Chaletmomma

In April I unveiled the latest incarnation of our only bath here at the Chalet.

Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Let’s back up for a minute and go back to where we started.

2019

Here we are in 2018 and 2019 white walls a blue striped terry cloth curtain and a lot of beachy photographs and art from Chatham, MA and Ocean City, NJ.

Skip to May 2020 the space received a pink refresh with a curtain and towels.

In November 2020 I went back to my white and blue palette. I removed the extensive gallery wall and gave the space a fresh coat of white paint, installing art with a Parisian flavor and this pretty new patterned shower curtain.

This lasted 6 months… when I wrote about this space in January I stated: During the past 10 months while at home many of us have made changes, we’ve painted, we’ve bought new pieces and redecorated our spaces - because either we were finally able to settle on what we wanted or out of boredom.

April 2021

Well friends I think I knew all along I wanted color - it just took me a while to get there - even people in the world of interiors have trouble at times - I wanted blue and Sky Blue by Benjamin Moore did the trick. I simply adore it and I love that it doesn’t match one of the blues in the curtain - because

A. it would have been too dark and B. what’s the fun in that!

I still love this curtain and it feels sophisticated to me but, to be honest I spied a gorgeous fabric that now has me dreaming of blue with green!😆.

I’m loving this James McNeill Whistler in the mix - previously it was in the principal bedroom as was the lovely floral. It was fun shifting pieces and seeing them with a fresh eye; in addition I recently ordered this signed Tiger in a Top Hat print from Harrogate House Interiors of London. I do love tigers and he adds just the right touch of whimsy!

Thanks for indulging me once again in sharing the latest updates to the most used space in the Chalet! Til next time thanks for being here and stay safe!

This week I thought I would take a deep dive and share the resources for a vignette I receive a ton of queries about every time I share it on my Instagram feed.

Left to Right:

The lamp is one of a pair from Home Sense. I do have a penchant for Green Lamps. I will admit I am tossing around the idea of upgrading the shades - we’ll see.

I spied this portrait in the Ever Dwell space inside the Middletown Peddlers Mall in Louisville, KY. Lindsay Stivers was lovely enough to ship him. We all refer to him as Mr. Nelson - due to fact Nelson is written on the top right of the art.

The candle holders were my Mothers. I love how they look with the Maple Branch Beeswax Candles from Larger Cross.

The landscape is thrifted from Lindsey McCord.

The clock is from Target at least 15+ years ago.

The Stag - I picked up while on a comp shopping trip 5 years ago at Ross Stores.

The hanging photograph of a painter was thrifted at the Olde Engine Works in Stroudsburg, PA. The piece is floating on a matte board in a Michaels frame.

The brass tiger is a thrifted find from the Cape May Antiques Center.

The leather tiger is another piece I thrifted from Lindsey McCord.

The tortoise shagreen egg is a one of a kind work by ceramist Elena Boiardi.

The loin one of the first pieces I thrifted through Instagram. The seller is no more.

The small brass pitcher I picked up at a garage sale.

There is a small modern blue metal dish under the pitcher of hydrangeas - I found in the Coxsackie Antique Center - my sister and I bailed off the New York State Thruway on our way home from a weekend in Vermont.

This showstopper vase was birthday gift from my dear late Uncle - it was something he found at an Art Event and thought of me! It was like nothing he had ever given me… not like the Royal Doulton, crystal or local history artwork but, this blew me away and I loved it the minute I saw it and I treasure it still years later.

The time-frame for these items in my possession span a few months to 35 years for the candle holders. The leather tiger, the lion, the landscape have some age to them, as does Mr. Nelson and I know the photograph of the painter is from the 1960’s. I do wonder about where they’ve lived before and I’m thrilled to have them here in the Chalet.

For me it’s about how pieces tell a story. The story changes because pieces are constantly shifted. I will say this vignette has changed very little since the leather tiger joined - I just love having him and the brass one together - I joke about it but, I am a cat person. So I’ll be keeping an eye out for more tigers to add but, I won’t seek items out. I won’t dive into Etsy, Amazon or Ebay and troll for items. I prefer to let my collections evolve by being in the right place at the right time.

I hope you’ve enjoyed learning about these pieces origins.

Til next time friends stay safe!