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Blogging NYT: When Perfect is Not the Goal

The title of this recent article in the New York Times is "When Perfect is Not the Goal", however, we think this is just perfect! Pamela Bell enlisted her children Elenore, 13, Anabel, 11, and Will, 7 to implement many of the design details throughout the house with some fun results.

With everything from paint colors picked out by the children to a John Derian sofa which was decorated with fabric markers, the house is a wonderful mix of classic elements, quirk and warm signs of family life, "It is Ms. Bell’s conviction that the house belongs not so much to her as to her children, and the choices she makes on a daily basis support that."

See the full story and pictures at the New York Times: When Perfect is Not the Goal.

(Photos: Phil Mansfield/The New York Times)

Comments (7)

aw, we have that same fake chandelier from urban outfitters.

i kind of like how that chair looks in the first picture. not so sure about the sofa, but i'll bet it was fun to draw on!

posted by pyjammy on July 22nd 2008 at 7:01am
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Love it! Clever and unexpected.

posted by bursua on July 22nd 2008 at 1:13pm
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Thank you for not showing this the day it came out! I did really love this house... amazing. I wouldn't have the guts.

posted by jenzoe on July 22nd 2008 at 3:12pm
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Wow! That looks fabulous.

posted by hyacinthine on July 22nd 2008 at 5:12pm
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sweet

posted by bbt on July 23rd 2008 at 8:56am
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Am I the only one who doesn't really care for the sofa? The other ideas I love, but the sofa looks like my canvas trapper keeper from 7th grade with all of my "I heart NKOTB" scribbles all over it. :S

To each, his (or her) own. :)

posted by Keri Kolumbus on July 26th 2008 at 9:49am
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I love it. I love the color and the whimsy of the whole space. Brava!

Now I have a back-up plan to think about when my sky-blue couch starts to show dirt: purposeful coloring with fabric markers, so the dirt blends in! :D

posted by Mary B C on August 19th 2009 at 1:27pm
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