Mary Engelbreit Home Companion
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Letter-writing revival

Text by Mary Forsell • Produced by Kathy Curotto


Who cares if it doesn’t arrive in eight seconds flat? A letter is all about savoring time. Decorate your writing nook with touches like vintage millinery flowers from Tinsel Trading. (a)

Her majesty's mailbox
Remember penmanship? And using nice paper? Writing a letter from the heart takes a comfy corner—not a stuffy desktop. (b) This boudoir-style writing station features pattern on pattern and a generously plumped-up chair-cum-throne. Chair, Rothschild’s Antiques and Home Furnishings. Pillow, scarf, bag, apron, Honiya/Renown America. On screen, beaded butterfly, tinsel buckles, vintage millinery flower, Tinsel Trading.

Cabinet fever
Regale the folks back home with stories of your latest exploits. You’ll be much more motivated to write regularly when you keep your stationery and pens neatly stored in pretty paper-covered boxes, (c) There is no one “right” way to do this. Just pastiche papers together til you get a pattern you adore. (d) Paper-covered boxes, decorative papers, Kate’s Paperie. (e) For more interest, we glued a pretty handle on a drawer, above, which slips easily into a once-boring file cabinet transformed through decoupage.

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