Good morning, Everyone!
Hope you are all having a great week!
I'm running a little late with my post this morning, but I love this house and have had some of the images tucked away since I found them in Country Living magazine in 2004! A lot has changed since then and Annie Selke no longer lives here, but her story continues.
First of all, I'll give you a bit of Annie's backstory. If you are familiar with the retail shops Pine Cone Hill, Dash and Albert, Annie Selke Luxe and Fresh American, you already know that Annie Selke is the founder of all of these companies.
Back in 1992, Annie (who happens to be a graduate of Miss Porter's school in Connecticut) began designing textiles at her dining room table. While a student at Miss Porter's, where all the bedrooms were decorated with Colefax & Fowler wallpaper, she became entranced with the floral designs.....and still loves them to this day.
In 1994, she founded the company Pine Cone Hill which, at that time, sold very traditional bedding designs - gingham sheets, traditional quilts and that sort of thing. Loved the look and when you see her house below, you'll see how classic the look was and would still look beautiful today.
She eventually established Dash and Albert (rugs), Potluck Studios (pottery), Luxe (linens) and Fresh American and parlayed the businesses into a $50,000,000 annual business (and this info is from an article in 2010). Sometime during this period, she and her husband were out driving one day when they came upon this 9 bedroom, shingle style Victorian home for sale. And it was love at first sight for Annie. She couldn't wait to get her hands on it and turn it into the home she had always dreamed of.
So, she went to work decorating her new home with a beautiful mix of old and new, her own linen designs and antiques from her favorite Brimfield Antiques.
Next Thursday, I will continue the story of Annie Selke.
In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this beautiful home and the updates she made over the years until she sold it after her divorce.
$25.00 side table from Brimfield Antiques
Country Living 2004
Kitchen dining
Master bedroom with Pine Cone Hill's
Annette Quilt and striped linens
Colefax & Fowler Fuschia wallpaper
Master bedroom sitting nook
Master bedroom updated with new furniture and linens 2008
Annie Selke bed, carpet and linens
Colefax & Fowler Fuschia wallpaper
Sweet Pea Colefax & Fowler wallpaper
Guest Room
Third floor guest room (formerly maid's quarters)
Pine Cone Hill quilt and linens
Polar Bear lamp Brimfield Antiques
Painted furniture
Living room 2004
Farrow & Ball stripe wallpaper
Same living room 2008
Farrow & Ball stripe wallpaper in a green colorway
Other end of living room 2008
Dining room 2004
Dining room 2004
Dining room 2008
Rectangular table with a demilune added to each end
Annie's collection of pink dishes
Bath 2008
