the super talented ann wood was sweet enough to share a special diy project with us, but now she’s back with an incredible sneak peek into her brooklyn home/studio near prospect park. ann typically works with vintage or salvaged materials for her work, describing the certain tenderness in the re-use and re-purposing of things that were once personal and perhaps treasured possessions. funny how the same can definitely be said for her home as well. i don’t know how you all feel, but to me, this peek into her home feels like a look into a mythical dream world (complete with castle!), so don’t miss additional images here. [thanks so much, ann!] -anne
[above: I started pinning lace and dissected antique garments to the linen drapes about a year ago, to keep track of tiny pieces and be aware of and inspired by what I have. It has grown sort of accidentally into something I love.]
I live and work in a small place in Park Slope Brooklyn that I like very much. It is an ideal place for making birds and owls and bats and ships, cardboard castles and other things.
The chest of drawers was part of my father’s workshop.
A shipwreck on a roiling, boiling, frothy sea of antique wedding gowns! And a very old table, I found it last year at the Park Slope flea market ( 7th Ave and between 1st and 2nd ) I love the curly legs and it was almost free.
The paper snowflakes over my bed were cut by my friend David Doernberg .
I can’t function without a big bulletin board for reminders, plans and experiments. The little pile of fabrics are wonderful vintage and antique kimono sleeves, a gift from
Stephen Szczepanek. The cake stand is made from paper mache over an armature of cardboard and a bleach bottle..
I store my patterns, buttons, tiny pine cones, acorn caps and other important little things in business card boxes.
I’ve had the little velvet lamb my whole life.
