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A Country House lifestyle can express itself in so many ways– that's what makes it so real and so approachable. The feeling is always comfortable, relaxed, warm, inviting, collected. And, among collectors, there are always such stories to hear and tell. My Connecticut Country House inspired me to share these thoughts and ideas with you…and the more I've shared, the more people I meet who share my passion—our passion! Valerie and Tim are two of those people. I'm so happy to introduce them to you, and I hope you enjoy our tour of their own wonderful, woodsy Adirondack-style Country House. As I've said from the start, Country House isn't a place on a map. It's a feeling, a way of looking at the world—and it's also all of us, together, who embrace this simple, thoughtful POV. Our community grows every day, which is as exciting and full of possibility to me as a garden in spring. (Did I mention this issue also has chili recipes? It does! Enjoy!) Love,
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Contents NORA MURPHY COUNTRY HOUSE style winter 2017
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All design, photography, and copy on NoraMurphyCountryHouse.com is original, produced year-round at Connecticut Country House and on location. Nora Murphy Founder and Editor in Chief Carol Hubner Art and Features Director Deborah Golden Copywriter/Copy Editor Criana Web Producer Robyn Szarka Roos Content Producer Duanne Simon Nora Murphy Contributing Photographers Aida Kiernan Styling Assistant
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You turn onto the driveway from a quiet country road in Connecticut, and then you start to climb. The switchbacks take you up and up, until somehow, wonderfully, at the end of the driveway, you're in‌the Adirondacks? What magic is this? Welcome to Valerie and Tim's. "We love the Adirondacks, but we didn't want to live there through the winters. Our home is close to our friends and less than two hours from the city, but a world away," explains Tim. And nestled in the woods, which influence this Adirondack mountain lodge-style home inside and out, what a beautiful world it is!
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This home in Connecticut blends the warmth of an Adirondack camp with a touch of nostalgia.
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Meet my dear friend Valerie. She and her husband, Tim, designed and built a new Arts and Crafts-style house deep in the woods of western Connecticut. Their wonderful assortment of authentic Native American antiques, 20th century camp memorabilia, and midcentury rustic souvenirs imbues the whole home with warmth, charm, and a distinctly Adirondack feel.
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Like me, they're passionate collectors! How passionate? The toboggan on their front porch was made at least a century ago. They found it at a small shop in the Adirondacks and secured it to the roof of their car for the ride home. Traveling with great care, it took nearly a day to cover the distance, and the toboggan's brass bells rang all the way.
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The oak pack basket is also an antique; Valerie and Tim cut greens from the pine forest that surrounds their home and fill it for a look that's dramatic, seasonal, and beautiful. (Of course, it smells divine, too.) The fallow deer antlers are ever-changing thanks to the squirrels and chipmunks who gnaw on their tips! 14
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The entry cabinet holds treasured collections. The blue and white pyramid in the middle of the top shelf was their first, a discovery in 1975. (Light the candles and the propellers turn!) The smokers (bottom shelf) come apart to hold and diffuse incense.
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Textures
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