7.24.2013

insta love: melongings

If you ask me, "Historic home" has got to be one of the most beautiful word pairings in the entire English language. Add in "needs some tlc", and it's like sweet music to my ears. 

As much as I love being a renter right now, one of my ultimate dreams in life is to buy a derelict old fixer upper and restore it to it's former glory. I cannot explain how much I long to polish old hardware, patch ancient moulding, and play up period details with sparkly new fixtures. It's an obsession I just can't shake. 

And that's why Chanee of Melongings studio is one of my absolute favourite people to follow on instagram. Not only is she iving that dream, but she's doing it so freakin' well that it literally takes my breath away. A little over a year ago Chanee and her husband bought a 200-year old Federal style row house in Philadelphia, and what they've done with it (and shared almost solely via insta) is nothing short of amazing. Here's just a taste of the pretty I can't get out of my head:


Are you dying of jealousy yet? If not, this might just do it: that last pic is of Chanee's attic workroom, where she spends her days hand-crafting her absolutely gorgeous line of pillows:


Girl has got talent to spare and a home to die for, and I for one am loving the chance to live vicariously! 

What about you? Are there any instagram users whose feeds you just can't go without? Please do share - if there's anything I can't get enough of, it's pretty distractions!

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  1. Gorgeous!! Going to follow now.

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  2. WOW! Jaw-dropping amazing-ness!

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    1. I know right? I'm want to live here so badly my heart hurts!

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  3. We found a historic home in the area of town we love just the other day. It's only two beds, one bath, and I STILL want it. Badly. Only problem, the buyers are asking about 30 grand more than it would ever appraise for, so, unless we had cash to blow there's really no way we can get it. I still can't stop thinking about it though. :(

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    1. Oh that sucks so bad - my heart gets set on houses too. Even when I KNOW I can't possibly get them, I still get sad when they sell . . .

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  4. Ah ma gahd it's so good! A historic fixer upper is my ultimate dream. Going to have to follow this lady asap.

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    1. Hopefully there will still be a single unrenovated house in Toronto left by the time we take the plunge!

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  5. Super jealous!! I love the kitchen. It's amazing. Thanks for sharing.

    Corbin
    decor-eat

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  6. WOW, Elyse! you are so sweet! I was wondering why I got so many new followers this week. Thank you for the very kind post about my Philly home and for sharing my shop with your blog lovelies. Cheers!

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  7. My husband and I sold our plain-Jane house and built ourselves a 1920s-style Craftsman bungalow because we couldn't find anything in our school district that fit our need for a historic home with character. Some day we hope to do the whole fixer-upper thing, although neither of us are particularly handy, so we would have to hire most everything out!

    Chanee and her husband have done a beautiful job on their home. Very jealous!

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  8. SO gorgeous! Going to check it out now!!

    --Sayeh, The Office Stylist

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Your comments make me borderline giddy! Thanks so much for taking the time!