Greta and Aurelien find the perfect Martini Table in New-York!

Well my darlings, what a whirlwind tour of the Big Apple… and what choices!… you all know the “grass is greener on the other side..” syndrome of course, but after returning to our little Montreal village, Aurel went to a few of his favourite sources here, AND FOUND THE SAME TABLE AT A BETTER PRICE THAN NYC!!! I was equally stunned, having had such a great exploration in the design centres of New York where Aurel shops for his clients. As I mentioned last column, we have found the perfectly comfortable arm chair for me to rest my weary shopping bones in , but we really needed to find a support for the necessary Martini within my arms’ reach – not too big or imposing, and not too low – preferably really stable, not to spill a drop of my precious Bombay Sapphire Gin. So, a tiny bit of Furniture History: a French “table d’appoint” is also called a “gueridon” by the more fancy shops, (so that they can charge more..), but between us, dears, it’s just known as an end table or an occasional table, to differentiate between those bigger ones like the coffee or cocktail table that can easily be 3 feet square or so. The ‘occasion ‘ of course, is to keep your Martini close at hand! So, while we were at Moss, a super shop in Soho, I fell in love with a tripodal leg table about 16” diameter, with the top surface of Nero Assoluto granite, and the brass is cast in the form of Tree branches! What a surprise! Because of the superb casting, the wood texture is replicated with knots, and it looks at once antique and contemporary –perfect for my new chair – the black granite is resistant to any damage I might make, and is a good accent punch next to the peachy ultrasuede of my new chair. As I was sad about shipping it back to Montreal, Aurel promised to find it for me – and he did! But you, dear reader will have to sleuth it out yourselves… I won’t tell where – as a lady has to have some privacy… I was happy that several shops here have already adjusted their prices because of our strong dollar, and found it here, at a very similar price, with delivery included. Just to help you some, we did visit Casa Vogue up north of the 40 on St. Michel, with their new Natuzzi leather boutique, and the Grande Dame Fraser’s huge showroom out at Devonshire and Royalmount (wear your comfy shoes), as well as Chrysalis (on Ferrier, NOT on Pare as I mentioned last issue) near Decarie and super Thomasville. So, we now have completed my special nook in my living room . Now, relax and put up your feet, Plan your card list, my dears, because this is the Season to send Love and Hugs to everyone that has made a lively and lovely difference to you this last year. Tell them you care NOW…who knows when the next opportunity will be? Greta von Schmedlapp signing off, we’ll be chatting and shopping together soon in the New Year. Do let me hear from you via Aurelien’s phone or e-mail, and as he always says, Colourfully yours. HAPPY WINTER SOLSTICE!.