Well... this didn't quite make it out on Sunday. Two of my four were down with the flu and it was rough. I'm hoping you are all staying healthy after the holiday! I'm so grateful everyone here is on the mend.
Welcome to my Handpicked by Milk and Honey Group newsletter. For new subscribers, in this weekly newsletter I share my top picks for the week - trends or particularly noteworthy design. Each week I share an interior, a real estate listing and a style item that I think are special. I hope you'll let me know what you think!
1] Handpicked: INTERIOR
I have several clients currently who have what I call mid-Century California style - they are looking for the best parts of California lightness but infused with mid-century references. Yond Interiors does just that - bright and airy spaces are layered with natural wood, saturated colors, sculptural lighting and furniture and textiles with a lot of history, texture and richness.
I am particularly loving the mashup of the mudcloth draperies, modern nightstand and casually chic linen bed above. What do you think?
2) Handpicked: REAL ESTATE
This house in my neighborhood in Cambridge has been empty FOREVER. It is an enormous Victorian with gorgeous architectural details that have almost been forgotten (note the warning in the listing that it is uninhabitable as it was flooded by burst pipes. It has the big red X mark on it, which means it is vacant and unsafe (read: condemned), and it's just so SAD. I thought it was being split up into condos by a developer, but it's just crying out for some love.
This is not a project for the faint of heart, but one look at those glorious leaded windows and it had me at "hello."
3) Handpicked: STYLE
I went to Princeton thinking that I wanted to major in politics. But a canceled class in the spring of my freshman year required a last-minute schedule swap. I found myself in a History of Art in America class by John Wilmerding and my course was forever changed. I majored in art history (focusing on American Studies), worked for two summers in American Decorative Arts at the Metropolitan Museum in NYC and also studied Studio Art (at Princeton and later at the School of Visual Arts - in painting and art direction respectively). My love affair with art runs deeeeeep. I found Violeta Maya on Instagram and her work really speaks to me. As someone who loves the water, and ethereal moodiness of watercolor, I find her process of soaking her canvasses in water and then seeing how the pigment dries (depending on the weather) fascinating.
DIY tip: have your child (or dive in yourself) use 3-5 favorite marker colors on a piece of good quality watercolor paper. When done, pour small blobs of water on to the paper and see what happens (you can also use a spray bottle).
That's all from our team this week - can't wait until next week!
X Isabella