The Guide: Napa Valley
September 1, 2007
SHOPPING
Napa Valley—St. Helena in particular—has a bevy of high-end
shops, many
featuring home furnishings. Most include antiques as well as
reproductions, as French country and colonial styles are particularly
popular,
as is contemporary furniture.
Sterling & Lee Design at Venue (St. Helena,
707.967.9000) offers interior design services through their showroom. "We set
out to be a fine furniture gallery, but soon discovered that our clients wanted
interior design services also," says the firm’s Susan Vick. "Our designs are
based on classic Italian or French country style, but everything is bigger. We
try to achieve a relaxed elegance with nothing precious or kitschy about it."
Charles Gautreaux (Vanderbilt and Company, 707.963.1010,
www.vanderbiltandcompany.com) has had his shop in St. Helena for 23 years. "We
specialize in European and domestic furnishings for the home," he says.
Jan de Luz (St. Helena, 707.963.1550, www.jandeluz.com)
specializes in antique southern French furnishings, reproductions and
accessories. Architectural elements from staircases to fireplaces are also
abundant.
Findings (St. Helena, 707.963.6000) has antique and new
country furnishings.
Napa Valley Vintage Home (707.963.7423) offers European
country home furnishings, one-of-a-kind antiques and accessories. "Many of our
customers are in-terior designers," says owner Laura Rombauer.
EVENTS
Napa Valley teems with events, with charity functions held
almost every week. Auction Napa Valley (707.963.3388,
www.napavintners.com) is held each June by the prestigious Napa Valley Vintners
to raise money for local charities. The V Foundation Wine Celebration
(707.963.0611, www.winecelebration.com) in August raises money to fight cancer.
The Music Festival for Mental Health (707.944.0477,
www.musicfestival.org) is sponsored by Staglin Vineyards every September to
raise money for research into mental health problems.
Charitable home and garden tours include Kitchens in the
Vineyards (707.258.5559, www.napavalleymusic.org). Each April, five
homes in the heart of wine country
open for a home tour benefiting Music in
the Vineyards, a chamber music festival. Napa Valley Symphony League’s Home
and Garden Tour (707.226.6872, www.napavalleysymphony.org) in May invites
visitors to tour some of the valley’s most impressive private homes. Napa
County Master Gardeners Garden Tour (707.253.4147) in June visits six unique
Wine Country gardens to benefit community education programs.
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