PHILLY SNOW!

We woke up to a beautiful snow storm here in Philadelphia. We are finishing a few last minute tasks and then heading away from HORNE for a week-long Holiday. All orders placed from Dec 19-27 will begin processing on Dec 27th. Our offices will re-open on Dec 28th at 10:00am EST. If you have a question, need some help or just want to say hello, we will continue to answer emails during this time (info@shophorne.com).

Happy Holidays!

Adobe Christmas Card

My super-talented sister, Katelyn, created this amazing Christmas card for my family's business. The Adobe House is one of the ranch-houses on our land originally lived-in by cattle ranchers and was recently lovingly restored by my father. It now houses a visual history of my family and their business, JE Parker Ranchlands. This sure does beat the usual Christmas Card which would consist of a poorly photoshoped picture of my father, dressed as Santa, dangerously climbing a windmill. Good Job Katelyn!!

Happy Holidays!

Be sure to check your email later today for HORNE's newsletter. If you have been good this year - there might just be a special offer from HORNE!

p.s. we just got in more of the small cheese domes that are gracing our cover this week. be sure to grab them up quickly as our last shipment sold out in a matter of days!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS from HORNE!
alissa&ryan

It's me...I swear!

So, I was browsing some wedding blogs today (yes even though I am married I just can't seem to tear myself away from them) and I saw myself! Jose Villa is advertising on the blog StyleMePretty.com (my personal favorite) and is currently using my photo. You can't really tell it is me, my back is to the camera, but still! It totally made my day. Ryan thinks I am a cheeseball but it is the little things that make me happy.


p.s. come january we may have some exciting news about our wedding! stay tuned.

Cardboard City!

A weekend's worth of work! Hand-stamped boxes, handwritten notes, brown paper packages tied with Italian cotton ribbon and all!

Alissa posing with an emergency order of cornstarch packing peanuts!


p.s. Get those holiday orders in soon! And if you are sick of wrapping presents... let us handle it. For $5 we will wrap your purchases with our signature 100% recycled Kraft paper and Italian cotton ribbon and include a gift message on our letterpress cards.

"Here we come a wassailing..."

Check out our "Behind the Bar" column for Design*Sponge. We featured a Wassail Punch that tastes just as good as it looks. While away for Thanksgiving, we made it with my sister, Jillian, and her boyfriend, Paul. We listened to crackly jazz on Paul's record player and drank the fruit's of our labor while we put up some Christmas ornaments.




p.s. we just added some BEAUTIFUL vintage quilts!

Have a great weekend!
alissa+ryan

Rehabilitated Dinnerware

We are very excited to announce that we will now be offering Rehabilitated Dinnerware by Sarah Cihat. These one-of-a-kind pieces are made from found dinnerware that has been re-glazed (and re-purposed) with silhouettes of various motifs. Mix-and-match to create a set unique to you!!

Portland, ME

Our sister's new living room after a quick re-arrange.

Jielde giveaway at Apartment Therapy!

HORNE is giving away a Jielde Signal Desk Lamp as part of the super-awesome Apartment Therapy Holiday Giveaway. Make sure to sign-up to win!

Tuesday Musings...

We have found a new, fun way to spend our Tuesday nights. Last week, we checked out movie night at the Old City Cheese Shop. We watched Bleu (of the trilogy, Troi couleurs, by Krzysztof Kieslowski) ate a huge cheese plate with bread and crab apples and drank red wine. Every Tuesday night, they pull down a screen in front of the cheese case and play a movie. Unfortunately, we will miss tonight because we are packing for Thanksgiving in Maine. Tomorrow Ryan and I will head our for Portland. This is the third year our whole family will meet up with my sister to celebrate Thanksgiving. I am so excited to see everyone. Oh, and I can't wait to check out this store!


p.s. Have you guys heard about DailyCandy DEALS? I jumped on their deal today for hansel from basel and bought myself some cool new tights. I can't wait to get them!


Have a great weekend and Happy Thanksgiving!
alissa+ryan

KOI Furniture

We are incredibly excited (and honored) to now be offering furniture pieces from the design team KOI. Based out of the UK, KOI combines leather with nickle plated steel to create amazing pieces that will undoubtedly last the test of time. Could your house use a little KOI?

GOLDEN IDEAS...

Check out the fun new ad campaign we created for the design blog Remodelista (the campaign will launch Nov 27). Ryan came up with the playful copy and I designed the layout. I think we make a pretty good team!



p.s. We just added a furniture section with the most beautiful small leather chairs I have ever seen! The K:5 model would be perfect in front of a fireplace.

Enjoy your weekend!
Alissa+Ryan

Fog Linen Work Aprons

We absolutely love these new aprons from Fog Linen Work.

Who is the cuter baby?

Ryan's First Birthday enjoying his Winnie the Pooh Birthday Cake

In celebration of HORNE's first birthday, we thought it would be fun to post photos of our first birthdays! Even though Ryan swears he was a much cuter baby than me, I must say that in these photos I have him beat.

Alissa's First Birthday with her parents, Tim and Cid

In these next photos I'm not sure if it is my first or second birthday- but I couldn't resist posting them because I am just so darn cute!

Alissa's Birthday

Proof that Alissa was totally a cuter baby than Ryan

Have a great weekend!
Alissa+Ryan

Birthday Sale!

I can't believe HORNE has been up and running for a year! And what a year it has been. According to our blog we officially launched HORNE on November 10th (although I swear it was the 11th), we got married, attracted some major blog love from our favorites, had the awesome experience of being guest bloggers on Design Sponge only to become regular guest editors of the Behind the Bar Column, took an amazing honeymoon and saw HORNE grow and evolve during a very interesting time. We are so happy that people have responded to our on-line boutique. It has been a wonderful year and we have all of you to thank for that. As part of that thank you, we are having a Birthday Sale on some of our favorite and most popular items. Be sure to check it out here!

A huge thank you to all of our amazing customers,
Alissa+Ryan

Jielde - Signal vs. Loft

We get a lot of phone calls and email inquiries regarding the difference between the Jielde Signal series and the Jielde Loft series. Both are stunning and come in your choice of 18 colors, but the two are, in fact, quite different. The people over at Jielde were nice enough to take a picture of their entire collection of floor lamps so we can compare the two different lines. For your reference we have listed the type of lamp for each light on the right side of the image (see below - we don't sell all of the lamps on the left side so we decided not to bother with those).

[From right to left: Loft Zig-Zag, Loft Zig-Zag, Loft Zig-Zag, Loft Floor, Loft Zig-Zag, Loft Office, Signal Floor, Signal Zig-Zag, Signal Desk Lamp]

The first thing you probably noticed is that the heads, the poles and the bases of the Loft Series are all bigger than those of the Signal Series. The Loft Series can also be much taller and with the addition of each arm you gain more flexibility in positioning the lamp. One difference that you can't see in the picture is that the Signal Series will accept up to 40 watt bulbs while the Loft Series can accept up to 100 watt bulbs. Each is beautiful in its own way and each has its own purpose and function. If you need help choosing which Jielde lamp is right for you and your space, please contact us.

Paper faces on parade...

For Halloween, Alissa and I went to a masquerade ball/wedding in Milwaukee. Above is the illustration created by the talented Rory Kurtz which was used for their invitations and programs. It was a great event topped only by the fact that we got to dress up in fun masked costumes!

Plum and Green Tea Martinin on D*S

Stop by Design*Sponge and check out this month's Behind the Bar column. Its a good one :) Have a good weekend -- Ryan and Alissa

John Pawson for Demeyere

We are very excited to be offering the complete cookware line created by John Pawson for Demeyere. With 7 layers of heavy stainless steel hermetically sealed around a copper core, these pots are not only absolutely beautiful but will impress even the most veteran of chefs. They are the perfect gift for anybody who loves to spend some quality time in their kitchen.

Gran's Candlesticks

I was browsing 1st Dibs last night and came across this familiar looking set of silver candlesticks. It was only 20 minutes later I was able to place them. This is the same candlestick that Harry Allen used to create his popular "Gran's Candlestick." Wouldn't it be fun to have a table-scape with silver and resin versions of these babies side-by-side?

Awesomeness from Yellow Owl Workshop

Hello Boys and Girls...today we are going to have show and tell.

The Show:
Here is the amazing wedding invitation suite that Yellow Owl Workshop created for us. Oh and the hand painted menu. Hand drawn crustations - need I say more! (photographed by Jose Villa)



And here are their goodies for sale in our shop. Get them quickly before I scoop them all up for myself! Especially those super cool Polaroid Camera screen prints.


The Tell:
Yellow Owl Workshop is the husband and wife duo Christine Schmidt and Evan Gross. They create quirky, whismical and playful pieces.

Have a great weekend!
Alissa&Ryan

Alissa's Birthday!

It was Alissa's 28th birthday this past weekend -- Happy Birthday, Alissa! Above is a Polaroid of Alissa with our niece, Rylan, and one of Alissa's birthday present (a 35mm Leica from the '50s).

Monthly DrinK Column on D*S

Make sure to check out our monthly drink column over at Design*Sponge. This month we featured a honeymoon-inspired drink comprised of gin, pastis and grenadine!

We hope everyone has a great weekend!

Alissa&Ryan

We're Home!

Hello everyone!

We wanted to write a quick post to let you know we are home from France. We met some amazing people/designers and are SUPER excited about a whole bunch of new products that we will soon be offering.

Above is a Polaroid (well, technically, a Fuji instant film picture) we took at one of our favorite bistros in Paris (in the Marais area).

-alissa & ryan-

France here we come!

our wedding day April 18, 2009

We will be away until Sept 22 on our Honeymoon/Buying Trip! It's been almost 5 months since our wedding and we can't wait. While in Paris, we will be looking for great new items and visiting some of the studios whose work we already carry. So look out for lots of great new products in the months to come!

an awesome view from the Hotel Raphael (Paris)

If anyone has any "Must-Sees" in Paris or Provence feel free to let us know!

a+r