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table of contents
BEST OF FLEA MARKET STYLE™
2016
6 cottage 84 romantic
8 Sunny Delight 86 Reclaimed Glory
16 Serious Fun 94 Alfresco Allure
24 Resourceful Endeavors 102 Sentimental Spirit
32 Natural Charm 110 Restored Beauty
40 Cottage Projects 118 Romantic Projects
44 Cottage Collectibles 122 Romantic Collectibles
46 bohemian also in this issue

48 Collected Works 3 Editor’s Note
56 Always in Fashion 4 10 Flea Markets To
Visit Before You Die
64 Found Treasure
124 Resources
72 Global Point of View
128 Final Thought
80 Bohemian Projects
82 Bohemian Collectibles
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editor’s note
My grandmother was a seamstress, a collector,

an artist, and a friend. I spent many afternoons
shadowing her in her sewing room, watching
as she honed her craft. Before she had even
completed a project, she was already beginning
a new one—such was her enthusiasm for
creating beautiful things. And for as many
things as she built with her own hands, there
were just as many that she collected: vinyl
records, Christmas ornaments, trinket boxes,
and pottery, to name a few. As children, we
were mesmerized by her home—and all the
objects in it—and I will always cherish the
nights we spent there, tucked under quilts,
wishing for time to slow down so we could
savor the scent of aged wood, vintage linens,
and whatever Granny was cooking up in
the kitchen.
The homes featured in this issue, such as
an 1850s Italianate in Upstate New York that’s
decorated with an eclectic mix of flea market
finds (page 16 and right) and a 1905 Victorian
in Boulder that came complete with an attic
full of unexpected treasures (page 64), recall
that same sense of warmth. Each home tells
a unique story—of found things and things
reimagined, and of the artful blending of old
and new. These are the kinds of homes that
can’t be replicated or mass produced, which
is what makes them truly special.

10 flea markets
to visit before you die
Put on your walking shoes and stop in at America’s premier
marketplaces—you’ll find country primitives, midcentury modern
furniture, vintage fashions, upcycled treasures, and more. Here are
a few insider tips for wending your way through each market.
writer ANN WILSON illustrator NATE PADAVICK
1. ROSE BOWL WHAT TO LOOK FOR: This market 5. SHIPSHEWANA

FLEA MARKET supplies something that appeals to AUCTION AND FLEA
LOCATION: Pasadena, California; every collector. Americana items and MARKET
1001 Rose Bowl Dr. Western gear are plentiful, but you’ll LOCATION: Shipshewana, Indiana;
WHEN TO GO: Second Sunday of every also find hip industrial-era relics and 345 S Van Buren St.
month year-round international dealers selling vintage WHEN TO GO: May to October
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: The show hosts French, Asian, and English furnishings. WHAT TO LOOK FOR: You’re in Amish
more than 3,500 vendors in five selling SHOP LIKE A LOCAL: The Original country, so keep your eyes open for
areas. Keep your eye out for Hollywood Round Top Antiques Fair that started handcrafted furniture as you make your
celebrities as you head to the antiques at the Big Red Barn 40-some years way through the booths of 900 vendors.
and collectibles, vintage clothing, ago sparked the show’s expansion. SHOP LIKE A LOCAL: Expand your
and arts-and-crafts areas to hunt for Today, thousands of dealers set up at buying reach: Attend Wednesday
unique finds. 60 selling sites within a 9-mile radius auctions (held year-round)—where up
SHOP LIKE A LOCAL: Bring plenty of Round Top. Before you head out, to 10 auctioneers sell miscellaneous
of money. Dealers will bargain when check roundtop.org for a list of show items and antiques—and shop at the
cash is on the table. sites, schedules, and maps. Check the antique mall across the street from
website of each selling site to get an the flea market.
2. MILE HIGH idea of who is selling what so you can
FLEA MARKET optimize your shopping time. 6. SPRINGFIELD
LOCATION: Henderson, Colorado; ANTIQUE SHOW AND
7007 E. 88th Ave. 4. RANDOLPH STREET FLEA MARKET
WHEN TO GO: Friday to Sunday MARKET LOCATION: Springfield, Ohio;
year-round LOCATION: Chicago, Beaux Arts Clark County Fairgrounds,
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: Shop for Plumbers Hall, 1340 W. Washington St. 4401 S. Charleston Pike
treasures such as polished antiques, WHEN TO GO: One weekend each WHEN TO GO: March to December,
upcycled furniture, and handcrafted month year-round usually the third weekend of the month
items. Stop by temporary garage sale WHAT TO LOOK FOR: Vintage buttons, WHAT TO LOOK FOR: Regarded as a
spaces to browse for all sorts of fun mirrors salvaged from grand hotels, and premier buying show, the market offers
and functional goods. antique garden furniture are just a few highly desirable Western Expansion-era
SHOP LIKE A LOCAL: Be an early bird! examples of what you’ll find from the pieces at affordable prices. It is one of
Arrive between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. to 300-plus dealers. Be sure to make time the first tiers in the antiques-buying
find unique items. Schedule at least to take in a special do-it-yourself event, chain, supplying furnishings and
four hours to roam the market’s the beer garden, and complimentary collectibles pulled from local barns
26-acre span. appraisal services. and century-old homes.
SHOP LIKE A LOCAL: During the SHOP LIKE A LOCAL: Wander over to
3. ROUND TOP summer markets, arrive at 8 a.m. and the Vintage Marketplace for repurposed
ANTIQUE SHOW pay $25 early admission to get first dibs wares arranged in gallery-like settings.
LOCATION: Multiple towns around on the coolest stuff. Check the market’s Like to shop a lot? Attend a May or
Round Top, Texas website for info about free trolleys that September “Extravaganza” when more
WHEN TO GO: Late March to take shoppers from Chicago’s Loop and than 2,000 vendors gather.
early April and late September to Magnificent Mile to the market.
early October
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7. NASHVILLE FLEA Deco furnishings. Look for kitschy dishes. Take in free concerts on
MARKET assets culled from Miami’s high- Sundays in Williamsburg.
LOCATION: Nashville; society homes; vendors offer loads of
The Fairgrounds, 625 Smith Ave. memorabilia, barware, and couture 10. BRIMFIELD ANTIQUE
WHEN TO GO: Fourth weekend of fashions from the 1900s to the 1960s. AND COLLECTIBLES
every month except December, which SHOP LIKE A LOCAL: Since Miami SHOW
is held on the third weekend Beach is a laid-back town, crowds don’t LOCATION: Brimfield, Massachusetts
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: Industrial metal start shopping this street-side market WHEN TO GO: Six-day markets are
pieces, timeworn painted furnishings, until mid- to late morning. For the best held in May, July, and September
and a host of midcentury and vintage selection and plenty of elbowroom, hit WHAT TO LOOK FOR: Between
furnishings and art rub shoulders at an market tents when they open at 8 a.m. 4,000 and 6,000 vendors set up at
average of 2,000 booths each month. 21 independently operated shows
SHOP LIKE A LOCAL: Visit the outside 9. BROOKYLN FLEA (fields) along a mile stretch of
covered booths first—these vendors LOCATION: Brooklyn, New York; Route 20. You’ll find a wealth of
have favorite flea fodder. Saturday markets at Fort Greene, antiques, vintage oddities, and
Sunday markets in Williamsburg collectibles from around the world.
8. LINCOLN ROAD WHEN TO GO: April to October Country decorators flock to the market
OUTDOOR ANTIQUE WHAT TO LOOK FOR: Search beyond for the Early American primitives and
AND COLLECTIBLE the finer antiques to find one-of-a-kind period farmyard trappings.
MARKET artisan pieces, such as contemporary SHOP LIKE A LOCAL: Show or field
LOCATION: Miami Beach, Florida; stools and farm tables fashioned from opening times are staggered during the
Lincoln Road Mall reclaimed wood, retro clogs made first few days of the market. Check out
WHEN TO GO: October to May, a few by fifth-generation shoemakers, and the show schedule so you can be first
Sundays each month succulent gardens planted in salvaged in line as shows open, which is when
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: Midcentury bricks and 1940s pottery. you’ll find the largest selection of items.
design first bloomed in nearby SHOP LIKE A LOCAL: On Saturdays, Respectful bargaining and cash will get
South Beach, so keep your eye out grab a seat on the park stairs and you the best deals.
for retro Danish Modern and Art snack on an array of tasty ethnic
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6 Best of Flea Market Style
chapter 1
cottage
Rustic patinas, soothing colors, and pretty personal touches
define this style, which feels at home in any locale from
the Midwest to both coasts.
White walls and ceilings
make the small rooms in
Jan and Bill Huffman’s
cottage feel more
expansive; they also
allow bright accents—
such as the kitchen’s
sunshine-yellow cabinet
door and turquoise
barstools—to introduce a
sense of festivity.

sunny
delight
Brightly colored primitive pieces
give this coastal cottage a cheerful
ambience that’s as casual and
relaxing as a day at the beach.
writer KEN WYSOCKY

photographer RICHARD LEO JOHNSON
producer SANDRA L. MOHLMANN
When you live in a beach community such as Tybee Island
off the Georgia coast, the laid-back, fun-in-the-sun vibe
shouldn’t end at the front door. At least that’s how Jan and the home is a haven for their five grandchildren. “You can put
Bill Huffman see it, which explains why their renovated 1902 your feet on top of everything. There are very few rugs, so you
cottage exudes a don’t-worry, be-happy ethos that invites can come in with sandy feet. We can always sweep out the
family and friends to drop their cares and hit the beach. sand later.”
Before the Huffmans bought the home, it was a brooding Coslick covered many of the walls with butt-jointed
belle with forest green and mustard-color drywall-covered primed spruce boards (sans knots) to replicate the home’s
walls, and beat-up wood and linoleum flooring. Lots of original look. Then she painted them all white. The result?
linoleum. Enter interior designer Jane Coslick, who has A bright, natural light-kissed canvas—the perfect backdrop
left her inimitable mark on dozens of vintage homes in for cheery splashes of color provided by Jan and Coslick’s
this barrier island community. She relied on a playful flea secondhand finds. “I gravitate toward primitive and cottage
market aesthetic to transform the downtrodden abode into pieces,” Jan says. “I love the beat-up, chippy stuff. The stories
a retreat that screams for swimsuits, sandals, and umbrella in those pieces create energy in a house”—as well as an
drinks.“This house lets its hair down,” Jan says, noting that endless-summer feeling that just won’t quit.
opposite To foster what interior designer Jane Coslick calls
unexpected visual harmony, she paired mismatched
items—such as a farm table discovered at the Nashville
Flea Market and rusty metal chairs from The Original
Round Top (Texas) Antiques Fair—in the breakfast room.
Jan plans to let the chairs “grow a little more” (rust
further) in the Georgia humidity before she arrests the
process with a protective clear-coat finish. “They keep
looking better and better,” she says. above left Original
cabinets updated with modern hardware give the kitchen
a retro-modern feel; butt-jointed primed spruce wall
boards add dimension. above White slipcovered seating
pieces and wispy curtain panels keep the mood light and
airy in the living room. A peely-paint stool repurposed as
a side table exudes the casual, not-so-perfect vibe that
appeals to Jan about decorating with flea finds. left An
enamel-topped kitchen table snapped up for $45 from a
Tennessee flea market provides a place for writing notes
in the living room.

FLEA
MARKET
TIP #1
Shop flea markets
with a backpack.
It’s a great way to
stash smaller items
you might pick up
while still leaving
your hands free
to peruse the
next booth.
opposite Jan used chalk paint to
rehab this bedroom’s regal-
looking headboard, which was
saved by a friend from a flood
that left it submerged in mud.
above left This guest bath is a
study in simple black and white
contrast. The original tub
features a black painted base that
Jan accentuated with a flea-found
wicker table. above A coat of bold-
color paint gives older
architectural details, like the
French doors in this bedroom, the
attention they deserve. Jan
rescued the once dark brown
Jenny Lind beds from a sandy
impoundment below the home’s
pilings and administered a fresh
coat of paint. left Nicknamed Fort
Huffman, this bedroom’s 12-foot-
tall ceilings afford plenty of room
for bunk beds. Vertically striped
curtains provide privacy for the
lower bunks and emphasize the
room’s lofty ceiling height. No
closets? No problem—the
Huffmans’ grandchildren pull
beanbags out from under the beds
to make room to push their
suitcases under when visiting.
Best of Flea Market Style 13

BRUSHING UP
Home renovator and
designer Jane Coslick offers
the following tips for long-
lasting painted floors:
Opt for high-gloss, oil-base

urethane porch and floor paint
for maximum durability. Avoid
paint compositions with
90 percent or more of chalk.
Always sand first. Then
apply an enamel primer,
preferably produced by the
same manufacturer that
makes the top coat you’ll use.
“Compatibility is important,”
Coslick says.
Don’t put latex on top of
oil-base paint; it’ll peel. But it’s
OK to put oil on top of latex.
Use a solid latex deck stain
on exterior wooden stairs, not
a glossy paint as it gets slippery
when wet. “Deck stain looks
like paint, but it’s more
durable,” Coslick says.
opposite Teal enamel paint provides an instant update for

an antique metal headboard on the sleeping porch. Jan
couldn’t mount the headboard to the bed frame, so she
hung it on the wall instead. Coslick suspended colorful
globes from the screen porch’s vaulted ceiling to add
visual drama. above A jumble of dazzling colors and an
eclectic ensemble of new and old furniture create a front
porch that feels as happy as it is inviting. “It’s not just for
looks—it’s for living too,” Coslick says. The white wicker
sofa came with the house, but Jan bought the chippy-
looking coffee table at a Nashville antiques show. “I love
how each leg is different,” she says. left Antique Mason
jars provide vintage vases for fresh flowers. “As a younger
woman, I couldn’t afford fabulous antiques—but I could
afford to find and fix up flea market furniture,” Jan says.
“And even though I can now afford antiques, I still love
flea market pieces.”
FOR RESOURCES, see page 124.

To introduce a coffee table
with some heft to their
living room, Chris Stout-
Hazard and Roger Hazard
cut down the pedestal of a
dining table discovered for
$40 in an Iowa antiques
store. They polished it
with paste wax to enhance
the patina. The metal
dresser, salvaged from an
asylum in San Antonio,
received the same wax
treatment.

serious
fun
of a design duo flips convention
on its head in their Upstate
New York home.
writer KEN WYSOCKY

photographer JOHN BESSLER
producer ANNA MOLVIK
A visit to Chris Stout-Hazard and Roger Hazard’s Victorian
home in Upstate New York is like busting open a piñata
chock-full of colorful and unexpected surprises. By embraces its new job as a bedroom night table. “We took
fashioning bold color combos and placing vintage finds in elements you might find in a home of this era and used them
untraditional spots, the furniture-designing and interior- in more contemporary fashion,” Chris says. “We strove to
decorating duo (rogerandchris.com) have transformed an be unpredictable and not adhere to a formulaic style; we
ultra-traditional 1850s home into one very playful place. wanted more than just a collection of flea market items.
“We wanted to take the crazy colors normally found on the We wanted an element of surprise—things that make people
exterior of painted ladies and use them on the interior to smile or laugh.”
achieve a mix between Victorian and modern,” Roger says. Scale is one of the couple’s design secrets. “Mixing scales,
Color is the home’s heart, but its soul is reflected in like putting a large piece of art in a small space, is an easy
unconventional uses of flea market treasures and architectural way to create a playful feel,” Chris says. “It changes people’s
salvage. Vintage bedroom dressers take a stand in the kitchen perceptions, which makes it feel whimsical.” After all, Roger
and living room. A large, weathered leather chair finds itself thinks every home should have a sense of humor. “It’s good
right at home in a bathroom, and a well-worn milk stool not to take things too seriously,” he says.
above Roger (left) and Chris

started a camera collection
after moving into their 1850s
home. left To cost-effectively
remodel the kitchen, Roger
and Chris repurposed
vintage furniture as
cabinets and applied peel-
and-stick floor tiles to
create a harlequin motif.
opposite The couple got this
handsome hutch for just
$180 because a damaged
base—easily fixed at home—
made it unsteady. A resale
section at a city dump
yielded the kitchen table
for just $5.

FLEA
MARKET
TIP #2
Target secondhand
stores in
communities
where people move
to retire. Lots of
possessions end up
in estate sales and
get picked up by
flea markets and
thrift stores.
COLLECT IT:
COOL CAMERAS
Photographer Chris Stout-
Hazard has been interested in
cameras for a long time. But
when he and husband Roger
Hazard moved to Upstate New
York, they soon realized they’d
stumbled upon a camera utopia.
Why? The Eastman Kodak Co.
is just a three-hour drive away
in Rochester.
“We go to salvage places
and find the remains of photo
labs and boxes and boxes of
cameras,” Chris says. “The
number of antique cameras here
in junk shops is astonishing,
and because there are so many,
they’re very affordable. You can
buy some of them for $5.”
As such, Chris now owns
about 100 cameras. He
focuses primarily on those
manufactured between 1910 and
1950, noting that the designs of
that era are a cut above what
consumers get today. “It’s
fascinating to see how styling
influences from Art Deco and
Streamline (Moderne) were
applied to cameras,” Chris says.
“I look at the camera’s age and
its aesthetics. But overall, we
buy what’s cool.”
opposite, top right A military machinist’s cabinet, which now houses a camera collection, formerly displayed knickknacks at
an Austin flea market. “Always ask if furniture is for sale or just for display,” Chris says. opposite, bottom left Lime-green
paint modernizes the traditional lines of the dining table, which was a Craigslist score at $80. opposite, bottom middle Hand-
painted wallpaper in the front hall, designed by Roger and Chris and accented by antique canes hand-dipped in bright
paint, gives visitors a memorable first impression. opposite, bottom right An antique typewriter lends an editorial air to the
office. above Featuring a hot-pink ceiling, large mirror ($30 at a village-wide garage sale), and oversize Chinese take-out
boxes used as tables (designed by Roger and Chris), this office balances function with an irreverent mood.

opposite A ripped leather chair found for $60 at an Omaha antiques store, a replica of an antique claw-foot tub, and modern
track lighting allow unpredictability to reign in the upstairs bath. “I like the split leather,” Chris says. “We’re drawn to
things most people want to fix.” The mirror, snapped up for $10 at a Connecticut antiques store, was fashioned from cove
molding from an old tin ceiling. above left A dresser found in an architectural salvage yard for $75 is repurposed into a
sink vanity in the upstairs bath—and painted lipstick red for good measure. “Bold colors are a great way to make vintage
modern,” Roger says. above middle In the guest room, an 1800s-era-inspired wallpaper pattern appears contemporary
surrounded by turquoise accents. A gray-and-black plaid blanket anchors the room, balancing the bold wall hues. above
right A hanging light fixture designed by Chris illuminates a stool standing in as a nightstand. below left Old metal letters
from a coastal Texas motel provide an upstairs hallway highlight—and a unique touch of Americana. “We found the letters
in an antiques warehouse in Austin on sale for half price,” Chris says. “They cost about $300. No one was buying them
because they weren’t all in one spot and no one knew they spelled out ‘DUNES.’ ” below right In bold counterpoint to the flat-
black exterior with glossy black trim, bright pink doors allude to the happy hues awaiting inside.
A shabby bookcase
filled with vintage
suitcases, blankets,
and pottery shows
off homeowner
Amanda Ficek’s
collecting and display
skills, which have
been honed while
managing a fleet of
home decor stores in
the Minneapolis area.

endeavors
With a can-do attitude, a couple
transform a shell of a building into
a warm, inviting home that radiates
writer SARAH WOLF

photographer JAY WILDE
producer GAYLE SCHADENDORF
Amanda Ficek isn’t afraid to ask, “What if?” then roll up
her sleeves to fill in the blank. Six years ago, looking to give
herself and some creative girlfriends—many of them mothers and electrical wires in all the walls.” They had a lot of work
of young children like herself—an outlet to make and sell to do—but they also had lots of creative friends, a discerning
their wares, she devised a retail store, Mama’s Happy. What eye for design, and old-fashioned resourcefulness.
began as one shop with 10 vendors, similar to that of an Smart shopping and long-abiding patience yielded steeply
antiques mall, has blossomed into four stores around the discounted kitchen cabinets and humble pine floors that
Twin Cities that share the works of more than 55 local artists. mimic the high-end kind. Bump-outs of gleaming windows
When her first store lost its lease, she and her husband, in the kitchen and master bedroom, which usher in sheets of
Scott, stumbled on an old creamery, circa 1894, with a retail sunlight and headroom, proved to be real game-changers.
store on the street level and living space on the two floors Family heirlooms now take places of honor in the dining
above. Unfazed by the primitive shell, Amanda moved both room and kitchen (the sideboard and barstools, respectively)
her business and her family into the new digs. “It had only alongside collections of vintage blankets, architectural
one window so it was like a long, dark tunnel,” she says. “The salvage, suitcases, and pottery. Other goods from the stores
floors were just plywood, and you could see the insulation rotate in and out, because it’s never too late to ask, “What if?”

DISPLAY HAPPY
Customers at Amanda
Ficek’s Mama’s Happy stores
always want to know how
to create artful displays in
their homes. Here’s the dish:
Gather similar items. Instead

of scattering collections
throughout the house, group
elements. “It makes more
impact—and makes your house
look neater,” Amanda says.
Descend in order. “Start
high on the left and then angle
down as you move right across
a bookshelf or buffet top,”
Amanda says. “That’s how the
eye naturally takes in a scene
(left to right, up to down).”
You may need to stack books or
put boosters under an item to
achieve the right height.
Live with what you love.
Rather than stashing vintage
blankets or board games in a
cupboard, Amanda piles them
on open shelves or in a big
basket so visitors feel welcome
to grab one. “It makes guests
feel at home when you show off
things that mean something to
you,” she says.
opposite The Ficeks revealed beams hidden under drywall to allow the dining
and living rooms to open wide to the kitchen. The beams still bear tool marks
from when they were hand-chiseled decades ago. The coffee table, once an old
railroad cart, scoots out of the way if the three children in the family want to
play games on the floor. above The dining room chairs are not all the same, but
they could pass for a set, thanks to their unifying black paint and grain-sack
seats. They sit atop wide-plank wood floors that only look expensive. “We
priced out reclaimed wood for the floors, and we about had a stroke,” Amanda
says. “It was as much as the whole building cost.” She and Scott went instead
with Plan B: 1×10 pine planks from the local lumberyard, which are simply nailed
to the beams underneath, stained, and sealed with matte polyurethane. right
Shocked at the prices of chandeliers in Amanda’s design magazines, Scott made
one himself with pipes from a hardware store and wine bottles ordered online.
All told, he spent $250 on supplies—far less than the $800-plus that similar
chandeliers cost at retail.
left The building had no kitchen, so
the couple started from scratch.
They haunted a local cabinet
company’s outlet store for months
until a set of cabinets just right for
tweaking came along. below Crafted
from an old door and bits of trim
molding, the island was once used
as a cash register counter. bottom
Scott, Amanda, and their three
children (from left), Claire, Charlie,
and Kate, value their home’s
salvaged quality. bottom left Painted
wood boards above exposed brick
in the guest bath showcase a
collection of vintage first-aid kits.
opposite Amanda scored the
kitchen’s menu signs from a diner
on Craigslist. “Each one has a little
different shape and size,” Amanda
says. “There was no way to line
them up, so I just embraced that
they’re imperfect and random.”

Patronize the same vendors, introducing yourself
FLEA
#3
MARKET
TIP
and sharing what you love to collect. If they know
you, they’re more likely to bargain and keep an
eye out for items that might interest you.
opposite Twelve-year-old Charlie picked out the desk at the foot of his bed himself. Its muted primary colors—navy,
mustard yellow, and army green—are reminiscent of old college athletic uniforms. The vintage light fixture from an old
warehouse was spray-painted to brighten up the room; a side chair and the bed’s metal frame feature similar coats of paint.
above The striking dresser in Charlie’s bedroom appears custom-made for this little alcove and the decor, but its design and
size are just happy coincidences—Amanda bought it from someone who brought it to sell in her shop.
The mantel in Katy and Charlie Snow’s family room shows off a
collection of amber medicine bottles; an old barn ladder from an
auction perches nearby to reach high-up books. A milk crate next to
the chair holds overflow books. “We are a huge book family, so I’m
always looking for old boxes and buckets to house them,” Katy says.

natural
charm
comfortably bridges the decades in
an 1800s-era farmhouse.
writer LAURA KRISTINE JOHNSON

photographer ANTHONY-MASTERSON
producer ANNA FORKUM
Inheriting a keen eye for antiques and bargains from
generations before her, Katy Snow can’t remember a time
when she wasn’t scouring flea markets and thrift stores for “I like to group things in odd numbers, like threes and fives,
one-of-a-kind pieces. “My grandparents’ house looked like an so it doesn’t seem so matchy-matchy,” she says. Slipcovered
antique store multiplied by 100,” Katy says. “They knew how furniture keeps the house family friendly, and bouquets of
to pick good, classic pieces. It’s always been in my blood.” cotton and collections of duck decoys and farm and garden
Rustic country and industrial themes march throughout tools nod to nature. “I like inviting in a natural feel,” Katy
the mid-1800s-era farmhouse that Katy and her husband, says. “I want to encourage the kids to talk about nature, to get
Charlie, share with their three children outside Franklin, their hands dirty outside.”
Tennessee. Modern touches keep the decor fresh. “I love the And like her parents before her, Katy is keen on fostering
occasional West Elm piece,” Katy says. “I’ll throw it in so the a love of the hunt. “From an early age, my kids have been
house looks updated and less country-country.” involved with helping us pick things out,” she says. “We’ll give
Swaths of whites and beiges provide a neutral backdrop them $10 each when we go to a flea market and teach them to
for Katy to play with her flea finds, allowing her to easily try to get the best deal for their money. They see the beauty in
swap out pieces until she homes in on the right arrangement. these pieces, too. They love it.”

opposite The Snows gave dark wood paneling in the family room a dose of white
paint for a clean, bright look. Spills and messes are no match for the slipcovered
IKEA couches; Katy pops the covers into the wash regularly and says they’re
some of the cleanest furniture she’s ever owned. above An antique chandelier
that was already installed when the family moved in serves as the dining room’s
main light source; an antique table lamp stands on the sideboard for times when
a little extra glow is needed. Lamps are one of Katy’s weaknesses—she owns
almost 100 of them. top right Cotton branches nestled in a vase that Katy sprayed
to look like mercury glass add soft, fluffy texture to the entry. above right Katy
scooped up this wing chair at an antiques store and reupholstered it; she found
the antique side table at an auction for $60. right A hall table constructed from
barnwood, old table legs, and a door frame displays a marble lamp with a
handmade linen shade Katy bought at a garage sale for $15. An antique mirror
adorns the wall. “I love old, weathered mirrors,” she says. “They look like they
could tell a lot of stories.”
left The Snows inherited this
pie-safe-turned-dresser, which
stows their son’s clothing, from
Katy’s grandfather, who cleaned
up the piece and added leather
pulls. below A collection of antique
boats and an old toy tractor top
the dresser. bottom Katy popped a
skull and antlers into an empty
antique frame to create
inexpensive do-it-yourself art.
opposite An antique metal bed
frame, which Katy bought at a
yard sale for $20, sports fresh
white spray paint that echoes the
hue of the tobacco-stick star art
above it. Originally from Texas,
Katy is partial to stars, and
several can be found throughout
the home.
“I don’t just look for low prices.

I try to find classic pieces that
I will love 20 years from now.” —homeowner Katy Snow

FLEA
MARKET
TIP #4
Don’t be afraid to
ask vendors if the
listed price is the
best offer they can
give you. If a price
is too much for you,
be up front with
the sellers. Name
the figure you’d be
comfortable paying
and give them your
phone number.
Ask them to give
you a shout if they
haven’t sold the
piece down the line
and are willing to
lower the price.
opposite Katy introduced a touch

of metallic sheen into the master
bedroom with a pair of gilded
antique mirrors. An understated
nailhead-trim headboard from
World Market provides a
streamlined profile that’s
traditional yet fresh enough to
balance the room’s country-style
decor. right An antique bench and
weathered Adirondack chairs
from Charlie’s father stand at the
ready to host the family when
they gather around a bonfire and
watch movies projected onto the
nearby smokehouse. below, near
right One side of the smokehouse
plays gallery to an assortment of
antique tools and pieces of iron.
“Some of the items were already
nailed there, and the rest we
found in the old tobacco barn
buried under dust,” Katy says.
“They’re all extremely old—
probably as old as the house
itself.” below, far right Katy and
Charlie love the thrill of finding
one-of-a-kind, history-filled
pieces that don’t cost a lot of
money. “We really enjoy going to
flea markets, yard sales, auctions,
and antiques stores and finding
items that we can give new life to
in our home,” Katy says.
COTTAGE
projects Bring new purpose to old, worn-out

objects—even curbside finds—with a little
ingenuity and fuss-free effort.
writer and producer MEREDITH LADIK
photographers JAY WILDE and JACOB FOX
A FINE HOST
Add coat hooks to decorative
porch trim to create a
weathered rack, below, for
staging your day’s ensemble.
Use the “windows” of the piece
to frame vintage paper art, like
these 1930s pages of sheet music
and flash cards. Cut sturdy
cardboard to cover the back of
the wood trim and attach with
glue, duct tape, or brads; insert
paper art as desired. To hang
the rack, attach D-ring hangers
to the back.
PLANTER PIZZAZZ
Cultivate new life for hanging plant baskets as clever doorstep pots. Found
curbside with the week’s trash, this quartet of wire baskets, above, was
cleaned and refreshed with spray paint. To give the baskets a step up, pair
two together. Upend the smaller basket and place the larger of the two on
top, right side up. Fasten together with wire. Nestle a coco fiber liner in the
top basket, fill with potting soil, and plant with seasonal greenery.

ON THE RUN
Smart homemakers of the 1950s protected and perked up their kitchen
tables with bright tablecloths made of oilcloth—a fabric treated with a
waterproof coating to make it more durable, fade resistant, and easy to
wipe clean. Follow suit by pairing complementary patterns of oilcloth
to form a runner, this photo. Secure with duct tape sandwiched between
the pieces. Cut a scalloped edge on the outer oilcloth, if desired, and
you’re ready to entertain.
COTTAGE
projects
SWEET TREAT
Hang metal dessert molds,
above, to create three-
dimensional wall sculpture.
Lightweight tin and aluminum
molds were a staple in American
and European kitchens in the
first half of the 20th-century,
when they were used to form
scrumptious Bundt cakes,
gelatins, and puddings. If
there is enough flat space on
the bottom of a pan to make
DISH IT UP contact with the wall, hang
Fashion an eye-catching art display like the one spied inside Persephone the mold using duct tape or a
Bakery in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, by adhering humble wood spoons to a hook-and-loop tape fastener.
wall, above. Amass an assortment of spoons (we got ours from thrift stores Otherwise, use an awl to tap a
and Etsy.com), then plot spoons in the desired pattern on the floor beneath hole in the bottom of the form
the wall. Apply hot glue to the backs of the spoons and attach individually to for a small nail or brad, then
the wall. Use a level as you work to ensure even lines. If you want to remove hang it on the wall using your
them later, use a putty knife to gently pry off each piece, damage-free. preferred fastener.

SHELF SERVE
Repurpose an industrial sales
rack as a bath organizer, this
photo. The open shelves of
this 1950s grocery store rack
are ideal for hosting bath and
beauty supplies tucked into
baskets and canisters. Shop
your house or flea markets for
cast-off containers. Recruit an
ironstone casserole missing its
lid, for instance, as a repository
for sponges or soaps. Confine
cosmetics on a small porcelain
platter. Transfer makeup
remover and mouthwash
to apothecary bottles. Just
keep the palette and shapes
of the containers consistent
for visual harmony.
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Anchor Hocking Co., Dash & Albert,
and Oilcloth By The Yard.
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collectibles
Welcome into your home
a gathering of sweet notions
that have stood the test of time.
photographers JACOB FOX and JAY WILDE
SAVORY BRANDING
Bright in color with bold lettering designed to capture attention,
soda cracker tins from the early 1900s, below, were sold both in retail
stores and by traveling salesmen. Home in on a manufacturer or two
to start your own collection. The Iten Biscuit Co. of Clinton, Iowa,
Oklahoma City, and Omaha was a popular Midwest brand, and its
striking blue tin boxes are relatively common. The Loose-Wiles
Biscuit Co. was founded in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1902 and often
used a golden yellow to highlight its Sunshine brand of crackers.
a clue as to when they were

CLASSIC ATTIRE
Slip into the past by introducing 1960s garments to your wardrobe or
using a dress form to put favorite finds on display, this photo. Vintage
’60s apparel is often distinguished by metal zippers, pinked seams,
and union clothing tags, though women often removed the tags. Pastel
gingham was a popular fabric of the era, and many dresses feature a
fun flourish like a ruffled collar or elongated bow that extends from
the neck to the hem. Prices can vary depending on dress details, but in
general, plan to budget $35 to $50 for a vintage dress in good condition.
Note: A size 12 in vintage clothing is closer to a modern-day size 6, so it’s
important to try on a piece or get good measurements from an online
seller if you plan to wear the garment.
chapter 2
bohemian
Bold, colorful, and eclectic, this style mixes genres with glee,
exuberantly bringing modern and vintage elements together
in unconventional ways.
Jennifer (Jen)
Harrison’s kitchen
table came from a
flower shop that
was going out of
business. “It was their
workstation, so it has
a great patina on top,
but it was really tall,”
Jen says. She cut
more than a foot off
each leg to use it as a
dining surface.

collected
works
A homeowner with an eye for layering
uses her Ohio home as an ever-changing
canvas to showcase her curated scores
and one-of-a-kind sense of style.
writer and stylist LACEY HOWARD

photographer JAY WILDE
Thrifting, fleaing, curbing, garbage picking—Jennifer
Harrison, Jen to her friends and Instagram followers,
has done it all in the name of style. She comes by it honestly. What she loves has changed a good bit over the past decade
“My mom would go garage saleing every single weekend,” since she and her husband, Raymond Ciacchi, built their
Jen says. “No fail. Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Every. Cleveland-area home. “I started very midcentury modern,
Single. Week.” Jen was her faithful shadow. Today, Jen and then I continued to transition, just like you update and
her sister are carrying on the bargain hunting tradition, even change a wardrobe,” she says. “I went eclectic, then French,
sleeping in their truck on their travels. and fell for antiques. And then a mixture of everything. Then
At home, Jen has created a following—almost 40,000 I cleaned all that out and started to go white and simple.”
strong on Instagram (@FleaMarketFab)—with her White walls now put Jen’s current pared-down finds in the
distinctive style. Her rooms overflow with found furnishings, limelight. “I don’t collect brands or specific things,” she says.
accessories, rugs, and art that are constantly in flux as “I buy whatever is appealing to my eye at that time.”
she changes things up often enough to keep her followers That shopping strategy has paid dividends—Jen’s basement
watching closely. “I gravitate to relaxed, comfortable, storage has style all its own while pieces await their turn
curated, meaningful design,” she says. “I like to create texture upstairs. “The beauty of fleaing is that it’s so affordable, it’s easy
and layers, and I’m not afraid to mix things that I love.” to move to the next thing when you’re ready,” she says.
opposite The dining room’s round table was a Christmas present from Jen’s husband, Raymond Ciacchi, after she fell in love
with it in a local store. She paid $20 for the four bamboo stools at a flea market. above A collection of modern art floats
above an antique storefront counter in the living room. “I found the cabinet on Craigslist for $150,” she says. “The guy had
two of them and he’d already stripped them; I wish I had bought them both!” Although the cabinet seems made for the
living room, that wasn’t Jen’s original plan. “I thought it would be a kitchen island with a piece of marble on top,” she says.
“But I put casters on it and rolled it from one room to another to see where I liked it. It fits perfectly next to the fireplace.”

opposite Years ago, Jen fell in love
with an old barn door a friend was
using for display in her store. “I told
her that if she ever wanted to sell it,
I would buy it,” Jen says. When the
store was closing, the owner called.
“It was filthy and loaded with pink
paint.” Jen rehabbed the piece, first
with paint stripper then Dawn dish
soap. Rather than hang the heavy
door on the wall, the piece sits on
bricks and is braced by the bed
frame. top left An old dress form
displays a collection of new and
vintage jewelry and accessories. top
middle Removable wallpaper tiles
add pattern to a wall in a nursery
used by Jen’s grandson. top right
The horse artwork hanging above
the bed in the guest room is actually
a painted rug found at a flea
market. “It’s so ugly, it’s great!” Jen
says. middle left Jen made one trip to
the Springfield (Ohio) Antiques
Show & Flea Market memorable by
collecting paint-by-number art—40
in total, none costing more than a
few bucks. The collection is now
displayed in the guest room that
serves as a nursery. middle right A
wheeled cart that Jen’s mother paid
$5 for at an estate sale serves as a
sewing table. bottom left Jen’s office
desk is one of her favorite finds, but
when she spotted it at a market, she
wasn’t instantly sure. “I stared at it
for 45 minutes and the seller came
down $150 while I was deciding,”
she says. bottom right Jen keeps
straight pins at the ready; they’re
handy for holding together her
thrift-found fabric creations.
left A 10-foot-long barnwood table
welcomes guests to gab sessions on
the porch. “It was built out of barn
siding by a gentleman who used to
sell farm goods at a market,” Jen
says. “He gave the legs hinges to
fold under and incredible braces to
hold the legs out.” below To create
romantic garden lighting, Jen uses
contractor string from a hardware
store to tie candle tapers (picked up
for 10 cents each at thrift stores) to
bamboo garden sticks. bottom Jen
stumbled onto Moroccan textiles on
Pinterest and now has a vibrant
collection. bottom left One end of the
porch is outfitted as a Bohemian
living area with a wooden-frame
love seat as the arrangement’s
siren. opposite A rattan peacock chair
pairs with midcentury Russell
Woodard metal chairs (“Etsy score!”)
to create inviting garden seating.

Have cash in hand and use it as leverage for
FLEA
#5
MARKET
TIP
negotiating a discount. Be polite but don’t be
afraid to ask, “Is this your best offer?” You have
to be confident if you want to get a good deal.
Rather than stash
her jewelry, Gen Sohr
uses it to add color
and personality to
her dressing room.
Necklaces are draped
from hooks on the
walls, and a knobby-
leg table hosts
earrings and bangles
laid out in trays so
Gen can “shop” for
her baubles each
morning.

always in
fashion
A background in retail informs the
eclectic, electric style of these Nashville
homeowners. Browse their sun-soaked
house for innovative notions on mixing
new pieces with vintage ones.
writer SARAH WOLF

photographer DAVID TSAY
stylist EDDIE ROSS
When actress Reese Witherspoon, a native Tennessean,
hired a team to design the flagship store for her Draper James
boutique, she called on Benjamin and Gen Sohr. They’re the way we do, it needs a clean environment. The white
the tastemakers behind Pencil and Paper Development Co., background makes the vintage pieces stand out, makes them
a Nashville architecture and visual merchandising firm. The feel fresh, makes them the hero.”
Sohrs’ style strikes that delicate balance between a studied The duo’s collections run the gamut, from vintage with a
air and a sense of devil-may-care. It’s endlessly appealing, pricey pedigree (a genuine Bertoia wire chair) to classic (and
whether for a women’s clothing store—or their colorful free!) items that catch Gen’s eye, such as a blue-and-white
personal residence. urn gifted by her longtime upholsterer. But they’re always
Most of the walls in their Nashville home are gleaming sprinkled among new items. “Just as I don’t ever want to wear
white—all the better to bounce around natural light and an entirely vintage outfit, I wouldn’t walk into a store and buy
put the spotlight on the couple’s modern-leaning furniture, all my furniture from that one place,” Gen says.
fabulous artwork, and eye-popping flea-found accessories. Foundational pieces such as sofas are usually new, but Gen
“For us, white is a signature element because it feels really fills in with vintage pieces. “It’s all about the juxtaposition of
clean and can be modern,” Gen says. “When you love vintage different things, the mix,” she says.
opposite Snapped up at a San Francisco flea market, the
leather love seats in the living room are Gen’s favorite find
ever—and in a home full of superlative scores, that’s really
saying something! They’re beloved for their scale and
because they just get better with age. above left Tomato
red—Gen’s signature hue—leaps to the forefront on a trio
of metal stools in the mostly white kitchen. She adores the
color for its youthfulness and exuberance, and it makes
appearances all over the house in varying degrees. above
A vintage Bertoia wire chair in the living room resembles a
sculptural piece of art, only better, because guests can
scoot it into the chat zone. left A vintage ceramic light
fixture—snapped up at a South Beach flea market in
Florida—illuminates the breakfast nook in the kitchen.
It has moved with the couple from house to house. “I write
into the contract that it’s coming with me,” Gen says. “I’ve
never seen another thing like it. It has little holes in it, so
at night it casts a shadow with beautiful snowflakes all
over the kitchen.” Mismatched chairs and a host of pillows
gather around the table.

above left One exception to the Sohrs’ mostly white walls is the entry, where a sandy-hue wallpaper takes kindly to accents
of blue in a pair of pillows and two ceramic urns. “I love that the ceramic pieces are so traditional and unexpected in our
house,” Gen says. They enliven a white lacquered pedestal table that started life as a beat-up, wood-stained version. above
right The walls in Gen’s office are “wallpapered” with art. “We just keep adding to it because it’s a place where I want to be
creatively inspired,” Gen says. below left An orange lacquered tray corrals stationery, paper clips, and push pins on the
office’s console. below right The whole family (from left)—Lucy, Benjamin, Gen, and Oden—has gotten into the collecting
game. “The kids both appreciate the hunt and the fun of it,” Gen says. opposite Oden’s room hosts a bamboo desk that Gen
nabbed for $25 in San Francisco.

FLEA
MARKET
TIP #6
Go to a flea market
on the last day. You
may miss the super-
coveted pieces, but
you’ll find quirky
things. And vendors
will be ready to make
a deal so they don’t
have to pack up
their stuff.
“ White walls allow
the flexibility to
continue to evolve and
change your color
palette over time.”
—homeowner Gen Sohr
TRADE SECRETS
Gen and Benjamin Sohr, who
met while working in retail
merchandising for Old Navy
at Gap, Inc., share their tips
for grabbing attention.
Make a great first impression.

The foyer, with its white-on-
flax floral wallpaper, is a wow
statement. “You can connect that
with retail,” Gen says. “What
will a customer remember when
he or she walks in? In this home,
it’s that wallpaper.”
Edit, edit, edit. That’s design-
speak for culling items from
bookshelves and tabletops
and limiting displays to just
a few standouts. Think how
disheartening it is to encounter
a disheveled clearance rack, and
this tip will make sense.
Use art to express yourself.
It enlivens a room, catches
the eye, sparks conversation,
and encourages guests (or
customers) to linger. The couple
often hunt for artwork at flea
markets when they’re traveling.
“It’s amazing to remember where
we found pieces,” Gen says.
opposite Playing with pattern is one way Gen and Benjamin

introduce a level of sophistication to their rooms. In the
master bedroom, a red hand-blocked coverlet picks up the
zingy color of a lacquer nightstand and an electrified “S.”
above Gen’s mom stumbled upon a great big “O” at a flea
market. “Oden was so thrilled to have it in his room,” Gen
says. The eagle coverlet on the bed is a vintage buy, an
unusual one for Gen. “It wouldn’t typically be something
I hunt for, but when something really speaks to me, I make
exceptions,” she says. left Likewise, the thrifted sofa in the
playroom isn’t normally one Gen would snap up (she prefers
new ones because comfort is so important). But the stunning
chrome legs were too much to resist. “I reupholstered the
sofa in patterned fabric to give it a custom feel,” she says.

To improve the flow
of their Victorian
home, Alex and Grant
Besser converted four
small rooms into an
inviting living and
dining area.

found
treasure
A dusty attic in an early 1900s Colorado
house yields a trove of vintage finds
that are now displayed just-so,
helping restore this home’s legacy.
writer MARA BOO

photographer EMILY MINTON-REDFIELD
producer ELAINE ST. LOUIS
“Four coffee mugs from Crate & Barrel,” Alex Besser says
when asked what, if anything, in her 1905 Boulder, Colorado,
home is new. From vintage textiles and furnishings to dishes, Instead, she and Grant commenced separating treasure
art, and accessories, nearly every item in the home Alex shares from trash. “It was an extraordinary task,” Alex says, “helped
with her husband, Grant, and their three sons tells a story. by the fact that we already had a Dumpster in the driveway!”
On the market for the first time in 90 years, the Victorian Her unerring eye—honed in her East Coast childhood
charmer was virtually untouched from its original state spent antiquing with her parents—and Grant’s enthusiasm
when the family bought it. Along with architectural delights simplified the process. They gave Life magazines from the
such as pine floors, tall ceilings, and abundant moldings, the 1920s as gifts. They donated Baroque light fixtures to charity.
house came with an attic, garage, and closets overstuffed And they sold 2,000 books for just the price of freight.
with a dizzy array of contents. Layered with dust and Left only with what spoke to them, they integrated the
dirt, everything from 1880s photos to 1960s Christmas remainder into their own personal collection of flea market
decorations awaited sorting. “It gave me hives just thinking finds, eBay scores, and family heirlooms to forge a new
about it,” Alex says. “My first instinct when I laid eyes on all chapter in the home’s history. “All these old objects give the
that junk was to run away and buy a bus ticket to Denver!” house personality, character, and life,” Alex says.

opposite Alex and Grant modernized the home while judiciously honoring its roots. “We could have painted all the
woodwork white, for instance, but it had been left alone for 90 years!” Alex says. “We sure didn’t want to be the ones to
ruin it.” In a nod to the woodwork’s dark hue, Alex anchored the living room with a midcentury modern wicker table from
a Boulder antiques shop, painting the formerly white piece a shade she calls “black bean soup.” above Alex scored these
midcentury fiberglass Eames chairs online for $25 apiece. They surround a Hans Wegner Danish teak table. A painting,
one of a large collection of contemporary art Grant inherited from his father, imparts graphic interest to crisp white walls.
left To honor old photographs found
in a beat-up leather suitcase pulled
from the attic, Alex created a mural
in the office by hanging the relics
with clips on thin wires. below
Grant’s office features a vintage
industrial-style table he retrofitted
with a brushed stainless-steel top.
bottom The attic revealed an
assemblage of more than 300
tobacco pipes, which the couple
now use as table art. opposite Alex
considers the all-new kitchen—
enlarged by removing a pantry,
mudroom, and back staircase—one
of the home’s greatest renovation
successes. The faceted Art Deco
pendants are one of the unearthed
treasures. “I love that guests think
some of the kitchen is old,” Alex says.
COLLECT IT: PIPE DREAMS

In the attic of their home, the Bessers were lucky to find a vast collection of
vintage tobacco pipes, right, many displaying keen artisanship and individuality.
If you’re starting your own collection, inspect pipes for intact bowls that are free
of nicks, dings, and caked-on tobacco residue; mouthpieces should also be free of
cracks or chips. These things are easier to detect in person than through online
photographs. Beware of wood pipes with refurbished or replacement bowl rims or
stems; ideally, both will be in original, mint condition. Any alterations will reduce
the value of an estate pipe, which can range from $10 to $250.

“ We’re drawn to houses that
have character flaws, history,
blemishes, and charm.”
—homeowner Alex Besser
SHOW OFF
Homeowner Alex Besser
shares creative ideas for
displaying found objects.
Climb the walls. Instead

of tired groupings of picture
frames, take a cue from Alex,
who strung old photographs—
beautifully preserved and
already matted—across her
walls. The casual treatment
lessens the formality of
the photos and is a surefire
conversation starter.
Use unusual objects as
art. When Alex discovered a
collection of tobacco pipes in
the attic, she was struck by the
craftsmanship of each piece.
Wanting to let others enjoy the
miniature works of art, she
simply piled some of the pipes
into tabletop bowls and set
them out.
Turn the page. Who says
books must stand at attention?
Alex favors horizontal stacks
as a base for accessories
such as small sculptures and
candlesticks.

FLEA
MARKET
TIP #7
To snag the best
deal, group items
and request the
seller’s best price
for the lot.
opposite left The Bessers

transformed an upstairs
bedroom into a new master bath
and disguised its youth with a
reproduction claw-foot tub and
timeless Carrara marble hexagon
floor tiles. opposite right The
master bedroom features
midcentury-style textiles and at
the foot of the bed a vintage Louis
Vuitton trunk, a treasured
wedding gift to Alex from her
mother. “She filled it with lovely
personal things,” Alex says.
A crystal chandelier, which
originally hung in the dining
room, adds a touch of romance to
the room. above left In the 1960s,
Alex’s mother bought the iron
café table and chairs that grace
the home’s front porch. Two
stone gargoyles, purchased
in Hong Kong where Alex and
Grant lived prior to their
marriage, stand guard. far left
Ask Alex what makes her home
feel modern, and she says,
“White walls, contemporary
art, and three kids!” Alex,
Grant, and (from left) Carson,
Quinn, and Cole gather on the
home’s grand staircase. left
The home was built in 1905 to
serve as the Boulder mayor’s
official residence.
A large painting of
St. George greets
guests in Jenny
Blanchard’s
mudroom. Originally
from a Coptic church
in Ethiopia, the
century-old portrait
looks decidedly
modern adjacent to
iconic Marimekko
draperies and
against beaded-
board walls painted
an electric blue.

global point
of view
Decades of living abroad inform
a laissez-faire style and
colorful approach to home decor
in this Vermont farmhouse.
writer MARGARET ZAINEY ROUX

photographer KRITSADA
producer KARIN LIDBECK-BRENT
Pedigree isn’t something that
impresses Jenny Blanchard.
“Growing up in a tony, conservative New England suburb,
I was exposed to beautiful homes brimming with heirloom
antiques, polished silver, and coordinated designer fabrics,”
Jenny says. “But I was an artistic child with a rebellious
nature. I privately cultivated an attitude of irreverence for
anything conventional and a preference for the whimsical,
unexpected, and adventurous.”
Her free spirit took her 20-something self around the
world to Sudan, Ethiopia, Malawi, Burundi, the Philippines,
and India before she settled in the South of France for
16 years with her French husband and three children. She and
her family traveled extensively to exotic locales throughout
Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe, and South America where she
collected a treasure trove of indigenous textiles and art.
Today, these souvenirs fill her “new” old home—a 19th-
century Vermont farmhouse overlooking the Adirondacks.
And her passion for turning the expected on its head has
inspired the eclectic furnishings, fabrics, and accessories that
Jenny sells in her home boutique, Chez Boheme.
“It’s impossible to travel to such far-flung places and not
become completely captivated by each culture’s unique
celebration of color and pattern,” Jenny says. “Having
marveled at the dazzling jewel-color brocaded silks of Delhi
housewives and the elaborately embroidered wallcoverings
in desert tents, I’m at ease with whatever wild style
juxtapositions I fancy.”
Consequently, Jenny is unabashed when it comes to
combining hues, patterns, and textures, and she revels in
introducing color to otherwise staid rooms and furnishings.
Without a second thought, she’ll upholster a 19th-century
French wing chair in African Dutch wax batik or a
midcentury modern footstool in Mali mud cloth. And she’s
been known to top a hand-painted Japanese lusterware lamp
with a shade handcrafted from an Uzbek ikat silk.
Her fanciful flair also extends to the self-described
“kooky” color combinations she uses to dress the walls of her
home and to breathe new life into the vintage, antique, and
secondhand furnishings she sources at local flea markets and
consignment shops and on websites like Craigslist and eBay
before selling them in her shop.
These made-over pieces and the fabrics she finds all over
the world lend her home, and those of her clients, a unique
warmth. “Trying to ‘match’ anything—whether it’s color or
provenance—only breeds boredom and blahness,” Jenny
says. “Break it up; tease it—surprises await!”
In the light-filled living room, crisp white upholstery and

streamlined silhouettes balance layers of color and pattern
from Jenny’s collection of textiles from India, Turkey,
Africa, and Vermont. “Just like a painter’s palette, the
colors within a home must relate to one another
chromatically,” Jenny says. “I start with the one color that
I must have for a wall or a piece of furniture and work
around it to find other colors that give off good vibes when
placed in its presence.”

Weekends are big drop-off days for thrift
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MARKET
TIP
stores, and Monday is usually recovery and
sorting day. Try Tuesdays to get the best look
at fresh donations.
MOD MAKEOVER
Jenny Blanchard offers
tips on how to give a flea
market find a boutique-
worthy finish.
Consider lines. When choosing

furniture, look for pieces with
interesting lines, curves, or
carvings that will add visual
depth and contrast once aged
and distressed.
Listen well. Let the piece
speak to you when it comes
to choosing color. Something
small or delicate might scream
for a brighter, bolder hue that
commands more of a presence;
a heavier piece could crave a
little more anonymity.
Go light on the distressing.
Limit sanding and distressing
to just those edges, corners,
and surfaces that might have
naturally become worn from
years of use. Nothing ever
gets scuffed evenly, so the more
random the scuffs, the more
authentically aged the piece
will look.
Embrace hardware. Replace
plain wood knobs or metal
drawer pulls with intriguing
vintage or antique hardware
made of brass, glass, or
painted porcelain.
opposite Pairing a contemporary color palette with classically styled

furniture creates a design anomaly in the dining room. The bold
magenta walls defy the delicate pastel-colored spaces of yesteryear,
while the furnishings—a Queen Anne-inspired table, handcrafted locally
from re-covered Vermont pine, and antique chairs from Jenny’s
childhood home—honor past generations. above The brilliant blue walls
in the family room are a nod to sunny days Jenny spent in the
Mediterranean. The secondhand club chairs are not an exact match, but
Jenny uses accents featuring varying shades of blue—including Uzbek
ikat pillows, a vintage Turkish kilim rug, and her own original abstract
painting—to unite the pieces. left Jenny repurposed an intricately carved
credenza as a sideboard to create extra serving and storage space in the
dining room. “The lime green color is in stark contrast to the magenta
walls, yet they are complementary of one another,” Jenny says.

opposite The entry’s fruity hues
are inspired by the peach and
pear motif of the cotton
draperies, which once hung in the
dining room of Jenny’s home in
France. “I love fabrics that look
like they’ve been hand-painted,”
she says of the print by British
designer Tricia Guild. The
draperies lend a proper English
accent to the space, which is
shared by a vintage Turkish kilim
rug, an African footstool, a
French bombé desk, and a
midcentury modern armchair.
right This bedroom evokes
dreams of time spent in France.
Its palette is inspired by miles of
lavender fields set against a
pristine blue sky, and many of its
furnishings—including the iron
bed and heirloom bergère—were
painstakingly shipped back from
Jenny’s home abroad. below To
add character to the kitchen,
Jenny peeled some of the original
wallpaper off the walls and
painted directly over the leftover
paper and glue for an aged,
plasterlike effect. below right
Reimagining antiques and
secondhand pieces in colorful
new hues thrills Jenny. “I aspire
to fill my home with an aesthetic
of joy,” she says. “I want my
house to positively sing with
gratitude, surprise, humor,
and love.”

BOHEMIAN
projects accessories for free-spirited

inspiration inside and out.
photographer LAURIE BLACK
producer SHANNON QUIMBY
into a planter and hold it aloft

with leather cord, above. Use
four strands of leather cord,
each 1½ yards long, to form
the hanger. Tie all four strands
together at one end, creating a
knot. Gently pull the strands
straight and form a second knot
a few inches from the other
end. Plant the salad bowl with
COLORFUL BUNDLES succulents, and position the
Get comfy with old sweaters transformed into footstools, above. To get bowl inside the leather strands;
started, cut the arms off a sweater. Turn the sweater inside out and stitch move the strands as needed so
the armholes closed; turn it right side out. Using a needle and 50-weight they are equal distances apart.
quilting thread, tie a knot at the rim of the neckline, then weave the thread If desired, for extra style points,
in and out around the neck. Gently pull the neckline until the hole is as cut the strands and retie in
small as possible, overlapping the hole with thread to close it completely. decorative knots, and attach
Pour beanbag filler into the sweater and close using the same process as the a rock or piece of jewelry to a
neckline. Stitch a button on top to hide your handiwork. strand dangling below the bowl.

EASY BREEZY
Relax under the shade of a lightweight quilt
strung up to form a bright canopy, this photo.
We ran rope through holes drilled into 8-foot
lengths of bamboo to lift the quilt aloft. Secure
the quilt ends to the poles with thick rubber
bands and hold the canopy upright with tent
stakes attached to the rope ends. For extra
stability, you can slip the base of the poles
over metal stakes.
BOHEMIAN
collectibles
Put your individual style
on display with vintage fare
that’s fun, sleek, and retro.
photographers MARTY BALDWIN, JACOB FOX, and JAY WILDE
SITTING PRETTY
Collector Shannon Clark loves nothing
more than combing through old barns
and garages filled with old things. “I don’t
particularly care if something is sought after
or branded,” she says. “I’m more interested
in the color, size, shape, or that ‘something’
that jumps out at me.” That’s how she ended
up with two chairs for $25 apiece, only later
discovering she’d purchased iconic pieces
by the German-Austrian furniture company
Thonet. The circa-1930s lacquered birch
frames paired with Bakelite green seats sell
for hundreds of dollars a chair.
LIGHTING THE WAY

Oil lamps have existed for centuries in
primitive designs that burned animal fat or
olive oil, but Swiss chemist Aimé Argand
revolutionized the lighting source in the
1780s when he invented a circular burner
with a wick covered by a glass chimney to
protect the flame. Early Argand lamps often
were made of brass, but by the 1830s most
were glass. The discovery of kerosene as a
fuel source in the 1850s led to the glass lamp
shape most of us recognize today, above.
Kerosene lamps remained a main source of
lighting into the early 20th century when
electricity emerged, so you’ll find lots of
styles at flea markets at prices that make
starting a collection affordable.
FAN MOVEMENT
The earliest electric fans
appeared in the 1880s,
mostly in large commercial
establishments. The 1920s saw
residential fans really take off.
That’s when General Electric
released a design with six
overlapping blades crafted from
aluminum rather than steel,
which made fans a lot quieter
as well as easier and cheaper to
produce. Designer Jane Evans
created a fan called the Silver
Swan for Emerson Electric
in 1934, with four rounded
overlapping blades resembling
the wings of a bird. Her design
propelled the industry toward
the aeronautical designs,
left, most familiar to today’s
consumers. Colored fan bases
also appeared after the 1930s
with gray, green, and turquoise
being standard fare until the
early ’60s, when the invention
of air-conditioning sidelined
the importance of the fan.
Vintage metal fans sell for $25
to upward of $500.
TAKE ACTION
Starting in the 1930s and
carrying on to the present,
collectible glasses have been
sold by restaurants, gas
stations, and retail stores as
marketing tools for various
subjects. Often sold in sets, the
glasses are fun to collect. The
Superhero Moon Series, right—
so called because of the circles
behind the characters—was
released in 1976 by PepsiCo.,
Inc., and features 14 figures.
Glasses in mint condition in
this collection sell for $10 to
$50 each. Just beware: These
are hand-wash only; automatic
dishwashers dull the images and
reduce the value.

chapter 3
Chippy paint finishes, yards of billowing fabric,

layers of creamy whites, and hints of rust are at the heart
of this easy, breezy style.
A weathered mantel in
Angie and Michael
Cavalier’s living room
hosts vintage mercury
glass. “I love mercury
glass,” Angie says.
“I like the flaws you’ll
find on the older
pieces—reproductions
are too perfect and
contrived.”

reclaimed
glory
Small but meaningful details work
with carefully gathered pieces
of architectural salvage to impart
aged character to a new Texas home.
writer MARGARET ZAINEY ROUX

photographer EDMUND BARR
producer JENNY O’CONNOR
Angie Cavalier is a firm believer that you can never have
too much of a good thing. For as long as she can remember,
the third-generation antiques collector and part-time dealer glass windows and cabinet fronts, cast-iron sinks, pressed
has been swooping up anything and everything old, from sheet-metal ceiling tiles, beaded board, molding, mantel
English transferware and botanical oil paintings to mercury shelves, corbels, and doors. And with the help of a friend in
glass and sheepskin suitcases. So when she decided to build a the architectural salvage business, they acquired enough
new family home in a historic Fort Worth neighborhood, she reclaimed pine from an old Midwestern warehouse to floor
wasn’t striving for the kind of modern-day perfection that the entire 4,800-square-foot house.
new construction affords. Instead, she and husband Michael To balance the authentic patina of the timeworn pieces
went above and beyond to re-create all of the chips, crust, and and materials, Angie chose a crisp yet warm palette of
quirky imperfections that can be found only in an old home. white for the walls, trim, and window dressings as well
“It may sound crazy to some, but I find comfort in a floor as the slipcovered and upholstered furnishings. The
that squeaks or a door that doesn’t close just right,” Angie monochromatic backdrop refreshes the instantly aged rooms
says. “So when we couldn’t find an old house that would work and provides a sense of calm and continuity among her
for our family, we decided to do the next best thing and build various collections.
a new ‘old’ house.” “It’s the unique assemblage of things that makes this house
Nearly a decade prior to breaking ground on the home, our home,” Angie says. “It’s what reminds us of the people
the couple began sourcing reclaimed building materials and stories that existed before us, and that there will be
and eventually amassed enough to fill their garage and two people and stories long after we are gone. Honoring this helps
large rented storage units. They scoured flea markets and us appreciate our place in time and reminds us that we are
antiques fairs for architectural treasures, such as leaded- living our own pieces of history.”
above Angie, shown with her dog,

Belle, loves all things salvaged.
left The arched opening of the
living room’s slate fireplace was
designed to fit the curve
of a fire screen made from a
window guard Angie found on
eBay. The custom mantel shelf
was built and finished to match
the pair of salvaged wooden
corbels it rests upon. opposite
Purchased for only $10 each,
these leaded-glass windows were
recovered from a demolished
Midwestern movie theater. Above
them hangs a piece of Victorian
gingerbread trim hosting 19th-
century European botanicals.

FLEA
MARKET
TIP #9
Look for city dumps
with a resale
section. They can be
great places to find
a real bargain.
above left Angie’s impressive collection of brown-and-white English transferware featuring faded botanical motifs has
grown piece by piece over the years. above right To avoid the monotony of a “set,” Angie paired curvy, painted Louis XIV-
style chairs with more tailored slipcovered Parsons-style chairs in the dining room. The antique table came from a sewing
factory in France. “I love the rawness of the table, and how you can still see thousands of tiny pinholes on the top,” she
says. below left Nineteenth-century transferware tiles purchased on eBay form a colorful kitchen backsplash. below right The
top half of an old English cupboard makes a clever alternative to built-in upper cabinets. The vintage kitchen scale caught
Angie’s eye because of its extra-rusty finish. opposite The kitchen island, which was formerly a counter in a Pennsylvania
candy shop, is the piece that people talk about most when they visit the Cavalier home. Its timeworn finish complements
the patina of new cabinets outfitted with vintage leaded-glass fronts.

COLLECT IT:
CLAY CREATIONS
Transferware, opposite, top left,
is a mass-produced ceramic
that’s been adorned by machine.
The process consists of
transferring a print from an
engraved, inked copperplate to
paper that is then applied to a
piece of unfired earthenware
or bone china, which absorbs
the ink from the paper. Once
the paper is removed, the clay
piece is glazed and fired. This
technique was developed in
the mid-1700s in England. The
earliest pieces depicted Chinese
motifs. In the decades following
the War of 1812, English potteries
produced images of U.S.
landmarks. Expect to pay $20
to $30 for a small plate or mug
and $200 to $300 for a large
tureen or platter.
above A painted Eastlake over-
mantel mirror in the master bath
provides the perfect perch for
Angie’s collection of etched-glass
apothecary bottles. above right
Salvaged wainscoting and
molding partner with a claw-foot
tub and vintage mirrors to lend
the master bath timeless appeal.
right A mirror framed with scraps
of molding from a demolished
home hangs above a custom
console-style vanity. The
pendants feature new wiring but
are made from frosted candle
cups that likely came off of
vintage sconces. opposite
Remnants of architectural
salvage, in a window niche and
above the bed, subtly lend a sense
of age to new drywall in the
master bedroom. Beneath the
cascading crystals of a chandelier
stands a custom iron bed inspired
by an antique. Angie chose the
long, billowy bedspread because
it reminds her of a frilly and
feminine ladies’ frock from
a bygone era.

Bold blue Moroccan
tiles provide a
colorful yet earthy
backdrop for simple
floating mahogany
shelves in Karen
Fabian’s kitchen.

alfresco
allure
Rustic materials and earthy colors flow
inside and out at this California home,
providing a look that’s part beachy,
part Frenchy, and 100 percent relaxed.
writer JENNIFER KOPF

photographer EDMUND BARR
producer KAREN REINECKE
While house hunting, it wasn’t the number of bedrooms or an
updated kitchen that mattered to designer Karen Fabian.
Topping her wish list was what lay outside the walls. “Having character and a sense of history,” Karen says. “The beams
lived in France and now in Southern California, my style is remind me of my dad’s farmhouse in France.”
very much a collision of interiors and exteriors, so having lots The beams are just the start of Karen’s affair with things
of outdoor space is a must,” Karen says. with a story to tell. As an interior designer, she’s always
Although the ranch she settled on met her desired sleuthing at flea markets and vintage shops for pieces to add
indoor-outdoor ratio, the interiors still reflected their late charm to clients’ homes and for singular items to give her
1950s roots. Peeling away layers of carpet and vinyl, Karen own home personality. “Much of my furniture I’ve had for
discovered a concrete slab in mint condition. She opted to 10, 15, even 20 years,” Karen says. “I take my favorites with me
skip installing the hardwood she’d originally envisioned and from home to home and build new stories around them with
simply varnished the floors instead—a decision that affected vintage finds. I’m drawn to architectural elements, garden
her entire design direction. items, and uniquely shaped glass bottles.”
“My go-to palette is all neutrals, but the concrete turned Interspersed with her flea market finds are treasured
everything greenish,” she says. “This house wanted me to go plein air paintings, many by Karen’s daughter, Morgan. A
blue!” She fully embraced that direction with shades of aquas California style of art that originated in France, plein air
and indigos delivered through vintage textiles, backsplash features colors and outdoor themes that seem custom made
tile, and select accessories. for Karen’s mix. In her home, rules don’t dictate what belongs
The bold tones sizzle against warm white paint, which in or out; metal garden chairs surround her dining table, and
Karen smoothed over every plaster wall and ceiling in the cozy cushions invite siestas on an iron bed in the garden.
home to create a clean, modern backdrop. To introduce a “During home design, we often think about the
touch of rusticity, she lined the living room ceilings with cohesiveness between rooms,” Karen says. “I just include
reclaimed barn beams. “Antique architectural details add outdoor rooms in that equation.”
above Karen embraces a sunny,

laid-back European style that
sweeps across her home’s
thresholds and out into the
garden. left A peninsula of
reclaimed bricks embedded with
a pair of tin ceiling tiles that
Karen snagged for a steal ($12
each!) at the Long Beach Antique
Market gives the new kitchen
timeworn appeal. opposite The
bright and happy blue chairs in
the breakfast room came to the
zinc-topped table one prized find
at a time. Karen found her first
pair for $45 each at a local store
and over time swapped out
placeholder garden chairs with
her new scores.
“Lighting is the bling in a room, so
it’s worth hunting for special pieces.”
—homeowner Karen Fabian

opposite A white upholstered sofa
in the living room serves as a
neutral canvas for displaying
casually draped vintage textiles.
An eclectic collage—including
framed art, a gilded mirror, and a
textural wood frieze—hangs
above the sofa. “It’s fun to
intermix things that you wouldn’t
expect,” she says. “The fact that
none of these pieces match is
what makes it work.” In an ode to
the unexpected, she topped a side
table with an orb chandelier
rather than a traditional table
lamp. above In the living room, a
reclaimed-wood storage cabinet
with a grille showcases Karen’s
love of iron—a holdover from her
time living in France. “It feels so
sturdy, natural, and elegant to
me,” she says. above right With
pretty display space and plenty
of additional storage underneath,
a rustic 1800s Texas cabinet
makes an ideal bar for
entertaining. right An iron
chandelier and a dark indigo
painted dresser add grounding
contrast to white walls and linens
in the master bedroom.
above left Bright-hue, outdoor-friendly cushions turn a vintage iron bed into a favorite lounging destination. above right
A rusty wire carrier gives collected strength to petite vintage zinc pots. below left Wood crates hung on the home’s back wall
host organic displays that change with the seasons. below right A pergola provides roomlike boundaries for alfresco dining.
Karen gathers wicker and metal chairs around an iron-base wood table to keep the mood relaxed. “I always like to mix
materials outdoors so it feels accidental and comfortable,” she says. Metal candle sconces finish the room and add
romantic ambience when lit at night. opposite A vintage French wire settee greets guests near the front door. “I like that
it’s open and airy, with hints of green and blue peeking through the white finish,” Karen says.

Head to a flea market earlier than the posted
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dates to catch vendors unloading. They’ll
often make good deals to instantly lighten
their inventory.
Neutral walls in Barbara Schnitzler and Bill Finkelstein’s
breakfast room provide a versatile backdrop for a
spirited array of old and new patterned fabrics.
Although Barbara opts for the durability of new fabric
for upholstered pieces, she favors vintage linens for
accents such as pillows and tablecloths.

sentimental
spirit
A timeless blue-and-white palette
unites a diverse assemblage of
cherished heirlooms and timeworn
finds in a cozy New York cottage.
writer KIMBER MITCHELL

photographer JOHN BESSLER
producer ELEANOR ROPER
The weathered finish of a flea
market find has long held
more luster in Barbara Schnitzler’s eyes than any pristine new
furnishing. Her passion for patina began on her 16th birthday
when her mother started an annual tradition of shopping for
a piece of antique furniture. Their first find was an old desk
that sparked Barbara’s fondness for the warm glow of wood.
The next year it was a blanket chest that harbored a delightful
vestige of its past—a wallpaper lining. “I still have and use
those pieces today,” Barbara says. “My mother taught me
that part of treasuring something is actually using it, not
just looking at it.”
Warm memories of days gone by live on in the furnishings
culled from those adolescent antiquing excursions as well as
the many collections that Barbara inherited from her mother
when she passed away. An avid collector of blue-and-white
china, ironstone pottery, and furniture, her mother had a
knack for melding divergent finds into a harmonious whole.
And Barbara does the same in the cozy summerhouse that
she shares with her husband, Bill Finkelstein, in New Suffolk,
New York. An architect by trade with a specialty in residential
renovations, Barbara didn’t shy away from purchasing their
1743 Cape Cod-style cottage 28 years ago—even though it
needed a complete renovation.
The once dark rooms now sing a happier tune in a
refreshing duet of blue and white. “I thought it was the perfect
color scheme for a house near the beach,” says Barbara of the
classic palette that unifies everything from vintage china
and tablecloths to throws and an old jug-turned-lamp. “I’m
not particular about pedigree or style,” she says. “For me, it’s
more about scale and pattern.”
And she mixes both with abandon. “I love adding layers of
different fabrics, textures, and china patterns to brighten my
surroundings,” she says. “For fabrics, my natural inclination
is toward ginghams and stripes, but I always throw in a few
florals to soften the look.”
Barbara favors a mélange of furniture styles spanning
Louis XVI to Biedermeier. A frequent recycler of pieces from
previous homes, she delights in reviving wood furniture
with a fresh coat of paint to complement their current
surroundings. “When I paint, I don’t go for perfection,” she
says. “I want to be able to see the layers of what was there
before. It adds to the story of where it’s been.”
It’s those stories—both the told and untold—that Barbara
cherishes most about her collections. “When I see my
mother’s collection of white ironstone pitchers, I think of her
and remember the ironstone pitcher we poured milk from
every single night at the dinner table as a child,” she says.
“I am surrounded by very rich memories.”
Barbara had a wall between the living room and library

removed and a dropped ceiling taken out to expose the
original beams and open up the space. She pieced some of
the beams together, patched with drywall as needed, and
united all with white paint. “Painting them white also gives
the space a more contemporary feel,” she says.

“ When it comes to collecting,
my one rule is to always
buy what I like. Then I know
everything will go together.”
—homeowner Barbara Schnitzler
above Barbara and Bill love to

riffle through wares at junk
stores and flea markets. “It’s
more of an adventure than going
into a store where everything is
perfect,” Barbara says. right The
mantel in the living room is made
from boards that Barbara
discovered while removing a wall.
opposite, top left The kitchen gets
cozy with wallpaper-clad walls
and a comfy armchair. Rather
than reupholstering the chair,
Barbara rejuvenated it with a
simple throw. “I learned this trick
from my English friends who use
throws like this all the time,” she
says. “If you don’t want to use a
throw, use up those odd-size
vintage fabric remnants you don’t
know what to do with!” opposite,
middle left Barbara anchors a table
at the end of the kitchen island
with a reupholstered Louis XVI-
style chair that she found for $40
at a Los Angeles store sidewalk
sale. opposite, bottom left A pass-
through area between the kitchen
and breakfast room serves as a
butler’s pantry. opposite right
Barbara’s mother’s collection
of Blue Danube teacups breathes
fresh life into a $15 plate rack,
a yard sale find.

COLLECT IT: MAGIC MEISSEN
Blue Onion is a wildly popular fine tableware pattern first manufactured by
Meissen in the 18th century that features stylized pomegranates, peonies, asters,
and bamboo stalks rendered in a striking cobalt underglaze. By the 19th century,
nearly all European porcelain companies sold their own transfer-printed versions
of it. Produced in Japan in the 1950s, the Blue Danube pattern (shown in the cups
and saucers above), is one of the most popular reproductions. Authentic Meissen
pieces command hefty price tags, but you can score reproductions for $10 or less
at yard sales, flea markets, and thrift stores. And because the design has changed
very little throughout the centuries, it’s easy to create a complementary collection
with mismatched pieces from various companies.

FLEA
MARKET
TIP #11
If vintage tabletop
accents and
kitchenware
strike your fancy,
check out church
rummage sales.
Prices are often
better there than
antiques shops or
even flea markets.

opposite A mix of floral patterns
rendered in a pastel palette gives
this bedroom a romantic
ambience that’s amplified by
painted furnishings and
floorboards. left and below left
Nestled in the garden, an
observatory built in the 1920s by
a previous owner is now home to
a shower, changing area, and
sitting space. A collection of
vintage bird prints found at a
Pasadena, California, flea market
invites the spirit of the outdoors
inside. “I call the space my
California room because all the
wicker came from the house we
lived in when we were in
California,” she says. “I’ve
painted the chair many colors
over the years to suit its
surroundings.” below Additions to
Cape Cod-style homes are often
smaller in scale as they extend
outward from the original
structure. Barbara honored that
tradition in the couple’s original
1743 house when she added a
mudroom and kitchen (on left)
and a screen porch (right).
Joan Herring and
Mary Quiros hunted
for old dressers to
turn into focal-point
sink bases for each
bath in the inn the
friends own and run
together. The $450
price tag on this
French dresser was a
shock, but Mary felt
it was worth the
splurge. To make the
budget work, they
held themselves to
$200 or less for all of
the others. A vintage
dress form holds
hand towels.

restored
beauty
Two friends transform a run-down
house into a welcoming inn, dressing
the 19th-century Victorian in antique
furnishings and weathered collections.
writer SARAH EGGE

photographer BRIAN McWEENEY
stylist LACEY HOWARD
producer SUSAN FOX
It was a fine fall day in Fayetteville, Texas, when friends
Mary Quiros and Joan Herring set out with their walking
group. Conversation buzzed as the women approached an adventure, introducing all new plumbing and electrical
Market and Live Oak streets near the town’s historic square, while adding six bathrooms to create suites for the new
and Joan wished aloud for the umpteenth time that someone Market Street Inn. Whenever possible, they salvaged original
would take care of the 1898 Victorian beauty before them. “It materials such as shiplap walls and French doors.
was empty and totally falling apart,” Joan says. “But it looked While construction dust flew, the women combined
like it had been regal in its time.” Someone in the group said their stockpiles of flea market furnishings gathered during
the house was for sale. “Mary and I looked at each other,” years spent antiquing. Their shared aesthetic, which Mary
Joan says. “Mary first said, ‘Oh, if I were younger, I would buy describes as “historic but with pizzazz,” mingles metal and
that.’ And I said, ‘You’re not too old! Let’s do it together.’ ” wood furnishings in weathered paint finishes with large
An experienced renovator, Joan owns and manages several contemporary artwork and playful collections. Crystal
historic properties as B&Bs in the area, which is famous for chandeliers, pastel-painted walls, and layers of luxurious
its biannual Round Top Antiques Fair. The house seemed linens give rooms a luminous glow. “We wanted to accent the
like natural inn material, so Joan and Mary embarked on beauty of the house, yet give it a clean, updated look,” Joan says.
above Although technically

done decorating, good
friends Joan (on left) and
Mary still find excuses to
add pieces. “We think we’re
through, but we’re never
really through,” Mary says.
left Using the ceiling’s age-
old paint variations for
inspiration, Joan and Mary
chose sage green for the
kitchen walls. The floors
were in rough shape, so they
had them coated with
durable porch paint. Mary’s
husband, Evan, made the
trestle table from drought-
stricken cedar trees.

left Joan had salvaged a few
30-year-old tiles hand-painted by
local ceramic artist Pat Johnson
during a previous renovation, and
she asked Johnson to paint new
ones to complete a backsplash in
the kitchen. They add delicate
artistry to the rough texture of
the original wood-paneled wall.
below Open shelves make it easy
for guests to find and put away
dishes. bottom New turquoise
enamelware dishes sport the
vintage look and soft colors
Joan and Mary favor for the inn.
bottom left The kitchen’s unique
pendants are converted turkey
feeders. These humble fixtures
illustrate the inn’s style: The
galvanized metal is rough and
weathered, but the fluted edge
is frilly and feminine.
left In the entry, a new bench with
a distressed paint finish offers
guests a place to drop parcels and
tug off boots after a long day
shopping in nearby Round Top.
The friends are always on the
hunt for architectural salvage
they can turn into wall racks.
“With a house this old, there are
no closets,” Mary says, “so we
have several racks in each room.”
The top shelf of this old fireplace
mantel hosts a collection of
vintage children’s cowboy boots.
below left Vintage seating pieces
turn the porch into an outdoor
living room. opposite Mary and
Joan salvaged the longleaf pine
shiplap in the entry, restoring the
wood with a honey-hue stain and
a clear sealant. “The boards still
have tacks in them from long-ago
wallpaper,” Mary says. “I
remember my mother putting up
wallpaper that way. You see all
the tacks—it adds texture.” A
piece by photographer Laura
Wilson hangs above a vintage
credenza, lending modern verve
to the otherwise rustic space.
COLLECT IT:
CRYSTAL CLEAR
Crystal chandeliers were
created in the 17th century to
hold candles high enough to
illuminate a dark room. Even
as homes were outfitted with
natural gas and, eventually,
electricity, the fixtures’ essential
design—with arms curved to
hold candles erect in cups to
catch dripping wax—didn’t
change. Early prisms were
formed from mined rock crystal,
but a process of hand-cutting
and polishing faceted glass was
developed in the late 1600s,
which made the fixtures more
affordable. Antique chandeliers
with leaded-glass crystals cost
thousands, but vintage fixtures
with machine-made cut-glass
crystals, opposite, bottom middle,
cost between $50 and $100. Before
using old light fixtures, have a
lighting expert check the wiring.
opposite The lilac hue in this guest room came from a fabric remnant used to cover an accent pillow. Mary and Joan’s
philosophy was to find something in each room, like a piece of fabric or an armoire, to direct the palette. “Overall, we chose
simple hues so they would flow from room to room,” says Mary, who is a fine artist and painter. top left Mirrors add shine
and sparkle to rooms and are practical for guests. When they shop antiques markets, Mary and Joan look for large ones
with ornate frames and simple shapes. A tall mirror anchors a small seating nook in this guest room. top middle Joan found
these felted-wool booties at a street-side stall in London on one of the many trips all over the world that the friends and
their husbands enjoy taking. top right A section of vintage wrought-iron fencing serves as a see-through headboard in an
under-the-eaves bedroom. Mary and Joan salvaged the room’s original floor but added new old-style paneling to the walls.
The serpentine end-of-bed bench was imported from Europe, and the friends uncovered it at a local market. They liked the
simple muslin upholstery, which suits the low-key white linens used on the bed. above left Vintage glasses, pitchers, and
Mason jars host fresh flowers on tabletops throughout the inn. above middle A restored cut-glass crystal chandelier twinkles
in the attic bedroom. Mary and Joan installed chandeliers in several rooms; some were discovered in vendor’s booths at
antiques markets, and a few came from Mary and Joan’s personal collections. above right The inn maintains an air of
nostalgic charm thanks to a wealth of vintage accents, such as these old books and a fan.

ROMANTIC
projects Embrace the romance of pieces from

the past by putting them back to work
as art and storage.
photographer WERNER STRAUBE
producer DENISE KNICKREHM
HIGHLIGHT
HAPPY
Take your vintage jewelry out
of hiding from drawers and
boxes and foster romantic
ambience, below, by topping a
stack of old books or a fur collar
with the baubles. Or pin the
sparkly pieces to pillow fronts,
slip them into shadow boxes,
or clasp them to fabric-covered
canvases for razzle-dazzle that
can be enjoyed every day. To
further delight the senses, fill
a glass vessel with perfume
bottles. Piled vertically, you
can capitalize on the bottles’
shimmer in a small space.
WELL SUITED
Employ hard-sided vintage suitcases to hold papers, old photos, or office
supplies, above. Anchor large shelves with luggage pieces or tuck them
under a table as subtle style fillers. Need a side table? Stack suitcases to
chair height. To spotlight more retro moments, slip old photographs into
vintage glass jars.

TIME TRAVELS
Watch time fly by with a gallerylike wall installation of antique clock
faces, above. Cluster different styles and sizes of faces—with both Arabic
and Roman numerals—to keep the eye moving. Use an asymmetrical
arrangement of timepieces to fill in the awkward space on a staircase wall
or hang them in cloud fashion above a sofa or bed.
ROMANTIC
projects
MAKE NOTE
Transform a shapely mirror
into a memo board with
chalkboard paint, below. Use
chalk paint—no sanding or
priming required—to give the
frame a soft finish. To create
the chalkboard, tape off the
frame edges and paint the
existing mirror with primer,
then chalkboard paint. If the
mirror is cracked, broken, or
missing, use particleboard to fill
the frame and paint it instead.
Before you chalk your first note,
be sure to “prime” the board
to prevent ghosting; simply rub
the entire surface with the
side of a piece of chalk and
wipe it off.
LOOKING UP
Press an old ladder into service as a storage rack, above. This vintage
ladder is refreshed with white paint and distressed to make it pretty
enough to act as an open-air linen closet in a bedroom. Need vertical
storage in other rooms? Use the rungs to host blankets in a living room
or towels in a bath.
FANCY FEAST
Forget the silver polish. Let the patina of antique silverware,
this photo, shine while dangling from the frame of a lampshade.
Create holes for hanging the silverware using a small drill bit.
Use a C-clamp to secure each utensil to a scrap piece of wood,
then drill through the handle into the wood. Smooth the sharp
hole edges with a metal file, and arrange each utensil over the
frame using paper clips, bent as needed.

ROMANTIC
collectibles
Use fanciful finds from the past
to imbue rooms in the present
with nostalgic beauty.
photographers MARTY BALDWIN and JACOB FOX
NEATLY DONE
Mustache cups, below, emerged in the mid-1800s as an
ingenious solution by English potter Harvey Adams
to a serious fashion faux pas of the Victorian era.
Mustaches were in high style, and men often waxed
their lip hair to keep it perfectly in place. But wax and
hot tea—the beloved drink of the time—did not mix
well; the hot liquid melted the wax and often left a
stain on the mustache. So Adams invented a teacup
with a mustache guard, or ledge, that swept across one
side of the cup, allowing the drinker to sip his tea while
keeping his upper lip dry. The cup design spread to
America and remained popular until the early 1900s,
when mustaches went out of fashion. Today, you can
pick up your own sweet sipper for less than $10.
PLAYMATES
After making her own papier-
mâché dolls inspired by
19th-century folk art versions,
crafter extraordinaire and
collector Kimber Mitchell
developed an interest in
primitive wooden peg dolls,
above. These dolls were crudely
made, carved, and turned by
hand on a lathe starting in the
19th century in Germany and
the Netherlands. The dolls
feature a solid wooden body and
jointed arms and legs. “Because
of their simple nature, most
were sold undressed, and their
owners then fashioned their
clothing from scraps of fabric
or whatever fabric they had on
hand,” Kimber says. “I’ve spent
$15 to $80 per doll, depending
on condition and clothing.
If they’re clothed, they tend to
cost more.”
SWEET TREATS
Biscuit tins—containers made from tin plate designed
to hold cookies or candy commonly consumed with
a cup of tea—emerged in England in the 1860s after
a law was passed allowing groceries to be sold in
individual packaging. Over the next two decades,
lithographing technology improved, allowing
manufacturers to print colorful designs directly onto
metal. Embellishing the tins made economical sense,
as consumers were willing to spend far more than the
value of the cookie or candy inside for tins they could
use as home decor. Give a collection parameters by
searching for a country of origin (the tins gathered
below are all stamped with either “Made in England”
or “Made in Holland”), or look for rarer pieces from
Huntley & Palmers, a London firm credited with
commissioning the earliest designs.
TAKING SHAPE
Gelatin molds, above, were a popular tool in the
early- to mid-20th century in North America for
making sculptural salads and desserts—often with
some pretty fantastic combinations of ingredients.
The molds were available primarily by mail order;
women filled out a form torn from a magazine and
mailed it in, along with a fee for shipping. Copper
molds graced more affluent homes; tin ones were
found in humbler abodes. The molds came in a
variety of sizes, including playful lobster and starburst
shapes. Today, collectors prize copper molds for
their pretty sheen, and the pieces are used for their
decorative flair more than for cooking. An abundance
of stock makes these molds affordable to collect at
less than $10 a pop.

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kleingroup2.com. Plus World Market; worldmarket.com. shams, throw pillow, blanket—
Bedding, side table—IKEA; ikea.com. Wall paint throughout Alabaster Anthropologie; anthropologie.com. Lamps,
Vintage items throughout—Mama’s Yellow ruffle pillows—T. J. Maxx; tjmaxx SW7008—The Sherwin-Williams Co.; side table—Target; target.com. Horse art,
Happy; 763/777-3899; mamashappy.com. .tjx.com. Lamp—Kirkland’s; kirklands.com. sherwin-williams.com [P]. dresser—homeowners’ collection.
Page 26 (Living room): Yellow pillow—Bed, Page 39 (Outdoor firepit): Glass lanterns, Page 48 (Breakfast room): Window Page 53 (Sewing room): Wallpaper—
Bath & Beyond, Inc.; bedbathandbeyond.com. yellow pillows—West Elm; westelm.com. panels—IKEA; ikea.com. Panel hardware, Anthropologie; anthropologie.com. Sewing
Vase—Dundee Nursery and Landscaping; chandelier—West Elm; westelm.com. Beaded machine—Singer Sewing Co.; singerco.com.
dundeenursery.com. COTTAGE
curtain, table, pink chairs Russell Woodard, Sewing table, dress form, yellow trash
Page 27 (Dining room): Game table—Kiwi projects Bring new purpose to old, worn-out
objects—even curbside finds—with a little
ingenuity and fuss-free effort.
ON THE RUN textile on table—homeowners’ collection. can, galvanized bucket, art on wall,
Acres Farm; kiwiacresfarm.com. Page 50 (Dining room): Wallpaper scissors—homeowners’ collection.
A FINE HOST
Pages 28 and 29 (Kitchen, bathroom): Frosted Kaleidoscope—Anthropologie; Page 53 (Office): Office shelving unit, white
Island paint—Annie Sloan Interiors, Ltd.; anthropologie.com. Chandelier, mirror, boxes—IKEA; ikea.com. Art behind desk,
anniesloan.com. Cabinets—Medallion glass sculpture—West Elm; westelm.com. fox figurine—Target; target.com. Rug—
Cabinetry Outlet Store; medallioncabinetry White vase—IKEA; ikea.com. Orange Boutique Maroc; boutiquemaroc.etsy.com.
.com. Towels—Bed, Bath & Beyond Inc.; PLANTER PIZZAZZ
vases, tray—Target; target.com. Table, Desk, chaise, throw blanket, pillow,
bedbathandbeyond.com. chairs, console, candlesticks—vintage. hand form, hanging owl—homeowners’
Pages 30 and 31 (Boy’s bedroom): Chest 40
Page 51 (Living room): Drapery panels— collection.
paint—Annie Sloan Interiors, Ltd.; IKEA; ikea.com. Indian art by Jennifer Page 54 (Porch): Porch paint Extra White
anniesloan.com. COTTAGE PROJECTS Ament—One Kings Lane, Inc.; onekingslane SW 7006—The Sherwin-Williams Co.;
PAGES 40–43 .com. Abstract art—Heather Chontos; sherwin-williams.com [P]. Drapery panels
Page 41: Floral oilcloth Happy Land heatherchontos.com. Girl art—Hayley Goodwill Industries International, Inc.;
Laminate OCJP005 in Sky—Westminster Mitchell Art; hayleymitchellart.etsy.com. goodwill.org. Tassels, macramé on
Fiber, Inc.; freespiritfabrics.com. Gingham Bottom left and right art, art over settee frame—Jennifer Harrison Style;
oilcloth—OilClothByTheYard.com; fireplace—NG Collective Studio; jenniferharrisonstyle.com. Pillows on settee
oilclothbytheyard.com. ngcstudioart.com. Wall lamp— by table, pillow on chair—Two Girls
charm Page 43: Rug in bath Beckham Stripe— OneFortyThree; shop.onefortythree.com. and a Pug; twogirlsandapug.etsy.com. Settee
comfortably bridges the decades in
an 1800s-era farmhouse.
Dash & Albert; dashandalbert.com. Glass Solid gold vases, low white bowl, floor cushion—Pier 1 Imports; pier1.com.
bath canisters Heritage Hill Jar, 1 Gallon, cushion—Anthropologie; anthropologie.com. Pillow on settee—HomeGoods;
Item# 69349T, and 3-Quart, Item#69832T— Sofa—Arhaus, LLC; arhaus.com. Batik homegoods.com. Throw Moroccan Wedding
32
Anchor Hocking Co.; anchorhocking.com. pillow on sofa, pillow on chair—Boho Blanket—At 1st Sight; at1stsightbk.com.
Pillow; bohopillow.etsy.com. Lumbar Macramé work—Gabriella Banzhaf,
NATURAL CHARM pillow—Bunny & Clyde; bunnyandclyde.ie. Cleveland. Marble-top shelf table—
PAGES 32–39 Coffee table—West Elm; westelm.com. Arhaus, LLC; arhaus.com. Candleholders—
Pages 32 and 34 (Living room): Wall paint— Concrete and gold vases—Target; target Anthropologie; anthropologie.com. Pouf,
PPG Porter Paints; ppgporterpaints.com [P]. .com. Turquoise rug, patterned rug— rug—Bunny & Clyde; bunnyandclyde.ie.
Sofas, chairs—IKEA; ikea.com. Coffee Etsy, Inc.; etsy.com. Cabinet, navy throw Screen, settee frame, chair, brass tray,
table—Cost Plus World Market; blanket, chair—homeowners’ collection. plant holders, table, wooden chairs
worldmarket.com. Pillows—T. J. Page 52 (Master bedroom): Euro shams, on left, yellow folding chair, bamboo
Maxx; tjmaxx.tjx.com. White vases— bolster pillow, blanket Moroccan settee, wooden plant holder, rugs—
Anthropologie; anthropologie.com. Wedding Throw—Anthropologie; homeowners’ collection.
Page 35 (Dining room): Wall paint anthropologie.com. Headboard, trunk,
Grassland SW 6163—The Sherwin-Williams lamp, floor covering—homeowners’
Co.; sherwin-williams.com [P]. Dining table collection.

BOHEMIAN
Pages 64–66 (Living room): Chandelier projects Look to vintage fabrics and
accessories for free-spirited
inspiration inside and out.
thewhimseyshoppe.com. French chairs—
Rico Espinet Candelaria—Robert Abbey; Marburger Farm Antique Show; roundtop-
robertabbeylightingstore. Sofa Bantam— EASY BREEZY
marburger.com. Tea kettle on stove—Sur

always in Design Within Reach; dwr.com. Chairs La Table; surlatable.com. Canisters—The
fashion
A background in retail informs the
eclectic, electric style of these Nashville
Griffin—Lawson-Fenning; lawsonfenning Container Store, Inc.; containerstore.com.
homeowners. Browse their sun-soaked
house for innovative notions on mixing
new pieces with vintage ones.
.com. Pillows custom—Heidelberg Scale vintage—My Favorite Room;
Antiques; heidelbergantiques.com. Coffee COLORFUL BUNDLES
myfavoriteroombykbm.com. Cabinet above
table McGuire, vintage, painted—High counter vintage—Smitten; smittenmckinney
56
Street Shoppes; highstreetshoppes.com. 80
.blogspot.com. Stool—Design Within Reach;
Rug—Shaver-Ramsey; shaver-ramsey.com. dwr.com.
ALWAYS IN FASHION Page 67 (Dining room): Chandelier Rico BOHEMIAN PROJECTS Page 91 (Kitchen): Baskets vintage—
PAGES 56–63 Espinet Candelaria—Robert Abbey; PAGES 80–81 Patina Green Home and Market;
Interior design: Gen Sohr, Pencil and robertabbeylightingstore. Table Hans Page 80: Beanbag filler—Walmart; walmart patinagreenhomeandmarket.com.
Paper Development Co., Nashville; 415/260- Wegner—Design Within Reach; dwr.com. .com. Leather cord for planter Realeather Fan—Restoration Hardware;
1514; pencilandpaperco.com. Chairs Eames—Herman Miller, Inc.; Craft Lace—Jo-Ann Stores, LLC; joann.com. restorationhardware.com.
hermanmiller.com. Page 81: Kantha quilt vintage—TnBC Page 92 (Bathroom): Aquarium vintage—
Sisal rugs throughout—Pottery Barn; Page 69 (Kitchen): Cabinetry paint Designs; tnbcdesigns.etsy.com. Tassles JHill Design; jhilldesign.com.
888/779-5176; potterybarn.com. Lancaster White PM-31—Benjamin Moore; vintage—King Jewelry Supplies; Page 93 (Bedroom): Chandelier—Rachel
Page 58 (Living room): Drapery—West Elm; benjaminmoore.com [P]. Window shade— kjewelrymetal.etsy.com. Bamboo poles— Ashwell Shabby Chic Couture; shabbychic
westelm.com. Hunter Douglas; hunterdouglas.com. Table Garden Fever, LLC; gardenfever.com. .com. Rose painting—Parkhouse Antiques;
Page 59 (Kitchen): Stools Red Steel Bistro custom—Smiley, Inc.; smileyconstruction.me. Camping stakes, multipurpose rope, parkhouseantiques.biz. Bed—Simple Things;
High Stool—Nisbets; nisbets.co.uk. Stools—Tolix; tolix.fr. 12-inch-long rods—True Value Co.; simplethingsfurniture.com.
Page 62 (Master bedroom): Headboard, red- Page 70 (Master bath): Master bathroom truevalue.com.
and-white coverlet and sheets—West mirrors, polished nickel hardware—
Elm; westelm.com. Blue patterned pillow Restoration Hardware; restorationhardware
fabric—Brunschwig & Fils; brunschwig .com. Sconces—Schoolhouse Electric & CHAPTER THREE:
.com [T]. “S” sign—Sideshow Sign Co.; Supply Co.; schoolhouseelectric.com. ROMANTIC
sideshowsignco.com. Lamp Tolomeo— alfresco
Artemide, Inc.; artemide.us. Blue trellis allure
Rustic materials and earthy colors flow
inside and out at this California home,
rug—RugsUSA.com, Inc.; rugsusa.com.

providing a look that’s part beachy,
part Frenchy, and 100 percent relaxed.
Page 63 (Boy’s bedroom, playroom): Sheets

in boy’s bedroom Star Wars—Pottery Barn reclaimed
Kids; potterybarnkids.com. Orange print global point glory 94
pillow fabric—John Robshaw Textiles; of view

Decades of living abroad inform
Small but meaningful details work
with carefully gathered pieces
of architectural salvage to impart
aged character to a new Texas home.
johnrobshaw.com. “O” pillow—Jonathan

a laissez-faire style and
colorful approach to home decor
in this Vermont farmhouse. ALFRESCO ALLURE
Adler; jonathanadler.com. Blue dot pillow— PAGES 94–101
Hable Construction; hableconstruction.com. 86
Interior and landscape design:
Orange ceramic table—West Elm; westelm 72
Karen Fabian, Karen Fabian Designs,
.com. Pillows on sofa—DwellStudio; RECLAIMED GLORY Newport Beach, California; 949/645-3494;
dwellstudio.com. GLOBAL POINT PAGES 86–93 karenfabiandesigns.com.
OF VIEW Architect: Roger (Skip) Blake, Blake
PAGES 72–79 Architects, Southlake, Texas; 817/488-9397; Wall, ceiling, and trim paint throughout
Upholstered and painted furniture, blakearchtiects.net. White Dove OC-17—Benjamin Moore;
Turkish kilim rugs, pillows, wall art, and Builder: G.G. Cain, The G.G. Cain benjaminmoore.com [P].
accessories throughout—Chez Bohème; Co., McKinney, Texas; 972/345-2938; Pages 94 and 96 (Kitchen): Cabinetry
found 802/373-1281; chezboheme.com. ggcaincompany.com. paint Night Swim V105-6—The Valspar
treasure
A dusty attic in an early 1900s Colorado
house yields a trove of vintage finds
Pages 74–75 (Living room): White rug— Corp.; valsparpaint.com [P]. Backsplash
that are now displayed just-so,
helping restore this home’s legacy. Porter and Mags; 508/394-0944. Page 86 (Fireplace): Corbels on fireplace— tile, limestone countertops—Mission
Page 76 (Dining room): Rug—Dash & Albert, Homepieces; 972/542-6191. Tile West; missiontilewest.com. Pendant
dashandalbert.com. Page 88 (Living room): Upholstered lights—Currey & Co.; curreycodealers.com.
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Page 79 (Bedroom): Bedroom rug—Porter furniture Quatrine Furniture; quatrine.com. Bar counter shelf supports Arc Brackets,
and Mags; 508/394-0944. Coffee table—Patina Green Home and stools Perch—Restoration Hardware;
FOUND TREASURE Market; patinagreenhomeandmarket.com. restorationhardware.com. Framed artwork,
PAGES 64–71 Window frame—Homepieces; 972/542- copper French cookware—homeowner’s
Renovation architect: Lisa Egger, 6191. Rug—Pottery Barn; potterybarn.com. collection.
Lisa Eggar Architect, Boulder, Colorado; Page 89 (Reading nook): Clock—Marburger Page 97 (Dining room): Zinc-top dining
303/449-0490; lisaegger.com. Farm Antique Show; roundtop-marburger table, pendant lights vintage—Long Beach
General contractor: Joel Smiley, Smiley, .com. Windows—First Monday Trade Days; Antique Market; longbeachantiquemarket.com.
Inc., Boulder, Colorado; 303/570-1103; firstmondaycanton.com. Chair—Simple Chairs vintage—Cisco Home; ciscohome.net.
smileyconstruction.me. Things; simplethingsfurniture.com. Rug Ralph Lauren—Hemphill’s Rugs &
Page 90 (Dining room, kitchen): French Carpets; rugsandcarpets.com.
table—The Whimsey Shoppe; Pages 98 and 99 (Living room): Chair fabric,

chandelier—Cisco Home; ciscohome.net. Chandelier—Olde Good Things; ogtstore Barstool—Blue Hills at Round Top; The Comphy Co.; comphy.com. Purple
Stone-top table—Roger’s Gardens; .com. Sconce above sink—Black Tulip bluehillsatroundtop.com. Table custom, pillow—Target; target.com. Bedskirt
rogersgardens.com. Painted cabinet Antiques; blacktulipantiques.net. Rug— chairs, bowl on table, cake stand, tray, Greenland Home Fashions Cotton Voile
vintage—Long Beach Antique Market; Dash & Albert; dashandalbert.com. cups, saucers—owners’ collection. 18-inch Drop Bedskirt—Wayfair, LLC;
longbeachantiquemarket.com. Sofa, chair, Wallpaper behind stove—Ralph Lauren; Page 113 (Kitchen): Wall paint Acanthus wayfair.com. Bench—Celina Stabell,
pillows—homeowner’s collection. ralphlaurenhome.com. Range—Sub-Zero SW 0029, cabinetry, shelving, trim, and CS Design; 713/248-4989. Rug—Pottery
Page 99 (Bedroom): Pillows on bed—Blue Group, Inc.; subzero-wolf.com. Throw floor paint Snowbound SW 7004—The Barn Teen; pbteen.com. Child’s mouse
Springs Home; bluespringshome.com. blanket on chair—Fishers Home Sherwin-Williams Co.; sherwin-williams.com slippers—owners’ collection.
Wooden hutch with iron insets in living Furnishings; fishershomefurnishings.com. [P]. Sink—Build.com, Inc.; build.com. Page 117 (Lavender bedroom nook): Wall
room custom, dresser in bedroom— Page 108 (Observatory): Curtain fabric— Faucet—Danze, Inc.; danze.com. paint Enchant SW 6555, trim paint
homeowner’s collection. Pottery Barn; potterybarn.com. Wicker chair Dishwasher—Bosch; bosch-home.com. Snowbound SW 7004—The Sherwin-
Pages 100 and 101 (Backyard): vintage—Lloyd Loom; lloydloom.com. Rug— Bird tea towel Midwest Seasons—The Williams Co.; sherwin-williams.com [P].
Daybed—Long Beach Antique Market; Phoebe and Belle; phoebeandbelle.com. Pomegranate; 979/836-1199. White dishes, Mirror Carol Nygard Dealer—Round Top
longbeachantiquemarket.com. cups, glasses—IKEA; ikea.com. Ladder— Antiques Fair; roundtoptexasantiques.com.
Metal dining chairs—Cisco Home; Blue Hills at Round Top; bluehillsatroundtop Purple floral pillow—Rizzy Home;
ciscohome.net. Wicker dining chairs .com. Rug Ana Aqua Ticking Woven Cotton rizzyhome.com. Basket—Leftovers Antiques
Provence Side Chair—Restoration Rug—Dash & Albert; dashandalbert.com. Home Mercantile; leftoversantiques.com.
Hardware; restorationhardware.com. Pitchers on shelf, glug fish vase, blue Blanket Cable Knit Chenille Throw
Tablecloth vintage—The French Corner; restored canister, tins—owners’ collection. Blanket—Down Etc., LLC; downetc.com.
thefrenchcorner.world. Tray vintage—Unique beauty
Two friends transform a run-down
house into a welcoming inn, dressing
Page 114 (Coatrack): Coatrack shelf, Carol Window treatment Casual Roman Shade
Udink Designs; 714/388-4688. Dining the 19th-century Victorian in antique
furnishings and weathered collections.
Nygard Dealer—Round Top Antiques Fair; in Canvas/Bright White—Smith + Noble
table, bench, wood crates, planters— roundtoptexasantiques.com. Boots, bag, Home, Inc.; smithandnoble.com. Bench
homeowner’s collection. scarf, jackets, hats—owners’ collection. cushion custom, yellow pillow, green
110
Page 114 (Porch): Bench Carol Nygard pillow, scarves—owners’ collection.

Dealer, teal bench Carol Nygard Dealer, Page 117 (Attic bedroom): Wall and trim
RESTORED BEAUTY planters Excess Field Dealer—Round Top paint Belvedere Cream SW 0067—The
PAGES 110–117 Antiques Fair; roundtoptexasantiques.com. Sherwin-Williams Co.; sherwin-williams.com
Bed and Breakfast—Market Street Inn, Wicker sofa and chairs on porch, fabric [P]. Chandelier—Lowe’s; lowes.com.
sentimental 101 E. Market St., Fayetteville, TX 78940; for sofa and chair cushions—Blue Hills Window treatment—West Elm; westelm
spirit
A timeless blue-and-white palette
unites a diverse assemblage of
book through Blackbird Farm Lodgings, at Round Top; bluehillsatroundtop.com. Bird .com. Headboard—Blue Hills at Round
cherished heirlooms and timeworn
finds in a cozy New York cottage. 713/818-9766; blackbirdfarmtexas.com. figurines, twig handle container—Jane’s Top; bluehillsatroundtop.com. Bolster
Joy; janesjoyflorist.com. Gray creamer— pillow—Leftovers Antiques Home
Page 110 (Guest bath): Wall and trim paint Farmers Lumber Co.; farmerslumber.com. Mercantile; leftoversantiques.com. Coverlet
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Belvedere Cream SW 0067, floor paint Pillows—Target; target.com. Yellow and Quilted Blanket in Tea Green—The
Snowbound SW 7004—The Sherwin- red dots pillows Inkblot Throw Pillow Comphy Co.; comphy.com. Nightstands,
SENTIMENTAL SPIRIT Williams Co.; sherwin-williams.com [P]. in Saffron and Red—Grandin Road; bench—Celina Stabell, CS Design; 713/248-
PAGES 102–109 Chandelier—Lowe’s; lowes.com. Window grandinroad.com. Rug Neapolitan Cotton 4989. Blanket Cable Knit Chenille Throw
Interior design: Barbara Schnitzler, Barbara treatment—Walmart; walmart.com. Woven Rug—Dash & Albert; dashandalbert Blanket—Down Etc., LLC; downetc.com. Ikat
Schnitzler Design, New Suffolk, New York; Dress form—Blue Hills at Round Top; .com. Coffee table, bird’s nest pillow, aqua pillow, lion lamp, fan, books—owners’
917/379-5647. bluehillsatroundtop.com. Vanity Excess throw blanket—owners’ collection. collection.
Builder: Joel Daly, Joel Daly General Field Dealer, pink towel hook Carol Page 115 (Entry): Console and Windsor
Contracting, Inc., Southold, New York; Nygard Dealer—Round Top Antiques Fair; chairs Carol Nygard Dealer—Round Top ROMANTIC
631/765-1223. roundtoptexasantiques.com. Antiques Fair; roundtoptexasantiques.com. projects Embrace the romance of pieces from
the past by putting them back to work
as art and storage.
Page 112 (Dining room): Wall paint Art Dapple Gray with Lace by Laura Wilson, HIGHLIGHT
HAPPY
Page 102 (Breakfast room): Floor paint Acanthus SW 0029, trim and floor paint book That Day by Laura Wilson—Red &
Old Blue Jeans 839—Benjamin Moore; Snowbound SW 7004—The Sherwin- White Gallery; redandwhitegallery.com. Book
benjaminmoore.com [P]. Fabric for settee Williams Co.; sherwin-williams.com [P]. Images of Fayette County by Jerry and Joan
and window shades—Duralee; duralee.com. Window treatment—Dakota Fabric Herring—Herring Press; herringpress.com.
Pages 104 and 105 (Living Room): Floor Valance in Canvas/BrightWhite—Smith Rug—Pottery Barn; potterybarn.com. WELL SUITED
paint Down Pipe No. 26—Farrow & Ball; + Noble Home, Inc.; smithandnoble.com. Page 116 (Lavender bedroom): Wall paint TIME TRAVELS
us.farrow-ball.com [P]. Sofa fabric— Light fixtures—Old World Antieks; Enchant SW 6555—The Sherwin-Williams 118
F. Schumacher and Co.; fschumacher.com. oldworldantieks.com. Hanging bins—Arbor Co.; sherwin-williams.com [P]. Window
Upholstered chair—George Smith; Antiques Services, Inc.; arborantiques.com. treatment Casual Roman Shade in Canvas/ ROMANTIC PROJECTS
georgesmith.com. Leather chair—Bountiful; Art original watercolor—Rob Erdle. Plates Bright White—Smith + Noble Home, Inc.; PAGES 118–121
bountifulhome.com. Rug—Ralph Lauren; on wall original art by Pat Johnson—Red & smithandnoble.com. Art original pastel by Similar items available—Denise
ralphlaurenhome.com. Delft tile—vintage. White Gallery; redandwhitegallery.com. William Anzalone—Red & White Gallery; Knickrehm, Denise’s Adornments, Geneva,
Page 107 (Kitchen): Wall paint Decorator’s Runner on table, sideboard, redandwhitegallery.com. Headboard, Illinois; 630/232-8855; denisesadornments.com.
White OC-149—Benjamin Moore; weathervane—Leftovers Antiques Home bedside table—Blue Hills at Round Top;
benjaminmoore.com [P]. Floor paint Mercantile; leftoversantiques.com. Gray bluehillsatroundtop.com. Duvet and pillow
Pavilion Gray No. 242—Farrow & Ball; striped linens—West Elm; westelm.com. shams Sweet Roses Grey, bolster pillows
us.farrow-ball.com [P]. Backsplash tile Blue and brown striped napkins Park Climbing Rose Lilac Neckroll—Pine Cone
Delft—Country Floors; countryfloors.com. Designs—The Pomegranate; 979/836-1199. Hill; pineconehill.com. Purple pillowcases—

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