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Site Spotlight: Market 27

About a year ago, one of my favorite Boston publicists, Cristina Moniz (Hi Cristina!) emailed me about Market 27, an online boutique featuring fine home furnishings, lighting and accessories all curated by New England interior designers and collectors. I was digging around in my “To Post” box today and thought it was high time to feature it. Coincidentally, the featured designers in the Market Talk section are the designers who reworked my condo, adding the banquette and all—Amanda Hark and Jeffrey Osborne of Hark + Osborne. So be sure to click over and have a look at that too.

S H O P P I N G

1 Kantha Patchwork Beadspread, $220

2 O&G Wayland Highback Sidechair, special order

3 Vintage Gold Leaf Mirror, $300

4 Bubble Pendant, $415

5 O&G Jack Side Table with Turned Legs, special order

6 Tall Mosaic Patterened Ming Style Vase, $50

7 Green Lacquered Side Table, $450

8 Vintage Ceramic Lamp, $385

9 Pale Blue Murano Glass Dish, $150

10 Milo Bauman Bar Cart, $2,795

11 White Washed French Style Arm Chair, $875

ARTmonday: TurningArt

Sorry for the late night post. Spent the snowy weekend organizing cabinets and hanging with friends, including interior designer Alison Sheffield and photographer Stephen Sheffield, when I guess I should have been blogging. Then today, had a whole bunch of style stories due to the Boston Globe. I was kinda thinking of skipping out early tonight to bed, but I just got an email from a Boston area company called TurningArt, so here we go.

The Boston-based start-up, founded by 35-year-old seasoned webpreneur Jason Gracilieri, is a sort of Netflix for art. For $10/month, the site will send you a framed print of an original artwork of your choosing, which you can swap as often as you like. Shipping is free and and membership dollars get banked as ArtCredit, which can be used to buy prints or original pieces from the site.

After a quick survey about your taste (literal vs. abstract), your way of life (city vs. suburbs), and how you approach it (conversation starter vs. laugh inducer), TurningArt assigns you a “Personal Curator.” Mine’s name is Mari. “She” curated ten pieces for me to kickstart my collection. The pieces were a bit more representational and traditional than my actual leanings. Here’s a sampling of artwork I found by browsing that I could live with: