Journal

Hi Friends, I just got home from one of the best trips to Texas ever! Just like I am and my style and my shop is ever evolving, so are these trips. Gone are the fun evenings with friends at Zapp Hall, but they have been replaced by perfect and easy evenings with friends at the...Read More

Hi Friends, So this happened and here’s how: I won Best of Houzz for Customer Service (awesome!), and they sent me a press release all ready to go so I emailed it to the Sentinel. My very first press release! I know, I should send them constantly but that’s a whole world I don’t have (make)...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

Hello Friends, As a new year approaches many of us think about what changes we can make to better ourselves, the earth, and the lives of others.  A few days ago I visited my favorite gardens and took my yearly walk through the labyrinth. A friend came along; we set intentions as we walked, taking it seriously...Read More

  It’s not what you would expect. In fact, it’s not what I would expect either, but I did it. Really long story but I posed in a tiger suit on my boyfriend’s new car. This shot is my favorite, but not the one that was used in the calendar. You’ll have to buy it...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

For most of my life; I slept with a fitted sheet, a top sheet, and a blanket or down comforter, depending on the season. A while back I discovered the duvet (down comforter) with cover only, no top sheet. How wonderful it is not to have a top sheet to tangle you up! Just wash the duvet cover....Read More

This time last year I made my second trip to New York for the gift show. The first time I went by myself and I was fine, actually proud of myself, not being a big city girl. This time I did it with a good friend and shop owner, and met up with wonderfully gracious...Read More

Hello my friends. On this date in 2005 I signed a lease and gave myself one month to set the stage that is Saffron and Genevieve. It’s been 85% wonderful because my customers are awesome, but admittedly I can be a bit jaded about this business where I used to be inspired (only when I pay attention to...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

Many of you may not know this, but I LOVE to do color consulting in your home or business. It’s my thing, I see color, I can visualize it. I’ve done it since I was a little girl, and professionally since 1998. 95% of the time the colors come to me so clearly, the client is...Read More

Hi Friends, Well I knew it wouldn’t be forever, and I must have had a feeling since I began purging this month, but I have to move. I’ve had 2.5 years here and I do love it so but I firmly believe that change is good and that everything happens for a reason. The search...Read More

  Happy May! I am leaving for Brimfield tomorrow for more shopping! The weather looks wet but warm, could be worse…We will be driving across Connecticut and Massachusetts, collecting all of the special goodies we can find and also taking lots of pictures of the gorgeousness out there. Before I leave I am furiously adding great stuff...Read More