Yesterday I got a very nice email from Donna Talley, a photo stylist, story producer and designer for Better Homes & Gardens. She had seen the post I wrote about a cottage kitchen makeover that appeared in BHG last year and told me that she’s the one who designed and produced it.
I asked her if she had any new projects my readers might like to see, and she mentioned that her own home is currently featured in BHG’s Color Made Easy “bookazine.” She sent me some of the photos and wow, it’s really lovely. Take a look!
She lives in an historic brick home in Saratoga Springs, New York. “My goal with my house was to create a serene feeling, a palate cleanser from all the colors I work with every day,” she says. “And everything in my home has a story–I don’t own anything I don’t love.”
I’m a sucker for a checkerboard floor like this. I had one in my “newlywed kitchen” and loved it. There’s something so cheerful about them.
She says she used “the new neutrals” to decorate her rooms with, like antique white, mushroom, greenish gray, and buff.
I can imagine spending many summer hours out here–gorgeous!
Many thanks to Donna for sharing her home with us. For more photos and information, pick up a copy of Color Made Easy, which is on stands now. You can also visit Donna Talleys’s website to read about more of her projects. Photography by John Bessler.
P.S. If you missed it, check out the Cottage Kitchen Makeover she produced for BHG last year. It’s a pretty dramatic before & after!
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I have always admired her work, very homey, but somehow elegant!
Happy New Year, Julia! What a lovely home! Very serene, yet inviting. The garden space is just wonderful! Thanks for sharing!
Oh, her kitchen is so nice…I do love those checkerboard floors. I always looove the look of open shelving. Wouldn’t work for us, but that doesn’t mean I can’t admire it!
This is so pretty. My husband grew up in Saratoga Springs. The homes there are so beautiful, but the summer mansions and the smaller ones in the downtown proper. Wonder itf we passed her place on our many walks.
Happy New Year Julia! Oh wow, what an amazing home. Stylish but not in a show off way, subtle and homely. Perfect. Thanks for sharing!
Wow! People’s homes actually look like that? It so pretty, especially the outdoor space.
Now that’s what I’m talking about. That is absolutely gorgeous. Impeccable. Everything in harmony. I love the soothing colors. Lots of light, but still color to excite. Love, love, love it. Inside and out. I’m going to show this to my garden designer (when I find one!).
What a lovely home! It looks perfectly comfortable AND perfectly stylish, and I feel ready to move right in!!! I’m definitely going to have to check out Color Made Easy – thanks for the introduction
I love the wood floors. I wonder if they’re original or reclaimed?
YUMMY! This house is calling my name, Julia! There isn’t one negative thing I could say about it (except that it’s not mine
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Beautiful! Can i move in? It is everything i would love my home to be..
I love it! I love the casual elegance, the colors are so calming and relaxing.
Oh, I really like this house! The colors suit me perfectly. Mind you those colors are not in my home, but I sure wish they were.
What a charming house. I love the lavender touches and I’m not usually attracted to that color. This was great, thank you.
Karen
What a charming house. I love the different colors and personal touches throughout. I would definitely feel right at home if I visited or lived here.
I love that style. The colors in my own home are different, but I was going for a similar feel–cheerful and inviting.
Oh, would Donna please come and work some of that magic at my house? Just a little of that magic…
So lovely and that last photo outdoors, I would be spending a lot of time there!! Off to check her site!!
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I love ! I’m not sure who officially has my dream job, you or Donna. How great that you both found a way to do what you love AND get paid for it. Now I’m going to study Donna’s home again and shamelessly copy the details!! Thanks.
Hi again. Julia , if you get a chance, can you tell me where to get the issue of “Color Made Easy” that features Donna’s home ? Is it a magazine on newsstands? What is a bookazine? I need it bad ! Thanks ….
I’ve seen it places like Lowe’s–you know how they have those shelves with all the paperback books about decorating? I’m sure there are other places, too, like bookstores!
Stunning in such an unassuming way! I am from the Saratoga area and am dying know which house is hers…such a gorgeous area!
I love this style – simply beautiful
mary x
Ok, now I’m obsessing. Julia, have you or anyone actually purchased this issue of Color Made Easy? I’ve been to Lowe’s , Barnes & Noble, Home Depot & Shop Rite. Commenters , please help . Maybe I’ll contact BHG and they can send me one. I’m 50 years old people, I need paper. Thanks!
Oh, no! I wonder if they’re sold out already? They’re supposed to be on newsstands until Spring. Not sure if they’ll get more copies in or not if they’re sold out, and I can’t find a way to buy it online. I wonder if BHG.com would have any info?
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