The first room you enter from the front of our house is The Long Room. But we never use it that way. In my grandmother’s day, the front door was never opened. You see, in 1952, ten years after she and her young family moved to Clifton on the Monocacy, ...
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I have been both blessed and cursed by my home. Don’t get me wrong: I love my home. But, as with all great relationships, we have our moments… You see, my home was my grandmother’s home. The matriarch of our family, the woman for whom I was named, my archetype ...
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We all have them: those pieces that come to us through the family, or perhaps we just love the scale, lines, look, but the wood’s condition is just-plain getting embarrassing. For me it’s the drop-leaf table that always held a place of usefulness and honor in the Glass Room of ...
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This began as an act of kindness for a friend. Erin Cononie of Damsel in Distress Vintage (one of our temporary dealers who’ll be at Chartreuse & co for Market Days, April 15-17) took on the exciting task of completely redesigning her friend’s bedroom. While you can see that the ...
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We all like to think that we seek inspiration everywhere. Hilary Martin, creator and owner of HouseMade, does exactly that. I love these juxtaposed images for just that reason. Where many would see simple, decorative logs, or even firewood, Hilary saw lamps. And not just any lamps. She saw delightfully ...
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LIVING ROOM BEFORE: LIVING ROOM AFTER: Though the book case is not available, you can purchase anything else in this room Feb 19-21 at Chartreuse & co. STUDY BEFORE: STUDY AFTER: DINING ROOM BEFORE: MASTER BEDROOM BEFORE: MASTER BEDROOM AFTER: When I walked into the house this morning I had ...
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