Home Rules Style – #nateday

Yay!  It’s #nateday!  I thought the best way to celebrate this unofficial Twitter holiday would be to answer the questions he included in the inspiration section of his 2005 book Home Rules.  What’s your style?  Sounds easy, right?!  Here goes …

#1:  What kinds of surroundings make you happy?

Bright, sunny spaces make me instantly happy … oh and windows with great views!  Life in New York City is demanding.  You have to be ambitious and adventurous which requires a level of focus and resolve that makes you crave a restorative space – something that both comforts and inspires.  Quite a challenge!

via Apartment Therapy

#2:  Do you respond to neat and organized or chock-full of accessories?

I would say that I am somewhere in the middle.  I appreciate clean and simple, but I do love art and vintage items.  It is important to curate your collections – you do not have to have everything on display at all times.  Here is one of my favorites – a vintage pottery vase I found at a Quakertown antique store …

pottery perfection!

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#3:  What is your favorite room in the house?  What is your least favorite?

hmm, Nate not everyone lives in a house … I live in a 700+ square foot railroad apartment in an early 1900s Brooklyn tenement building.  My favorite room is the front room.  It is the largest room {approximately 12 feet by 12 feet} with original details, high ceilings, two large windows and a fireplace.  The views are also fantastic!  We are on the fourth floor and overlook a gorgeous church.  My favorite time of the year is Lent because there are more evening masses and the enormous stained glass windows are beautifully illuminated.  My least favorite room would be kitchen because even though it is rather large for a nyc apartment it wasn’t configured properly which can make cooking frustrating.  I have delusions of a kitchen remodel … I say delusion because we are renters!

#4:  Where do you feel the most at home?  Are you city sleek or country casual?

I do not commune well with nature; am a definite city dweller!

#5:  How much time, energy and money are you willing to sped right now?  Next month?  In a year?

Oh that’s easy … none, little and zero – wait that isn’t too helpful!

#6: If you could change one thing about your home today, what would it be?

Oh that is easy!  It wouldn’t be a railroad … it would magically become a classic six or a brownstone in Brooklyn Heights!

#7:  Do you have a favorite piece of furniture or art or collectible object that could be a starting point?

Yes, I have a stunning 19960s regency caned canopy wing back chair in pristine condition. {please do not judge a great piece of furniture by its tacky ebay photo}

maybe monocrome diminishes the gaudy?!

original ebay photo

#8:  Where would you take a dream vacation?  Could you translate that feeling to your home?

I would love to go on a luxury safari in Africa.  I am sure that could be easily translated, but I am not sure I’d want to unless that dream vacation is taken and then it would be with framed photograph prints or handcrafted artisan or vintage souvenirs.

#9:  Which people inspire you?  How do they live?

@elliottkaty – www.katyelliott.com

@mrslimestone – www.brooklynlimestone.com

I am more inspired by real, attainable homes that people design for themselves.  These two lovely ladies are both fortunate to own enviable historic homes in fabulous locations!

Katy Elliott Marblehead Home

Katy Elliott - original woodwork

Brooklyn Limestone

Brooklyn Limestone

Brooklyn Limestone

Brooklyn Limestone

Although completely unrealistic I do appreciate the homes Martha Stewart has crafted – especially Turkey Hill.  Perhaps it is our shared love of the color grey and classic New England architecture.

Turkey Hill {realtor photo}

#10:  Do your decorating dreams correspond to the way you actually live?

Yes … I am too practical not to.

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~ by David DuRocher on June 14, 2010.