One Girl's Love of Design
Quinn Cartelli: age 32
Occupation: Manager/Buyer for VT Boutique
Location: Brattleboro, Vermont
 |
| Pottery collection, Quinn's mother's old type tray, and her new birthday chairs.
Quinn Cartelli is a sweetheart who lives in Southern Vermont and manages, Altiplano, one of my favorite boutique's in downtown Brattleboro. Today, we'll get a sneak peak into her apartment and learn about her personal style and influences. Thanks for joining us!
|
 |
| Living room detail with Quinn and Rob's Quaker marriage certificate |
Quinn: I think it's important to have a sense of humor and whimsy with decorating and in fashion, and to have fun with it. To me, decorating is always evolving, and a process that is sort of never finished.
 |
| This Naugahyed Eames Chair is one of Quinn's prized possessions. She got it FREE from a barn! |
Quinn: My home is mostly filled with things I've collected from resale shops and tag sales, and pieces we've inherited from our families.
We have a pretty decent art collection, which came from my husband's grandfather, George Cogshall, and our friends from Twin Vixen Press.
We also have a large amount of pottery, which includes my husband, Rob Cartelli's pieces, and the work of other's he admires. I just enjoy using it, and try not to break it!
Desha: Tell me about how your family has influenced your decorating style?
Quinn: I was very influenced by my grandparents house in Florida, it was over the top decorated with red shag rugs, grass wallpaper, and lots of mid-century furniture. My grandmother even had a matching pink toilet and bidet!
The whole place was magical to me~
I'm a bit more reserved than that, I like working with a simple background, interesting accents, and always a pop of color somewhere in the room, something a little unexpected. I like to dress the same way.
 |
| The dining set was an amazing thrift store find, only needing a little upholstery. Painting by George Cogshall.
Desha: What makes you squeal with joy?
Quinn: I'm passionate about patterns. I collect decorative paper and I'm obsessed with stationary. I think that is quite evident in the shop I manage, Altiplano. For example, anyone who knows me knows I love snail-mail. |
 |
| Craft show print and Orla Kiely postcards decorate the bathroom wall. |
 |
| Pottery by hubby Rob Cartelli and Laura Zindel, napkin from Anthropologie. |
Quinn's husband, Rob Cartelli, makes beautiful porcelain pottery, click here to learn more.
 |
| What a man to decorate a kitchen with! |
 |
| Bedroom, with photos by Quinn's parents circa the 1970's. |
 |
| Simple, but charming entryway |
 |
| In the kitchen. Plates by Thomas Paul, tag sale canisters, and postcards by Lotta Jansdotter. |
 |
| Print by Helen O'Donnell, Tibetan mandala, craft show art and grandma's butterflies. |
 |
| Porch scene with Ikea pillow and antique jug from Charlestown, MA
For more information, you may contact Quinn at QMaguire@gmail.com
Thanks Quinn for sharing your home and thoughts with us!
|
