This weekend's Get the Look: Decor is inspired by the Ohio home of Judy Crighton and her husband, David. They live on the second floor of a historic Victorian home within the Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland. Judy loves the way a piece of vintage furniture can have an impact on the mood or feeling within a room and often focuses her thrift shop and yard sale runs on finding objects that have a clear personality. (She even goes so far as to name certain pieces of furniture!) She says when it comes to decorating she is "drawn to clean lines, simple shapes, and a balance of soothing and saturated colors."
Judy also runs an Etsy shop, modernpixie, where she sells beautiful handmade jewelry and vintage treasures. View more photos of Judy's home on Flickr and check out the Etsy Finds below for creative decorating ideas that will add a modern casual vibe to the place you call home.
We'll admit it, tranquility is not our middle name. We don't have a zen garden and we don't do much meditation, but when we heard about Donna Karan's new Urban Zen pop-up boutique within Manhattan's famed ABC Carpet & Home store, we were ready to get some inner peace. The stylishly spare pop-up, open now through April 22nd (Earth Day! Woo!), is full of earthy furniture, artisan made jewelry, and beauty items that make us swoon, plus the main store's "eco-intelligence just received a fiercely green shipment of all natural products! Look for the reclaimed teak lounger or the chairs stuffed with organic kapok tree fibers—plus Urban Zen donates 10% of sales to their foundation, which works to empower children internationally. After you've exhausted yourself shopping (who knew serenity was so tiring?), head straight to the brand new, in-store, organic farm-to-table restaurant ABC Kitchen. The ever-changing menu of locally sourced and globally artistic fare is the work of super-chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten. With dishes like sautéed arctic char with sweet garlic crumbs and romanesco cauliflower, and chocolate cake with melted ganache and toasted marshmallow icing, we're feeling more zen-like already.
888 Broadway
(at East 19th Street); 212-253-7039
abchome.com
Above, clockwise from top left: Sofas, $13,315-$13,970; Canopy bed, $22,250-$23,575; Teak root chair, $3,500; Earrings with square faceted calcite, $650
Above, clockwise from left: Image of Eco Intelligence shop at ABC Carpet & Home; Amala detoxifying body polish, $26; Urban Zen leather make-up case, $35; Maasai large elastic bracelet, $40
Above, image via ABC Kitchen