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our pink bathroom in the new york times!!!!

A few days ago I wrote a post about the power of the word believe: to believe in yourself, to believe that your dreams can come true.....

Thank you so much to writer Kate Murphy for  including our pink bathroom in her article: Bathrooms: Pretty in Pink Again in the New York Times. This truly is a dream come true!

xo

Brooke

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giannetti home photo shoot...

I just finished reading another wonderfully written and informative post by my friend Maria at Colour Me Happy. Her latest post focuses on 5 rules to follow if you want to get your work published. 

Although all five rules are important, recently I've been focusing on rule #4:" Get your work professionally photographed and styled". Like most of you, I'm so crazy busy with work, kids, life.... that photographing my work hasn't been a top priority, but it should be! So during the past couple of months I've spent a lot of time having our projects professionally photographed by the very talented Lisa Romerein. We first met Lisa when she photographed our home for C Magazine. We were thrilled that she had the time to work with us again!

In a couple of past posts I shared with you a few of the images that Lisa shot. They were so beautiful, that I asked Lisa if she would take a couple images of the shop. Last week she sent some of the finals to me, and I wanted to share them with you...

This mirror found a new home last week, so I am happy to have it documented in this image. Lisa also captured the stunning details of our Swedish dining table. 

This image of one of our leather chairs in front of a pair of old pine doors has a more masculine feel. The Swedish boat model sits on top of a stack of old leather suit cases. 

This is one of my favorite images. The composition of our vintage top hats, amethyst bottles and industrial console is so lovely!

This is one of the smaller vignettes that we shot. Composed of a few of our rustic stools  and hand painted washboards from India hanging on a pair of beautifully aged French shutters, this photo captures the ambience of our garden area. 

We finally have a decent picture of our office! 

The Clive and the Lulu chairs had a candid portrait taken as part of this seating area.

We caught  photographer Lisa Romerein and Kate, from K8 Vision, in action, creating another Swedish inspired vignette...

The magnificent Swedish tall clock and antique Swedish buffet are moving to their new homes soon. The French shutters make a well patina-ed back drop for our framed intaglios. 

I've started making individual ibooks for each project. Filled with Lisa's gorgeous images, the books are a great way to document  and present our work to potential clients and magazine editors. They also make wonderful gifts for our clients!

Here's a sample of one of the pages of the Giannetti Home Book.

Thank you to Lisa and Kate for all of their hard work during the long shoots. 

xo

Brooke

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believe...

A very dear friend of mine gave me this beautiful wreath for the holidays!

The edges of the faded pages from an old book have been embellished with gold and silver glitter, and several shimmery stars and keys hang from the bottom, adding some more holiday sparkle.

But for me, the most significant piece of this wreath is the plain manila card simply stamped with the word "believe". During the holiday season, the word "believe" usually has a religious connotation, but I see it having importance all year long... 

To believe means to "accept as true". I know that when I "believe" rather than "hope" that I will be hired for a project, it is more likely to come true. This can be applied to every aspect of my life. 

I'm going to keep this wreath in my office as a reminder to "believe" in 2011.

I believe it's going to be a great year for us all!

Steve and I are taking some time off to be with our family, but I want to wish you a very Happy Holiday and a Joyous and Healthy New Year!

xo

Brooke

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dining room chandelier...

When we first built our home we had a hard time finding a chandelier and sconces for our dining room. We hung this shell chandelier and matching sconces as place holders until we found just the right fixtures.

It's been over 8 years, and we finally found the perfect chandelier at Highpoint a couple of months ago.  It's a 19th century French Louis XVI fixture. I fell in love with its tarnished gilt finish and the single tassel that hangs from the bottom.

We also purchased these 18 Century Italian sconces to replace the shell ones above the fireplace, but they are going into one of my favorite client's bedroom instead (clients first!). 

I'm going to hang these 19th Century Italian candle holders above the fireplace for now until I find another pair of sconces (hopefully it won't take 8 years this time!) 

Here's a picture of how the candles look. Hmmm... I may just leave them!

 

My French chandelier and Italian candle holders make a lovely set.

I'd love to hear what you think of the lighting changes in my dining room. Oh, and if you are interested in my shell chandelier and sconces, just email me! 

xo

Brooke

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