Styling: Clove Community Arts
Clove Community Arts is located in Chichester NY, a few minutes drive from Phoenicia. It operates as a yoga studio and retreat space, with light filled studio and large 3 bedroom apartment above.
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Outside the studio on Route 214 in Chichester, NY. The local post office is right next door.
Clove Community Arts is a multi-use healing arts space in the Catskills. They offers weekly yoga classes in their studio, and both the studio space and the large apartment above it are available to rent out for retreats and workshops. The yoga studio has large windows that overlook the yard and creek behind the house. I’ve been told that in the summertime there are post yoga plunges in the creek. It’s a pretty spectacular setting for mind body healing.
Sunlight streams in through the windows of the studio. Yoga here is a dream. The top left photo shows the entryway and storefront.
I’m obsessed with this wall and wanted to highlight it by setting up a shot with Winona and adding some bolsters and blankets for meditation. This large scale abstract mural is by local painter and musician Shana Falana. See more of her work here.
Upstairs the apartment is decorated in colors that compliment the studio below. Access is gained through a separate entrance, meaning that the studio and apartment can be rented out separately or together. The bedrooms are all spacious and light filled and minimally decorated. For styling I focused on adding accessories - rugs, pillows, slippers, candles, books, lamps etc.
Greys, pinks and browns provide a soothing backdrop for slumber. Dried lavender sits on on top of the dresser, adding a soothing fragrance. Scent is an important and often overlooked part of decorating and wellness.
The large open plan living area has the kitchen in one corner. I created some visual interest by adding some color with the yellow kettle, green plant and red knives. Greenery or flowers in a kitchen and some fresh fruit or vegetables create an inviting atmosphere.
The main bathroom boasts a farmhouse sink and vintage tub. The colorful shower curtain is from Quiet Town. You wouldn’t necessarily think that all the colors in this bathroom compliment each other, but they do and make it such a fun happy space. The best way to experiment with color is just to try mixing and matching and see what lights you up.
View of the creek from the back yard. A chair sits next to the stream - a summertime swimming hole and tranquil meditation spot.
Photos by Winona Barton Ballentine, Words & Styling by Venetia Boucher