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It’s a Bohemian-style, very colorful, eclectic home that I immediately fell in love with and felt the bursts of color would definitely pop inside the pages of magazine. And, if her last name sounds familiar, it should: she’s the granddaughter of the founder of the Woolworth five and dime stores.

In addition to scouting her home for a magazine, I was told Priscilla was launching priscillawoolworth.com, an e-commerce site selling hand-selected fair-trade, eco-friendly and sustainable products and she appropriately calls “your eco-friendly general store.” Some of my favorite products include a teapot covered in intricately handwoven recycled telephone wire ($85; made in Vietnam) and a Kouji Iwasaki designed energy efficient bedside clock featuring LED technology embedded inside a minimal wooden block.

Part of the decorating elements in Priscilla’s house that attracted me first is that the whole house feels curated and collected, not professionally decorated. I tend to gravitate towards home that I call a “softer” Anthropologie, one that has beautifully displayed collections, slightly tattered and worn pieces of furniture, lush gardens, handmade DIY ideas and unexpected areas where we could set-up, for example, a candlelit dinner.  A bowl of seaglass isn’t poured from a plastic bag from Pottery Barn; they are individual pieces hand-collected on a family Oceanside excursion. This home feels, well, real.

The backyard garden with pool is a definite highlight of Priscilla’s house, with white-washed Adirondack chairs with overstuffed cushions in Mexican-inspired hues of orange, pink and blue. It just screamed, “sit back, have some Lemonade in a recycled glass tumbler, and relax.”

Inside the house, there are pieces of artwork, accessories and treasures that have a global feel without screaming Pier 1 or Ikea. It feels like a carefully orchestrated styling that mixes high-end finds from trips around the world with thrift store scores from local shops. The home, it feels, tells the story of Priscilla and her e-commerce venture style and tastes.

Even though I won’t have the pleasure of styling/producing a magazine story on her home, there is a bit of immediate gratification sharing it here.  Enjoy!  -Danny Seo
 
Danny Seo is a leading lifestyle expert on all things green and eco-friendly. His blog, Daily Danny includes inspiring how-to projects, ideas, tips and contests for living "Simply Green."

More of Danny Seo's previous guest posts for Apartment Therapy:

• Hell’s Kitchen Studio Makeover: Part 1 – Starting Small
  
• Hell’s Kitchen Studio Makeover: Part 2 – Damp Bathroom
  
• Hell’s Kitchen Studio Makeover: Part 3 – Bedroom