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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I’m not satisfied with my kitchen. It’s frustratingly small, only has room for 2 to comfortably sit in it, and is cut off from the rest of the house. So whenever I’m scanning through websites, I’m irresistibly drawn to kitchen-themed articles. Here’s some excerpts I really liked from Housublime.com’s article ...
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I have 3 sisters. Two with whom I grew up. And one 14 years younger. My baby sister, Lizzy. The one I dressed in a tiny letter sweater and took cheerleading with me (yes, I was once a cheerleader). The one who ran through my college freshman dorm, charming (and ...
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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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If you know me or have been reading this blog for any time at all, you probably are aware that I’m a bit color-obsessed. I love how color changes with its environment and lighting. Few things give me as much pleasure as the impact of a fresh coat of paint ...
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