Author Archives: Larry Ruhl

Design On A Dime Spring 2012

Design on a Dime, which benefits Housing Works, has become my favorite design event. Sponsored by the likes of Elle Decor, House Beautiful, and Veranda Magazines, it draws an amazing crowd during its three day sale, but especially so on opening night. I get  inspired by the idea of doing something different each year while [...]

ABCD Designs Covers us at Design on a Dime

Before I jump in and share my own adventures at this years Design on a Dime, I thought I’d share with you Amy’s blog coverage on the event. Check it out here.

Blog Love: Lost Cowboy Found and High Falls Mercantile

It’s flattering and fun when you  hear a fresh perspective on what you are doing. We had that happen this week with Lost Cowboy Found when they did this blog post on us. “I often look at an ordinary object and think of it as art.  In my own works, I have taken items, or [...]

Here In This House with High Falls Mercantile

Exhibiting at the Architectural Digest Home Design Show was fantastic for many reasons. On the first day of the show I had the pleasure of meeting the talented ladies behind the blog Here in This House. They do a fun series called Creative Types and asked if I would interview with them. Naturally, I was [...]

Sale of the Season: Americana General

We don’t do sales here at High Falls Mercantile that often but when we do, we make them really count. One of our favorite tabletop lines has gone out of business.  We have carried Americana General since opening in 2004. It’s durability and reasonable price point made it a great fit. Now at 50% off [...]

Trooks: Function in Nature

Sometimes the simplest things captivate us. When Geoffrey Fisher contacted Cait regarding his hand crafted “Trooks” (The invention of tree and hook combined) we knew that we had found another perfect fit. Having had his products featured in some of our favorite blogs, we decided to jump on board and bring his hooks and magnets [...]

The Architectural Digest Home Design Show Highlights

It seems like a lifetime ago that I was in New York preparing to set up for the Architectural Digest Home Design Show. Held at Pier 94 the show attracts thousands of designers, bloggers, artists, and manufacturers. This was our first time exhibiting and it was an adventure to say the least. As usual, the [...]

ABCD Designs for High Falls Mercantile: A Perfect Pair

2011 was an incredible year for me both personally and professionally.  Hands down, the highlight of the year was reconnecting with Amy Beth Cupp Dragoo. Thanks to Cait and Twitter, Amy and I shared a wonderful reunion back in October. You can read the story of our reunion here. After a long lunch at the [...]

A Classic Pouf at High Falls Mercantile

A classic in any interior space, our wool Poufs are as versatile as they are handsome.

Inside Scoop at High Falls Mercantile

Cait is changing her image. For a really good reason.