Glen Magna Show House: After Photos

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisiqpGEIncxflsG0TanKhHhoJyNAx9AzMpOsAYWu8IglnJyfCDdYDTBZvfv3X8tt0n8VnehYFctOKMjyc0RyJcp4_QiKjkAcErKf3UbKriS76DHfvFfhbu0Cxyy1QX8fxhl8TB4T61Bknc/s1600/YvonneBlacker_GlenMagnaLounge_EricRoth-s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisiqpGEIncxflsG0TanKhHhoJyNAx9AzMpOsAYWu8IglnJyfCDdYDTBZvfv3X8tt0n8VnehYFctOKMjyc0RyJcp4_QiKjkAcErKf3UbKriS76DHfvFfhbu0Cxyy1QX8fxhl8TB4T61Bknc/s1600/YvonneBlacker_GlenMagnaLounge_EricRoth-s.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yvonne Blacker Interiors // photo credit: Eric Roth</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The summer issue of <a href="http://coastalhg.com/">Coastal Home</a> magazine features beautiful photos taken by <a href="http://www.ericrothphoto.com/">Eric Roth</a> of the design transformation of the Endicott Mansion at Glen Magna Farms. Above is the picture of the lounge I designed, and below are the adjoining two spaces that I tackled for the Holiday Show House in December. Currently, Glen Magna is booked most weekends for special events and wedding celebrations, while during the week they host boxed lunch garden tours. Have you had the chance to visit this North Shore gem lately? I would love to host a family party here, as it feels so much like home to me! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-YbkW-TY6yiHK8KiHEYbtsGzZZguxpD1hYel6PBllW2oFqZauDpwIw79uwReelx1WkpPKudz3qlXAPcDKuhU3FH1V5EGNMrxCs_Tisn4SyC_f3d_Cii6pcMYD3nDmnxYX9vxFo5pW8rD2/s1600/YvonneBlacker_GlenMagnaHallway_EricRoth-s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-YbkW-TY6yiHK8KiHEYbtsGzZZguxpD1hYel6PBllW2oFqZauDpwIw79uwReelx1WkpPKudz3qlXAPcDKuhU3FH1V5EGNMrxCs_Tisn4SyC_f3d_Cii6pcMYD3nDmnxYX9vxFo5pW8rD2/s1600/YvonneBlacker_GlenMagnaHallway_EricRoth-s.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yvonne Blacker Interiors // photo credit: Eric Roth</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">wedding photography: <a href="http://elizabethwertzphotography.com/">Elizabeth Wertz</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxkc_b7tfX5gm3wq0mqdGJX-LFAj9EpAx8rBpBNbhnS4-u5Rx2wkT6gpvr5igoqZ_O7HDuArEw0-Oac9_WF5qVfVoOlV9C8neVTOHi3woYZQEzhut74qnjFdqUuWZ9vcUt-nBIFIRswxoW/s1600/YvonneBlacker_GlenMagnaPowderRoom_EricRoth-s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxkc_b7tfX5gm3wq0mqdGJX-LFAj9EpAx8rBpBNbhnS4-u5Rx2wkT6gpvr5igoqZ_O7HDuArEw0-Oac9_WF5qVfVoOlV9C8neVTOHi3woYZQEzhut74qnjFdqUuWZ9vcUt-nBIFIRswxoW/s1600/YvonneBlacker_GlenMagnaPowderRoom_EricRoth-s.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yvonne Blacker Interiors // photo credit: Eric Roth</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8bz_Fim3-mnBMO5p4ax4mZj3dz5G_LFR3Gl4HKrcQ886bnqqaf-xp2_1XakATkAnMsNtiS1sgFOtaU-PKKyTdu554yldQi_LvJo2ysLaOOqWINvk9s6lPso6IvVw59ut3HfCKdeZDWsWy/s1600/YvonneBlacker_GlenMagna_BirchTreeBath_EricRoth-s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8bz_Fim3-mnBMO5p4ax4mZj3dz5G_LFR3Gl4HKrcQ886bnqqaf-xp2_1XakATkAnMsNtiS1sgFOtaU-PKKyTdu554yldQi_LvJo2ysLaOOqWINvk9s6lPso6IvVw59ut3HfCKdeZDWsWy/s1600/YvonneBlacker_GlenMagna_BirchTreeBath_EricRoth-s.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yvonne Blacker Interiors // photo credit: Eric Roth</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">faux finish by Mary Taggart</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.taggartstudio.com/about.html">Taggart Studio</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNW_tRWAPJZlMFLbECjZ7dAv33NW0lg7SW0L-MWeQtgYV6mN6VMxPRdom3JVnqoJy3KCIRGcCfUCswixhjv5qmCVwkxrLtkkC7vnaRAjOhuQ2q_QREDtlmiiG9-nZy1sb8lzrEFiOjtzP-/s1600/CH-Summer2014_rgb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNW_tRWAPJZlMFLbECjZ7dAv33NW0lg7SW0L-MWeQtgYV6mN6VMxPRdom3JVnqoJy3KCIRGcCfUCswixhjv5qmCVwkxrLtkkC7vnaRAjOhuQ2q_QREDtlmiiG9-nZy1sb8lzrEFiOjtzP-/s1600/CH-Summer2014_rgb.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://coastalhg.com/">Coastal Home Magazine</a> // summer issue 2014</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">cover photo: Rob Karosis</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPuZflNkvtAc0IokWEoPjalpEjuZQi8W3oHHblwVDnzQ5PA994XSKBSxey3-kJPDVXnUP7l7QopHrJRqF3KLH7yugKRYN7Y7Uv7bxG_h9X0S8GgQgDmnzolZHYoBOhUGVLRsV0BhCTBtZY/s1600/GlenMagna+designers_K+Mphotography.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPuZflNkvtAc0IokWEoPjalpEjuZQi8W3oHHblwVDnzQ5PA994XSKBSxey3-kJPDVXnUP7l7QopHrJRqF3KLH7yugKRYN7Y7Uv7bxG_h9X0S8GgQgDmnzolZHYoBOhUGVLRsV0BhCTBtZY/s1600/GlenMagna+designers_K+Mphotography.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Glen Magna Farms designers at Coastal Home Magazine</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>launch party at Country Curtains on July 29, 2014</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Left to right: myself, Donna Terry, Diana Kennedy, Elyse Parkhurst,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Caitlin Flynn, Candy Weston, Jenifer Dunn Coen, Linda Hentschel</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(missing from photo: William Ralph and Michael Carter)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">photo credit: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/KM-Photography/247407265411499?sk=timeline">K + M Photography</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">a sneak peek of the article is online </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://coastalhg.com/Featured-Homes/glen-magna-farms.html">via Coastal Home</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Zv4Ig88Noqk7iJwz30NCV8ngnEGNLfut4A97sTSxukLtCuYtFE5ELApd9uA_HXpsgGggS5lhoY30ZM7bI0IEfXAn5nf6m6_G7zmKYb7vzbIMooefu7HmGpcsZ07EPpLuRgzZiWhQTWhJ/s1600/glen+magna+garden+yblacker.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Zv4Ig88Noqk7iJwz30NCV8ngnEGNLfut4A97sTSxukLtCuYtFE5ELApd9uA_HXpsgGggS5lhoY30ZM7bI0IEfXAn5nf6m6_G7zmKYb7vzbIMooefu7HmGpcsZ07EPpLuRgzZiWhQTWhJ/s1600/glen+magna+garden+yblacker.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">photo credit: Yvonne Blacker</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrY-R3ZynsFIlBk8YxDUshuQ1koAQ-t_G6LWb0z2S5lF1T0FyR7jVqOsT35-CaJvs1jdpX70UA0yIRYL_Rjdq0vsi8XTlgfs6CJHsYYIYdr8bAwVemiEufMTppR98BgyQ53WecD8Nl2rq/s1600/groomsmen@glenmagna_ElizabethWertz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrY-R3ZynsFIlBk8YxDUshuQ1koAQ-t_G6LWb0z2S5lF1T0FyR7jVqOsT35-CaJvs1jdpX70UA0yIRYL_Rjdq0vsi8XTlgfs6CJHsYYIYdr8bAwVemiEufMTppR98BgyQ53WecD8Nl2rq/s1600/groomsmen@glenmagna_ElizabethWertz.jpg" width="350" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">groomsmen at Glen Magna // photo credit: Elizabeth Wertz</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">visit the <a href="http://www.glenmagnafarms.org/">Glen Magna Farms website</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Glen Magna Show House: After Photos

Yvonne Blacker Interiors // photo credit: Eric Roth The summer issue of Coastal Home magazine features beautiful photos taken by Eric Roth ...

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A Weekend with Country Living

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG5FuNV5A2-OtfDF176pqeuEJoFFOgKHD4JppAsBrS1iyRYh6ot4Bf6ntQQUJXBnO1YiMJMrBEasFO7ih6F8OhoZYZsOMHvbUTsPcg52AEUdXjvGuJGpqhuGqMt-bUpWx3GxYEs98yG9U_/s1600/clg_cvr-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG5FuNV5A2-OtfDF176pqeuEJoFFOgKHD4JppAsBrS1iyRYh6ot4Bf6ntQQUJXBnO1YiMJMrBEasFO7ih6F8OhoZYZsOMHvbUTsPcg52AEUdXjvGuJGpqhuGqMt-bUpWx3GxYEs98yG9U_/s1600/clg_cvr-lg.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://subscribe.hearstmags.com/subscribe/countryliving/160656">image via Country Living</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This weekend, the colorful pages of <a href="http://www.countryliving.com/">Country Living</a> will be coming to life in Rhinebeck, NY at the <b>Country Living Fair</b> and <b>Country Living 2014 House of the Year.</b> This three-day shopping (aka treasure hunting) event opens on Friday, June 6 and closes on Sunday, June 8. From the looks of the attending presenter list, it reads like a celebrity version of Brimfield, coordinated with all kinds of <a href="http://www.countryliving.com/cl-fair/country-living-fair-rhinebeck-talent-2014#slide-1">guest appearances</a> from the interior design and DIY/craft world.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Below are just a couple of the highlights ...</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw2M853-ENDydY-fV9cWkF8sDQnkd1kvSuZDkbYGugGY90IU0qx3aqkqeKfE1M9gfTgQ_NTU2z76b3oKfQD0P05lrU02difB_zImlQVmMuvwp5911tkyb9xJF_WixJfwxgBPWIq9G9fMm8/s1600/01-HOY-2014-lgn-58614587.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw2M853-ENDydY-fV9cWkF8sDQnkd1kvSuZDkbYGugGY90IU0qx3aqkqeKfE1M9gfTgQ_NTU2z76b3oKfQD0P05lrU02difB_zImlQVmMuvwp5911tkyb9xJF_WixJfwxgBPWIq9G9fMm8/s1600/01-HOY-2014-lgn-58614587.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.countryliving.com/homes/house-tours/house-of-the-year/2014-house-of-the-year-construction#slide-1">{Country Living 2014 HOY info here}</a></div><div class="imageContent" style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">All Rhinebeck Country Living Fair ticket holders are invited to visit the <b style="font-family: Times; line-height: normal;">Country Living 2014 House of the Year</b> created by Catskill Farms builders. “This year’s project is a 1,500 square foot ‘new old home’ that captures the charm, beauty, and character of the past.” The interior of this year’s House was a design collaboration between the <b style="font-family: Times; line-height: normal;">Country Living</b> editors and guest designers <a href="http://www.tiltonfenwick.com/about.html">Tilton Fenwick.</a> <span style="font-family: Times; line-height: normal;">A complimentary shuttle bus is provided to and from the tour via the fairgrounds.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: large; line-height: normal;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHX1NWDFVcp_4hJncpRpmBYP5EbQPUFAt0WoXuru9FqSNmA-eEceSoit0JXV4Li_wUbhVVlLq92Mreu9owFA5BkyMTchmnGuMxIaTpczlV96il3hAC9xssKlNtiSCcInPTBV9JcTwAUHqP/s1600/bio_pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHX1NWDFVcp_4hJncpRpmBYP5EbQPUFAt0WoXuru9FqSNmA-eEceSoit0JXV4Li_wUbhVVlLq92Mreu9owFA5BkyMTchmnGuMxIaTpczlV96il3hAC9xssKlNtiSCcInPTBV9JcTwAUHqP/s1600/bio_pic.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Suysel dePedro Cunningham and</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Anne Maxwell Foster of Tilton Fenwick</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>photo via TiltonFenwick.com</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I recently had the opportunity to see Anne and Suysel of Tilton Fenwick present <a href="https://www.duralee.com/Duralee-Contract/Duralee-Contract-Fabric/Tilton-Fenwick-Collection.htm">their new line of Duralee fabrics</a> at the Boston Design Center. Anne is actually a Boston College alum just like myself. The “Fenwick” in their firm’s name references her first dorm on the BC campus. I heard Anne and Suysel chose to feature a piece from friend Stacy Kunstel’s <a href="http://www.dunesandduchess.com/">Dunes and Duchess</a> collection in the house, so look for it if you go!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIBRZPOYLNqXp4KDtDqRi26zB98XTFYbBZr0JqGITyG7LJZi0sWtbDBWXiITYcnnrtln-28mmmaEJzipJPxqwyEH3BRhJYDYVn8Hp5SK4oKfmGjgCtci6WJYH-D26cunZDHJ6q26QRNQru/s1600/Screen+shot+2014-06-05+at+11.37.23+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="95" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIBRZPOYLNqXp4KDtDqRi26zB98XTFYbBZr0JqGITyG7LJZi0sWtbDBWXiITYcnnrtln-28mmmaEJzipJPxqwyEH3BRhJYDYVn8Hp5SK4oKfmGjgCtci6WJYH-D26cunZDHJ6q26QRNQru/s1600/Screen+shot+2014-06-05+at+11.37.23+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Also at the Fair will be Cari Cucksey from <a href="http://www.hgtv.com/cash-cari/show/index.html">HGTV’s Cash and Cari</a> who will be selling antiques and repurposed goods in Barn 34 all weekend. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Check out the fun sneak peek video of the Country Living Fair below (with appearance by another HGTV design-star <a href="http://stylebyemilyhenderson.com/about-emily/">Emily Henderson</a>) and let me know if you make it there! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRpk5a1qRcgBP-6AedeX3Q0sGudiqG24GvZAa-09C7TBupFYBmDiy3GDvZyODMbQ1dnShlvwcE95z5jDWAQtM6Gh9FGYwJtNvHuauthxRLywzqmdqw_vhO0JGr7V4gNwQvSneSRHEDDfpL/s1600/image001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRpk5a1qRcgBP-6AedeX3Q0sGudiqG24GvZAa-09C7TBupFYBmDiy3GDvZyODMbQ1dnShlvwcE95z5jDWAQtM6Gh9FGYwJtNvHuauthxRLywzqmdqw_vhO0JGr7V4gNwQvSneSRHEDDfpL/s1600/image001.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.countryliving.com/cl-fair/country-living-fair-rhinebeck"><span style="font-size: large;">{detailed Fair info here}</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNZVMcFZAuZhs43wuD5ITj-owWFMK9u7-kL7tY2lUSdYn8QI_7zqx8IWhBW9LlqASKMtXIjKPDZKxqQ_2QS6s3pBAZIUTATWa2jFBInX7Qrc-Xtv-DA4UPrdfwIh9Dy5kbsyCVEemlkclR/s1600/Screen+shot+2014-06-05+at+10.45.17+AM.png" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://bcove.me/gstho8j3">{watch the video here}</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />

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Winter antique shopping

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNTlb5qTtQbiFDO24b_VY6G3DKlb5ZQNEQ5qaqq5cI1CNZ-XZDVNpu_zqmzci6VFOV3uwc1KOpTL_zlRp0FhpdGTY7v1oycI6E1bHaEsBq1-kQ90BOaXOd0h1wUl0bn8JtZkgIqVTjrQC/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-01-21+at+11.36.46+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNTlb5qTtQbiFDO24b_VY6G3DKlb5ZQNEQ5qaqq5cI1CNZ-XZDVNpu_zqmzci6VFOV3uwc1KOpTL_zlRp0FhpdGTY7v1oycI6E1bHaEsBq1-kQ90BOaXOd0h1wUl0bn8JtZkgIqVTjrQC/s800/Screen+shot+2012-01-21+at+11.36.46+AM.png" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/nef_winter_2011/43">New England Finery Magazine, Winter 2011,  pages 42-43</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Antique shopping is usually considered a summer sport here in New England, but there are actually some great winter shows worth venturing out to, even on a snowy day like today.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the last issue of <span id="goog_621338266"></span><a href="http://newenglandfinery.com/">New England Finer<span id="goog_621338267"></span>y</a>, I highlighted the <a href="http://www.neantiqueshows.com/index.htm">New England Antiques Design Show & Sale</a> that was held at the Shriners Auditorium. This weekend the auditorium is home once again to a wealth of antique dealers ... check out the extensive <a href="http://www.neantiqueshows.com/newsite/exhibjan2012.htm">list here</a>. Below are some photos I took while exhibiting there last fall (read more about the <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2011/10/new-england-finery-at-antique-show.html">New England Finery designed space here</a>).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnqE2QeRWzmt1TyXwOfuxOJ9xfJ3AtmFbOnAQIX59Fu7RGyLp3_o4SRSge7oeKa0cpGqwn_Os1iueS-8EyKsZ8Y-ixjdQjK_-8WRVBmRkmC3CNKim1-jizSsaaXJD0vcKC3I3S6jhz3Yl6/s1600/antiques_horse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnqE2QeRWzmt1TyXwOfuxOJ9xfJ3AtmFbOnAQIX59Fu7RGyLp3_o4SRSge7oeKa0cpGqwn_Os1iueS-8EyKsZ8Y-ixjdQjK_-8WRVBmRkmC3CNKim1-jizSsaaXJD0vcKC3I3S6jhz3Yl6/s800/antiques_horse.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhif6iU5bTl-Si7hVEub4LOXrCzXo9Tb_RfRFpFm8W9SQzkfnc6GVDkOGMPnp-R_qYEkrCVNqLV7vqo_Ncj5i3FekvrKyXIYo2v0qXXmr_0EIFqb66kybm4B9sFjOPtY_hruEFw8zxBFPZT/s1600/antiques%2540shriners.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhif6iU5bTl-Si7hVEub4LOXrCzXo9Tb_RfRFpFm8W9SQzkfnc6GVDkOGMPnp-R_qYEkrCVNqLV7vqo_Ncj5i3FekvrKyXIYo2v0qXXmr_0EIFqb66kybm4B9sFjOPtY_hruEFw8zxBFPZT/s800/antiques%2540shriners.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>There are room after room of antique and vintage treasures at the show.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Each dealer sets up their own inspired vignettes.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZoXdM51ETsn0j7pZBsLiuekVfUxQcHle0xzOzM_L3nzVWkSUII0N6k_TxYlVjBGTMyVShlzywdwsTRjDUcVz4yOIkBUlwj2pFIlppzp-HPc8DpwaqUh8zzJdwhffwzF1gmEX6nCs1apH/s1600/antique+glass+knobs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZoXdM51ETsn0j7pZBsLiuekVfUxQcHle0xzOzM_L3nzVWkSUII0N6k_TxYlVjBGTMyVShlzywdwsTRjDUcVz4yOIkBUlwj2pFIlppzp-HPc8DpwaqUh8zzJdwhffwzF1gmEX6nCs1apH/s800/antique+glass+knobs.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Vintage items, like these drapery hold backs, can be repurposed in modern ways.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The key is to think creatively when touring each booth.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuoH99RTGANBXgYUQM49j4xUwO9aSmWcu0Ip1sbt5xsQ9lT_rdTDPa2YJOIps5x1MdrE7LmrJtMTMPMssZYmaaWJpA8C5W56F2Q9LC4dkvIFWzVx8nYmqHV3yKowaYUz7FSbfDJaU6j66W/s1600/sock+monkeys.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuoH99RTGANBXgYUQM49j4xUwO9aSmWcu0Ip1sbt5xsQ9lT_rdTDPa2YJOIps5x1MdrE7LmrJtMTMPMssZYmaaWJpA8C5W56F2Q9LC4dkvIFWzVx8nYmqHV3yKowaYUz7FSbfDJaU6j66W/s800/sock+monkeys.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeJli20fM6nHoKQd45umoMgQlt6x9M1gZzHgNBv3RWFIKK43VXjHGx9TWj7R6uQ9qFdDA_pzskvKEyJuhxmITaUl6fGjy8yF2gqr8FhUHEUgcFlMECDpTFIY_mmScxp8UtqDFqmK749tRP/s1600/blonde+statues.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeJli20fM6nHoKQd45umoMgQlt6x9M1gZzHgNBv3RWFIKK43VXjHGx9TWj7R6uQ9qFdDA_pzskvKEyJuhxmITaUl6fGjy8yF2gqr8FhUHEUgcFlMECDpTFIY_mmScxp8UtqDFqmK749tRP/s800/blonde+statues.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>There truly is something for every kind of collector!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisTr32ogvS2qmsxTH7NsDy1NtBxg8x8LDolLah0V47rnmROcD0dNviMwVN_hF-KUVcjB7PuVNklKML-uhiU7ZzfrDvq5OOSKAyNeo0oc1miKnnIfPzLhb5yHNUtqklsfGSQx_-hQegCP8r/s1600/antique+ship.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisTr32ogvS2qmsxTH7NsDy1NtBxg8x8LDolLah0V47rnmROcD0dNviMwVN_hF-KUVcjB7PuVNklKML-uhiU7ZzfrDvq5OOSKAyNeo0oc1miKnnIfPzLhb5yHNUtqklsfGSQx_-hQegCP8r/s800/antique+ship.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I really could have used this on a recent photo shoot ...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you are a decorator, photo stylist or homeowner who loves the patina of vintage decor, it is worth it to get on the list to be notified of <a href="http://www.neantiqueshows.com/newsite/galleries.htm">upcoming New England Antique Shows</a>. <a href="http://www.neantiqueshows.com/newsite/mailinglist.htm">Click here</a> to receive discount passes and info. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTkYTXKxbDzJnIt055SlR1UvsxuuU-_3j6bR7dFKa2rsB6-yNOVqyM-qmPTpLstzxDfNuyboi0y4uevUNXwryjCwSzwO5s0zdtbs38OgAuUd4NE9QtMgSs9d3502qXUzPJw9glVWDLP-7O/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-01-21+at+1.01.16+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTkYTXKxbDzJnIt055SlR1UvsxuuU-_3j6bR7dFKa2rsB6-yNOVqyM-qmPTpLstzxDfNuyboi0y4uevUNXwryjCwSzwO5s0zdtbs38OgAuUd4NE9QtMgSs9d3502qXUzPJw9glVWDLP-7O/s800/Screen+shot+2012-01-21+at+1.01.16+PM.png" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://www.winterantiquesshow.com/cms/special-events/index.shtml"><span style="font-size: large;">58th Annual Winter Antiques Show</span></a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">All this week in New York, from the 20th to the 29th, the <a href="http://winterantiquesshow.com/">58th Annual Winter Antiques Show</a> is being held at the Park Avenue Armory. Local designer, Phoebe Lovejoy, who was featured in the autumn issue of <a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/nef_4_autumn_2011">New England Finery</a>, is on the interior design committee for <a href="http://www.winterantiquesshow.com/cms/special-events/index.shtml">Young Collectors Night</a> which will be held on the 26th. If you get the chance to attend, look for her in the crowd and be sure to say hello!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVMvsBJuT-aQNlAuTne0P1g6idJ0NVATaczsjjR8e5Prqes9DeZC72KqDXl22-0fGdEAfkJVI-MFZp9h6u_ikA-V-u12MYXjea514aVEq4hqzcudutA7NtbrSJtHy4cufHqoF2G_sA6oV4/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-01-21+at+12.42.46+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVMvsBJuT-aQNlAuTne0P1g6idJ0NVATaczsjjR8e5Prqes9DeZC72KqDXl22-0fGdEAfkJVI-MFZp9h6u_ikA-V-u12MYXjea514aVEq4hqzcudutA7NtbrSJtHy4cufHqoF2G_sA6oV4/s800/Screen+shot+2012-01-21+at+12.42.46+PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://www.winterantiquesshow.com/cms/special-events/index.shtml">Young Collectors Nigh: Annual Winter Antiques Show</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTavVuFWPa6ovQyH1NdHZ_WPnGM2KCX1v_XHfxtkUw_0eaxrywcfNl_tBrZufTl9rMmqxm0YNdfMUVDPsLqZaTd3fQ8fYQxBARw3NS3m3D1AVXRWanjXT9GO8Equ4Yj42q2Rw8HuDcS8O2/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-01-21+at+12.49.22+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTavVuFWPa6ovQyH1NdHZ_WPnGM2KCX1v_XHfxtkUw_0eaxrywcfNl_tBrZufTl9rMmqxm0YNdfMUVDPsLqZaTd3fQ8fYQxBARw3NS3m3D1AVXRWanjXT9GO8Equ4Yj42q2Rw8HuDcS8O2/s800/Screen+shot+2012-01-21+at+12.49.22+PM.png" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Designers <a href="http://www.lovejoydesigns.net/">Phoebe Lovejoy</a> and <a href="http://www.geraldpomeroydesigngroup.com/">Gerald Pomeroy</a> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/nef_4_autumn_2011/35">New England Finery Magazine: Autumn 2011, pages 34 – 40</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://www.michaeljleephotography.com/">Michael J. 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Winter antique shopping

New England Finery Magazine, Winter 2011,  pages 42-43 Antique shopping is usually considered a summer sport here in New England, but there ...

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New England Finery at the Antique Show

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZY4hreU2R72-p9s5w4ypcJ5Q7pa7d-P57P7J0LdB1sNBSXx29fYoQoCufrA9SKWZIJpyMH4ZareLR20x7o3Z2lZpM3i0MA8aTucSFgZ6yWugJjtS8ZX5rSYujJbXVUImtTLE7j6JrihrG/s1600/yvonne%2540antiquqeshow-s.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666155022190602530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZY4hreU2R72-p9s5w4ypcJ5Q7pa7d-P57P7J0LdB1sNBSXx29fYoQoCufrA9SKWZIJpyMH4ZareLR20x7o3Z2lZpM3i0MA8aTucSFgZ6yWugJjtS8ZX5rSYujJbXVUImtTLE7j6JrihrG/s800/yvonne%2540antiquqeshow-s.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">The New England Finery hosted space at</span></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >The Boston Antique Design Show & Sale</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Last weekend was the <a href="http://www.neantiqueshows.com/">Boston Antique Design Show & Sale</a> at the Shriner’s Auditorium in Wilmington, MA. I was asked by the show producer, Marvin Getman, to design a 20 x 20 foot space to promote both New England Finery Magazine and the art of using antiques in interior design.<br /><br /></span></div><br /><br /><a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/nefinery-feb2011/29"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666507944999184066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybC45e1XqjkqwDlFFcj5OotBH8pKbRs4_Yq0JsPD-AREHU0QP5UuQGmWB4qvurRy8OK1IY3Uia4QcTJEQcLC4uIyiR2Y67rbLi-98-lSs1_kUcPz6f2430I4yCwtP7PkLqhkTKLMRSYRz/s800/NewEnglandFinery_ElizabethWertzPhoto.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/nefinery-feb2011/29">New England Finery Magazine<br />February 2011 p. 28 – 29</a><br />Location: <a href="http://www.stevensestate.com/index.html">The Steven’s Estate</a><br />Photographer: <a href="http://elizabethwertzphotography.com/">Elizabeth Wertz</a><br /><br /><br /></span><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXB53OLAoT52Pt-JBSba7fyvZ6SNxlzVUzNoQD0hHU4C7OLP3hCv2ZA7DpemWEFXclLo2LN7NB1egEMc4iAJrSga2yCo9MaPMpt-OY4Zu3a949684n0yN7U3oxlJUPNd6qS8bHFMmiQ9f0/s1600/table+on+diagonal-s.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666155821956469346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXB53OLAoT52Pt-JBSba7fyvZ6SNxlzVUzNoQD0hHU4C7OLP3hCv2ZA7DpemWEFXclLo2LN7NB1egEMc4iAJrSga2yCo9MaPMpt-OY4Zu3a949684n0yN7U3oxlJUPNd6qS8bHFMmiQ9f0/s800/table+on+diagonal-s.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />My dining room gallery mixed traditional antiques with modern pieces. On the walls were large photographs taken from the pages of New England Finery Magazine. Next to each image, was a QR (quick response) code that when scanned into a smart phone would link directly to the photo on its page in the online issue. QR codes are being used in all sorts of marketing and advertising efforts these days, and I wanted to see what kind of response they would get. I will have to try it again at another show ... even I couldn’t get a good read off my vintage Blackberry, but visitors with the latest iPhones were able to instantly connect to New England Finery online without having to type the web address. It was pretty cool.<br /><br /><br /></span><br /><a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/nef_4_autumn_2011/37"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666504249774118130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjacc9SUFX6U4nLpaojkP8pzXev9OJi9fro10ucnsxuC-c1ytVqUTyb8MLFsFBKcQ9q3tvzs13NrDhXS-lr6JLjykmUlB_z01L7KAI-t80hfF46d5VXz4kydZir_O595lxZriFNpiMOXr1E/s800/NEF4+p.+36-37+GeraldPomeroy-MichaelJLee.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/nef_4_autumn_2011/37"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666506396904600098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalGPuncAyz_F5s4eznTq6JgHp-gRJKK2xPxRLm0pNP8_aV5vXFRHDY-9uG_DYv2hQXYRmDVm092NJZcViM-dK8XfOmd6mwQEjPL_dJB0GH-jiTtxnuu11QWawh0w0a91vwbrjL6eBA8r4/s800/Pomeroy+code.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBy4CxoUrEwdpypjhS-Yktce4e70vbJHh7ymwj-W5nwLGLBEvnJ8fFNFaqsyiAuDdu45IX3orOmhrg5b-R_TKVOd8pr6aglTDTVhZoxwCRxuQZkDXg96tBHTCeA8llZd5r5Mmhp3N1zOLF/s1600/ghostchairs-s.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666155604361273698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBy4CxoUrEwdpypjhS-Yktce4e70vbJHh7ymwj-W5nwLGLBEvnJ8fFNFaqsyiAuDdu45IX3orOmhrg5b-R_TKVOd8pr6aglTDTVhZoxwCRxuQZkDXg96tBHTCeA8llZd5r5Mmhp3N1zOLF/s800/ghostchairs-s.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Carpet: <a href="http://firstrugs.com/index.html">First Oriental Rugs</a> of Danvers</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">A set of 8 <a href="http://www.ppcinc.com/content169.html#">Mirage Chairs</a> were borrowed from</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.ppcinc.com/">Peterson Party Center</a> in Winchester</span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />The Mirage Chairs, a reproduction of the <a href="http://www.kartell.it/global.aspx?idLingua=EN">Kartell Victoria Ghost Chair</a> designed by Phillipe Starck, were a BIG hit. Everyone had to touch them or sit on them (they are remarkably comfortable). I thought these would be a nice tie-in to the whole feeling of antiques having a sense of history that brings with them <a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/newenglandfinerysummer2011/53">ghosts from the past</a>. These see-through pieces seem to float when combined with the heavy wood furnishings of the antique world, keeping the designed space looking fresh and inviting instead of overly formal and imposing.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Transparent stacking chairs like these can be purchased through <a href="http://www.ppcinc.com/contact/">Peterson Party Center</a> or check online (<a href="http://stackchairdepot.com/merchant2/ghost-chair.html?gclid=CLWgu97J_6sCFUKo4AodkE6gYg">StackChairDepot</a>, </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.allmodern.com/Kartell-485-KTL1010.html?refid=GX8370324676.Victoria%20ghost%20chair%7Ee&mkwid=svNO3Zt6X&pcrid=8370324676_mtrckid_158046y9505&gclid=CIXGzabJ_6sCFYeA5QodXg78Yw">AllModern</a>, </span><span style="font-size:130%;">etc.) Prices range from around $100 for a reproduction, to around $330 for the </span><span style="font-size:130%;">Kartell </span><span style="font-size:130%;">version.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/newenglandfinerysummer2011/25"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666509464332105570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_lN39LeEuAU_lBXc7n91_kvMjI70RK7PcpLJ_xhOvmFSWzW6PtAg17GzxGhDiF_8zx7nf-5blqXhJv-rvWmXCB3445lh2qd8MXp8y2F3P8BthWRgcmBBNsyClmyET2KKFoAAvVoyfQfe/s800/HoneyCollins_MichaelJLee_wenham-s.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/newenglandfinerysummer2011/25" style="font-style: italic;">New England Finery Magazine</a><br /><a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/newenglandfinerysummer2011/25" style="font-style: italic;">Summer 2011 p. 24 – 25</a><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />Designer: </span><a href="http://lwcinteriors.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Honey Collins</a><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />Photographer: </span><a href="http://michaeljleephotography.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Michael J. Lee</a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Du6HIfcm1IkWYjnKl5ie3RyRE8WNvc7mFQbDuvofSIlj1F-RXQSOkk86mGdjtzLKYzncXNS-1WBlwSJ6_TE37GA3-xIGBZYDuMm_XZ6BagJQz92fvgPfrgk4FkoNRi9icOdDJ-yMJh07/s1600/plant-s.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSI3dHYBG4rKe8euWQtUPJmoEqaIER-ERg_NkijoFkFQUQUaCTD6FgJ72GcY3Zq5iYncbf62Lq2wcL7-IpJAyfy-CuhV0HDnrusTwl_s3Hx_K2LAQwUKAvtVkGEkCSLF3xnZEBGiME8uc/s1600/place+settings-s.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666155582040708146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSI3dHYBG4rKe8euWQtUPJmoEqaIER-ERg_NkijoFkFQUQUaCTD6FgJ72GcY3Zq5iYncbf62Lq2wcL7-IpJAyfy-CuhV0HDnrusTwl_s3Hx_K2LAQwUKAvtVkGEkCSLF3xnZEBGiME8uc/s800/place+settings-s.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.ppcinc.com/content61.html">Tableware</a> was borrowed from Peterson Party Center</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;">When I was little, my parents ran a catering business – mostly weddings. My job was to place the silverware and occasionally be the coat girl. We always set the table the exact same way. When I was setting the table for the show, I stopped myself, and decided to mix it up. </span><span style="font-size:130%;">I decided to go with a non-conventional table setting. Traditional with a twist. Silverware was placed with two knives on the left, two forks on the right and the teaspoon on the saucer as if it had just been used. The rest of the silverware was put away. This got a lot of visitors talking! Some guests who were brought up with Emily Post and formal dinners were visibly upset and had to restrain themselves from, ahem, “rearranging.</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> I gently tried to explain that it is okay to break the rules every now and then. Plus it is a fun way to get the conversation started – I certainly met some interesting people at the show this way : )<br /></span><br /><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahVUGgAk7LEbVU2QxUuxaGwWUlCVuKEcA6R-26FOANxYK6Rrb_qQ-Kx4b1t_RipQodBHNxAgOWUQYbxTePdITY0Sganhr-vPuTw1j73xnt13qxfnsye8xGgyrNkDZLUBpcxJck5mRNORm/s1600/tureen-s.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666540640088681170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahVUGgAk7LEbVU2QxUuxaGwWUlCVuKEcA6R-26FOANxYK6Rrb_qQ-Kx4b1t_RipQodBHNxAgOWUQYbxTePdITY0Sganhr-vPuTw1j73xnt13qxfnsye8xGgyrNkDZLUBpcxJck5mRNORm/s800/tureen-s.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" /></a></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Vintage and antique pieces were borrowed from <a href="http://wakefield.patch.com/listings/the-queens-vault#photo-7264992">The Queen’s Vault</a> in Wakefield, MA. They carry a blend of antiques, furnishings, decorative accessories and gift items at affordable prices. I discovered them when I was researching <a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/nefinery-feb2011/61">Cordani Shoes</a> – which is right across the street – for issue one of New England Finery. A couple weeks before the show I stopped by and selected the items I needed to fill out my “curated</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> space.<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvGQ5qKdrFU7Lz0UVOP2FfdK3C5WCLd1x5BCrQVAgrnnT6tc4rGXrUmcQ65Qu8Jo4teupeceW6QRItm0EdRt9A9mOgDKZz_Jded1_F8tiaqUTp82go0wUOpAa0BpmrCycOWteoOQrqSwiN/s1600/paintedsettee-s.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666153595620641474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvGQ5qKdrFU7Lz0UVOP2FfdK3C5WCLd1x5BCrQVAgrnnT6tc4rGXrUmcQ65Qu8Jo4teupeceW6QRItm0EdRt9A9mOgDKZz_Jded1_F8tiaqUTp82go0wUOpAa0BpmrCycOWteoOQrqSwiN/s800/paintedsettee-s.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >Settee available at The Queen’s Vault</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />While this wasn’t a painted furniture kind of show, I chose a couple of pieces in this style since our cover shot featured antiques mixed with white woodwork, which really captures that fresh take on tradition.<br /><br /></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht05BTWT_wYEfA5ZwlNnMxREybsqG0nX0Pi8v4-at4czf6Y-hcRQGaLJTXm8Uvx7r1O4smUsrkXHI6wcjOlUOJO0WwqHrpwUFLPXN4iRCQB_W8ENC3eEkJODXXymuJqjXsXAzqa1T3F0KA/s1600/fineryonchair-s.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666155796183517986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht05BTWT_wYEfA5ZwlNnMxREybsqG0nX0Pi8v4-at4czf6Y-hcRQGaLJTXm8Uvx7r1O4smUsrkXHI6wcjOlUOJO0WwqHrpwUFLPXN4iRCQB_W8ENC3eEkJODXXymuJqjXsXAzqa1T3F0KA/s800/fineryonchair-s.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >Corner chair from The Queen’s Vault</span><br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">I had an inkjet copy of New England Finery on hand for visitors new to the magazine. For future events, I really should have some printed and bound through <a href="http://www.magcloud.com/">MagCloud,</a> which is able to turn online magazines into traditional magazines. On my to-do list.</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /></span><a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/nefinery-feb2011/71"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666509812133279074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidvR7_0erCNkxxXJ497mSinPwu51o160sm-Um0PGnyyrWyTYfjf8NLg3MErmcMbhLqj1JyzT44Lbik_-DtwtLsq_83RNe4HAR5jN3w8a8rOxZapoBv2rwEqzeveHRPubdNSrcAl_bQTOcr/s800/RosannePalazola_Wynne%252BMintz_DanversHS-s.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/nefinery-feb2011/71"><span style="font-style: italic;">New England Finery Magazine</span></a><br /><a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/nefinery-feb2011/71"><span style="font-style: italic;">February 2011 p. 70 – 71</span></a><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">Designer: </span><a href="http://thefocusondesign.blogspot.com/2010/07/lulus-pottingshed.html" style="font-style: italic;">Rosanne Palazola</a><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">Photographer: </span><a href="http://www.wynnemintzphoto.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Wynne & Mintz</a><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Du6HIfcm1IkWYjnKl5ie3RyRE8WNvc7mFQbDuvofSIlj1F-RXQSOkk86mGdjtzLKYzncXNS-1WBlwSJ6_TE37GA3-xIGBZYDuMm_XZ6BagJQz92fvgPfrgk4FkoNRi9icOdDJ-yMJh07/s1600/plant-s.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666155595700817618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Du6HIfcm1IkWYjnKl5ie3RyRE8WNvc7mFQbDuvofSIlj1F-RXQSOkk86mGdjtzLKYzncXNS-1WBlwSJ6_TE37GA3-xIGBZYDuMm_XZ6BagJQz92fvgPfrgk4FkoNRi9icOdDJ-yMJh07/s800/plant-s.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Since I had to work with the existing dark cranberry carpet that was on the main floor of the auditorium – plus not the best interior lighting – I chose a sunny gold color for the walls (which is great behind dark woods) and then picked up the red, yellow and blue of the carpet in the rest of the space instead of fighting it.<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg__P77sVCfWaAcJM7TRsn_aWySneq1idfUDKwJeM-6999v679yqffxeb6fMX7S50MjzG7nND0TrjZBpVGsxkRGLc9TTCnMZ5WJfDyWpjilWJXq1kthquIbS5ZfVwlsmJoFhAYRizul_WJL/s1600/flowersontable-s.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666153589288474434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg__P77sVCfWaAcJM7TRsn_aWySneq1idfUDKwJeM-6999v679yqffxeb6fMX7S50MjzG7nND0TrjZBpVGsxkRGLc9TTCnMZ5WJfDyWpjilWJXq1kthquIbS5ZfVwlsmJoFhAYRizul_WJL/s800/flowersontable-s.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >Flower arrangement created by Laura Thomson Designs</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >Lynnfield, MA • </span><span style="font-style: italic;"> 617-966-0161 • lspillane65@aol.com</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/nef_4_autumn_2011/27"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666514071002500674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsXm85dMFVuQcgBvbFPsu_KLkahPRpXP6x50AflEESOzRngEyGaTwMTj_cyC4kKPgC1nxFwEZCglR_0SjIVHzVy_kcFettrjb-K5BmuMFFEcLQVbLK3lWWA9W7MVyT5w-h6MFTbcI79s-2/s800/JaneDerby-MichaelJLee-s.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/nef_4_autumn_2011/27"><span style="font-style: italic;">New England Finery Magazine</span></a><br /><a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/nef_4_autumn_2011/27" style="font-style: italic;">Autumn 2011 p. 26 – 27</a><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">Designer: <a href="http://www.jcovington.com/">Jane Derby</a></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">Photographer: </span><a href="http://michaeljleephotography.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Michael J. Lee</a> </div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-erZ6Kks3MlAb6OZso3-DPDBQa4-fNBf4svvpeU5kN31PEWQVaan7qSdOOSFb0ASM50pc52b497iiwH9bJpZt8ygtVwc6ZlKRYfwBLIxirjQoVbKNymfJgx_R8WX22sOSlemBnk2AIVW/s1600/smalltablewithplant-s.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666155806599317410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-erZ6Kks3MlAb6OZso3-DPDBQa4-fNBf4svvpeU5kN31PEWQVaan7qSdOOSFb0ASM50pc52b497iiwH9bJpZt8ygtVwc6ZlKRYfwBLIxirjQoVbKNymfJgx_R8WX22sOSlemBnk2AIVW/s800/smalltablewithplant-s.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;">One shopper wanted to buy my antique shoe forms that I</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> found at <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2011/09/brimfield-in-real-life.html">Brimfield</a> but they were just for display. Sorry!</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-erZ6Kks3MlAb6OZso3-DPDBQa4-fNBf4svvpeU5kN31PEWQVaan7qSdOOSFb0ASM50pc52b497iiwH9bJpZt8ygtVwc6ZlKRYfwBLIxirjQoVbKNymfJgx_R8WX22sOSlemBnk2AIVW/s1600/smalltablewithplant-s.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf1iONo8_cpkzSRlSmLNk4uP54hOlErDQFdBNa3MNHqUks7RMw8KczwQDxKBTbsWv-oT-6WwGoc3m8md33VRFqB4gZ3eNhFC7zBwBsObRJz1fd1OTc7u035lqU6o3Pv2Wek7j_AfA9t8VR/s1600/FrankHodge%2540antiqueshow-s.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666161975585269170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf1iONo8_cpkzSRlSmLNk4uP54hOlErDQFdBNa3MNHqUks7RMw8KczwQDxKBTbsWv-oT-6WwGoc3m8md33VRFqB4gZ3eNhFC7zBwBsObRJz1fd1OTc7u035lqU6o3Pv2Wek7j_AfA9t8VR/s400/FrankHodge%2540antiqueshow-s.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 311px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Frank Hodge of <a href="http://fdhodgeinteriors.com/">F.D. Hodge Interiors</a>, whose work was featured on the cover of our Autumn issue, was one of my first visitors on Saturday morning. He is talented, charming and SO funny! I have always loved his designed spaces at the York Decorator Show House ... I was thrilled to have him come visit me in my space for a change!<br /><br /></span></div><br /><a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/nef_4_autumn_2011"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666510369363647426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8qgOBptaDSZZ7SLLEVnaa5qU9qmNRm9mMb6saR2rnrN_tuSC7ZnBOXbAsCXqJnQfup6As39-8v69AQJZX_Z5JWgL7XnZ4lwOQntuQZlGEKh4OK90uZtavk-Q709UaSgBlmwjUtFzM9mq/s400/Fall2011-large+cover-FD-s.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><a href="http://michaeljleephotography.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Michael J. Lee Photography</a> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Check out <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#%21/pages/New-England-Finery-Magazine/122875761127354">New England Finery on facebook</a><br />to see who else came to visit.<br /></span></div></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdKcioDrCjNVH4_3_I3M0VZZrUDQcYpkkrxQcffxmE-Wet-m34XztXhWo4BXW-r1NhBQ3mKVNruW2PzfhRdScCXr6MOFyRBgeZJog4tql8Qzi984fnLmAUmHSkyvAOawTKcbrgchtEYVzj/s1600/arrangement+closeup-s.jpg"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeU5-WXNCV7uce_Ymw6RmvrPCLUkr3D0x6zHtLDwju_S7o2cT4w-hqJMcpARvYUYCAFB47b_rkNRXKyQT1A0mYiMKan7W7QY3-9VNy6cqKhlvvSGAvTjVzzCjpBfn6YWNTFEHdfWZLrONi/s1600/table%252BchairsYB-s.jpg" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">And now for one last designer trick ...</span><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Pm483Km-dJoOpX7mKH5nbnowIyRgIZG4XrKp-TEPCVEQSWbsLNu5flF95EVcDYYZbsZQ7YDgGwQMkl7WWUik47u-aTFIyjB3u0-6SExRTegE37yM_P40KQOpB_A-aG70j9p5Wn7Y5ks7/s1600/diningtable-s.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666155592381549986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Pm483Km-dJoOpX7mKH5nbnowIyRgIZG4XrKp-TEPCVEQSWbsLNu5flF95EVcDYYZbsZQ7YDgGwQMkl7WWUik47u-aTFIyjB3u0-6SExRTegE37yM_P40KQOpB_A-aG70j9p5Wn7Y5ks7/s800/diningtable-s.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_nCSFPgaHJ6vCd3wM2cdMK4t381pRjMd3EkmsDSAVxUm7XTFfLASEenObrPoNwBYcjC3cbo5I2uaR2jjg5lmUpvb6On1sPFw0qPgeQYXiU6zvcQohXv8H3yo0tnXkfIMwfZ-91fWRNJY/s1600/endoftable-s.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666155795285472098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_nCSFPgaHJ6vCd3wM2cdMK4t381pRjMd3EkmsDSAVxUm7XTFfLASEenObrPoNwBYcjC3cbo5I2uaR2jjg5lmUpvb6On1sPFw0qPgeQYXiU6zvcQohXv8H3yo0tnXkfIMwfZ-91fWRNJY/s800/endoftable-s.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Can you guess what makes the antique lace table covering unique? Look closely. One end is finished with a dropped hem, the other is straight across.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> Many people loved it and asked “how much?</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> Along with the mahogany table (taken straight out of my dining room) the table covering was not for sale as it was from our personal collection. </span><span style="font-size:130%;">My mom found it at a yard sale years ago.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> It is actually a four-poster twin bed coverlet! That is the beauty of re-purposing antiques for use today. If you are shopping for antiques – whether at a tag sale or antique show – and discover something that you like, chances are good that you will find a special spot for it. And then you will have a “treasure hunt</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> story of your own to tell.<br /><br /><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ-7Bj1EcR5MwjGtMSsIlFUlv9Xy5V59NgwwUh5948DkYsBu0wnsix1hsfcgXYtEBY-DvNWvIlkoTbAqZdOm2UyHXYx2oBnKOO1q82hGV1kFIRbG5isWWfsTr3_53wGqhtRTuyTAaO0nqH/s1600/lampsupclose-s.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666176895056218098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ-7Bj1EcR5MwjGtMSsIlFUlv9Xy5V59NgwwUh5948DkYsBu0wnsix1hsfcgXYtEBY-DvNWvIlkoTbAqZdOm2UyHXYx2oBnKOO1q82hGV1kFIRbG5isWWfsTr3_53wGqhtRTuyTAaO0nqH/s800/lampsupclose-s.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >SOLD: this pair of lamps from The Queen’s Vault<br />went home with one of the visitors to my space.</span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg__P77sVCfWaAcJM7TRsn_aWySneq1idfUDKwJeM-6999v679yqffxeb6fMX7S50MjzG7nND0TrjZBpVGsxkRGLc9TTCnMZ5WJfDyWpjilWJXq1kthquIbS5ZfVwlsmJoFhAYRizul_WJL/s1600/flowersontable-s.jpg"><br /></a>Thank you to everyone who helped me put this space together (it took a crew, and my family barely complained about not having a dining room table for two days) and special thanks goes to the dealers and designers who inspire others to celebrate antiques everyday.<br /><br />What kind of antique treasures have you brought home lately?<br /><br /><br /></span>

New England Finery at the Antique Show

The New England Finery hosted space at The Boston Antique Design Show & Sale Last weekend was the Boston Antique Design Show & Sale ...

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<a href="http://simplycoolstuff.blogspot.com/2011/09/interior-design-coach-yvonne-blacker.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654631940738796994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsPhRl8cjFR-Ih5jpKmE-_biz0JsdFDxRHq9NWS0cKgJ1pRFcRMSfMQtSHA_C41rEDwRnD2OwOJXM_-4Akatad9zie3qHEBKN5WwYFKzqGEHaRTIKyZPdjBLbyCKUYrHfQlgGMXGttFPw3/s800/simplycoolstuffbanner.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2009/08/design-tv-and-fashionably-chic-condo.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654630990501661810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhreOjB6-_myswqr_iujMNPWEXgL7n2VnJSPZ4ubBoBkam0qwWNF5LHdRMyMCOqRj6uTs8wdRzhS35xqh5m13k1Wna-Xc9qXGXUTr1Zz5HCHvLN2dsXgeRihftxPAB0d_XQaNWBPIRR5-3L/s800/moderncondoYBlacker.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://simplycoolstuff.blogspot.com/2011/09/interior-design-coach-yvonne-blacker.html"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >Seen on Simply Cool Stuff: a design coaching project of mine</span></a><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />While I am often interviewing others for design stories that I write for <a href="http://www.newenglandfinery.com/">New England Finery Magazine</a> or the <a href="http://lynnfield.patch.com/search?_utf8=%E2%98%83&keywords=contractor+series">Lynnfield Patch</a>, this week, I was the one being interviewed by Maria Wheeler of the blog, <a href="http://simplycoolstuff.blogspot.com/2011/09/interior-design-coach-yvonne-blacker.html">Simply Cool Stuff</a>. I met Maria when she was offering some of her vintage treasures for sale at <a href="http://www.newenglandfineliving.com/retail-store-hours.html">New England Fine Living</a>. Along with collecting and selling antiques (<a href="http://www.simplycoolstuff.com/index.html">find her shop on etsy</a>), Maria is also a talented landscape designer. She shares what she knows about both of these subjects (and so much more!) on her blog.<br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/newenglandfinerysummer2011/61"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654632213752658418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ZUR-XETPXuIaAmyrQ39qkVvHMhfNct23KVceA8Kct8A2nFmrJ7Hrd74FlPzqn0K3HVb-vjVbIudjEkAjxAo3MlxCNFbh2txKzl2lFXcAQ0fKmPBNUzAwmHIndB5dJW0l9xxov_uT2V1S/s800/SimplyCoolStuffNEF3.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/newenglandfinerysummer2011/61"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >Simply Cool Stuff in the summer issue of New England Finery</span></a><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />I recently featured Maria’s <span style="font-weight: bold;">A, B, C’s of Antiques</span> series in the summer issue of <span style="font-weight: bold;">New England Finery,</span> and then she turned around and interviewed me for letter <span style="font-weight: bold;">I</span>, <a href="http://simplycoolstuff.blogspot.com/2011/09/interior-design-coach-yvonne-blacker.html">“Interior Design Coach.</a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://simplycoolstuff.blogspot.com/2011/09/interior-design-coach-yvonne-blacker.html">”</a><br /><br />Visit her blog and you will discover a few things you may not have known about me : )<br /><br /><br /><br /></span>

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Seen on Simply Cool Stuff: a design coaching project of mine While I am often interviewing others for design stories that I write for New E...

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Next week: a Brimfield tweet-up

<a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/newenglandfinerysummer2011/63"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647579655310331554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLh2XHXnKnBCbbmo5V5z5C3-bBNcI23hFWL9YNNk6x8UfHm08-PmhA4GOAr2XOXnDxgyk2xe7ZlTiMXDYjW_QVv5_W-oJJjUHFvdvRbGHRI9n0hACUZ_IKPFaOslV5QQBZFTol9DvSyLwa/s800/BrimfieldTweetupNEF3.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7CCYKsuAavpnzHWeHB8Grbv7-RDGfJT9nx8_sqQ2ygZn1x7ql5T_EzgSnmI0_synnNBI14FUG8px04yMkTYUfSrGqZ_WzovSUD8a0umZH4aUPs4vNDB0VK7OYtxE_2oaH1D2p-NIsuVyn/s1600/BrimfieldPicsNEF3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/newenglandfinerysummer2011/63"><span style="font-style: italic;">New England Finery, issue 3, page 63</span><br /><br /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Next week from September 6th through the 11th, the <a href="http://brimfield.com/">Brimfield antique show</a> will be open for the final time this season. And for the second time, there will be a <span style="font-weight: bold;">Brimfield tweet-up</span> held on the premises! To view photos from last May’s tweet-up, check out pages 63–69 of <a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/newenglandfinerysummer2011/63">New England Finery, issue 3</a>.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/newenglandfinerysummer2011/67" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647580699458157762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYpamnLlw3rtpON6hyphenhyphenZE4jEYE_NxTlW6ZNu_oFRnjJU5FVKD9dntecITUiiZ8qMj4tD2lkhPRK09W7nM5WSjdXbyPcoF_shG9zPH8N-iZReK4CmaZo37M_W9vkkQMl-MzIDelIJZqQi4kX/s800/BrimfieldMooreKelseyNEF3.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/newenglandfinerysummer2011/67" style="font-style: italic;">New England Finery, issue 3, page 67</a><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />Once again, celebrity guests <a href="http://kelleylmoore.com/">Kelley Moore</a> and <a href="http://www.briankelsey.com/">Brian Kelsey</a> will be there to dazzle visitors to the VIP tent with fabulous do-it-yourself projects featuring vintage finds from the grounds of what is known as the largest outdoor antique event in the USA. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/newenglandfinerysummer2011/69"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647580707310341122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7CCYKsuAavpnzHWeHB8Grbv7-RDGfJT9nx8_sqQ2ygZn1x7ql5T_EzgSnmI0_synnNBI14FUG8px04yMkTYUfSrGqZ_WzovSUD8a0umZH4aUPs4vNDB0VK7OYtxE_2oaH1D2p-NIsuVyn/s800/BrimfieldPicsNEF3.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/newenglandfinerysummer2011/69"><span style="font-style: italic;">New England Finery, issue 3, page 68</span></a><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-zmE72c7-U4TkOeNbctarKLEGf9IJw5J-FHBxyQjbBuzVZk0JPCitSCxFc8C6xMYpwnIiR5MrB6n9zMvb9GNmbRJc2UQNcHRmxBHXcU28v0R6eCV_fwGEejMhZVK1VCrBfIRydmcZZECi/s1600/BrimfieldPicsNEF3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span><span></span></span></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">This season’s tweet-up, hosted by <a href="http://thedailybasics.com/">The Daily Basics</a> and <a href="http://www.gretchenaubuchondesign.com/">Gretchen Aubuchon Design</a>, is being sponsored by favorite interior design sources <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/">Benjamin Moore</a> (paint), <a href="http://www.companyc.com/home.htm">Company C</a> (fabrics and more), <a href="http://pandoradebalthazar.com/">Pandora de Balthazar</a> (European luxury bedding), and <a href="http://www.hardwarestore.com/">Aubuchon Hardware</a>. There will be a trash-to-treasure shopping spree event with a pretty amazing giveaway (<a href="http://pandoradebalthazarluxurybedding.wordpress.com/">click here for details</a>) and the unveiling of a design-inspired fashion contest winner (to see entries, like <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/brimfield/211723438837664">#brimfield on facebook</a>). </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Who will be in attendance?</span> Look for lots of media presence including media partners <a href="http://www.bhg.com/">Better Homes and Gardens</a> and <a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home,</a> not to mention a rocking list of design bloggers, industry professionals and twitter personalities. Put your name on the list by <a href="http://brimfieldtweetup.blogspot.com/2011/05/brimfield-september-tweet-up.html">clicking here</a>. It is sure to be a fun couple of days filled with treasure finding and connecting IRL!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

Next week: a Brimfield tweet-up

New England Finery, issue 3, page 63 Next week from September 6th through the 11th, the Brimfield antique show will be open for the final t...

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