Contents
• About Us
• About Our Vendors
  • Anichini
  • L’Occitane
  • Bonjour Switzerland
  • Blu World

The Home Retreat is one of Texas 's newest contemporary home linens & furnishings store located in Austin's new 2nd Street District.

Our philosophy is that anyone can indulge in fine decor and create a unique home design. By incorporating nature's beauty into your homes, you can introduce a sense of calm into your environment while being allured with colors, textures, and sounds that awaken your spirit.

The concept of our store stemmed from the desire to help customers create a personal retreat in their living space, whether it is for your loft, your home or your mansion. We are excited to provide you with products that cater to an experience of succinct sophistication or minimalist, Zen-like tranquility. Our products offer customers a wide range of contemporary, whimsical or traditional home design options for creating their own personal home retreats.

We feature the very best brands in the following products:

• bedroom linens (sheets, duvets, coverlets, throws, and other bedding),
• bath and body,
• many types of fountain,
• home accessories and decor,
• silk drapery,
• robes and towels,
• furniture such as mirrors, bedroom furniture, entertainment centers, and coffee tables.

For further personal design needs and recommendations, please contact us at 512-391-0330 or via email at info@thehomeretreat.com.

We will be happy to provide you with a complimentary design consultation for your needs.

The Home Retreat is located at 249 West 2nd Street, Austin TX 78701.

About Our Vendors:

Anichini:

Think sublime style, unstinting details, old-world craftsmanship. The charm of classic lines and modern style. Sensuous textures and robust colors that dress your bed, your table, your home, your life. This is the essence of Anichini.

The company, founded two decades ago with initial capital of six-hundred dollars, has emerged to become the most prestigious brand of luxury linens and home textiles available. In an era where the word "luxury" is used to describe everything from a bus ride to a bottle of shampoo, Anichini has raised the bar on the definition of "luxury" with textiles that are the ultimate in opulence and craftsmanship.

Anichini Products: The Antiques of Tomorrow

The spirit and integrity that goes into the fabrication of the textiles and the production of every Anichini design make them valued heirlooms. They are considered the "antiques of tomorrow". Anichini customers do appreciate the investment quality; it is why the brand has become a multi-million dollar business. These are designs that beg to be touched. The sheer experience of sleeping in Anichini sheets, being wrapped in hand-loomed cashmere, or dining on fine linen, can bring the most discriminating customer into a state of instant sensory satisfaction.

The Heart of It: Linea Casa:

At the heart of Anichini is the bedding collection. The Villa D'Este line is manufactured by Italy's premier textile weaver, Quagliotti. Voile, silk twill, and double weight sateens are considered to be the new plus ultra of bedding and are virtually unavailable from other luxury linen companies. Anichini designs are classically inspired. Anichini upholds a promise-and a practice-that exacting details and finishing will be characteristic of Anichini and lavished on every piece. Nearly every fabric in the entire line can be adapted to every style of pillow, coverlet, sham, bedding, and table covering.

All in the Family: The Anichini Brand:

The Anichini brand continues to broaden and diversify. Fashion accessories such as shawls, scarves, and wraps are making a splash in the apparel accessories market. Meanwhile, the upholstered furniture collection is continually evolving and includes a signature selection of headboards, ottomans, wing chairs, benches, and chaises. Wrought iron and painted wood are also being used in the furniture line. All pieces are individually handcrafted by Vermont artisans.

The hospitality division focuses on providing specialty bed, bath and table linens to the most exclusive hotel, resort and spa properties in the world.

The new corporate gift division offers businesses the opportunity to recognize and reward excellence with Anichini's complete range of products. Top choices are luxurious shawls, extravagant throws and custom designed decorative pillows. All products can be monogrammed, decorated with artwork, crests, logos, or even a special personalized message.

What sets Anichini apart as a true fashion house is that 25 percent of its business is customized orders. It is a couture option offered to individual consumers as well as designers.

Venturing to New Lands: The Future is Bright:

Anichini is committed to its pursuit of the genuine article. Muga silks and Nepalese cahmere from India. Ottoman inspired cut velvets and tapestries from Turkey. Renaissance replications from Umbria. Stupendous hand-knotted embellishments from Lithuania, the last country to be able to produce products of this kind. And, the search never stops.

L’Occitane:

L’OCCITANE is a unique brand focusing on the well-being of women and men alike. It seeks to create harmony which links the pleasure of the senses with inner balance. The products range from personal care lines to home fragrances. All are manufactured in the time-honored traditional way using fine natural ingredients, primarily from Provence.

L’OCCITANE creates natural body, skincare and fragrance products for men, women and the home. All the product ranges are presented in traditional packaging that reflect the true elegance of simplicity. And all are produced according to strict ethical guidelines.

L’OCCITANE is true to itself and its founding principles. Authenticity and effective natural products designed to procure true well-being. True stories behind the development of our products. And true pleasure in their use.

The company was founded by Olivier Baussan in the south of France in 1976. The first shop and mail order service was opened in Volx, France, in 1980. The current factory in Manosque was established in response to an ever-growing distribution network. In the mid to late 1990s; subsidiaries were opened in the U.S., Hong Kong and the U.K.

Today, L’OCCITANE employs some 1200 people. In addition to mail order sales, there are some 500 L’OCCITANE stores in nearly 60 countries. All products and stores reflect the company's core values of authenticity, simplicity, sensory pleasure and respect for people and the planet. From simple, natural ingredients, L’OCCITANE creates products that serve the ultimate goal of well-being in ourselves and in our homes. The fragrances are varied, unusual, natural and wonderfully appealing.

Bonjour Switzerland:

Bonjour of Switzerland is a mill with not only state-of-the-art technology and superb craftsmanship, but also a mill with a design philosophy and environmental awareness matched by few mills in the world.

We excel at jacquard and sateen woven fabrics of high thread counts which become exquisite bed linens of heirloom quality.

Boller Winkler, the original mill, was established in Turbenthal, near Zurich, Switzerland in 1833. It was the first mill to take advantage of the equipment and machinery coming out of England during the Industrial Revolution, using the spinning machines to replace hand labor. Next, the weaving looms were introduced into the mill and Boller Winkler went on to become one of the most recognized and highly respected mills in Europe. It produces millions of yards of fabric per year for many different markets, including apparel and bed linens. The bed linens are marketed under the name Bonjour of Switzerland around the world, and now in the United States.

Blu World:

Blu World fountains are handcrafted in the US and available through the finest retailers around the world. They are formed from copper, natural slate, glass and gorgeous river stones. Custom, semi-custom and production models are made and all can be engraved with your message or logo.

A fountains provide the soothing relief of serene water sounds combined with the striking looks of sculpture with moving water. All of our type of fountain are designed to provide maximum water sound while utilizing whisper quiet pumps. The fountains have a water reservoir that recirculates. All you need is a power outlet and to periodically add water (larger installations can include an autofill system). Even the largest of our fountains can be set up by anyone with basic handyperson skills.