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Meet Neely! After being raised in retail, Neely and her sister, Chloe, co-founded a lifestyle accessories brand. Neely & Chloe's collection began with handbags and their offerings have expanded to interior design as well as product development consultation. Read on to learn all about Neely!
I am one half of the Neely & Chloe team (Neely šš»). I was born and raised outside Philadelphia and after about 10 years in New York, I am back home with my husband and new little peanut, Hugh. My sister and I founded Neely & Chloe almost 8 years ago (which sometimes I canāt believe!). Weāre lovers of all things creative, thrown together with a little bit of business drive. For a long time, our primary focus was accessories and travel goods, but weāve just launched an interior design arm of our business, something weāve always been passionate about!
We like things that have good classic bones with a fresh, even a little irreverent, twist. I love playing with color (and ultimately creating simpler moments as a balance) and always include a little something unexpected. We think rooms should have furniture and concepts from different eras and places, thatās what makes them special. Something you can tell the story of where you found it, bought it, or stole it (I kid!!) is always preferable to something thatās one of many. And at the end of the day, the most important thing about design is that it makes your space something you love, are proud of and are comfortable in.
We have a room in our house that feels like it was destined to be a nursery, itās small and charming with a quirky little footprint. I wanted it to feel cozy and calm and to work for future kiddos down the road. I put a lot of my playful color instincts away and went with a gentle light blue (a neutral in my book!).
A lot of the pieces for Hughās nursery came from the hand-me-down pieces from my parents (from my nursery really!). We had some great English Beatrix Potter prints and a wonderful old Alphabet illustration, framed in a dusty denim blueāand reframing wasnāt in the budget. It ended up syncing up perfecting with a delicate little wallpaper print from Lewis Home x Chasing Paper. Cute tiny Radishes!
That went in the bathroom and closet, and we leaned into the layered blues throughout the space. Some custom-colored fabric by Camilla Moss blended the two colors for some homemade little roman shades. With the lighter walls, I wanted another opportunity to integrate the dustier blue color into the space: enter the Dressmaker Nash with itās contrasting trim! We went with the textured Boucle, Cream for the chair fabric with the Nomad, Oxford for the contrast welt. The narrow profile of the chair was perfect for the small space and left room for the ottoman.
in Boucle, Cream with Nomad, Oxford Welt
in Boucle, Cream with Nomad, Oxford Welt
We recently launched a keepsake collection with Petite Keep that I love. The greens and pop of yellow have me thinking of spring and so relieved weāve made it to the other side of winter! But lately Iām most excited about the interior design services weāve added to our offering at N&C. I have always loved working on interiors for myself and friends and family, but incredibly excited about the prospect of getting to focus on this area more in my day to day (itās made me a better employee already š).
My very boring answer is, that with this busier phase of life, Pinterest is becoming more and more valuable for me!! I still want the answer to be ātravel, old movies, booksā but there is something oh so functional about Pinterest. And especially as weāre taking on more projects across lots of different verticals, itās become an incredibly valuable tool.
But when it comes to light bulb moments of inspiration, we would be nowhere without our Mom!! Especially now with our work on interiors, sheās got such a great eye and is never without a creative solution to a problem. I will be 50 years old, taking design meetings and unabashedly asking if I can bring my Mom along. Chloe and I would both make her our business partner if we could, but sheās in high demand!!
My Husband and I have been talking quite a bit about Japan lately. Itās getting higher and higher on our bucket list. Iām not sure when we will make it happen, but weāve always loved to travel and I really do hope itās something we get to share with our family.
We are headed to Scotland this summer for a golf trip which Iām very excited for. I will definitely be packing my N&Cx Couper luggageāshould we bring this back?? And all my favorite packing cubes. If youāre not a convert yet, snag some of the Petite Keep collection while you can! My other favorite packing accessory lately is our PVC toiletry kits. I love the little ones to keep make up and skin care separate and end up using the larger one in my big tote bags to keep things organized!
I have refocused my creative wish list at home outsideā dangerous I know! This book on English Gardens has been one of my favorites for inspiration (for this 10 year down the road dream project). My colors at home tend to live in the green/blue world so I end up wishing I had multiple copies to merchandise in every room.
A gin gimlet is my go-to order, but if Iām feeling up to the task, I love an egg white cocktail. A gin sour is simple and one of my favorites.
Sometimes a dash of bitters on the top too
Ugh, I really should be a better reader... but alas I really love a good TV show. I just watched One Day and really enjoyed it. My husband and I are slowly making our way through Fargo which is weird!! But so well done. And Iāve just started 3 Body Problemā¦ also odd, but Iām hoping it has Westworld-like potential.
My favorite āshowā ever is The Night Manager (really a mini series), if you havenāt seen it, pop it to the top of your list!
