The Poet’s Ledge Shelf is an object Designed by Olive Ateliers® — an inspired piece in our Lieu De Vie collection reflecting the elegance and quiet utility of French farmhouse living.

Your favorite books stack light on its shelf – the spines read of poets Oliver and Deming, comfortable next to longer works by Walker and Carson. You dare to add a third stack of your journals but they belong.

Always at the ready - your worn jacket (the corduroy with the deep pockets), your crossbody bag, and your binoculars hang from the six hand-hammered hooks, that slide left to right as desired. Below, the Milking Stool collects shoes. You pull the worn copy of Silent Spring off the shelf and think how the mustard flowers you love await the spring. Your son’s mud-caked boots are not as patient.

“In nature, nothing exists alone.” (from Silent Spring by Rachel Carson)

Each heritage piece carries the quiet imperfections and soul of something sourced, while being newly made with meticulous attention to detail. Incredibly subtle variations in tone, texture, and grain are not only expected — they’re celebrated.