neighborhood scoop/gift idea #4

for my friends living in the valley, here's a good tip.  Restoration Hardware in sherman oaks galleria (the one at riverside and woodman) is having a promotion for the closing of that location.  they are offering 20% additional discount to sale items and 30% discount to non-sale item.  we picked up a couple boxes of their mini cashmere hand warmers regularly priced at $20.  with the sale plus additional 20% off, we got them for $12 each box (of two warmers!).  that's good value.  and they are beautifully boxed ready to be gifted.

besides the hand warmers, the cashmere pillows are amazingly luxe and in beautiful muted colors.

 

couple things i like

from the Restoration Hardware catalogue.

the tie.

mirror.

i applaud RH's recent effort to ramp up their style to be a rich man's version of vintage-modern, flea-market-finds-chic, thereby separating themselves from the forever-constant horchow, williams sonoma, etc bunch.  it is refreshing and risky, and the quality they deliver is commendable in every way.  i hope the new approach is successful though i'm a little skeptical that RH may be a bit ahead of its time for the mass market appeal.