Opened in 1963, Gracious Home began as a neighborhood hardware store on the Upper East Side. Nuts. Bolts. Nothing fancy. As everyone knows, New Yorkers don’t exactly fall over themselves every time a new shop cuts its ribbon—but our dedicated staff made Gracious Home stand out. Every person who walk…

The Bowl Company started from an idea brought about by 5 smalldecorative japane rice bowls on the top of our stove.  With the dot comboom going bust in 2002 and my job going with it, we looked aroundfor something that might beautiful and interesting.  The unique,hand-crafted nature of those 5 little…

The origins of the Claude Berry store are inspired by my mother, Ms. Raymonde Raimbault, and her childhood and faience (earthenware) memories. Originally from Cernoy-en-Berry in France, while she had pure Berrichonne blood running through her veins, her heart always remained Giennoise. Ms. Raimbault…

Appointments began in 1991 when Patience Garrett chose to follow her calling with an avid interest in retailing, antiques and beautiful appointments for the home. Having graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1989 in the first class of women, Patience made the decision to follow her interes…