Home Division

We know that the needs of our clients extend beyond the landscape. The English Lady Home division’s team of professionals can help you with your home or office with the same attention to detail and eco-consciousness that we give to any of our projects while respecting your budget. Whether you need furniture moved, a room painted, a window installed, replace or new tile  build a closet, windows cleaned, install cabinets, stage your furniture, or repair a cracked wall; our team can help. Our interior and exterior expertise can be very useful when buying or selling a home.

Ian says  “I teach them what I know and then they can make a decision if we are going to create the feeling they want for their home or business.” The designs we create, no matter how large or small, have to not only feel and look wonderful but have to make sense and function long term as well. “It’s not about perfection, it’s about the details.”

 

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The following series of photos demonstrates The English Lady team’s ability to make interior changes that includes carpentry, paint, declutter, organize, furniture staging, and decorating.

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We have worked with Pam in the past to revitalize her gardens and later began phasing in interior projects over time. All the paint we used was odor free and dried within 2 hours. We refinished the kitchen cabinets with Swiss Coffee color and painted the kitchen walls in Tea Cookie color. The key to any quality product is in the preparation, and believe you me there was alot of sanding to  begin.

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This project involved the removal of a 2×6 handrail with outdoor deck vertical rails. Our team created this lovely new handrail and complimentary paint.

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Our team painted the dining room Blush Red. By moving the furniture and artwork we were able to lend new life to this existing space.

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The space between the living room windows has become a focal point of the room with the addition of a direct vent gas fireplace and mounting the TV on the wall. The wall color is Pumpkin Butter. Ian chose some inexpensive houseplants from Home Depot along with accessories from Pier One.

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We have been working with Sue in Essex, Connecticut over the years on various landscape projects. When we were here for the scheduled fall Ian noticed that there was some issues with some of the boards on the house and after further inspection discovered significant rot, lack of caulking in any of the joints nor around the windows, chipping glaze from the top attic window, and holes caused by Woodpecker damage. Sue and Ian decided, after detailed discussions, to repair and paint the house now because putting it off would result in more rot, warped windows, and much higher expenses later.

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Our team began by replacing all the damaged wood and sanding every square inch of the house. They caulked, puttied, glazed, primed as needed and finally finished the house off with two coats of low VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) paint. Ian changed the all white house pictured above to a low luster Oat Straw color for the walls and white semi-gloss for the trim. The photos are below and new lights are on order.

They also polished the copper roof over the front door as well as they existing brass light.

 

 

 

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Sue & Ben in Essex, Connecticut had existing front steps that were uninviting and had a bottom step that was a trip point. The steps lead to the driveway on uneven stepping stones. Our team capped the steps in bluestone, built a bluestone walk to the driveway. Custom iron rails designed by Ian finish off the area. Notice the ‘W’ in the new rails that Ian incorporated because it is the first letter of their last name.

 

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Robin in Westerly, Rhode Island was referred to us by one of our clients. Her upstairs had flooded down into the living room and caused a bowed ceiling. She was ready for a change in color and style.

Our team began by compounding the ceiling and then painted it Cloud White. Ian chose Red Red Wine in eggshell finish for the walls and Cream White semi-gloss on the trim and mantle. He then used her furniture and different elements from around her home to stage the room, and purchased a new mirror, window panels, and accessories to create an inviting space.  The color is beautiful in photos and has much more depth in person.                   

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Sara & Scott have a home in West Hartford, Connecticut whose 1934 brick home had broken down front steps with a screen door that was awkward to enter in the corner.

Our team built new steps to extend the full width of the open space with curved, hammered bluestone steps set on brick that they antiqued and added existing moss to create the same authentic look of the home’s brick. They switched the door to hinge from the inside corner so you can enter the house with ease. While they were there they noticed a broken doorbell and replaced it.

 

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It was brought to our attention by Robin while working on her living room in Westerly, Rhode Island that the front brick steps to her home were crumbling because the foundation was compromised.

We  used round veneer stone with bluestone treads on top for her home to compliment the stone wall lining her driveway. Ian chose Pale Daffodil for the columns to compliment the green shutters of her home and lose the sameness of all white on white.