I don’t know about you, but I’m additcted to renovation shows. To me, the older the better, the sorrier the condition, the more rewarding it is to ‘bring it back’ from the brink. So imagine my delight when a dear friend who owns a number of rental properties mentioned to ...
Read MoreVintage finds
Take a look at some of these new arrivals. Everyone’s bringing truckloads in each day, and I’ll be posting pictures throughout the week to come on Facebook and our website (just click the Tag sale link at the top of this page for the latest). Thanks for reading, Virginia
Read MoreMarch Chartreuse & co Event
Chartreuse & co is OPEN this weekend, March 20-22. It’s the last event before Easter, and here are a some great Spring items: Here’s a few vintage items that are perfect for Easter baskets: Some of my favorites: Hope you can join us this weekend! Thanks for reading, Virginia
Read MoreParis Flea Markets (and Belgium, too)
Flea markets in Europe work just like they do here in the States, except that they aren’t fluent in English. That said, all the vendors I encountered were happy to pantomime and hobble through on broken English and French to make a sale. They were all armed with calculators; I ...
Read MoreBefore & After, 1st floor, Chevy Chase Renovation
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, ...
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