Menu Design Shop’s folded polyester felt pendant light fixture.
(Photo- Hudson, NY real estate listing)
Interiors
New Fashioned
On the surface a floral sofa and velvet ottoman can sound old fashioned but that can change by showcasing them against crisp white walls and an eye-popping green painted floor. It’s what I like to call new fashioned.
(Photo- William Abranowicz for AD Magazine)
Bedroom Library
It’s always fun to find new ways of storing books. As I was wandering around a friend’s place I couldn’t help but smile when I came across this display of books above the modern canopy bed.
(Photo- Martha Browne)
On My Re-Reading List
#37- Interior Design- ‘Upstate’ by Lisa Przystup, 2020.
“My husband and I spent eight years happily orbiting the universe of our Greenpoint railroad apartment, but then a strange (yet wholly expected) thing started to happen. With each clamorous trash pickup outside our window and every pointless 311 call I made to complain about the same minivan playing music at 3 a.m., the walls of our apartment began closing in and, like many before us, we looked to upstate New York…”
(Photo- Sarah Elliott)
Antiques- Make Do & Mend
Centuries ago mending old pottery was often a necessity. You just didn’t throw away something that could still be used. So the bowl or plate would be taken to a skilled person who would use metal staples to make the repairs.These imperfect pieces are now becoming very popular among collectors…myself included.
Note– Photo shows the front and back of repaired antique plate.
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Saying Goodbye To Our Farmhouse
Life doesn’t always turn out the way you plan. Seven years ago I would never have imagined we’d sell our 19th century farmhouse and move away. But due to unforeseen circumstances my husband and I are leaving the southeast. What’s that old adage…when one door closes another one opens? So, we’re taking a deep breath and crossing the threshold of a new door.
(Instagram photos of our farmhouse- Martha Browne)
Christmas Grab Bag- Tabletop Tree
Forget the huge Christmas tree this year and go for a small tabletop one from Terrain instead. John Derian sells a similar version.
On My Reading List
#35- Interior Design-‘The Maine House’ by Maura McEvoy & Basha Burwell, 2021.
“Here are houses created by the people who live in them, distinctive for their ingenuity, originality, and fierce individuality. Here are spaces that personify the artists whose work is made better through struggle, a Mainer’s point of pride. Here are cottages resolutely unchanged- where to silence a slamming screen door would be to strip the place of its soul. Here are warped floorboards and lovingly worn camp sofas sat on by generations of the same family. Here are homes where a life well lived is defined by spirit, creativity, and longevity. Here is a kind of visual wealth that money can’t buy. Here is The Maine House.”
An old cotton sail cloth hangs from the ceiling.
(Photo- Maura McEvoy)
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(Instagram photos- Martha Browne)
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