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the clive....

I'm taking it a little easy this week (fighting a cold in this 100 degree weather!), but I couldn't resist showing you our first completed Clive chair! 

I've been doing posts about Clive since the very beginning of his design as a card board cut out taped to our closet door...

 

Then he became a three dimensional frame...

 
 Now Clive is fully upholstered. We covered this first prototype in Home Depot drop cloth with plans to recover him in leather once we felt that the dimensions were just right. But I fell in love with the way Clive looked in drop cloth, so I'm "borrowing" him for my office :)

 

The curves of the Clive look great from the side as well.
 

Oh, and in case you are wondering what that is hanging on the door, it's a vintage English postman's purse that I use to keep my outgoing mail. It's one way to keep the clutter on my desk to a minimum!

 

Before I head off to take my vitamin C, I also want to thank 1st Dibs for the beautiful pictures they took of our featured items. 

  

I'd love to hear what you think of our Clive! 

Stay Well :)

xo

Brooke

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maine - the barn update and a reminder to vote for valorie!

Before I start this post, I wanted to let you know that my dear friend, Valorie from Visual Vamp has made it into the next round of the Apartment Therapy Room for Color Contest. Valorie's office is amazing. We only have 24 hours to vote for her. To vote click here.

Thank you everyone for all of your wonderful comments about Steve's project in Maine. I have saved the best for last. The barn is really a magical building.

Steve and our client, interior designer Courtney Hollander, had so much fun designing the furniture and lighting for this project. You might recognize the Leila chair at the end of the dining table. Steve also designed the two tier lantern. 

Courtney scoured the local antique shops for unique pieces to add charm to the barn.

A pair of striped Nate chairs create a seating area on the second floor landing. The lanterns are from Circa Antiques

I absolutely LOVE this bathroom. My favorite detail.....

The wood beams in the shower! How cool is that?

No barn would be complete without a bunk room.
 

This door opens to a balcony overlooking the two story space.

All of the barn bathrooms use the same materials: soapstone slabs, white oak cabinets, California One Kote walls, and a few old beams. 
 

I am looking forward to finally visiting Maine in June! 

Also, you may not hear from me for the next couple of days. I'm having some minor surgery today . Don't worry, nothing life threatening. Apparently I not only create rooms, but I also create gall stones! 

I'll be back by the weekend, I promise :)

xo

Brooke

the big day

Tonight  Steve and I are off to the grand opening of the house that he and Paul just completed. Steve and I put the finishing touches on the pool house that we staged. It really came together! 

 

We hung hydrangeas upside down to dry on the wall around an old gilded mirror. 

 

My vintage turquoise glasses add a bit of color to the foreground. 

My friend Linda designed a couple beautiful floral arrangements. They were just what the room needed! Thank you Linda. To see more of Linda's beautiful work, check out the post that Rhonda Eleish and Edie van Breems wrote about her on their gorgeous blog.

We used blue as an accent color throughout the room in pillows and in Steve's artwork. 

I promise to bring you with us. I can't wait to show you the rest of the house too!

xo

Brooke

maine update #3

Steve arrived home safely from Maine late last night. The home he is working on is coming along beautifully.

Two gambrel roofs can be seen on the front of the home.

Cedar shakes and siding and the local granite were used on the facade.

The covered entry (great for those rainy or snowy days)  is flanked by stone pillars. 

This image gives you a sense of how the Main house sits on the property in relationship to the water. 

Here is an image of the back of the house with the barn to the left.

Mike Hewes and Hewes & Company are doing a great job on the building.

The back sunroom has a spectacular view. This is where I would spend most of my time....

Oops, sorry I was daydreaming in the sunroom!

The living room in the main house is getting pretty. Steve and our client Courtney Hollander have decided to add some beams to the ceiling (once you see the barn you'll understand why).

I'm loving the arched window in the master bedroom. There isn't a bad view in the house!

 

The barn is much more finished than the main house.

When Steve arrived this is what the barn looked like.

Our client, Courtney chose some fantastic contemporary lighting. The interior design of this project was a collaboration between Steve and  Courtney. Most of the pieces in our furniture collection were designed with this project and design aesthetic in mind. 

The light fixtures were just being installed. These lights are from Circa Antiques

The two Nick Sofas that  Courtney selected look at home now in front of the fireplace on either side of the antique steel and wood coffee table she found. A smaller traditional rug sits on top of a larger bound sisal rug.

Two leather cubes from Jamie Young provide extra seating.

 

Two Leila chairs are at the heads of the industrial metal dining table with benches on 

the sides. 

Brazilian soapstone countertops were used in the kitchen with Douglas Fir cabinets .

The lights are from Circa Lighting. 

Open shelves were used instead of upper cabinets.

The pair of striped Nate chairs named after Courtney's son, are happy in their new home on the landing. 

The Circa Antique lights make the two story space glow.

 

Most of the bathrooms are not ready for their close-ups, but this one was ready to smile and say "Cheese". 

Brazilian soapstone was also used in this bathroom in the barn.

The plumbing fixtures are the Dornbracht Tara. 

I love how it looks in the bath. 

This image gives you an idea of what all of the landscape will look like when it is finished. It's going to be very naturalistic with granite outcroppings similar to the ones you see in the natural Maine landscape. The landscape architect is Bruce Riddell. 

So, what do you think so far?

I always love getting your comments (and so does Steve!).

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xo

Brooke