We've moved!
We are now at 148 Kirkdale, London SE26 4BB. In fact, we have expanded, and are now called Alhambra Home & Garden (incorporating Casa Jarapa). We have tons of new things: fabulous Mexican cushions, ceramics, olive oil, Spanish food, (including delicious mountain honey), groovy kitchenalia, lovely soaps, art and photography, reclaimed objects (including fabulous Spanish floor tiles, coming soon). There's a selection of work from local craftspeople, too. We even have a tea room with art gallery at the back! We hope to launch a website for Alhambra early next year. If you have any requests, please email us at mail@casajarapa.net
Events
Now we have the shop, we are busy planning a series of events. We've just hosted a book launch, and a series of workshops (jewellery-making, felt-making, soap-making) is in the pipeline. We are also having a May Bank Holiday paella cooking demo and lunch in the garden. Please email us with expressions of interest.
Exclusive cusions!
We are in the process of developing a new line: jarapa-cushions for floors and seats. We've made a couple of samples and the photos should be on the website soon. The idea will be for customers to pick a rug to have transformed into a cushion - they look really fabulous. Another new line is our fabulous reclaimed encaustic floor tiles - you can take a look at some on the last page of this website, where they are waiting before going on the new Alhambra website (watch this space for updates).
Close ups
There is new feature in the online shops: a link to some close-ups of the weaves so you can get a feel for the textures of each different type of rug. Oh, and if you still can't find what you need please come into the shop or email us at mail@casajarapa.net with any enquiries - if we don't have it, we can easily order it.
Olive oil
Our wonderful organic, extra virgin olive oil is back for a second year. It comes from the first pressing and is therefore cold-pressed,
and the acidity is around 0.3 per cent (maximum 0.5 per cent). If you
would like to try a bottle, please email us. The oil is currently available in 250ml, 500ml and 1 litre bottles.
Everyone buying a cooking pot gets a free Spanish recipe sheet thrown in!
Rug underlay in stock now
Several customers have been asking about anti-slip underlay, so we now
have some in stock for people who are purchasing rugs from us. It's
only really necessary for the lighter rugs, if you are going to be
running around or have particularly slippery floors.
Gift vouchers ready
Lots of you say you'd like to get a rug for a friend, but don't know exactly what their taste is. Problem solved: we are now selling gift vouchers in £5, £10, £20 and £50 denominations. And if your friend doesn't want a rug, they could spend their voucher on olive oil or a cooking pot (see above). If you are interested in vouchers, please email us