I like our Brooklyn residence (that’s the visitor room, above), and now that we’ve been dwelling right here for nearly eight years, I’m very conversant in all of the nooks and crannies. This subsequent sentence feels extraordinarily forty-something however: over the autumn, I’m excited to prepare our closets, filter out the storage space, and add a couple of decor surprises and delights. Listed here are 5 concepts (and I’d love to listen to what design particulars you’re into lately!)…
Picture by Learn McKendree, styling by Mieke Ten Haave.
1. Grasp artwork in sudden locations. How cool is that framed drawing beneath the window? I like seeing paintings positioned excessive up, low down, round corners…
Picture by Wing Ho.
…and on the backs of doorways, like in David and Wendy Coggins’s Minnesota home.
Picture by Owen Gale.
2. Paint our staircase. Proper now, our stairs and the hallway are white, which is okay however meh. Even when we didn’t go all out, just like the townhouse above, possibly we might paint the banister pale pink or darkish blue.
Picture by Belle Morizio, styling by Julia Stevens.
3. Show guide covers. I forgot how good it appears to be like when a couple of books face out from a bookcase, and I’d particularly like to do it with this John Currin cowl.
Picture by Jessica Burke.
Aspect observe: Our home doesn’t have a window that may work for this, however how lovely is that this bookcase?!
Picture by Alpha Smoot for Domino, design by Amanda Jane Jones.
4. Clean up the paintings. Two yr in the past, I gave our lounge a ‘fakeover’ by shifting round two work, and I used to be amazed by how completely different the house regarded. I’m additionally excited to herald a pair items from rising artists and small retailers, like this and this and this and this.
Picture by Chris Horwood.
5. Add some brown. My good friend’s favourite colour is brown, and he or she says she’s been teased for that her complete life. However it’s her second to shine as a result of this fall, brown is large in vogue and decor. I’m impressed to convey some brown into our residence – possibly a blanket? Or pillow?
What about you? What design particulars are you into lately? I’d love to listen to… Bear in mind this reader’s introvert nook?
P.S. All of the Cup of Jo home excursions, together with our Brooklyn residence.
(High photograph of our visitor room by Kate Jordan, styling by Oliver Cano for Cup of Jo.)
