Monday, October 31, 2011

CALEB BARBER AND DEIRDRE HEEKIN ~ DESIGN IN VERMONT

Caleb Barber and Deirdre Heekin aren’t your average newlywed couple. The day after they were married, they took off for Tuscany and stayed for a year, coming home a changed couple. They left as dancers and returned home and opened a small restaurant that seats 20 people and a bar that seats 4. Caleb and Deirdre also own a design studio.

The couple’s Vermont cottage is in the town of Woodstock and is surrounded by a vineyard, a winery, an organic garden, and a restaurant and wine bar. Caleb makes some of the furnishing for the home and the restaurant. The style of the home is laid back and a bit formal. ENJOY!








While I was reading about this home, I became of part of the story, like I was there.  I hope that you will buy the magazine and read the entire story for yourself.  The couple has a book, In Late Winter We Ate Pears.  Heekin wrote Libation.

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House Beautiful November 2011
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Sunday, October 30, 2011

TERRI CANNON-NELSON ~ DESIGN IN NEW JERSEY

Interior designer Terri Cannon-Nelson was no stranger to decorating when she designed the 1941 Cape that she shares with husband Delon and their two children. Nelson has worked for the talented Thomas O’Brien, one of my favorite designers, for 14 years. O’Brien introduced Terri to husband and fitness trainer Delon.

Nelson used an eclectic mix in their home, with two of the major pieces coming from O’Brien’s line of furnishing for Hickory Chair. She added antique and contemporary pieces into the mix. The neutral palette of muted colors gives the home a relaxed feel and an elegant look. ENJOY!

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Saturday, October 29, 2011

INSIDE OUT S'MORES WITH FRIED MARSHMALLOWS

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Friday, October 28, 2011

PARRISH CHILCOAT AND JOE LUCUS ~ DESIGN ON HERMOSA BEACH

In this professional soccer player’s home on Hermosa Beach in California, the client wanted a house to entertain in, one that flowed. That is exactly what he got from interior design team Parrish Chilcoat and Joe Lucus.

The homes exterior and interior boast a beautiful gray that brings the entire home together for entertaining inside and out. From the “man cave” to the kitchen, there is a color that binds them together. ENJOY!

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Thursday, October 27, 2011

SUSAN JONES ~ DESIGN IN KANSAS

When Susan and Tom Jones started their look for a home, it had to be on a certain street in Mission Hills, Kansas. What they found was a Colonial on the block they desired, but they got more than they bargained for. The wiring in the house was condemned, so the Jones had to tear down the walls to the studs and start over.

After going into town to eat and shower for a year, the home was finally where Susan wanted it, and the decorating began. On a whim she chose paint colors and fabrics and turned their house into a beautiful home. So beautiful that friends started asking for advice, so Susan is now trying her hand at furniture design. ENJOY!

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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

MICHAEL SMITH ~ SETTING THE BAR IN DESIGN

When interior designer Michael Smith is running things, you know that it will be stunning. He is all about mood and light and comfort. When you see a home that he has designed, it has that extra subtle wow factor to it, a job well done.

When the clients asked Smith to design their Upper East Side home, he moved in for a year while he was renovating his own apartment. The client wanted traditional, so Smith used some pieces from his collection for Baker. The lighting, the de Gournay wallpaper, the dark paneling, and the rugs set the tone for the perfect interior. ENJOY!

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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

ELIZABETH TYLER KENNEDY ~ DESIGN ON THE RIVER

Ask interior designer Elizabeth Tyler Kennedy what she loves most about her home, and she will tell you that she loves the glow, the glow of the sun, the glow of the candles, and the glow of the light. And that is exactly what she has created in this beautiful home on the river in Georgia.

The antiques in this home are mostly family pieces, but Kennedy has added her own touch through accessories and art. The Old World look fits beautifully with the muted drab colors that were intentionally put here. Kennedy just likes it like that. I would have to agree with her. ENJOY!

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