As promised, here’s the interior of that beautiful Kenwood home I posted about (http://chartreuseandco.com/beautiful-reno-in-chevy-chase-maryland/): Here’s the floor plan again to orient you a bit. The before and afters are a little tricky because the house has been so thoroughly transformed. So I’m pairing them based on room function, rather than ...
Read MoreBefore & After Reno in Chevy Chase, MD
I just LOVE home renovation – taking the potential a home has and breathing new life into it. One of the most talented decorators I know, Caroline Verschoor, owner of Ekster Antiques in Hamilton, Virginia, has recently staged a newly renovated home in the Kenwood neighborhood of Chevy Chase, Maryland, ...
Read MorePower of Paint: Before & After
Actually, this should be titled, “Before & Now”, because while it’s technically ‘after’ pictures I have, they are not the magazine-ready kinda after pictures you may be hoping for. Things happen around here in baby steps – mainly because we inevitably run into the unexpected. So this post is really ...
Read MoreThe Power of Paint
I’ve been a bit paint crazy lately. The barn, the girls’ apartment, my bedroom, my laundry room. Chip, my husband, just doesn’t get why I’m so into it (or see the value of $85/gallon paint vs. $30/gallon paint). But, frankly, I’ve become obsessed with the transformative power that gallon contains. ...
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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