Martha Stewart
Gotham/Film MagicMartha Stewart She's defending the renovation of the living room at her Maine vacation home after receiving “harsh” criticism from her social media followers.
“I rarely read all of the comments that come in after I post, but since I was so happy with my Maine living room transformation, I did skim through many of them and was surprised at how harsh many of them were!!!” Stewart captioned a photo of her redecorated room on Instagram on Wednesday, July 3.
The celebrity chef said that she and her “helpers from Maine” spent “only three hours” replacing the furniture, explaining that she was “happy because the furniture actually fit the room and was appropriate for the large space.” [This] “It wasn't a professional installation by a 'decorator'. It was an attempt to make changes quickly and efficiently.”
Stewart agreed that a full room makeover would take a lot more time, and he promised to add more details.
“3 hours is not enough time to make a house habitable and a room beautiful and livable,” her post continued. “Of course there will be color, plants, mirrors, a new rug or two, and other art and objects. Stay tuned!!! BTW, the birds are chromolithographs by Carol Tyson, aka “The Six Audubons of Maine.” So beautiful!”
The room was decorated with 11 large paintings of different birds that surrounded the brick fireplace, and Stewart arranged a variety of cream-colored chairs and sofas with black details in the large space with several smaller seating areas.
Stewart bought her vacation home, called Skylands, in Seal Harbor, Maine, in 1997. Originally built in 1925 for auto executive Edsel Ford, the sprawling mansion has 12 bedrooms and a pink granite driveway, according to her website.
The authors have maintained much of the charm of the original home, which may not be surprising given that the estate was sold with almost everything included, including the linens and Ford family silver and glassware.
“I didn't have to buy plates,” Martha said. Architectural Digest “Obviously, I've put a fair bit of money into it,” he said of buying Skylands in 2017.
Despite the online criticism, Stewart will likely always maintain Skylands' classic charm. advertisement“I consider myself a steward of America's treasures.”
