Help name my side business?

[peach]

I need a name by Saturday.

I'm selling things in a local shop and she wants me to have a "Shop name".

I will be selling things like handmade chalkboard frames, baby mobiles, rag garlands, and small pieces of furniture that I refinish....all sorts of home decor stuff that I make. I would say my style is pretty typical beachy/cottage.

DH vetoed any name that has my girls' names in it...and I feel like every combo of words that describe my style is already taken by blogs and etsy shops. I thought of "The burlap cottage"...already taken by like 5 different blogs. "The painted cottage"....also taken. 

Any suggestions are helpful at this point.

[emoflamingo]

Suggestions on things you like? Favorite colors, animals, PIP your favorite room?

[peach]

I've done a few pieces with birds...right now I have a chippy white bench with a bird sillhouette painted on the front. Maybe something with that?

I use mostly blues and whites....lots of burlap and lace.

[peach]

Some favorite rooms.....

[downtoearth]

A take on Rags-to-Riches...maybe Rags-to-Beaches?

Sweet Chicks(or any bird after the word "Sweet") with a bird on your label?

Sweet Cottage Chic?

Waves of Burlap (take on Ocean/Beachy and burlap)?

[munkii]

Two suggestions for now: 1) Blue Starling or 2) Natural Cottage.

The second suggestion had similar competition in that it exists within other names, but there are other words paired with them (like Little).

Other names that looked good (to me) but will not work are listed below along with why.

• Silver Willow (company)
• Silver Starling (band)
• Lace Starling (insect)
• Burlap Nest (company)
• Blue Nest (company)
• Lace Nest (company)
• White Nest (company)
• Blue Whimsy (company)

[peach]

I love the Cottage Chic idea....just googled though and there are several stores and sites with that name already.

[peach]

Blue starling is a contender...I love that idea!

I was also thinking of the silver starfish...it is taken already by a wedding invite company.

Does it matter if I use a name that someone else somewhere in the world already has? I am not registering it, trademarking it, or anything like that. It's just a name to slap on my sales tags in the little store - we don't post anything for sale online or anything like that. It's just for locals...
I really want a name that isn't already attached to an existing business but honestly every possible combo seems to have been taken by someone, somewhere in the world.

[downtoearth]

May 16, 2013 10:59:35 GMT -5 peach said:

I love the Cottage Chic idea....just googled though and there are several stores and sites with that name already.

Can you add something special to you on that?

Peachy Cottage Chic
Sweet Cottage Chic
Mod Cottage Chic
[City/State] Cottage Chic
Cottage Chic Glee
Cottage Chic Decor

[peach]

I also like the idea of using "Sparrow"....

[adhdfashion]

PeachyDecor

[peach]

Nothing with peach, haha.

[emoflamingo]

bluebird cottage

(I just googled for birds in Canada and found out there is an actual bird native to Canada called a "woodcock" and I giggled like a school girl.)

*remember I said I was awful at this?

[njnester319]

You weren't kidding when you say everything is taken! I googled other birds & though I know you liked Sparrow, what about something like "White Wren Designs" or even "Blue Wren". I'll keep thinking....

[emoflamingo]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_trademark_law

I don't know if that helps the trademark thing at all. I want to say you could probably use a name if it's something completely different (i.e. a caterer who does not sell decor) but I'm not sure. I'm not a lawyer, but I do play one on GBCN.

[TBM]

Bird on a Branch
Sparrow Skies
The Sparrow's Nest

[peach]

What do you guys think about The Silver Sparrow? There is a novel by the same name, but that seems to be it. No stores or companies..

I was thinking of doing black tags with a silver sparrow stamped on them....

[emoflamingo]

Oh I like that one. That's good.

I almost did Birds of a Feather for my thing, but ended up with something computer related.

[sierramist03]

I like it

[april37]

I really like The Silver Sparrow!

[bunnymendelbaum]

I think The Silver Sparrow is great!

[rugbywife]

Where are you selling your stuff Peach?

[peach]

Just a local shop