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Last time I wrote that I had a house sell in 3 days - well, this time we have topped ourselves with a contract in the first 4 hours! This was a really fun project where I worked in conjunction with the owners to bring this remodeled mid-century home to it’s best. Karen and Olivier took an old dingy 1950’s home and opened up a few walls, expanded a bathroom, remodeled the kitchen, added new hardwood floors and a deck to retain the charm of the home while bringing it up to modern expectations. They took some daring choices with some accent wall colors in navy blue and olive but it was fun to coordinate art and furnishings around and it really seemed to have paid off! They also had an extra sofa, some Eames bentwood chairs as well as a great bright red Bertoia bird chair I was lucky enough to incorporate with my existing furniture and art. Debby Reynolds with Turner Residential was kind enough to give me some repeat business on this one.

Corona Living Dining room

Coincidentally, I helped another great couple with their house just a few blocks away on Larkwood. They only needed a quick consultation and “To Do” list as well as a rug and a couple of plants and they were all set. Mindy and Daryl had done plenty with the instruction of their non-nonsense realtor Eileen Gill so all I had to do was come in and confirm their long list of tasks. I think the house looks amazing!

Larkwood exterior

Larkwood Living Room

Larkwood bedroom

In keeping with this more modern design approach, I completed the Summit Oaks condos in March (mentioned in last month’s entry). I included my Bonnie and Clyde sofas from IF+D, the coffee table from BoConcept, media stand from CB2, Tripod lamp from DWR and dining chairs from West Elm. I also have some great art in here from Kristy Battani, Rebecca Bennett and Andrew Anderson. Here are a couple of the photos from that job:

Summit Oaks Living Room

Summit Oaks Dining Room

I have been staying busy with other listings up north as well as Tarrytown. Stay tuned for more updates on those listings as well!