Woodstock Weekend

This house has a lot of class. I mean D. has a really great interior eye. It’s personal but generous. It invites you in. Everything just emanates a sense of comfort and familiarity. There are mirrors placed tastefully in the right places. There’s a room on the second floor that just pours out the light reflected from the small window because the room is painted a light yellow. It’s soft, not overwhelming. It bathes you in light. It’s very soothing.

And the day bed outside across from that room? I am all about a day bed. I love the lounge quality of it. It’s a great touch. The master bedroom in the attic has a deeper mood. The back wall is a deep blue while the side walls are light blue and the floor is this thick smooth amazing wood. There is a rectangle skylight above the bed. The light that comes through just illuminates the blueness inside. There is an old chest at the foot of the bed, a sitting chair and a rocking chair and a lamp sitting on a wide African drum. It’s brilliant, simple, cozy yet intelligent.

It makes me think of how I might decorate a house for other people to stay in. How would I construct the mood of each room? What is my idea of comfort and peace? I really do like the idea of collections and things in sets of two and three.  Like old rusty keys or sea shells or what have you. Collections tell a story about the owner. D. loves art, history, craft, colors, music, design, culture and food. But she doesn’t shove it down your throat. Nothing is laid on thick. There is still space for you to be you. Or that’s how I feel any way. But I’m biased. I’m very partial to D. and pretty familiar with the things she is partial to.

There is a rain stick on the main floor by the entrance in the living room that just dematerializes me when I turn it over. It just sounds like so much more than rain! This level of relaxation should be accessible at will. It really makes a difference.  Everyone deserves that opportunity. Imagine how different the world would be if we could release our anxiety at the exact time we most needed it?