Beautiful Antiquing

Quite by accident, designer Daisy Allen Phillips created her shop, Marguerite, to bring beautiful things for the home into one space.

She began building her inventory, one piece at a time, with meaningful, well-crafted items that spoke to her, especially those she incorporated into her own interiors. Today, her boutique is a compelling sanctuary within Portland, Oregon's West Moreland neighborhood—a go-to destination for shoppers seeking well-scoured home furnishings and handmade necessities. Engaging window displays beckon passers-by inside this Paris-style salon that brims to the rafters with European reproduction furniture, fine linens, and exceptional antique accessories.

 "Marguerite" on 1520 Southeast Bybee Boulevard is a store that would be a dream to own...or to just work in...or how about to shop in! From the mill- work, to the ornate displays, to the mountainous bounty of treasures both old and new, Marguerite's is on our list of favorite places to visit! Does one ever tire of scouring antique shops for home interior products? Those little beauties that inspire us or those tiny treasures that you just enjoy walking past, looking at and touching each day! At this store you will find lovely scented soaps, pajamas, French whitening toothpaste, powder puffs and much more!
Owner Daisy Allen Phillips, Marguerite means daisy in French,  has every detail down to a fine science. Go back often because the merchandise and displays change with the season's! There is a definite visit coming this fall....or even Christmas...can you imagine?

Pleasant Hill

Nestled within the breathtaking Bluegrass Region of Harrodsburg, Kentucky, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill is the country’s largest restored Shaker community and an exceptional historical landmark. Visitors to this serene retreat can experience the property’s 3,000 acres of scenic farmland at The Inn at Shaker Village, where myriad recreational activities, delicious cuisine, and unique shopping opportunities await. Explore this peaceful way of life as you stroll the grounds and carefully restored buildings of this extraordinary national treasure.

"Pleasant Hill is a wonderful place. My husband and I have visited this peaceful place many times. Each time we go the time passes too quickly.Looking at our pictures, I was once again transported to this very special place. I can see and experience the different rooms we have stayed in, the home cooked meals we have enjoyed there, and the horse-drawn wagon ride and the ghost stories told to us as we past the stone fences and the quiet fields and pastures in early evenings. Back home, it is a joy to use my shaker broom to sweep my kitchen floor and enjoy family meals at our shaker custom made cherry table and chairs. The shaker simplicity reminds me daily of the beauty of Pleasant Hill. I can hardly wait to go again."  Glenview, IL.

Lady of the Lakes

While living in London, authoress Beatrix Potter escaped to the picturesque Lake District of England as often as she could, enjoying bucolic farm life and reveling in the area’s charming lifestyle.
 In 1905, she purchased the seventeenth-century cottage and garden known as Hill Top in the village of Near Sawrey—a place where she eventually relocated permanently. It was within this tranquil countryside that Beatrix married and became a fervent conservationist.
With an inheritance from her family and the profits from her books, she acquired farms and land throughout the Cumbrian region, and, upon her death, left fourteen farms and more than 4,000 acres of land to the British National Trust.
 Today, her splendid legacy lives on, and the rich beauty of her beloved lakeside surroundings will be preserved in her honor for generations to come.