About three years ago, her constant hunt paid off.
This was during COVID times, when we were living in a small 1940s home.
Wed recently had our second child and were feeling very cramped, she says.
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Hanley had scored her best find yet.
It was just meant to be, she says.
Nothing needed tearing out, just a little TLC.
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Its so fun to pick up items that have meaning on your travels.
Im always out and aboutfinding things, she says.
Switching those gave us space to host them.
James Ransom; Styling: Alya Hameedi.
The table is from a local shop, but the real coup is the crystal chandelier.
The designer saw it online and bid on it, not expecting to win.
She did, so she went to Philadelphia to get it.
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Talk about a nerve-racking drive home!
No problem: The curved arms and painted bases prove just as pretty in the family room here.
The primary bedroom came together around the vintage Oushak ruga favorite existing piece.
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That was the decors driving force, she says.
Ive always loved blues and greens.
The two beds accommodate the girls frequent requests for sister sleepovers.
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I was going for that English-cottage look where nothing matches but it all still makes sense, she says.
A twin-size daybed is flanked by two closets, one for toy storage and another for dress-up clothes.
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