The Handmade Home
Creating “A Place to Come Home To” cannot be achieved by shopping from a catalogue. On the contrary, European homes are often informal museums of family history. Some might be cluttered; Others might have a very spare esthetic. However, nothing is extremely precious and everything has a story. In their book, The Handmade Home, Mark and Sally Bailey describe home as “a place where you can let your creative side loose – somewhere to display your favourite things, where handmade pieces and other treasures sit harmoniously alongside” the necessary fixtures of life. The Baileys conclude that, “your home can become a work of art in its own right.” Here at The European Pantry that is a philosophy we also live by. Every handmade home creation we offer has a story behind it. However, we also believe that everyone has a innate need to create. That is why we are passionate about helping people discover their own inner creativity.
Blog Posts from The Handmade Home
Banishing The Winter Blahs with Warm Drinks and Colours
Most people do not complain about the sun shimmering on clean white snow, especially if they are looking out a window at someone else shoveling it! But often we are the ones shoveling the white stuff and the sun doesn't shine every day. On those dreary days perhaps we...
Hearth & Home
The pandemic has driven many of us home. We are spending less time going to restaurants, movies and other forms of entertainment. We now are creating our own entertainment at home. Many of us find ourselves with more time to cook and linger as we eat together. We are...
Someone to Come Home to
When we talk about what makes a home, we sometimes forget the pets that are there to greet us when we come home at the end of the day. We had two pets before Cedric. Sasha, a sweet tempered, gentle English Setter and, Princess, a...
Why do you have paint in a food store!?
This question comes up a lot. And to be honest, when the idea of adding what we call "creative products" first came up, I wondered if I was crazy. I am sure John. my husband and partner, probably thought I had flipped a bit!!! However, as we explored the idea more...
Home Tutorial
Tutorials are one to one sessions designed to teach specific creative skills. Cost is dependent on materials and time required. Contact us if you would like to set up a tutorial with Jacqui.
Handmade Home Workshops
Due the Covid-19 pandemic it has been impossible to follow through with our plans to host workshops. As a result, we devote more time to walking you through the steps of prepping and painting when you come in to buy paint for the first time. We also provide in store...
