merze boutique
The boutique offers pieces for the home, for gathering, and for the small details that make a space feel personal.
Color: Atene Tan
The ideal kitchen towel! The design is one central stripe on an oyster ground. It’s ideal to dry dishes and glassware without leaving streaks or fluff. Makes a great hostess gift.
100% line
This linen becomes softer as you use it through time. It is a very sturdy high quality linen made with long fibers. Just a beautiful product for everyday use.
Color: Stripe
The ideal guest towel! The design has one large stripe in the middle with three darker stripes around the one larger stripe on a oyster ground. It’s ideal for guest bathrooms or to use as a tea towel. If used as a tea towel, can dry glassware without leaving streaks or fluff. Makes a great hostess gift.
51% linen 49% Cotton
This linen becomes softer as you use it through time. It is a very sturdy high quality linen made with long fibers. Just a beautiful product for everyday use.
The design of the Porticcio kitchen towel is a 2-inch stripe running down both sides of the oyster towel. It’s ideal to dry dishes and glassware without leaving streaks or fluff. Makes a great hostess gift.
100% linen
This linen becomes softer as you use it through time. It is a very sturdy high quality linen made with long fibers. Just a beautiful product for everyday use.
