Atelier Home

at·elier (at′'l yā′; Fr ȧ tə lyā′)
A studio or workshop, esp. one used by an artist.

The perfect name for a place I know in the quaint
little village of Chagrin Falls, in northern Ohio.
Atelier Home / Cottonwood.

This space on Orange Street is where two lovely artists,
(Dottie & Dorine), are creating a tableaux vivants,
(living picture), rich with the icy blue and white colors
of Nordic countries, accented with the pastel palettes of
the French Countryside.
After months of sourcing product, dealing with city
permits, endless nights of painting and all those other
tasks that are associated with opening a retail store,
Atelier Home opened it's doors on March 1st.


Entering Atelier Home is like visiting your
favorite Art Gallery with compositions that are
reminiscent of 19th century Gouache's splashed with
tints of white.

Louis XV and XVI style pieces are impasto against
windows draped in silk, flirting dressmaker's details
worthy of haute couture.
Antique, weathered, time worn accessories are
grouped to resemble still life's of a day in the country.

Atelier Home is a store full of European
influences down to the terraced floor that has a
sameness to well scrubbed Swedish boards that
reflect the color of cotton.

And you will think DaVinci is alive and well,
tutoring the laws of the Golden Ratio.

They are also the exclusive Cleveland retailer for Mitchell

Gold, who has wonderful upholstered sofas and chairs.

The creativity is in the details! This has to be one of my

favorites! The French furniture words handpainted on

the risers. I love that!!

A mix of old and new.

The wall mural is from Murals Your Way. It looks

stunningly realistic in person. They have a rather

large selection on their website and some nice

French murals. Don't you adore those French

storefronts?

You can also have your own photograph made into

a mural. Something else I need to add to my

"To Do" list !

If your ever in Northern Ohio, be sure to stop by

Atelier Home. Like the French saying above the door

"Que les invités qui entrent dans cette maison,

repartent en amis."

(Those who are invited to enter this house,

leave as friends)

The Grand Opening is being planned for the

weekend of June 21.

You don't want to miss it, as they will have a

lucious container load of

"Country French Antiques"