Ten years ago, author Emma Copley Eisenberg I bought a 1,100-square-foot row house in Philadelphia. “I’m kidding – it’s not kidding – the renovation took me five years from my life,” she says. Her partner Art phùng I moved five years later and chose the colours of the paint together and blended the styles. This is a tour of their colorful homes. Cameo is by three cats…
living room
sofa: Joybird.
With an attractive fixer upper: Emma: During my house hunting in 2015, I was on a tight budget, but I wanted a place with original features. This house required a lot of work, but I fell in love with the windows, mantle and stairs in front of me. The floor was covered in strange vinyl tiles (these beautiful hardwood parquet floors were hidden there). In the closet on the second floor, my child was writing poems in purple crayons! As my father said, the house had a soul.
Sofas to save your marriage: Emma: When Art moved, I had one sad little sofa and we had a pitiful war on who could occupy it, especially how much it could stretch with the three cats. A few years ago, we decided that if we wanted to fall in love, the situation would be unacceptable. We needed a sofa that cats wouldn’t destroy both Stretch out. Please enter Joybird Sectional Couch Performance velvet.
Paint: 36 hours on Marrakesh background. Pictures in the middle and right: by their friends Elissa Martell. Cat portrait by their friends Steve Tear. Toni Morrison and Ocean Voong quote print: by their friends Jacqueline Alnes. Tiger print, Reesa Bobeesa. Throw a pillow: Ikea and Ikea.
About your beloved pet: Art: Before I met Emma, I thought of myself as a more dog person. But now I am definitely the dad of Capital-C cats.
Cat portrait: Emma. eDecoration: Vintage. Flag Printing: William N. Copley, Emma’s grandfather. Floor lamps: Ikea.
About the relaxing ritual: Emma: In our home, we make guac on Friday nights, take our food and watch comedy specials. Trash bin Moses Storm and Intruder It’s the best favorite of all time by Oka Suko. Plus, anything by comedians Naomi Ekperigin or Sabrina Wu.
About role models: Emma: The Grace Paley cutout was one of our wedding table toppers. I printed photographs of various authors and glued them to shimmering pieces of wood. We were 16 years old and had Grace Paley, James Baldwin and Carson McCulls after our wedding. They are patron saints of our home.
About merge style: Emma: I’m a much older book and an American girl doll – Victorian. The art aesthetic is leaning towards cleaner, more refined and more modern.
Art: It was fun to grasp the center.
About cat family: Emma: That’s tofu. The grey cat is Gabriel, and the black and white cat is sesame. Before we met, I had Gabriel and Art had tofu and sesame. When we merged our households, we suddenly had two names, not one. People always say, “Tofu, Sesame…and Gabriel?”
Dining room
paint: Harvest Moon and Tanline From the background. chair: article. Shelf unit: Custom, resemble. Pendant light: resemble.
About food for friends: Art: I love having a hot pot night. Place a portable pot on the dining room table and ask a friend to bring their favorite ingredients. One side of the pot is made with spicy soup, while the other side is not spicy. I love the enoki mushrooms, tofu skin and Napa cabbage. The most complicated part is the source, but it just teaches people how to make them.
Printing takeout containers with flowers: Natasha Martin. Cat Artwork: Steve Tear.
Useful shelves: Emma: The Philadelphia row houses are famous for being small – there’s no one closet on our first floor! I wanted to have a real dining room table, so I added these shelves as I needed storage in the dining room.
Art: It’s nice to have a place where you can showcase all your trinkets.
White pitcher and black and white splatter cedar plate: Emma. Flower Ceramic Tray: “By my ceramic teacher, Corina Cowles. “Cookie Jar: From Emma’s childhood home.
Goofaround’s Hobbies: Emma: This cat-shaped cookie jar, named Gertrude, was in my childhood home. There weren’t many cookies that I lived in Gertrude when I was a kid, but we have a vision to keep her full all the time. I’ve been doing ceramics since high school, but this year I’ve returned. My local studio. I like to do creative things that I don’t have to be good at. It’s physical, and big thighs are assets!
Wedding Memorials: Art: Our wedding was a very enjoyable day. All of our guests signed this document. Looking at this wall reminds me of the love I have with Emma and the love that our community has for us.
kitchen
Paint: Pablo Honey from background. Teapots: A collection of art including family heirlooms colorama. Pendant light: Etsy, resemble. Fee: Overstock.
About paint selection: Art: I was happy to see every shade of colour of the colour to choose it just because I’m a designer. But Emma found it background. They have curated colours that work well together, so we ended up getting all the wall paints from them. The houses in the row can be a little darker inside so I chose warm tones downstairs to lighten up.
Tea Times: Art: Start your morning with caffeinated tea. In the afternoon, we drink tea and drink tea. Then in the evening, if there are people for dinner, the living room serves herbal tea as a night cap.
bedroom
Paint: Drive-Thru Safari background. Macrame Wall Hanging: Twist and twig. Bed: CB2, resemble. Wooden nightstand: Ikea.
About Vibe Shift: Emma: We’ve been trying not to buy anything for our home lately, but instead focuses on things that change the energy of space, like dry branches. We make candles at home Candle girly In Tiktok. It’s an easy way to use an empty home ship.
Emma’s office
Paint: 36 hours on Marrakesh background. Chaise: Ikea. desk: Fejibo. Heart Ramp: IKEA.
About writing from the heart: Emma: I always say to students who write to move towards what they are interested in or obsessed with, whatever they feel alive. In some respects, the less a topic is traditionally “valuable”, the better.
About cheap artwork: Emma: “I still love it as a way to deal with it in season 1 of the pandemic, and because all the ingredients can be easily found around the house.”
exterior
Neighborhood books: Emma: Added Small free library In front of the 2016 home, Philadelphia public libraries struggle with time and staffing, and many public schools in Philadelphia do not have school libraries. The kids under the block painted it with me.
Thank you for sharing this warm and loving home with us. art and Emma!
PS More Home Tour, Emma’s Costume Week.
(photograph Gillian Guyette For Joe’s cup. )
Source: Cup of Jo – cupofjo.com
