Counterpose

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I am forever inspired by friends spaces. I was looking through Sarah’s feed and the thought occurred to me - since we have opposite color stories wouldn’t it be fun to compare them.

Let’s take a look at the elements that make up these spaces.

Sarah’s livingroom

Let’s review Sarah’s livingroom.

The Chalet Livingroom

Let’s review the Chalet livingroom.

  • Our sofa is the Montclair by Crate&Barrel which is discontinued. Purchased in the fall of 2018. The sofa was quickly replaced because of a snafu with the fabric which I was unable to have treated for stain resistance; so we opted for a high performance micro-fiber in Arctic White.

  • My pillows are a mix of store bought and ones I’ve designed. The small needlepoint is Beekman 1802 from Target years ago. The Brown Floral and Light Blue Shibori I sewed myself. The Tiger velvet is from Home Sense. The Navy and White Woven is from Marshalls.

  • The Coffee Table was found at Home Sense.

  • The side table is similar to this Wayfair one.

  • White with blue floral design vase with flowers. This piece was a gift and Little Switzerland no longer carries vases. These are lovely options.

  • The rug is the Baxter Indigo Wool from Crate&Barrel.

  • The vintage lamp was thrifted from The Lafayette Mill Antiques Center.

  • The reversible cotton quilt was located on-line years ago. Here’s are some pretty options.

  • The room’s background is: Benjamin Moore Putnam Ivory

“Counterpose: To place in Opposition, Contrast, or Equilibrium”
— Merriam-Webster

I enjoyed crafting this piece - it was fun locating the components and seeking similar ones to share with you. I highly recommend popping over to Instagram and clicking follow on Sarah’s feed. She and her home are both lovely!

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Til next time be well friends.

Images: Sarah and Me

Dynamic Dwelling

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If you caught my Instagram stories over the weekend than you saw images of my Mother-In-Laws home. Marge King-Porter is a extremely talented woman with an eye for design. Over the years she has designed window displays for retailers, rooms for Holiday Home Tours, designed and executed garden displays in her downtown of Warwick NY, run her own antiques business and most recently was a partner in a home staging and estate sale company.

In her spare time Marge has logged countless hours of volunteerism. Lending her talents to events for St. Anthony’s Hospital, Winslow’s Therapeutic Riding Center and the town of Warwick including Warwick in Bloom and Sunday October 2, 2022 will mark the return of Warwick Applefest which Marge has participated in for many years.

She has also been honored with the Outstanding Community Service Award by the Rotary. So friends you can see my Mother-in-law is quite a lady!

Over the last year Marge has embraced Black and White and it looks terrific! She took the cabinet below that was in tough shape painted it black and added wallpaper to the interior for a one-of-a-kind look!

Marge started the diningroom transformation by painted out the glass doors - which she treats as stationary windows. She followed by taking her paint brush to the pie safe and buffet cabinet.

The paint color is PM9-Black by Benjamin Moore. I love the tonality - it has a lot of blue in it to me and I just adore how the vintage pieces look in black.

Marge with Stan out at an event in Warwick

I love how Marge incorporates her love of vintage touches into her spaces and everything feels unique. Just like her!

I hope you’ve enjoyed this tour - I do love being able to share special people from my life with all of you. Til next week be well and I’ll see you over on Instagram.