It’s not that we solely observe what author Lisa Przystup is as much as come December. Quite the opposite. The Catskills house that she shares together with her husband, Jonathon Linaberry, and their canine, Gus, is the form of considerate, lived-in house we return to again and again (we’ve featured it thrice). Captured on Lisa’s Instagram (@brass__tacks), there are dreamy scenes year-round. Summer season dinners within the backyard. Wild floral preparations. And, all the time, impossibly modish outfits.
However there’s one thing significantly impressed about Lisa’s place in winter. Exterior there’s a dusting of snow, smoke curling from the chimney; inside, Lisa takes a maximalist method to the vacations, setting whimsical tables, getting dressed to the nines for a Nutcracker viewing at house, and layering handmade paper chains and garlands in doorways—the extra, the higher.
When she’s not creating enviably stylish scenes, Lisa is a author whose work has appeared in New York Journal, Harper’s Bazaar, and Vogue, to call a couple of; you would possibly recall her stellar ebook Upstate: Residing Areas with Area to Reside from a couple of years again. Plus, she tells us, she’s obtained a second ebook within the works: Look ahead to it in fall 2026.
This week, Lisa writes in to share the latest home improve that’s coming in useful within the chilly climate, her go-to sheets, and a useful inherited kitchen instrument—plus a glimpse of this 12 months’s decor. Learn on:
You’re invited to dinner. What’s your go-to reward?
A candy little posy. I like small, considerate, unfussy items, and flowers deliver pleasure twofold: first within the gathering after which once more within the giving (and receiving).
What’s in your bedside desk?
A stack of books that life retains getting in the way in which of: A Area Information to Getting Misplaced by Rebecca Solnit and The Backyard In opposition to Time by Olivia Lang. Two tubes of hand lotion: L’Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream and Aesop Resurrection Aromatique Hand Balm (as a result of it’s winter and my arms simply can’t get sufficient moisture). Additionally a glass of water, a tube of chapstick, and a Rachel Saunders/CAP Magnificence ceramic therapeutic massage instrument (as a result of my shoulders are killing me). Oh! And a small jewellery dish that’s holding a small fairly stone I discovered, a allure bracelet that Rachel Petach made be (in a short time and effortlessly) on our birthday, and a Mary MacGill pin.
What podcast or playlist do you placed on while you want inspiration?
This American Life.
Which Instagram account do you go to for design inspiration?
@thesomersethouse @tiwa_select @houseandgardenuk @worldofinteriors @cabanamagazine
What has been your greatest home improve?
The mudroom my husband put in over the summer season. It was his first time constructing one thing like this and he actually simply nailed it—it’s arms down the nicest a part of our home. Our entryway is extremely tight, which actually turns into obvious after we’re internet hosting (particularly within the winter with everybody’s cumbersome coats and boots). It’s so good to have a devoted house for everybody to stash their issues.
A easy or budget-friendly design transfer you want you’d identified sooner?
Canvas dropcloths make the most effective tablecloths–they drape fantastically and add drama (plus you don’t must be treasured about them).
My favourite sheets are…
Morrow Mushy Items Natural Matte Sateen sheets. Coyuchi flannel sheets within the winter.
My go-to kitchen utensil is…
This actually nice small serrated knife with a purple plastic deal with that the earlier home-owner left behind—it’s nice for just about every thing however particularly for slicing citrus.
What merchandise out of your closet do you’ve on repeat?
Classic Levis. Sweatpants.
Favourite design store to go to (on-line or in particular person)?
Coming Quickly. Quarters. First Bloom (not likely a design retailer per se however Alison all the time has such good tchotchkes). Il Buco Vita. Avida Portuguesa. The Store Ground Challenge.
What’s the last item you bought for your own home?
An out of doors thermometer so we are able to look outdoors out kitchen window within the morning to see how chilly it’s.
One thing you’re coveting?
Sophie Lou Jacobsen’s Spiral Candle Holder at Coming Quickly NYC. A Striped Wool Bomber and pant set from La Veste.
I don’t go away the home with out…
Chapstick.
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