Hello Friends, I’m back from the Las Vegas Home Show, totally inspired and ready to incorporate some really wonderful new merchandise into the store. I found myself longing for a larger showroom to showcase all the beauty!   As you may know, Saffron and Genevieve has reached a 10-year milestone. This special anniversary has given me...Read More

Hi my Friends, I hope the year is starting nice and smooth for you all. I am thankful so many of you let me know you’ve embraced the “new” direction I am going in the shop. Times change, people change, tastes change. Here’s one of the sweet responses: “I absolutely love how you are mixing...Read More

Hi Friends, First I have to thank you and maybe say you are welcome, the response I got from my post on terra was overwhelming and I so appreciate you letting me know it meant something to you. Now for this eye-opening turn of events. Seriously. Recent circumstances have forced me to go where I...Read More

      Hi Friends, This is so important, something everyone should know because your happiness, and the happiness of others depends on it. Here it is – everyone is different. Everyone has a place and space and situation that they are more comfortable in than you. Of course we share interests, and we tend...Read More

    Hi Friends, If you read my blog and are a fan of my shop you are probably aware of the term wabi-sabi, you might live it in one way or another, or embrace it completely. I don’t use the term often, but in the description of my shop and interior design process it...Read More

  You always tell me you’d love to see more pictures of my interior design projects. I put a couple on Houzz, and someday I will be adding more. However, yesterday after meeting with a new client about a really exciting job, I realized something big: not only are the majority of my clients extremely...Read More

I totally forgot there was to be this lovely article a few Sunday’s ago San Francisco Chronicle, until my Mom sent me an email. Click the link to read about all the shops, if you’re lazy I will paraphrase here: Saffron and Genevieve: Images of Narnia come to mind as you walk into this unassuming...Read More

  Hi Friends, I am so excited about this installation! Tuesday and Wednesday I set up my goods in the entry, staircase, and upper hallway in a really lovely Craftsman home for the Summit Leagues Home for the Holidays Tour in Los Gatos. Thursday and Friday (the 21st) you can view three homes, opened up...Read More

Good morning Friends, As America gets ready to celebrate our independence, I’m reflecting on how happy I am to have independence in my work life. In 1998, I started my journey to gather knowledge so that I could open a shop exactly like mine. In 2005, I finally quit all those educational but stressful jobs...Read More

Hi Friends, It’s been exactly one month since I got notice that I had to leave my slice of heaven in Santa Cruz, one block from the beach and right on the lake. Rentals are hard to come by in this area so I didn’t waste one moment, I started looking immediately. Fast forward and...Read More