Emily Joubert Home & Garden Opens in Montecito!

The boutique store Emily Joubert has now opened in Montecito is located at the Montecito Country Mart. Owner Judy Cottingham-Sieber and her husband Mike Sieber held a private opening for friends on Thursday, July 11, and a public opening July 12. Their first stores are in San Francisco and Woodside, CA.

I attended the private opening and met with the store owners. Judy has family roots in Montecito with her being a first cousin to Susan Jackson. Susan shared with me at the opening, “Our mothers were sisters, and their mother, [our grandmother] is to whom the store is named, Emily Joubert.” Indeed, with loving respect the painted portrait of Joubert appears in all the stores, and on the website.

I asked Cottingham-Sieber what she cultivated specifically for her Montecito location, and she said, “There is a definite nod to Montecito with our more coastal look items, such as the rattan furniture made in northern California from recycled bamboo, the Adirondack outdoor chairs, and the leather coasters with ‘Montecito’ engraved in gold. 

I love to support artists and for this store I am featuring Grace Chamberlain’s watercolors, and Alice Ford, who recently showed at Bergdorf Goodman NYC.”

While she greeted friends, I shopped the store with her Visual Merchandiser, Roland Cuthbert-Manuel, from the San Francisco store. He did the Montecito store layout for the opening. Items he directed for our readers are the EJ private label square outdoor seat cushions with Indian block print, enamel lamp bases with lampshades made from Vintage silk sarees, the EJ tartan print men’s Dopp Kit zip leather bag, and EJ exclusive on Belle d’Arles perfumed soaps. In furniture he pointed out oversized copper pots with lids, the outdoor Adirondack chairs from reclaimed redwood handmade in the bay area, and the one-of-a-kind Estate Antique wood chairs upholstered with Antoinette Poisson art designs on the fabric. For the kitchen, the EJ private label Belgium linen aprons, table linens, organic balsamic vinegar, olive oil, cutlery and cooking utensils. There is a selection of teas from Mariage Frères, Lodestone Candles of Kent & Co., Cereria Molla candles and fragrance sticks, books, jewelry, and children’s clothing and toys.

At the opening were her store manager Jennifer Williams, staff, friends, and local businesses. We were treated to champagne and Pascale Beale’s artful crudités and dessert trays. There was a definite excitement in the air and warm welcomes for our newest retailer. Be sure to stop by.

411: www.emilyjoubert.com