Hello my name is Kristin and I run Oleander for Home. Sounds a bit like a confession, doesn't it? Oleander is a bed and bath shop in the Byward Market in Ottawa. We've been open since October of 2006 and things are going pretty well. Now that we've settled in a bit I thought I would start something new so allow me to introduce you to my latest project.
This is Oleander the Blog. I'm hoping that it will be a great place to give you all of the details. All of them. That means I'll be doing the basics like the best ways to care for your linens, how to put together the perfect bed, what a pillow sham is, which pillows can be washed and which need to be dry cleaned, why you should never ever put tennis balls in your dryer, all kinds of things like that.
I'll also fill you in on the secret stuff, like how I pick what goes on the beds in my shop, what I think will be the big hits next season and I'll tell you when I was wrong and which of my big hits turned into a big miss. Seriously, I'll tell ya, then you can leave comments to let me know what you think. I'll tell you what it's like to go shopping at the Toronto and New York shows and I'll probably complain a little about said shows. I'll probably post info about sales and promotions here, but that's not really the point of all this. Did I mention that I'll post when new things arrive? I promise to do that. I'll also give you the thread count talk and how to really look for good quality bedding whether you're at my store, Home Sense or in a flea market.
It may take a while to get to all that, so you'll have to have a little patience. In the mean time, I'll officially start with a new arrival update. This week we've received two really exciting collections.
The first is a line of silk bedding. Silk! The sheets come in sets of flat, fitted and cases in chocolate brown, sky blue and green tea. They are light as air and as soft as, well, silk. I've also got quilted coverlets in chocolate and blue. Simply beautiful.
The other new product is a line of 100% Bamboo sheeting. I'm really excited about this because it is super luxurious and beautiful but also more eco-friendly than traditional cotton sheeting. Bamboo grows very rapidly and requires little to no pesticide use making it a great choice for many home decor products. I'm not yet completely informed about how the grass is turned into fabric, but I think it is similar to how linen is processed from flax. In any case the end result is fantastic. The fabric has a very silk like hand, yet is as weighty and as strong feeling as a very high thread count cotton sheet. The sheets are packaged in sets of flat, fitted and cases and are quite well priced.
I've got to get back to the floor so thanks for reading and you're welcome to stop by and browse any time you like!
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