I finally decided to hop and the bandwagon and join Seleta in her fab friday fun! I hope she approves of my fab find that I’m about to write about.
Yesterday I headed out of NY for a quick jaunt to CT. I hit a couple of antique stores, but instead of finding a fun thrift store type antique malls I found lots of serious antique shops with prices in the thousands. Suffice to say I didn’t make any purchases yesterday, but had fun driving around CT and seeing all the cute towns.
On my way to find the highway home I made a wrong turn and stumbled onto a store that had the words, “Sip and Shop” all over the place. Turned out to be a perfect detour, because they shop looked too fab to pass up and my mom wanted a cup of coffee, before we headed back on the road.
Enter Juliska:
I gotta tell you the mocha and white striped awning along with that amazing blue door really lured me in.
Here is what we saw once we entered the store:
Close up shot of the cafe:
How amazing are those light fixtures and cake domes? Glassware is a huge part of Juliska and each of their pieces are mouth blown by artisans in the hills outside Prague. Talk about a conversation starter when you bring out their glasses at a dinner party.
The owners of Juliska really wanted to bring something new to the retail front and give customers a more European experience. The shop is part retail store, part cafe along with having a bridal salon so that you register for all your lovely gifts and a 9’ Koi pond fountain that also features their glassware.
Koi pond fountain:
I love the way they had everything displayed. I swear I’m a marketers dream, because I wanted everything in the shop or to at least work there so I could be surrounded by such beautiful things all day long!
Here’s a close up shot of their glassware:
They also carry ceramic dishes that are made in Portugal as well:
Plus their latest addition: Pewter Stoneware that can go in a dishwasher, microwave and oven!
Let’s just say if I had known of this place during my engagement I would have gone nutty in there with my scan gun!
All Juliska images are from their Facebook page.
I hope you all have a lovely weekend. We are suppose to hit 70 today and tomorrow in NY so I’m excited.
Off to work on my DIY artwork project!
* CONGRATS on your "big step"! It looks like the "first one" is on terra firma, so you should feel just great!!! And the shop looks interesting, too ~ NOW, was the coffee as good as some of the items you shared??? Congrats again & best wishes! Warmly, Linda in AZ *
ReplyDeleteomg how cute is that little place!
ReplyDeleteThat exterior would have me in an instant! No way I couldn't go in that door! :)
ReplyDeleteOoooooh, can we just say how much we adore your post? Yum and double-yum on all fronts! It is amazing what one stumbles on in their travels.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing, Juliska looks like an outstanding place!
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that store looks so cute (too bad i'm so far away!) have a good weekend.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous place to shop - love the glassware and the china. I am sure what was under those domed glass lids was delicious too! xv
ReplyDeleteWell, the store looks...fabulous! So it is perfect for a Fabulous Friday post. Thanks for all the great pictures.
ReplyDeleteOMG! It's eye candy everywhere you turn! Such European flair too. I would like to move in and live there, please, and thank you.
ReplyDeleteFunny how that place found you and lured you in.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing! Please pop over today - otherwise you will be sad, and it is after all "fab friday" -
Happy weekend!
pve
Is that place for REAL? I swear I'm dreaming a perfect little dream! ;)
ReplyDeleteLove Juliska... so many pretty things. Love the storefront!
ReplyDeleteThis is a fab find! I want to go too:)
ReplyDeleteWhat a woonderful coffee shop...so much for starbucks...lol
ReplyDeleteFabulous Friday post..thanks for sharing. Roberta
I adore those light fixtures! So gorgeous. -e
ReplyDeleteOh, wow! That place looks incredible. Fab find indeed!:)
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear that you are an animal lover too! Happy Friday. xx
Hi Fans of High-Heeled Foot in the Door - what a great blog! I am on the Juliska Designers and we are thrilled you found our Flagship Store! We would love to host your fans to a FREE lunch on us at the J Cafe! Just email one of the fab retail gals at retail@juliska.com to make a reservation today! This offer expires May 1st - just mention you are a fan of High-Heeled Foot in the Door and lunch is on us! We can't wait to meet you all - if you can't make it to the store in CT, to locate a Juliska Signature Partner Store near you, please visit our store locater on www.juliska.com. (**FREE lunch offer only available at our Stamford Flagship Store**)
ReplyDeleteHappy Shopping (and dining!)
Also - for design, product and event updates - check out our Facebook Fan Page or follow us on Twitter (JuliskaDesigns and JuliskaGirl)
xxoo JuliskaGirl
OH.MY.GOODNESS. what a place - those awnings are enough, but then you go inside!?!? thank you for taking us there 'virtually'! xx
ReplyDeleteI love the close up of the cafe. Can I please have those walls in my house?
ReplyDeleteWow, what a gorgeous store! Good thing it's nowhere near me, cause I'd be so broke!
ReplyDelete-Kelly
As Liz Lemon would say..."I want to go to there".
ReplyDeletewhat a find!!! this is a real treasure! thanks for sharing..
ReplyDeleteI want to go there!
ReplyDeleteooh my goodness, that cafe looks absolutely gorgeous! I love everything about it :-)
ReplyDeleteOH MY GOODNESS!!!!!!! I NEEEEEED that pewter stoneware!!!! gosh everything just looks so gorgeous!!!
ReplyDeletemiss you!!
xoxo
Hi, I live in CT and I think they have an outlet in South Norwalk. Are you taking them up on the lunch offer? So sweet!
ReplyDeleteC, I was in a store today and was obsessing about their pendant lights. Turns out they are Juliska's. I started Googling them tonight and, of course, found your blog post. You are so far ahead of the trend m'dear!! Great find.
ReplyDeleteLove the Juliska post (found it on a Google search for Juliska blog posts). Your blog is fabulous, too, so glad I found it! I just started a new blog, Little Blue Deer, and I added your link in my post - Juliska is the best!
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