A large red needlepoint rug with a floral border secures the area of the master bed. Two off white chairs dripping with red trims and tassels, their skirts covered in a large floral pattern sit in front of the fireplace on another needlepoint rug. A demure oval footrest sits at the base of the chairs covered in a large floral with large bullion fringe. This room is for the exclusive use of the husband and wife and creates a sweet, light and restful place to get away from it all.

2003 Silver Award Winner: NH Home Builders & Remodelers Association
 

TIMELESS
This small, plain room was beautifully enhanced with fireplace embellishments using decorative trim. A mirror over the fireplace enlarged the space reflecting light from windows on an opposite wall. This mirror was encased in decorative woodwork and trim creating a feeling of historic relevance. Lighting was changed to wrought iron candlelight overhead and in sconces by the fireplace. Furnishings in soft neutrals, gauze window treatments and antiques accentuated the mood of this room which was designed around a beautiful oil painting by a local artist entitled "The Pearls".

2000 Silver Award Winner: NH Home Builders & Remodelers Association

  
Before & After

NURSERY
For a showhouse event, a small bedroom in an old farmhouse was turned into a sweet nursery. The designers at Village House commissioned three artists to help with the effort. The idea for the nursery was a garden representing new life, buds blooming into flowers. One artist painted the walls in a graduated spring green with a darker hue at the bottom and as the color rose up the wall, the color became lighter. The ceiling was painted as a gentle blue sky. This same artist purchased an old chest and painted it to reflect a garden in a Monet-style still life of flowers in a field. Another talented artist created a large canvas floor cloth painted to resemble a garden trellis with vines running freely through the trellis. A third artist chose a corner of the room and painted large flowers with a fence as if in a secret place.

     
Nursery Before

The nursery was finished with a Jenny Lind crib painted white with an eyelet lace bedskirt. A side chair was slipcovered in a spring green cotton fabric piped in white with an eyelet lace skirt and covered buttons. Eyelet lace was added to the inside back of the chair and fell into a V shape with a button covered in green cotton on the end. Using only tulip brackets, silky white fabric was brought up through the holders and large roses were pulled through the tulips. Extra fabric generously puddled on the floor. Stationary, board mounted shades in the shape of a V with a green cotton button on the end made from eyelet lace fell beneath the silk. Gentle spring flowers in acrylic water were used abundantly in the room and large stuffed animals and bunnies in cotton floral prints finished the room.

 
ROMANTIC
The Woodbury Cottage was a project of the Bedford Village Inn in that a large colonial house was moved from its original site to the back of the Inn and set on a new foundation. The rooms of the house were commissioned out to Designers to bring the rooms back to life. The designers at Village House chose the smallest room on the second floor. The room, barely 7'-0" by 11'-0", contained a closed and a raised base under which were two drawers. A single window hung at the end of the room. The idea for the room was a Ladies Berth. With a custom made mattress from the Inn (24" thick), bed furnishings were made to complete the berth. A yellow satin floral fabric covered the down comforter and pillow sham. Large European size pillows were covered in a sage linen fabric edged with large shirred piping in an ivory, floral sheer. Throw pillows covered in the satin floral and complimentary fabrics were edged with clear and green beading, ruffles of the floral sheer and cotton fringe.

       
Bedroom Before

A custom made vanity table was painted with a faux stone in ivories and pinks, topped with a glass cover under which postcards from the 1800's were randomly placed. A hand painted bowed-front chest was painted in black with roses and vines with a top edge of marble. Layers of fabric covered the window with a graceful cloud shade, sheer lace underneath and silk panels with French pleats sitting on a large, painted rod with elegant finials. The front of the berth was graced with long, floral lace sheers that could be pulled and closed for privacy. An antique sconce softly lit the inside of the berth to create a welcome escape from the world outside.

This room was a favorite of those who stayed at Woodbury Cottage, including ABC's Katie Couric and her family.

2004 Gold Cornerstone Award Winner: NH Home Builders & Remodelers Association

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