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Ok, here is a Homeworthy I really liked

last year

First of all, I liked her home and I thought it showed real creativity and talent. Not saying I would want to duplicate it all, but it was out of the ordinary and interesting to me. Second of all, she shared ideas I think others could use (like the mirrored barrister cases for example). I also thought she was semi-relatable. Not all of the elements of her home seemed unattainably priced. For example, she did a lot of repurposing, started with a rather sad K and put in an Ikea K, and had a modest primary bedroom.

However, as the video wore on I realized she has her own line on One Kings Lane, and of course she is in a nice town here in Fairfield Cty, and she also has a place in NYC. So hardly Middle America.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9YE9L4zypg

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Bunny

last year

I liked the natural light.

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Zalco/bring back Sophie!
last year
It's so fresh. it's almost like they turned the whole house into a conservatory the way the lush outdoors are seen and reflected throughout the house. I love the whimsey and informality. the large scale floral wallpaper reminds me of my 1970s childhood in a very good way.
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Kswl
last year
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That house is literally choking on vignettes. I liked the homeowner but nothing about the house. Not true, I liked individual bits of it, like the interesting hanging glass light fixture in the MBR that they received as a wedding present.
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roarah
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It reminds me of a girls’ dormitory on steriods. Too much and and a bit immature to me but I liked the kitchen.
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Kswl
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I also liked the kitchen cabinets and counters, Roarah, probably the ”lowest” element in the house. She owned the cabinets but immediately qualified her choice with “high/low” (stating the obvious) then….. that wallpaper up above the tile—a need for chaos? I did watch to the end, which says something 🙂
Arapaho-Rd
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Bright, cheerful, colorful but something just seems missing, even though that seems odd to say because there was almost too much everywhere.
Funkyart
last year
The transformation is pretty amazing and that alone is inspiring. I love the light ... but not much of the color or design are for me. I can appreciate them and how much she and her family love them.. but not for me. I do love love love the pairing of tile and wallpaper in the kitchen. It's striking and unexpected.
maddie260
last year
It's way, way, way, too, too, too, too much for me. Just all of it. I looked at her website. Two napkins cost $80.00! I could have my sister pull out her sewing machine and whip me up several of them for far less than that! I was not impressed at all.
Bunny
last year
I hate the wallpaper in the kitchen.
Sueb20
last year
She’s adorable.

This is my favorite room. Except I don’t like so much bright white on walls.

I like what she did with the mantel/wall here.

And I think this piece is very cool.

But most of this room just seems too…something…to me. Other than that rickety little table on one side of the sofa, there is no table within arms reach anywhere. That sort of thing makes me crazy. I need a place to set down my margarita!

And I like the kitchen except for the wallpaper. I am a big fan of houseplants too and I like that she has a bunch on the island, etc.
Kswl
last year
She is Iris Apfel 2.0.
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mtnrdredux_gw
Original Author
last year
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My primary point is not whether or not I Ilked it. My point was that it was Homeworthy and still *somewhat* relatable rather than the largely unattainable fare of highend shelter mags.

KSWL

The glasses! Maybe if Iris Apfel and Lily Pulitzer had a baby. : )

I liked the wallpaper in the K w the tile.... b/w and foliage is so classic.

I think she belongs in Palm Beach.

Sue, I love the barrister case with mirrored front.

I went to her site too. Her prices are very high though. Eg I like these simple ornaments. $60 each? still over priced at half that!

Same comment about these cute but not extraordinary napkins; $60 for TWO?
Feathers11
last year
My thoughts were much the same as Roarah's, but she herself is delightful (Joanna, and Roarah. :-)

But I agree, Mtn, that she is "Homeworthy" and gives us something interesting to view. I also loved how relatable she is--her fridge is full of her son's photos, I presume, and his birthday balloons were still hanging. Her store is probably just a write-off. There's no reason to pay those prices unless you're not paying attention.
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Kswl
last year
The glasses! Maybe if Iris Apfel and Lily Pulitzer had a baby. : )

Exactement! And she absolutely belongs in Palm Beach, to join the other homeowner /designer we saw recently with similar tastes for white on white punctuated with bright colors and vignettes.
mtnrdredux_gw
Original Author
last year
Her store is probably just a write-off.

Umm, what? Shades of Sienfeld!
Sueb20
last year
I am pretty sure we could have a GW craft session and make those $60 ornaments ourselves for about $2 each.
mtnrdredux_gw
Original Author
last year
IKR. I thought the same thing. But how do you get the velvet on the ball perfectly smoothly? I can do the rest!
Sueb20
last year
I’m sure there’s a YouTube video for that.
jill302
last year
Agree, this was an enjoyable Homeworthy. The homeowner was much better at describing her decor than most, she comes across as someone I would want to know. I liked some of the decor, other parts not so much, but her home fits her and is interesting. I was drawn to the kitchen with the fun tile and wallpaper, but the combo is a lot and I am not sure I could live with it on a daily basis. All the color makes me happy. The video was a worthwhile watch for me.
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nicole___
last year
I loved Joanna. Her look is spot on, for how she dresses, her glasses...she's very enjoyable to listen to. Her house has nice natural light. I hate the wallpaper. Think her color palette is too pastel. It was a nice place to visit...not taking away any tips.

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