Name: Christine Mitchell and Ted Adams
Location: Cambridgeport, Massachusetts
Size: 850 square feet
Years lived in: 1.5 years, rented
Style blogger Christine Mitchell of N'East Style has an aesthetic all her own. Inspired by her upbringing in New England, her blog is filled with the lifestyle, fashion and folklore of the region, along with her unique hand-drawn illustrations.
Her home reflects both her upbringing and the style she embodies. Shared with her fiancé Ted (otherwise affectionately know as Mr NES), the space is filled with solidly constructed pieces with a personal history and is a great reflection of style in the Northeast.
Apartment Therapy Survey:
My Style: I was born in Oxford, UK and grew up in New England, so my style is very much inspired by my upbringing in those places. I also prefer to keep things a bit minimal and give all my favorite things a bit of space to shine. I like to fill my living space with pieces that mean something to me, so I tend to invest in furniture, art, and decor that will be a part of my life forever versus things that are are cheap and cheaply made that will phase out of my life with my next move.
Inspiration: English gardens, galleries and museums, old sea captain's homes, and books! I love looking through vintage interior, art, and garden books to get my creative juices going. Even reading novels I get inspired by the places described. Whenever I'm feeling uninspired, magazines like The World of Interiors are always juicy with inspiration.
Favorite Element: We have these amazing little nooks and crannies in our apartment that make the space feel warm and cozy. I don't think I could ever live in a new apartment building, It would feel too much like a hotel.
Biggest Challenge: Keeping things in order! We both lead such busy lives and we both use the apartment as our studio so things tend to pile up. We keep a routine of tidying up first thing every Saturday so we can enjoy the weekend without worrying about a messy apartment.
What Friends Say: They usually say, "It's so you Christine!". I think I've had a pretty consistent way of decorating since boarding school.
Biggest Embarrassment: The state of our closets. They are filled to the rafters.
Proudest DIY: Nothing too extreme. Updating a weary antique with a splash of white paint is the height of my DIY to date. I do have a huge list of DIYs that I want to do, once I make the time of course.
Biggest Indulgence: Art. We are lucky and have inherited or been given some beautiful pieces. We look forward to picking up work along the way and curating a collection we can pass down through our family.
Best Advice: Keep it simple. Everything in your home should have a sentiment or a purpose, that way you never feel cluttered or crowded.
Dream Sources: Not really sources, more like two specific things I've been wanting for years. A set of vintage safari chairs and an original from Robert Longo's Men In Cities series.
Resources of Note:
LIVING ROOM
- • Loveseat and TV stand: Ikea
• Carved table: Anthropologie
• Cabinet of curiosity: Etsy
• Coffee table: antique lobster trap found in Maine
• Painting: by Barrel Botti
• Birdcage: antique found in Vermont
• Succulent boxes: Structure Design + Build
DINING ROOM
- • Kitchen table: made by Ted's father
• Chairs: Family antiques
• Painting: Snow Owl by Paul Plante
• Table mats: Crate & Barrel
• Glass sculpture: Structure Design + Build
KITCHEN
- • China: Portmeirion Botanic Garden by Wedgewood
• Window shade: handmade by Ted's mum
• Pinboard: TJ Maxx
• Dish towel: Madder Root
BEDROOM
- • Bed frame: Family antique
• Bedding: West Elm
• Dressers and bedside tables: Family antiques
• Mirror: TJ Maxx
• B&W Photo: by Justin Chung
• Woodprint: by John Neville
• Charcoal drawing: by Christine Mitchell
• Astronomy prints and old map: Vintage
• Rug: Angela Adams
• Vintage tennis rackets: Found on the street!
Thanks, Christine and Ted!
(Images: Kim Lucian)
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Yay for New England! Thanks for sharing!
I love that the location is listed as "Cambridgeport" and not "Cambridge". Representing the PORT! I'm a fellow Cantabridgian neighbor from "Area 4"... also known as Inman Square, but I MUCH prefer "Area 4". ;)
Love the tennis racquets and the coffee table.
Lovely! Makes me miss where I grew up (Maine). I like the honesty of having a photo of your rental kitchen too.
I want to know what color paint was used on the bedroom walls.
Lovely apartment. Very tranquil and inviting.
However, I wish these House Tours featured more long shots of rooms, so I could actually get a sense of the space. And, obviously, fewer tight shots of shelves and knickknacks etc.
But what I could see, I enjoyed. Yay, New England!
The couple look sweet and so does their apartment.
I love the sereneness of it,if only I had the discipline to NOT drag stuff in constantly.
Nice place!
Sweet touches throughout the space.
I like the bright tone of your apartment.
Love the Mick shirt! :D
Why the lack of an active link back to her blog?
Beautiful!
Like the archaeologica in the bookcase! The home feel very light, airy and fun. :)
From what I can see it looks nice - bright, comfortable and airy, however the tour feels a bit incomplete. I would have liked a floorplan or photos that better demonstrate the layout as well, rather than so many close ups of knick knacks, lovely as they are. There is not one single wide shot of the living room, and is there no bathroom? On a different note, love the art, and the hats in the hallway.
Clean and bright! (hi Cambridgeport! I'm in Area 2 myself)
I don't quite understand how this is a reflection of the NE? It looks like a beginner's apartment, which is fine, I guess...a lot of pictures of "stuff".
From what I can tell, it looks lovely. But I have no idea what the living room is, because there's not a single wide shot. AT, can you get a clue and give us more wide shots?! Tight vignettes of books and pillows are sometimes cute (when they're in focus, which they are often not) but way overdone. We can't get a sense of what the place as a whole really looks like. It's getting so frustrating that I'm about to give up on AT altogether...
Love the Mick shirt as well (I'm a Stones girl)! Cute place, nice and airy without looking cold and you have books about like a normal person, not curated or color coordinated. I, too, like the hat collection in the hall, just all the personal touches.
Horrible photos. How many pictures do we need of books. Looks like a nice place, which I could see more of it.
I want to lower and group almost every single thing that's hung on your walls. Did Ted hang them? Because men tend to hang high. Cute place...just work on the wall art.
Pretty & relaxing place...I agree that some of the art is hung too high, it should be eye level but whoever hung it must be tall. Thank you for sharing.