“Three years ago, my husband
and I were in NYC exhibiting in the
National Stationery Show—which
coincided with our anniversary. We
had a tight schedule but we left
one day open for sightseeing, and I
made sure to stop in to ABC Carpet
& Home. There I saw the zigzag rug
I had always loved, in my favorite
color: pink. It was a splurge, but it
reminds me of our trip and makes
me happy.”
Possession
Photograph by
JEN SISKA
NICOLE BALCH
is the proprietor
of the stationery business Pink Loves
Brown. She also writes for Babble, but
may be best known for her personal
blog, Making it Lovely—where she
documents the updates to her Oak
Park, Illinois, bungalow.
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