where memory meets modern

A heritage-inspired boutique for women who love quiet, intentional style.

Neutral apparel, candlelight, and keepsakes for a slower Southern life in West Columbia, SC.

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Boutique reopens Sunday

Jan. 4th, 11th, 18th and final location date, the 25th

1-4pm

4 years on Meeting Street · Woman-owned · Ships from South Carolina

Announcement for a business closing, indicating prices are increasing to move inventory, effective January 4th, with a final month at the location ending January 31st, and a note about a new chapter reopening in March, encouraging people to join the mailing list for updates.

Sunday Drive Playlist

To mark year four, I made a Sunday Drive playlist for you—songs that got me through. For riding with the windows cracked, cleaning the house, cooking, or just sitting still.

Read my Sunday Drive Blog

A mannequin wearing a floral dress with a black background and cream-colored flower patterns, featuring puffed sleeves, a keyhole back, and tie details at the neck and waist.

DRESSES

Everyday dresses for real Southern weather

Mannequin dressed in a cream sweater, beige skirt, navy puffer vest with button pockets, and a beige tote bag, in a boutique with hat display and brick wall background.

OUTERWEAR

Vests, jackets, and easy layers

Gray tote bag with a humorous print that reads "I TOLD MY THERAPIST ALL ABOUT YOU" and features an illustration of a sofa.

TALK OF THE TOWN TOTES

Classic totes, clever words

The House Collections

Each House is a different way she shows up in the world—structured, earth-worn, dreamy, or rooted. Jeffrey, August, Reverie, and Thena together tell the story of women shaped by heritage, memory, and modern life.

Explore the Houses

Text-based graphic advertising House of Jeffrey, a button company, with the slogan "Where memory meets modern" and the website preserveandco.com.

Graphic design for House of August featuring black text on a white background that reads, 'House of August. Grace. Grit. Ground.' with a website link and the tagline 'Where memory meets modern' in cursive.

Text-based advertisement for House of Thena with the slogan "Soft as a Memory," the website preserveandco.com, and the tagline "Where memory meets modern".

Discover the pieces that feel like home.
Small-batch apparel, candles, and gifts—handpicked in West Columbia, SC. Fewer trends, more pieces you’ll reach for again and again.