I hate doing laundry. And I blame my laundry room. You see, I love the fresh smell of clean clothes. I like to wear clean clothes. I like my family to wear clean clothes. But somehow the whole process of laundering remains unappealing. Clearly it’s the laundry room environment that’s ...
Read MoreGotta Love Good Press!
Have you seen Flea Market Style magazine? I knew I would love it when their first ever issue (just a year or so ago) featured a map of the USA with all the best huge flea market/vintage sales in the country. I just wanted to jump in the Suburban and ...
Read MoreChartreuse & co – Fresh every day!
I just knew you’d all love what we created this month! The crowd and the reaction was all we’d hoped, and more. We’ve been busy today bringing fresh things in, and we’ll all be starting off our morning bright and early tomorrow, bringing truckloads of fabulous new items into the ...
Read MoreThe Latest at Chartreuse & co!
I’m blown away by how spectacular everything looks in the barn tonight! Everyone’s been in, adding fresh flowers, pillows, all those final touches you put on a space before company comes. So here’s a slide show (it takes a moment to load because there are so many pictures in it!) ...
Read MoreA Bride’s Room a la Chartreuse & co
I love decorating. So when Kristen Tydings of Visitation Academy asked me to decorate a small suite of rooms for brides and their bridesmaids (Visitation provides a spectacular locale for weddings in it’s early 19th century building and gardens located on 5 walled acres in downtown Frederick) I was intrigued. ...
Read MoreFabulous Wall Treatments, part 1
While I’ve been preoccupied by my bedroom redo, the creative crew at the barn have been totally rethinking how beautiful their spaces can be. Here’s a slide show of what The Robin’s Nest is up to: (followed by a brief how-to) Robin’s gone all-out-glam. Hard to believe this is a ...
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