We have exciting news to share! Next week, we unveil the new Pandora de Balthazar showroom at the High Point Market, the largest home furnishings trade show in the world. Our showroom, located inside the Antique & Design Center in historic Market Square, opens early for Market Week on October 20th at noon. We hope you will join us for the week-long celebration at the Market, October 22 to 27. The Antique & Design Center – housed on the ground and mezzanine levels of what was once a turn-of-the-century furniture factory – has quickly become a favorite venue of the world’s savviest retailers and designers.

Growing up in Dalton, Georgia, one of the textile manufacturing capitols of the United States, Pandora de Balthazar learned to value fabrics. “My mother stitched beautiful clothes and taught me the art of sewing when I was quite young,” she remembers. As a teenager, Pandora began collecting fabrics for the sheer pleasure they brought her. As an adult she lived in Budapest, Hungary, for a while, where she experienced the European lifestyle and the riches that textiles add to the daily beauty of life. “Upon returning to the States, I missed being surrounded with finely woven tablecloths and bed linens,” says Pandora. So she channeled her passion for fabrics into a career, by opening a shop called Antique European Linens in Pensacola Beach, Florida.

Published Spring 2008

LONG BEFORE THE ADVENT OF INTERIOR DESIGN GURUS IN THE MEDIA, THE ARTS AND CRAFTS movement encouraged homeowners to dress their windows and use textiles to finish off the rooms. This convergence of pattern, color and texture resulted in a hominess and simplicity that still identifies the era. By rejecting the layered look of the Victorian era, housewives could surround themselves with beauty and a quiet serenity. Arts and Crafts-style pillows, curtains, bedspreads, tablecloths, napkins and table runners still bring a sense of warmth and gracefulness to today’s interiors.

Published August 2007

There is nothing like the perfect bedroom. However, what defines perfect is not only quite personal, but according to Pandora de Balthazar, owner of Antique European Linens, quite often overlooked. Balthazar’s home is a decadent and multilayered retreat.What she considers most important in the home—the bedroom and bath—never skimps on the textural indulgences of richly swathed pillow tops, finely draped windows and most importantly, comfortable spots for sleep and rest. With a philosophy that declares the bed should be “a haven welcoming you with open arms” and a lifestyle of comfort that she says everyone deserves, Pandora shares her tips, ideas and inspirations.

A place that once hosted the kings and courts of five nations; a place where rich histories and organic beauty put the mind, body and soul at rest… It is only fitting that Pensacola is also home to the magnificent textiles, luxurious linens and life lessons of Pandora Balthazar. Her store, Antique European Linens houses an exquisite collection of more than three million pieces of linens and textiles. All are unique, some are priceless, and each has a story. Pandora is preserving an art form; the stories of nations, of families, of women, literally woven in time. She insists they are best enjoyed in the present and works closely with her clients who include loyal Pensacolians, personal collectors, and interior designers from around the world.