Introducing the Au Lit blog…Between the Sheets! | No Comments »

    May 9th, 2011

    We are SO excited to announce the upcoming launch of “Between the Sheets”, our brand new Au Lit Fine Linens blog. We’ll be combining our efforts to bring you the best information, inspiration and tips all in one place.

    We appreciate all of the support you’ve giving us on the LIV blog over the past couple of years, and we hope that you will continue to follow us on “Between the Sheets”. Stay tuned for the official launch date!

    - xo, Julie

    Julie Brown is Assistant Creative Director of LIV by Au Lit and Au Lit Fine Linens. Designing, buying and visual merchandising with latte in hand.

    Our Monogrammed Sheets featured on Cupcakes & Cashmere | No Comments »

    May 6th, 2011

    Thanks to Emily of Cupcakesandcashmere.com for featuring us on her blog today! She mentioned her new beautiful scalloped & monogrammed Au Lit sheets in her Five Things post…

    We can monogram anything – your initials, your full name or even a cute slogan (I LOVE MOM!) We offer a HUGE range of colours. Monogramming starts at $25.00 for the first 3 letters and $6 for every additional letter. (Custom designs are priced on an individual basis.)

    As for the sheets, (the most important part) all of our linens are woven in Italy and sewn in Canada. We have lots of different thread-counts to choose from. (If you’ve never slept in Egyptian cotton/Italian-woven sheets, you will experience an incredible difference. It’s worth the investment, trust me!)

    - xo, Julie

    Julie Brown is Assistant Creative Director of LIV by Au Lit and Au Lit Fine Linens. Designing, buying and visual merchandising with latte in hand.

    Draw a Deal Spring Event – May 7th & 8th | No Comments »

    May 3rd, 2011

    Join us this Saturday & Sunday, May 7th & 8th for our Spring Event! Draw a surprise discount at the door ranging from 20 – 40% OFF ALL REGULAR PRICED CLOTHING. Plus, we’re giving 20% OFF all Furniture and Linens for those 2 days only. Hope to see you there!

    - xo, Julie

    Julie Brown is Assistant Creative Director of LIV by Au Lit and Au Lit Fine Linens. Designing, buying and visual merchandising with latte in hand.

    Rustic Bedroom Retreats – Minimalist Cottage Style | No Comments »

    May 2nd, 2011

    A cottage bedroom is no longer just another room to fill with shabby chic bedding and furniture. There is a growing trend towards minimalism in cottage design, where natural building materials and external views take centre stage. Bedding is always clean and crisp, sometimes with pops of colour or texture for fun. Here are some gorgeous examples of cottage bedrooms that demonstrate how a minimal room can be a beautiful retreat at the cottage as well as in the city.


    image from www.newhouseofart.com


    image from www.marthastewart.com


    image from www.literaturesoft.com

    -xo, Jenn

    We're thrilled to have the multi-talented, Jenn Creede as part of our blogging team. She'll be keeping you up-to-date on all the latest happenings and new arrivals at LIV.

    Flower Power is back again! | No Comments »

    April 27th, 2011

    Florals seem to be everywhere lately! This trend doesn’t discriminate; you can find floral in almost any item of clothing you are looking for!

    And of course floral accessories. Ther perfect way to match your bag to your shoes!

    And of course LIV is getting into the spirit of spring with some flower power of our own!

    skirt by MINK PINK

    -xo, Jenn

    We're thrilled to have the multi-talented, Jenn Creede as part of our blogging team. She'll be keeping you up-to-date on all the latest happenings and new arrivals at LIV.

    How to make the Perfect Bed Video with Style at Home | No Comments »

    April 26th, 2011

    Check out the “How to Make the Perfect Bed” video we did with Style at Home, featuring Joanna Goodman, owner of Au Lit Fine Linens. We hope it helps you create your own “perfect bed”.

    Thank you Jill for letting us into your lovely home :)

    - xo, Julie

    Julie Brown is Assistant Creative Director of LIV by Au Lit and Au Lit Fine Linens. Designing, buying and visual merchandising with latte in hand.

    MINK PINK summer 2011 video | No Comments »

    April 25th, 2011

    Love the mood of this video…

    MINKPINK SUMMER 2011 from rebecca on Vimeo.

    -xo, Jenn

    We're thrilled to have the multi-talented, Jenn Creede as part of our blogging team. She'll be keeping you up-to-date on all the latest happenings and new arrivals at LIV.

    Introducing our new Au Lit pillow! | No Comments »

    April 21st, 2011

    We take customer feedback very seriously and are constantly striving to improve our products and services.

    Recently we noticed that our Au Lit pillow wasn’t getting the positive reaction we’ve come to expect, so we decided to try it out for ourselves.  Our customers were right: we found it to be slightly too firm. Although everyone liked the price of the Au Lit pillow ($120 Standard), they were willing to pay more for that perfect fit. As you know, good value is really important to us, so we wanted to continue to offer a reasonably priced, 100% goose down pillow that our customers would adore.

    Over the past few months, we’ve been working with our down manufacturer to find a solution. We started experimenting by adjusting the amounts of down in each pillow and trying different shells with different thread-counts. After multiple samples and several restless nights of testing, we finally achieved success! Decreasing the amount of down by a couple of ounces for a softer loft and upgrading the thread-count on the shell has completely transformed this pillow. The Au Lit pillow is now new and improved,  providing a perfect mix of soft to medium support and best of all, at exactly the same price!

    The feedback has been fantastic so far and it’s become my new favourite pillow to recommend to all my friends and family. It’s perfectly squishy, but still supportive.

    Considering the quality of this pillow, you will have a hard time finding better value elsewhere. If you see down pillows at a box store or discount store at a so called “bargain prices” you can bet it’s not the real thing. With down products, as with anything that is an investment, you get what you pay for.

    - xo, Julie

    Julie Brown is Assistant Creative Director of LIV by Au Lit and Au Lit Fine Linens. Designing, buying and visual merchandising with latte in hand.

    The prettiest pillow fight: by Vogue | No Comments »

    April 20th, 2011




    Natalia Vodianova has a pillow fight with teen stars Chloë Moretz, Elle Fanning, and Hailee Steinfeld in a new Bruce Weber editorial for Vogue.
    Images via the Cut.

    - xo, Julie

    Julie Brown is Assistant Creative Director of LIV by Au Lit and Au Lit Fine Linens. Designing, buying and visual merchandising with latte in hand.

    There’s something different about Italian-made fabric… | No Comments »

    April 19th, 2011

    “You can tell there’s something different about Italian-made fabric as soon as you touch it. It’s like you can actually feel the GENERATIONS OF CRAFTMANSHIP AND KNOWLEDGE that go into making it.”

    -Frank Muytjens

    - xo, Julie

    Julie Brown is Assistant Creative Director of LIV by Au Lit and Au Lit Fine Linens. Designing, buying and visual merchandising with latte in hand.