Home Ideas - Modern Home Design: Nancy N.

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy52jmzbjsNWDTj5SBauHaEUTVvN0fujIkBrdUbSWJcQibMCMzxssBnVFp17t5KvcsTp94VJaL_ieUppKe-XFhNEvmFtpkF2tXb8IaVMs45mOC_41ptl_RVqiuzxH91iK84B4oakAt-7M/s1600-h/benchcushionpillowsSE.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384272110089630658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy52jmzbjsNWDTj5SBauHaEUTVvN0fujIkBrdUbSWJcQibMCMzxssBnVFp17t5KvcsTp94VJaL_ieUppKe-XFhNEvmFtpkF2tXb8IaVMs45mOC_41ptl_RVqiuzxH91iK84B4oakAt-7M/s400/benchcushionpillowsSE.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://friendswhodesign.com/Custom_Embroidery.html">Embroidery by Threads Couture</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">The first floor inglenook at <a href="http://www.stevensestate.com/facilities.html">The Stevens Estate</a> in North Andover has recently received a mini-makeover courtesy of <a href="http://yvonneblacker.com/">myself</a> and designers: Nancy Faye Glass, <a href="http://renaissanceinteriors.com/">Linda Hentschel</a>, <a href="http://www.finn-martensdesign.com/index.html">Patricia Finn</a> and <a href="http://thetaylordroom.com/index.htm">Linda Diorio</a>. Separately and as a team, we have been consulting and providing decorating updates since the beginning of the year to this stately mansion (owned since 1995 by the town of North Andover) that functions as a special event and conference center. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBXPlDY3POcQrIJhkPjgeUKFdKrkbwof0U4dWbQc_6nMnuUoO3jkfcuMST_P4IRfmXho8b_NwZAG8W91KZ7f-sbqAMmgkv513HNoC0P-3ulvzG881ggkS1uPrGYZ9swj9rVWgg6mbXBg/s1600-h/osgood+coat+of+arms.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384272136858585106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBXPlDY3POcQrIJhkPjgeUKFdKrkbwof0U4dWbQc_6nMnuUoO3jkfcuMST_P4IRfmXho8b_NwZAG8W91KZ7f-sbqAMmgkv513HNoC0P-3ulvzG881ggkS1uPrGYZ9swj9rVWgg6mbXBg/s400/osgood+coat+of+arms.png" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 323px;" /></a> I found this image online of the <a href="http://www.osgoodancestry.org/index.html">Osgood Coat of Arms</a>. I plan to have it reproduced and framed in honor of Charlotte E. Osgood whose family gifted this property to her and new husband Moses T. Stevens in 1853. New fabrics for the inglenook were chosen based on the colors from this coat of arms, along with the colors in the original stained glass featured in the stairway. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT6nV_zqIpp9goZF4wWHjbtSWf3jc66uwKnq-Y2xiAkU7aPt8KpSuqhrmEciOWNxtzLV8WGRgCqInRCybOcI7MC0N-PTSmZ_hq9hqRLbQnF0gleu2DOr-KSA1guT0D0iF9HJd8_CcaXhI/s1600-h/stainedglassstairwaySE.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384517792290151522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT6nV_zqIpp9goZF4wWHjbtSWf3jc66uwKnq-Y2xiAkU7aPt8KpSuqhrmEciOWNxtzLV8WGRgCqInRCybOcI7MC0N-PTSmZ_hq9hqRLbQnF0gleu2DOr-KSA1guT0D0iF9HJd8_CcaXhI/s400/stainedglassstairwaySE.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 400px;" /></a> <div style="text-align: center;">The inglenook cushions BEFORE ... </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjda3BYHSdXdUgWKxrF82ejhjUpJvrkzh_mYxVeywG0GzOV3EeftVqtE9q47YALe8MwptqfTyp3AXHlaXq69WjsHekcYz-XJoL61jOdm5dP3zUGClo_Ffg6mVlQ7sIUueRoKrZpWoMhx2c/s1600-h/benchcushionb4SE.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384421574245374498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjda3BYHSdXdUgWKxrF82ejhjUpJvrkzh_mYxVeywG0GzOV3EeftVqtE9q47YALe8MwptqfTyp3AXHlaXq69WjsHekcYz-XJoL61jOdm5dP3zUGClo_Ffg6mVlQ7sIUueRoKrZpWoMhx2c/s400/benchcushionb4SE.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvSMu-vK0jGmvVE4tZi585ToWVI3w-Y8_Q83qA5_6Evc4Q15IyedF0_NIUE5LSJHWUEr2Y2YsVcbgyPbwj5p5U3z0caRJP9CJERWopTYW9z3JBcoeZAxiyFPDRFzkSxwtTSWc8PUOQuhw/s1600-h/benchcushionsafterSE.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384421591473489378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvSMu-vK0jGmvVE4tZi585ToWVI3w-Y8_Q83qA5_6Evc4Q15IyedF0_NIUE5LSJHWUEr2Y2YsVcbgyPbwj5p5U3z0caRJP9CJERWopTYW9z3JBcoeZAxiyFPDRFzkSxwtTSWc8PUOQuhw/s400/benchcushionsafterSE.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a></div>AFTER ... they are newly dressed. My personal design goal for this project is to create the feeling of a boutique hotel by incorporating a signature look to promote the Stevens Estate brand identity. We received a generous donation of fabrics, one of which – a beautiful gold linen by <a href="http://www.kravet.com/">Kravet</a> – I had monogrammed to add a personalized touch to these public spaces. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhltgqG35NSWApe_NLvb2q2Blbhx9xaroaZmS8CboDDtm6I37FGT-xuz5uNz1MVPZsRFH_t1BvWRPNP3pCkx5gvqezpC8xTb4j0e7ObfP-hfMwzNUG5RdlJYCcAc8aSh1dhw5Lp7XQ93kw/s1600-h/SpillowSE.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384422596097555090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhltgqG35NSWApe_NLvb2q2Blbhx9xaroaZmS8CboDDtm6I37FGT-xuz5uNz1MVPZsRFH_t1BvWRPNP3pCkx5gvqezpC8xTb4j0e7ObfP-hfMwzNUG5RdlJYCcAc8aSh1dhw5Lp7XQ93kw/s400/SpillowSE.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a>The second floor bridal suite is branded with a smaller scale version of the “S” pillow. <div style="text-align: center;">BEFORE ... the hall runners were too narrow and the colors did not speak to the new, lighter palette. </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRc30xcVWvMQZxxtq4SQOT6_jt8wYhgYV2l8_sUf5FnBnrE9LmKswjHOAA1Ijqfs-64qjWiERXELUWDnbrwoMnSumC0Su4ff-zT46YcufSFwhoaHFwNuqnd3bKSekueeNIBT63OjF_SSI/s1600-h/hallrunnerb4SE.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384421605953458274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRc30xcVWvMQZxxtq4SQOT6_jt8wYhgYV2l8_sUf5FnBnrE9LmKswjHOAA1Ijqfs-64qjWiERXELUWDnbrwoMnSumC0Su4ff-zT46YcufSFwhoaHFwNuqnd3bKSekueeNIBT63OjF_SSI/s400/hallrunnerb4SE.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-LBEtU-uYeYYk4EiXNEP7ix2RNL2Jm6MD46b9pCWl3wQtRe7Hcotmk6OeyPv-PYbKVAejZTiK1g8DhiRTu2FpSurQue5Hitl-2gcgyuRVEIeTqoBvhnzqu89aGjj3HFdbS2XqD1N0UXU/s1600-h/newrunnerSE.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384272128430915474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-LBEtU-uYeYYk4EiXNEP7ix2RNL2Jm6MD46b9pCWl3wQtRe7Hcotmk6OeyPv-PYbKVAejZTiK1g8DhiRTu2FpSurQue5Hitl-2gcgyuRVEIeTqoBvhnzqu89aGjj3HFdbS2XqD1N0UXU/s400/newrunnerSE.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a> AFTER ... this custom-sized runner allows more room for couples to stroll side by side. BEFORE ... the fireplace in the banquet room was overlooked. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZUkrzg__SnFZfxDpWu4xVaBXxj5J8TF41SpXb2_K-GoW2cqRFTQ6iEmkLo6uvFBVPXF5kSKktjlMfLRkam3pnrearx7xtxXn8oH0gynr3EscJ4o6eed8PaWJ0lUP_D0tZ2tP1PYc0suw/s1600-h/fireplacebanquetb4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384416107707123586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZUkrzg__SnFZfxDpWu4xVaBXxj5J8TF41SpXb2_K-GoW2cqRFTQ6iEmkLo6uvFBVPXF5kSKktjlMfLRkam3pnrearx7xtxXn8oH0gynr3EscJ4o6eed8PaWJ0lUP_D0tZ2tP1PYc0suw/s400/fireplacebanquetb4.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtJM47QZH2ZHj6gVeOZ-5V4vKUHx7TdpzZLVjuqOBnSYIaYzvj68QqAJlCE9oedNnDV93q-AFkdD71kxI8KNkNj2Ci-i6yClHuI2mebK3xADFv8QuFgy8N5PxfTpm0cmJkXanLPsgdZc/s1600-h/birchlogsbanquet.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384272116554253458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtJM47QZH2ZHj6gVeOZ-5V4vKUHx7TdpzZLVjuqOBnSYIaYzvj68QqAJlCE9oedNnDV93q-AFkdD71kxI8KNkNj2Ci-i6yClHuI2mebK3xADFv8QuFgy8N5PxfTpm0cmJkXanLPsgdZc/s400/birchlogsbanquet.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 400px;" /></a> <div style="text-align: center;">AFTER ... adding some life and light with a stylish grouping of bright white birch logs goes a long way. </div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxOwvR9rxIhcHbBpgMwEp8tzzpEPYDHqMRNZ7WBjJ1xEroxh6H0x2lxu9rAiB-F2z5kFDqS6_jxBvQbQXsu-WLLxd5P7hWlyAKilg19oW5g59DQeagojPpj8zlvPXkrqFLiJL2YjfJMI/s1600-h/cherubstainedglassSE.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384502187412987842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxOwvR9rxIhcHbBpgMwEp8tzzpEPYDHqMRNZ7WBjJ1xEroxh6H0x2lxu9rAiB-F2z5kFDqS6_jxBvQbQXsu-WLLxd5P7hWlyAKilg19oW5g59DQeagojPpj8zlvPXkrqFLiJL2YjfJMI/s320/cherubstainedglassSE.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" /></a> <div style="text-align: center;">Be sure to check back for future updates ... </div> <div style="text-align: center;">A special thanks goes to ... <a href="http://www.milesriversewing.com/">Miles River Sewing</a> in Danvers and Nancy N. of Melrose for professional workroom services and fabric donations, and to Donna Dreher of <a href="http://www.threadscouture.com/Home_Couture.html">Threads Couture</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">for the custom embroidery. </div>

The Stevens Estate receives a design update

Embroidery by Threads Couture The first floor inglenook at The Stevens Estate in North Andover has recently received a mini-makeover courte...

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The Stevens Estate receives a design update

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