The Fountain Conversion – Bringing Your Water Feature to Life FONT – FONTANA – FUENTE – FONTÄN – آبنما –噴泉 – FOUNTAIN It is said that elephants are good luck because wherever you find them you find water and food. Water fountains have become a necessity of life in our gardens: the sound, the reflection,…
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Eye of the Day Mother’s Day Gift Guide 2017
It’s that time of year where we honor and celebrate our mothers–Moms, foster Moms, grandmothers, and the ones who become our second, or even third, moms. Show how thankful you are for the moms in your life with something special from Eye of the Day. Our gift guide has something unique for all different tastes and…
Groundskeeping: Sourcing Antiques in Italy
“Can I go with you?” or “I’ll carry your bags” is a refrain I often hear when someone learns I’m going to Italy for work. Traveling to Italy to buy terracotta pottery for our store sounds like a pretty good job, and it is when you don’t have to do it every other month. It’s…
The Not So Dirty Jobs: Custom Services by Eye of the Day
We sell some of the most beautiful terracotta pottery sourced throughout Europe; pottery that has been hand made the same way for centuries, even millennia. I’m still amazed that designers and clients want us to glaze over it with today’s color choice as professed by Martha Stewart. It is not ours to ask why, we…
Eye of the Day Holiday Gift Guide 2016
Are you looking for something unique or special this holiday season? The Eye of the Day Holiday Gift Guide for 2016 has you covered. These gifts come from all around the world and are sure to be statement pieces in the home or garden. 1. French Anduze Pottery Our handmade French terracotta Pottery from Anduze region in…
Lisa Cox Landscape Design: Before and After European Farmhouse Garden
Today, Eye of the Day interviews Lisa Cox of Lisa Cox Landscape Design on a recent project in Los Olivos, California. Lisa is a designer we love to work with and it’s always a joy when she stops by the showroom sourcing decor for her designs. As the season slowly transitions into Fall here in California,…