Ode to School Vacation week

This is my ODE TO SCHOOL VACATION week.

From my years of teaching art I fondly remember how much I loved the vacations! These are items past, present and those to be listed from my Brayton Cottage. To those  in the midst of it, enjoy...

Karen

Office textures and views

Another section of my office, take a break for tea in leather chair and ottoman

sort papers in leopard binders atop a black cabinet...

closeup of items on shelving... 

favorite rug mounted on check wallpaper...

love textures and shades of brown at the homestead.

Karen

MY FALL DECORATING: TANS & TEXTURES

Fall Decorating in my home office

is about tans, browns and natural textures...

a wood egg shaped tea caddy and old radio 

mix with work binders...

old rusty tin holds supplies:

it all sits apart an old television...

my sewing basket always handy

all against check wallpaper and a hooked rug

and a peak at a big Pottery Barn frame with sepia  pics of Paris...

Just starting placing Fall touches around the homestead,

it is my favorite season!

enjoy...

Karen

all Images: Brayton Homestead Interiors

thanks for your question Olive, it is a hooked rug.

LINKING WITH THESE FAB BLOGS!

A Stroll Thru Life, Faded Charm,

Boogie Board Cottage, 2805

Who's calling?

thank you for all your wonderful

comments and followings

on my blog giveaway honoring my Mom.

I will be anouncing who won!

(a snippet of my desk late at night/ pics of my son)

Images: Brayton Homestead Interiors

Work Space Wednesday VII

An amble wood desk, a pair of French Bergere chairs and a huge inspiration board are a few of the elements in this room that inspire me. It's snowing here in Massachusetts, a day to be working home in your workspace/ studio!
enjoy...
Image: Ruby Press

Work Space Wednesday VI

Going to your studio everyday is a pleasure, the space reflects you. So much thought and effort went into the design and it shows. Eclectic at it's finest; it showcases so many of your favorite antiques, art, travel mementos and work supplies of course...

Multi picture groupings are so effective whether they are an eclectic mix or multiples of similar subjects in similar frames. Here I drink my latte at a local coffee house surrounded by a collection of photographs of Italy...

Adjoining the coffee house is an art gallery. This room featured apparel made from unexpected materials, for instance plastic bags, I love it!

An easy transition into multiple groupings of framed pieces is an ensemble of family photographs perfect up a stairway grand or small.

enjoy....
IMAGES: Jac de Viller Photography

Brayton Homestead Interiors

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Workspace Wednesday V

In a recent project where I designed the entire office building

this is one the 15 rooms, in fact one of the restrooms.

I designed this restroom for my
client's professional office
around this

border...

I selected the border first

then selected the marble~ glass tile~ ceramic tile~

wood door and paint color...

You can refresh your room by adding a border.

I thought you might enjoy this

Executive bathroom's

Fall feeling with old world charm...

IMAGES: Brayton Homestead Interiors

Workspace Wednesday IV

Isn't this workspace tucked into a little nook delightful? Equipped with laptop and printer, file cabinet and shelving, it has all you could desire. All rooms need a chandelier, don't you think? A charming slip covered chair, a voluminous curtain, a sweet lamp and personal mementos create a lovely setting that I could work at all day! enjoy...

Image: Lauren Ross

Work Space Wednesday III

One of my favorite authors, editor, designer and antique collector is Mary Emmerling. This is a magazine photo of her desk area dug out of my design files. She is known for combining baskets, Native American artifacts and black and white photos with unexpected accents. Surrounded by warm country textures on a modern steel and glass table~organized, functional, yet so inviting, enjoy...

Image: Mary Emmerling

Work Space Wednesday II

Office / gallery/ studio = a wonderful workspace! Laptop and printers blend artfully with paintings, sculptures and antiques. Love the faux bois vase in the foreground holding a bevy of blueprints and the inspiration board with the Eiffel images, tre' chic! Gathered fabric in glass cabinets keep office necessities neatly out of site, a useful idea for any space..
Image: Brayton Homestead Interiors (taken at gallery)