Neha Leela

When I mentioned I would come home with a find or two from my trip to connecticut this weekend, that was a gross understatement. My first stop itself, set a high standard for the rest of our circuit through antique centers, tea shops and home decor stores.

The first for us, early birds (pun-intended), was Nest in Millerton, NY. I’d visited them once before right after their opening and was amazed then by the sheer volume of pillows, prints and pieces that make a house a home. My favorites are the antiques, cleverly reconstructed with bold colors and patterned fabrics.

On my second visit, I was completely unprepared for the space to be refreshed with new goodies, a result from the fantastic eye and relentless scouring on the part of the three owners. I limited myself to things I could picture a discrete home for, and this was the yield.

The garden stool (complete with lion heads) is now home to stacked books next to my most comfortable reading chair and adds a “fiercely chic” element to the living room. The porcelain pair of pineapples that now bookends my mantle began a fixation on this fruit, that only continued with a burnished bronze pineapple knocker for my front door at the next stop. The aqua and gold threaded throw pillow needs no explanation beyond that it sits pretty against the peony pink wingback. And finally, a pair of wooden and brushed silver candlestick holders to sit atop my dining table.

A big thank you to Lisa Foster (co-owner of Nest) who was patient with my seemingly aimless pacing and pondering over everything in the store, and so sweet to share the story behind each of the pieces that feather Nest.

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