This Just In: Gifts for the Adventurer

There's few things we love more than a good outdoor adventure, but for those times when we just can't seem to get away, we're loving our new outdoor inspired gifts. From candles that bring the scents of outdoors to our home to balsam pillows featuring inspiring nature quotes to more practical things like matches, flasks, & catchalls, these gifts make us feel like we're never that far from being one with nature. And we know that plenty of our regulars here at the Paris Market share in our adventurous spirit. So whether you're looking for a little slice of adventure for yourself or to share with someone else, be sure to stop by the store soon to check out these great gifts!

Curious Collection: The Vintage Scout

This past week has been full of endless great finds, particularly vintage finds. It never ceases to amaze us how many beautiful and inspiring pieces of history are still waiting to be discovered. Our recent favorites having been taking the shape of ledgers, leather bags, German schoolbooks, vintage science equipment and natural curiosities. Indirectly, our latest collection of unearthed vintage goods all seem to possess somewhat of scout theme to them, reminiscent of long day spent surveying the great outdoors in search of new discoveries and knowledge. All of which excites us to pack a bag and begin a new adventure. Stop by soon and see more of our latest finds!

On the Table: The Outdoor Feast

Summer is the time of year when we like to take advantage of the outdoors as much as possible. Exploring the marshlands that surround Savannah is always an exciting prospect, though somewhat of an unrealistic venture to attempt on a regular basis. Dining outdoors however, is something we can do everyday! The summers may get hot here in Savannah, but that won't stop us from enjoying a delicious meal in the beautiful southern landscape. As moments like these continue to inspire us, it makes displaying our tables at the store for such an occasion all the more fun! And we've been having a blast with our latest tablescape! Creating more of an intimate setting, we've incorporated a few of our favorite earthy items for an all-natural atmosphere filled with pinecones, sage bundles and plenty of dried flowers! Bon appetit!    

A Table Tout Le Monde: The Provençal Life

It's finally that point in the year that we look forward to for months and months. It's that special period of time in the spring season when dining Al Fresco becomes a regular event for us. There's a narrow window of time in Savannah, just before the summer, when the weather is truly idyllic. The sun is warm, but a gentle breeze keeps you from overheating. Soon Summer will be here and unless you enjoy a side of sweat with your main course, eating outside in the intense southern heat is out of the question. Lately, we've been really hungering to lead more of the Provençal lifestyle. Home cooked meals with ingredients fresh from the market and a table full of friends, family and good wine is what we love most. And today we're ready for it! Incorporating our favorite olive wood utensils and seagrass vessels and pitchers into our latest tablescape, we're excited to take this feast outdoors! Bon Appetit!

On the Table: Campsite Breakfast

With all of the beautiful weather we've been having lately, it's hard for us not to want to take all of our meals outside. Dining al fresco is easily our favorite way to enjoy a delicious meal, which is one reason why we love camping so much. Seeing as we can't head to the mountains for an outdoor excursion at the moment, we figured we would just bring the campsite to us and set our table for a good ol' morning-in-the-mountains, hearty breakfast. Bringing together, our enamelware mugs, olive wood bowls and ceramic egg cups, we've set the table for a perfect outdoor feast. Now bring on the coffee!

Weekend Inspiration: Picnic Essentials

The weekend is right around the corner and already we're getting our plans in order for a relaxing couple of days. With a forecast of 80 degree weather and pure sunshine, it's safe to assume we'll be spending the majority of our weekend outdoors on a good ol' fashioned picnic! We've already begun packing our basket with a few our favorite outdoor dining essentials. And though we love our olive wood utensils and our new favorite water bottle, we can't deny our excitement to try some of our brand new French jams that have just landed on our shelves. We've been tempted all week to spread some Apricot jam on our morning croissants, but we figured bringing them on a picnic was a more exciting introduction. Stop by soon and check out the rest of our picnic essentials and be sure to spend some quality time outdoors this weekend!

Available at The Paris Market.

Well-Equipped: Outdoor Excursion Edition

Now that the weather finally feels like spring, we can't help but feel the itch to take a day to go outdoors and explore the wilderness. For us, there's nothing as refreshing and invigorating as rediscovering our natural surroundings. Each day we see the trees blossoming more beautifully than the last and to hear the birds chirping early in the morning is as true of a sign as any that spring is here to stay. Whether you're taking a day trip to go hiking or if you're planning an overnight excursion there are a few essential items one should never leave civilization without. Today we've packed a handy kit for all your basic wilderness exploration needs. With essential items like a pocket knife, matches, flower guide and traveler's notebook, you can rest assured you will be well equipped on your day of exploring. Stop by soon and pick out your excursion essentials and go explore!

Available at The Paris Market.

A Few of our Favorite Things: Meagan

We would like to welcome Meagan to the Paris Market team! A native of Boulder, Colorado, Meagan made the move to the Hostess City of the South to study at the Savannah College of Art and Design, where she graduated in 2012 with a B.F.A. in Fibers. Though Meagan is fond of many disciplines within Fibers her greatest passion lies in weaving and embroidery. Fueled by her childhood memories of adventure, Meagan states, "I make objects that are a platform for experience. I make objects that encourage adventure or initiate a memory. With an innate knowledge of a material’s potential to create sentiment or memory, I craft home embellishments that spark the potential for experience. The intimate pairing of materials and process remains central to my work, this pairing ends with refinement in the details of an object and its purpose." When she's not busy at The Paris Market or making beautiful work in her studio, Meagan enjoys spending her time outdoors. Her delightful personality and positive attitude make Meagan a joy to work with and we're so excited to have her on board! Take a look at Meagan's store favorites below and be sure to check out the beautiful work on her website!

  

 1. Salem Gilded Plates | 2. Tocca Florence Hand Cream | 3. Striped Wool Mulberry Throw | 4. Old Silver Salt and Pepper Shakers | 5. Assorted Pinecones

Juniper Ridge

Fragrance from real plants, bark , moss, mushrooms and other things found hiking the backcountry. An aromatic snapshot of life on the trail. -Juniper Ridge

Bars of soap, cabin spray, bottles of trail crew soap and backpackers cologne are just a few products available from the outdoorsy line known as Juniper Ridge. We were instantly drawn to their natural scents, but it's their process that sold us. Just as their souvenir folder states, they go to the mountains, harvest wild plants and then they distill natural fragrances right on the spot. As the Ridge crew admits, "We're not perfumers, we're hikers, and we make fragrance from the places we love". Juniper Ridge was founded in December of 1998 at the Berkeley Farmers Market by avid hiker, mushroom forager and all around nature freak Hall Newbegin. 

According to Hall, “Juniper Ridge was founded on a very simple idea – I wanted to make fragrances that smelled like the outdoors, like the real places that I knew and loved as a hiker. Nothing smells better than taking a hike in the Bay Laurel and Oak woodlands of Mt. Tamalpais, the sage covered mountains of the Big Sur or the Timberline Trail on Mt. Hood in the height of wildflower summer. The subtle aromas you pick up when you’re on the trail are so incredibly evocative– they sink in deep and rearrange your insides and take you away to the stillness of the outdoors. Smell is the oldest of our five senses - it was with us 65 million years ago when we were just rodents crawling around on the forest floor and, being the oldest of our senses, bypasses reason and goes straight to our emotions. But most folks don’t even understand the beauty of real fragrance because all we’ve known for the past 60 years is a cruddy, petrochemical shadow of the real thing."

Just sample one of their scents and right off the bat you know these folks are the real deal! Stop by the store soon and try out some of these new fragrances, you'll be whisked away into the mountains without having to step a foot out of downtown Savannah!

Available at The Paris Market.

From Garden to Table

The joy of sharing a meal outdoors with loved ones is an experience unlike any other. Being able to feel the breeze and smell the flowers while you eat somehow always seems to make the food taste better. Bringing elements of the outdoors inside, we've featured our favorite garden accessories, intermixed with elegant dishes, to replicate the feel of dining outside.

Our terra-cotta pots and aluminum domes add a rich texture to the tabletop while the warm earth tones offset the crisp whites found in our place settings.

Terrariums filled with botanicals line the length of the table, adding an accent of nature to the tablescape.

Enjoy the warm weather and take your meal outdoors! Bon Appetit!