Emersonmade

As I was blogging two days ago about Fashion Forward.  I couldn't resists the opportunity to blog about Emersonmade's spectacular  new home in  New Hampshire.  Emerson and  her partner Ryan moved from Manhattan to a seaside town in New Hampshire in 2008.  I'm through and through a city girl, I love the vibe, the energy, all the culture in a city, but I have been thinking otherwise these last couple of years. If I ever settle down or have kids( if that day ever comes) I want to live in the country, and have access to a city.  Emersonmade's classic country home with the hints of city outlines and details, makes me want to move to Napa immediately, and pass the step of moving to SF.  But like Emerson and Ryan, I need my feed of a city before I go settle in the country.  Emerson and Ryan are duo operation team that take photos and model their own clothing.  Look how well thought out their home is and how adorable they are.......

 

They have also started a line of fine linens. I need to order a table runner pronto! Love how rustic and personalized you can make them. They would go wonderful on my rustic dinning room table if I had one.

 

When they moved and bought the house it was in shambles and they renovated it. I've always dreamed of doing that for my home, how fun. Project!

Love when people personalize their house whether it be a sign on the door, mailbox, or below their house address( ryan's brother made the wonderful sign)

emerson collects a lot of vintage clothes which some are hanging on the lefft.

view into the kitchen

Look at the raw wooden beams and the plank floors that give it the country feel, but they put in the industrial fridge with the industrial lights to give it a modern feel.  Love the mix and match of styles.

The  sink was found on craigslist for a bargain.  My favorite part of the kitchen is the  butcher board they built to prepare all their food. And for their anniversary ryan bought emerson some ironstone pieces which started the collection and then took off from there.

This is where they eat because it's close to the fireplace and open to the kitchen.  They have driven on all over the eastern seaboard picking up stuff, and the chairs in the picture are from their excursion.  I love the linen table runner(sold at Emersonmade)  and the edison lights above the dinning table.

OMG, to die for pantry! Not only is it very organized but they do not have any unrefined ingredients because they don't eat, sugar, flour, or any processed ingredients( My husband would be in heaven).  This is a goal of mine to have only healthy stocked foods in my house.

The fireplace is incorporated with all  original hardware from a previous non functioning fireplace so it looks like it did 130 years ago. And the nautical map on the mantle is traces the move from Manhattan to New Hampshire.  Again something personal to make it "their" home, I love it!

This is their library and everything in the room except the couch is from their excursion along the eastern coast.  When they walked in the floors were originally covered in non-slip paint with sand bits in it, then they had it stripped and found this old heart pine, which i wouldn't mind having in my apt.

This is another view of the library, How delicious are the book arrangement on the table! emerson says that this room faces the north so there is not direct sunlight but a glow from the trees outside, and that the  lamp is a beaded chandelier, that look like little full moon behind the beads because it holds about 30 little light bulbs.

I'm loving them even more because they are into music. This is their music room, which is still in working progress. And the colorful map is something they picked up for a $1 in Rome.  They have 2 man music parties in here. I will definitely have a music room in my house, it's a must!

This is the picture of their living room that the Nest featured. This room is splendid!

The sink in the Laundry room was bought by an old man who collected beautiful sinks in his barn way out in the woods. Emerson covered the old farm table with linen and padding to make it an ironing table. She is so creative and original, I'm inspired!  The flags above are sold at Emersonmade.

These beds date back to emerson's grandmother's childhoo.  Her mom and aunt used them as girls. Love the bright yellow.  Again I see the country rusticness in the furniture, then pops of city chic with the sheets and the bright yellow.

This chair is from emerson's grandmother

look at all the details!

Their bedroom. Below the beside table you can see the books covered in kraft paper are the emerson's sketches and scheduling for the Emersonmade line.