My friend Derya and her husband Soner, have just bought an old home in downtown that was being restored and and they got to pick the final details! I'm so jealous because I'd love to be renovating a charming old home! Anyway, my jealousy is abated with the fact that I get to help her do her house and will get to sit back and enjoy it with her in the end! (the best part of being a designer!)
We have been shopping for lighting, cabinet knobs, window treatments and furniture! The house was built in the early 1900s and is an Arts and Crafts Bungalow, it's being restored very carefully because it's on the National Historical Registry. Derya's style is very eclectic and funky and this house is going to be AWESOME!
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| Derya on one of our shopping trips! |
With all of the finishes and fixtures she chose very carefully to fit the style and period of the home, but with the furnishings we are hitting all of the vintage shops and thrift stores and finding fun, wonderful pieces to make the house look like she does... fun, young, hip and did I say fun!?
(Sidenote) We found some wonderful chairs online and couldn't find a place to get them in the U.S.; then when we did find a place it was in Boston and the chair was $900, plus tax and shipping... a little out of budget for a single chair... and it's plastic! Let me introduce you all to "Pasha" chair by Pedrali... I think you'll love him as much as we do! Derya has discovered "chairgasm"!
Being from Turkey and loving an Eastern style, we tried to find things that went with the period and style of the house, and also brought in that Middle Eastern flair. We found hand painted knobs for the kitchen and paired them with oil rubbed bronze pulls. We found mercury glass, Moroccan styled pendant lights for the dining room and a table that was made from an old door from India! And interestingly enough... they all look right at home together and with the other more traditional details of a 100 year old house!
They move in to their house on Monday (same day Perry and I move to our new house) and then I'll share photos... for now, check out some of the things we found while shopping! Then, once they're all settled in, I'll post photos of how it all turned out!
So, the title of this post is "Fun Fun Days", and that is what we've had shopping and selecting everything for the house, but those days are not over, we will have many more enjoying the spaces we had so much fun creating together!
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| We opted for a pair of these over the DR table |
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| Great sofa, huh?! |
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| Very similar table, no two are alike! |
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| on lower cabinets and drawers |
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| On upper cabinet doors! |
2 comments:
ooohh my!! I love it Ginny, it feels so nice to read everything put together as an article with your words, and you do it in such an exciting way I felt butterflies in my stomach :)) I must say though, it was all a lot more exciting and FUN (yes as you said) actually doing it out there with you for weeks! I couldn't think of a better person my godsend designer/friend. I feel so lucky :)
derya....i know with your electric personality and style your new home will be nothing short of gorgeous! your home should be a place that says "YOU"! i love you and your personal style so i know that i will love your home too! it will say welcome...come in amd relax enjoy me!
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