ANNECHOVIE BLOG HAS MOVED AND MAHALO PRINTS ARE HERE!

New print from a painting I did last year....."Mahalo"

The original was sold and is at home with its owner so I have released the prints - find them here

ALSO

Annechovie has moved and has a brand NEW WEBSITE! 

CLICK HERE TO GO TO NEW SITE

IN SITU

I love it when my customers and clients send me photos of my work in their home.

This loyal client has commissioned work from me as well as buying some of my prints. She and her husband have been renovating a charming older home in Portland, Oregon and I love how she hung my pink espresso machine canvas in her kitchen. Everything is coordinated! If you have any photos of my pieces in your space, feel free to submit them and I may get a chance to post here on the blog.

Thanks so much and Happy weekend!

CHAIR REHAB

As any of you who follow me on Instagram know, I found a steal-deal at the Church Mouse when I was in Palm Beach a few weeks ago. I have wanted one of these classic Chinese Chippendale armchairs for years and even painted one (print available here)and so, when I spotted this for a mere $95, my husband suggested I snap it up.

The seat was filthy and dingy, but I knew that I could either clean it or reupholster, so I didn't let that small detail deter me one bit! I hated to have to rip out the nailhead trim, so I opted to clean the white upholstery with Bar Keeper's Friend after reading online that it works on vinyl like a charm. It did the job and the seat is now spotless.

The frame was a little too drab for my liking as well, so I decided to mix my own paint color and give it a brighter look.

Here it is, cleaned and freshly painted with my "Italian Gardens" cushion that is available here

Hope you have a great start to your week!

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20% off everything in my shop from now through this weekend! Use code MOVE20 for discount.

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A HAPPY ISLAND - PALM BEACH

My husband and I just returned from a short little jaunt to Palm Beach to celebrate our first wedding anniversary.  We thoroughly enjoyed the vibe, the food, the eye candy and each other. Here's a few photos of some of the highlights.

the pool courtyard at our hotel, The Chesterfield, a quaint boutique hotel with plenty of charm and a very friendly staff

Dinner at Charley's Crab was good and the view of the Atlantic was even better...

The lush flora on the island is everywhere.....lots of orchids and beautiful potted plants

The shops are one-of-a-kind, this lantern outside a paper shop on Worth Avenue was what caught my eye.

I love Spanish Colonial architecture, pecky cypress (see ceiling above) and any Mizner designed buildings especially.

Couldn't pass up a shot of the Staffordshire collection in Letitia Lundeen Antiques, that has another location in Nantucket as well.

We visited the famous "Church Mouse" thrift store and I scored this amazing deal on a Chinese Chippendale armchair!

I thought these shoes were very reminiscient of a Palm Beach socialite in the 60's. They were huge and left me wondering if they had belonged to a famous style icon we all know had very large feet and spent time there at a family compound??

The homes are very tasteful and many are quite understated as well, not a lot of nouveau-riche flash all over the place, which is refreshing.

I wasn't sure what type of tree this was, but it was pretty nonetheless. The blossoms looked like a cross between mandevilla and petunias.

Another beauty

This was my favorite and also happens to be for sale here

For all of you fiddle leaf fig fans, I found the mother of them here

I am pretty much convinced that Palm Beach Style is kind of up my alley

On Worth Ave.

These beautiful Chinoiserie fretwork details were outside the deli, for crying out loud. Ever seen a deli in a building with such cool classic architecture?

The breakfast was pretty delicious, too. Eggs Benedict with nova. Try it at Toojays.

This cute classic Morris Minor was parked out front

I wanted to steal the mirror out by the pool at our hotel but settled instead for a quick snapshot.

Visiting the Breakers was a treat. This historic legend lives up to the hype and is one of the most beautiful places I've ever been. They even have a Lilly boutique right on the premises! 

(love the painting of the hotel hanging in the shop above!)

One of the gorgeous courtyards at the hotel

The outdoor furniture was so charming and colorful. Not your typical generic patio set, for sure!

The plantings are incredible

The hotel's gift shop - The Breakers News and Gourmet- is a great place to pick up some necessities and non-necessities as well.

Beautiful fountains

The ceiling in the lobby......magnificent.

and this concludes my photo tour. I thought this "living" wall on Worth Avenue was worth showing.

Any places I missed that I need to check out next time?

Have a wonderful weekend!

LIGHT & BRIGHT

From Architectural Digest - just love this light-filled room!

Muted colors, painted furniture, skirted slipcovers, and a Diego Giacometti cocktail table furnish the tray-ceilinged living room in Bunny Mellon's villa at Antigua’s Mill Reef Club; the framed museum poster on the far wall depicts a Mark Rothko painting.

BIMINI ABSTRACT PAINTING

Feeling inspired by marine life and living in the tropics, here's my latest abstract painting, 

available here in my shop

Hope you all have a Happy Memorial Day - I will be in Palm Beach celebrating my wedding anniversary!

LACQUER LOVE

I love these lacquered blue walls in this Robert Couterier interior (I'd ditch the Chinese figure, though)

This color is soothing and the shine is perfect!

PURPLE POTATO SALAD

I just made this recipe for the first time last week and it was a hit. It's not your everyday potato salad, but it's pretty delicious. The key to the extra flavor is leaving the skin on and roasting your potatoes in the oven vs. boiling or steaming them.

I diced up some purple potatoes, threw them in a glass baking dish, splashed on some EVOO, a dash of garlic salt and coarse ground pepper, bake at 375 for 45 minutes to an hour and then let cool until the potatoes are just warm. Dice up about half of a large sweet onion and then add defrosted frozen green peas and mayonnaise to taste. Combine together and grind out a bit of sea salt and more pepper and then you're done!

Ingredients

5-6 medium purple potatoes, diced and roasted

1 1/2 cups peas

1/2 large sweet onion, diced

4 tablespoons mayonnaise (or to taste)

coarse ground salt and pepper

Let me know what you think if you decide to try this!

Bon Apetite!!

SPRING HAS SPRUNG!

Love these outdoor chairs new this Spring at CB2 here

These go well with the chairs also.

Are you looking forward to time outdoors and relishing the warmer weather?

ANNECHOVIE RUGS ARE HERE!

These are just a few samples of the new rugs I have available now in my shop in 3 different sizes.

Peruse the selection here