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Top Ten Mismatched Nightstands
My favorite type of decor is that which doesn’t feel forced. I love being in someone’s home and finding unexpected pieces all over the place, but realizing they all work with each other nicely. So you might not be surprised to learn I’m not a fan of matchy-matchy when it comes to nightstands, table lamps, couches, or other items. I like to mix things up. Read on to see ten of our favorite beds flanked by mismatched nightstands — or !(just one)! Keeping a space clean + neat without allowing symmetry to rule your decisions can be challenging. It’s easy to find a nightstand you like and buy two. This…
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Top Five Modern Farmhouse Dining Chairs
The search for the perfect dining chair is often crunched into some kind of horrible, stressful deadline. Last winter, one of my best friends was known to cry, “I have 16 people coming for Thanksgiving dinner, a gorgeous new pendant light in my dining room, a farmhouse table on the way, and I have no chairs!” Sound familiar? That’s because most often, the chairs are the last item people buy and the one that can cause the most stress. After all, you need 6, 8, 12 of them. And who are you kidding? You want them all to match. You can’t try them out or sit in them before you…
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Tour the Trailer
Our trailer was the first piece of real estate we owned. We gutted it and made it our own, all the while keeping in mind what we thought would appeal to the most buyers. We listed it, held the open houses, agonized over the showings, and eventually we sold it! As an added bonus for us and as a huge compliment to our design, the buyer asked if he could purchase all the furnishings as well as linens, kitchen utensils, etc. He bought almost everything (some things were sentimental and came with us)…right down to our silverware. A year and a half after the flip was over, we can happily…
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Tour the Farmhouse
Our new farmhouse is our pride and joy! We renovated the entire house last spring just in time for the summer season. And we get to share it each summer with travelers who are looking for somewhere to stay in Montauk. I love hearing our guests’ impressions of our home and the little details we focused on when pulling it all together. One of the ways we afford to have a home in Montauk is by renting it out in the summer. I grew up in this town, but since then, prices have skyrocketed. And the real estate market didn’t really experience the recession as strongly here as the rest…
