Design in Depth: Jewels for Self and Home
August 22, 2012
By Stacy Kunstel
Jewelry is decoration for the body. Furnishings and accessories are the jewelry for the home. Now there’s a store in Litchfield, Connecticut, that combines both.
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Photos by Stacy Kunstel
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Cara Hotchkiss opened Oliphant in the center of Litchfield last May, making it for an even hotter summer in this second home/vacation destination. A skilled jewelry maker with a passion for eye-popping color, Cara’s necklaces, earrings and rings have long been go-to items for the preppy-cool.
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Now she’s combined her pieces with sofas, tables, art, lamps, pillow and accessories to create a lifestyle store. Cara dresses the store as she does herself with chic combinations like neutral gray upholstered side chairs combined with geometric pillows in a Palm Beach green. Geometric and chevron prints along with bright gourd lamps round out welcoming room vignettes. The accessoriesâwhether jewelry or items for the homeâlive well together.
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