Barefoot Princess Times Three: July 2010

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Catskills Summer Rental...

This grey beauty is a home we manage + rent also. If you could have seen this place 2 years ago...what a difference! It was for sale when we were house hunting. We saw the listing with pictures online and that was as far as we got. Never saw it in person because we were scared away by the interior shots. However, a very nice English couple from the city saw it too. They had major vision + turned it into what you see above. She is a furniture designer, he is a broker for Burgess yachts. What they created is amazing. The home has 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms + lots of great entertaining space. We arranged for photographer, Michael Bloom (http://www.michaelbloomphoto.com/) to take some pictures (his work above) of the home when the couple decided to rent it as a vacation home. So I am showing this country getaway for three reasons. It is very appealing from a design aspect. I love how they mixed antiques, IKEA furniture +designer pieces. #2 If you know anyone interested in renting, please let us know. Please leave a comment. I will get back to you ASAP, there is some availability in August + in the Fall too. #3 Isn't it amazing what a difference professional pictures + a little staging can do for a place? Barefoot Dad gets numerous inquiries daily on this house + I believe it is due to the eye-catching pictures.

For more info the rental listing can be viewed at www.homeaway.com

It is property #281219

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Gone Fishing...

(Before)

I always enjoy great interior design, but I love when I come across something I like, and then read a little and find out it is in my backyard. So fun! Being just 2 hours from NYC, we have an abundance of very cool homes hidden in the mountains here. Like this amazing "fishing shack" above that was featured in the New York Times. The before + after pictures were shocking. It is the home of Melanie Brandman, a world traveler + PR guru. Not sure about you, but I would love a nap in that daybed above, or to host a cocktail party at the outdoor dining space overlooking the lake. I want to go fishing here!

(All photos by Randy Harris of the NYT)

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Somebody's getting big...really big. Too big...too fast :)

New Art

Jersey cow by Cheryl Korb

Friday, July 16, 2010

Horse Camp

9-12

Monday - Thursday

As if she did not love the barn / horses enough

This sealed the deal...

And she learned so much!

Trail riding

Mane Braiding

Bare back riding

Posting

Saddle cleaning

Bridle cleaning

Nutmeg

Driving a mini horse

Parts of the saddle

Parts of the horse

Visit from a horse dentist

New friends

Old friends

Kittens + puppies

New Art + New Lighting

A black + white barn photo by Gabe DeLeon with new retro jelly jar light above.

Lighting

I have heard some interior designers say that lighting is the single most important aspect of a room. With that being said, our lighting in our home needed a little personality improvement. It was sufficient, but very matchy-matchy and chosen by the builder a couple years ago. I have been slowly choosing new fixtures that add more farmhouse personality to our home. I might add that they were all very inexpensive. I will show you some before + afters as they are installed. Here is the first in our dining room. You can see the old chandelier on the floor just before it made its way to the basement. And in the second picture the new one. I got a great deal on 6 of these lights at Home Depot a few weeks ago. I am going to use 3 more in the kitchen, so stay tuned for more pictures. The dining room is also being used as Barefoot Dad's office until we crate him a suitable guy space in the basement. This new light is perfect for billing late at night.