05 April 2009

My Eternal Divine

It has been a very long time since I have seen a showcase on a home that I melt for. I was completely speechless while looking at these photos of the home of Kendra Dufton, the visual manager at anthropologie. Her husband Brad runs a full-service concierge design firm color theory (specializing in painting, color consultations and interior styling) with his partner Jeremy and they designed this home. The notes below are from brad:








































[Kendra and I were killing time waiting for friend by viewing a random open house, and wouldn't you know it, it would end up being our next home! The 1st second Kendra and I laid our eyes on the original detail and charm of this place, we had an immediate desire to live here. Now keep in mind we just bought a 439 sq ft condo 6 months prior, but it didn't matter to us, we HAD to live here. So we put the shoebox that we lived in on the market, actually made a small profit, and
were able to buy our dream home! Kendra has worked for Anthropologie as the Apparel Dept. Manager for the past 3 years, and her responsibilities mostly include merchandising and window displays and ensuring that every item has the correct volume on the floor at all times. She really has a knack for putting amazing outfits together, and it shows in her work. Her personality is mostly reflected in our bedroom, very sererine and tranquil, yet creative. Where as the living room would reflect my personality, not so sure what that says about me.]







































[The Brownstone itself was built in 1899, originally for a prestigious doctor and his family. Our unit is on the parlor level, and what used to be the formal living and formal dining rooms, separated by sliding pocket doors, is now our entire home. The ceilings are at least 13' high, the windows themselves are 10' high (a very dramatic presence), the cherry hardwood floors are also original and have their 100 year old nails, all impressively in a perfect straight row running horizontally.]


13 February 2009

Decoupage Your Ceiling



I cannot WAIT to do this!! If I only had my own ceiling...




For the tutorial, click here.