Believe it or not, there are some stores that I never think of going into. Slick furniture stores just never attract me. I’m not talking about brand name showroom stores like Cappellini, B&B and Artemide, which I love. But those no-name stores that sell a bit of everything. You know. Where you go to buy an armadio or a set of bookshelves.
Well, we need some bookshelves, and Ikea just wasn’t gonna cut it this time. So Saturday morning saw me and Domenico in a store I had passed by a million times, but never set foot in. Interiors Fattorini. Right on the corner of Via Arenula and the Lungotevere. Even though Domenico (my Italian architect husband) had bought tons of stuff there, for clients, I just had never had a reason, before today, to wander in.
To answer your question: yes, we bought a set of bookshelves that will fit our new flat screen TV. But of course what got me all kinds of excited was the pretty, glowing dishes and glasses that were scattered all over the store like confetti. Goblets and flutes, platters and teapots, mugs and pitchers. Although the store is mostly about couches, beds, tables and chairs someone there sure knows her accessories.
(FYI: They have really nice furniture too.)
Interiors Fattorini
Via Arenula 55
06.68.13.66.15
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I really enjoy your blogs. I wish I had discovered you before our last trip to Rome.
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I did several blogs in Nov/Dec on our 3 week trip to room that my customers enjoyed.
Love the pink dishes!!!
Thanks Sally! Love your blog too.
Hi Elizabeth
Wandered by your blog after reading your book ‘Restoring a Home in Italy’ here in New Zealand. Glad to have discovered both the book and the blog, although chances of me restoring a home in Italy are at present nil! Thanks for the uplifting ideas anyway.
Question: when you are in a shop (as in this day’s blog) do you ask if you can take pix on your cellphone? Or do you whip out a camera surreptitiously? Do people minds? Or are they pleased you show interest? Have always wondered the etiquette of these things…
Hi Ming,
Thanks for your kind words about book and blog!
FYI, I always ask first, before taking out my camera. Most people always say yes right away. And once I explain what I am doing, and why, they almost all say yes.
If they do say no, then, well, too bad for them I figure! If they don’t want to be in my books/blog/articles, well, what can I do?