2019 AWARDS FOR INTERIOR DESIGN CLIENTS

2019 was a big year for many of my interior design clients for awards! I’m so happy when a client calls to tell me their place has won an award. I have to say… it ‘s a BIG THRILL to be a part of it!

BEST HOTEL VERMONT: MAIN and MOUNTAIN

FULL RENOVATION OF MOTEL — TURNED OLD TINY LOBBY INTO A BAR AND UPDATED ALL ROOMS AND FRONT AREA FOR AN OUTSIDE PATIO. Design by Joanne Palmisano Photo by Lindsay Selin

Main and Mountain Barn and Motel Renovation Project. Photo by Lindsay Selin

Main and Mountain Bar and Motel

Best of New England | 2019 Editors’ Choice Awards

Our 2019 editors’ picks for the best dining, lodging, and things to do in New England. Vermont’s pick…

NEW HOTEL
Main & Mountain, Ludlow

Old-school accommodations take on a polished sheen at Ludlow’s hip boutique motel. Wood-slab headboards lend rustic charm to standard queen rooms, while family accommodations include bunk beds for kiddos and suites that sleep up to seven. There’s no restaurant, but food trucks frequent the patio year-round, and weekend patio parties put a cool spin on the campfire jams of yore, with live music and seating around a masonry fire pit. 802-242-1608

COUPLE’S CHOICE AWARD: BEAR MOUNTAIN INN

TOTAL REFRESH OF BEAR MOUNTAIN INN, MAINE. Interior Design by Joanne Palmisano. Photo by Molly & Victoria Co.

Photo by Molly & Victoria Co.

Bear Mountain Inn, Maine

Wedding Wire’s Couple Choice Award

BEST OF THE BEST VERMONT: PRIVATE RESIDENCE

TOTAL RENOVATION OF BARN CAMP INTO VACATION HOME. Interior Design by Joanne Palmisano. Photo by Lindsay Selin

Photo by Lindsay Selin

Build Helm, Project Management

BEST OF THE BEST AWARD: Efficiency Vermont for one of our recent projects in Southern, VT with a Best of the Best Award for Innovation in Residential New Construction.

BEST VERMONT BREWERY

NEW BUILD OF TAPROOM AND RETAIL STORE FOR LAWSON’S FINEST LIQUIDS. Interior Design by Joanne Palmisano. Photo by Lawson’s Finest, Alana Cushman

Photo by Lawson’s Finest, Alana Cushman

Lawson’s Finest Liquids

Vermont Sport’s: Best Places to Eat, Drink & Sleep: 2019 Black Diamond Awards

Interior Designer, Joanne Palmisano. Photo by Lawson’s Finest, Alana Cushman

CHEERS to ALL WHO MADE THESE AWARDS A REALITY!

XOXO JOANNE

BEYOND THRILLED! FOUR AWARDS FOR CLIENTS

2019 was a big year for many of my interior design clients for awards! I’m so happy when a client calls to tell me their place has won an award. I have to say… it ‘s a BIG THRILL to be a part of it!

BEST HOTEL VERMONT: MAIN and MOUNTAIN

FULL RENOVATION OF MOTEL — TURNED OLD TINY LOBBY INTO A BAR AND UPDATED ALL ROOMS AND FRONT AREA FOR AN OUTSIDE PATIO. Design by Joanne Palmisano Photo by Lindsay Selin

Main and Mountain Barn and Motel Renovation Project. Photo by Lindsay Selin

Main and Mountain Bar and Motel

Best of New England | 2019 Editors’ Choice Awards

Our 2019 editors’ picks for the best dining, lodging, and things to do in New England. Vermont’s pick…

NEW HOTEL
Main & Mountain, Ludlow

Old-school accommodations take on a polished sheen at Ludlow’s hip boutique motel. Wood-slab headboards lend rustic charm to standard queen rooms, while family accommodations include bunk beds for kiddos and suites that sleep up to seven. There’s no restaurant, but food trucks frequent the patio year-round, and weekend patio parties put a cool spin on the campfire jams of yore, with live music and seating around a masonry fire pit. 802-242-1608

COUPLE’S CHOICE AWARD: BEAR MOUNTAIN INN

TOTAL REFRESH OF BEAR MOUNTAIN INN, MAINE. Interior Design by Joanne Palmisano. Photo by Molly & Victoria Co.

Photo by Molly & Victoria Co.

Bear Mountain Inn, Maine

Wedding Wire’s Couple Choice Award

BEST OF THE BEST VERMONT: PRIVATE RESIDENCE

TOTAL RENOVATION OF BARN CAMP INTO VACATION HOME. Interior Design by Joanne Palmisano. Photo by Lindsay Selin

Photo by Lindsay Selin

Build Helm, Project Management

BEST OF THE BEST AWARD: Efficiency Vermont for one of our recent projects in Southern, VT with a Best of the Best Award for Innovation in Residential New Construction.

BEST VERMONT BREWERY

NEW BUILD OF TAPROOM AND RETAIL STORE FOR LAWSON’S FINEST LIQUIDS. Interior Design by Joanne Palmisano. Photo by Lawson’s Finest, Alana Cushman

Photo by Lawson’s Finest, Alana Cushman

Lawson’s Finest Liquids

Vermont Sport’s: Best Places to Eat, Drink & Sleep: 2019 Black Diamond Awards

Interior Designer, Joanne Palmisano. Photo by Lawson’s Finest, Alana Cushman

CHEERS to ALL WHO MADE THESE AWARDS A REALITY!

XOXO JOANNE

Thank you! Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!

Our Short Holiday Letter :)

As always...the year flew by... Gabrielle is now in her second year at the University of British Columbia working on a degree in Biomedical Engineering and enjoying Vancouver. Thankfully she came home for the summer and worked as a launch driver at the yacht club (and getting all her wisdom teeth out but still managed to retain her wisdom!). Steve is now a bionic man with a new hip (I have realized my nursing skills only last about a week...although he needed about four weeks to recover -- thank goodness he made his own meals and froze them -- if you haven't heard about my cooking skills -- that should make them very clear).

And just to make this a proper holiday letter... our car was stolen (oh yes...in Montreal...never to be returned...), we had an evasion of little bugs from my bird seed bag (that was fun), and many other trials and tribulations (like everyone else), but some to close to the heart to mention.

Which makes us appreciate the good stuff even more... Gabrielle traveled through Peru with a friend staying at hostels and exploring for two weeks before she started her summer job (she and her friend planned the entire thing and paid for it themselves).She took some amazing pictures (and I'm not just saying that because I'm her Mom) and posted them on her Instagram site, Gabrielle Goes Global. Steve sailed all summer long...and if you know how long Vermont winters can be -- you would too! ;) My twin travel adventures continue--Rosanne and I went to Italy (hiking, eating, drinking the wine... and the shopping...finding antiques and salvage in every stop). My new book, Styling with Salvage, came out in April, and I spent some time zooming across the nation, giving presentations and book signings, including Rejuvenation in Portland, Oregon, Vermont Distinguished Authors Series and all five Country Living Magazine Fairs--from Nashville to New York to Ohio (twice) and Atlanta--always a thrill! The response to the book has been phenomenal! Thank you! 

Tons of great press, dozens of articles and mentions, including Country Living Magazine naming me one of the top creative people in the nation and DIY Network calling me a "creative genius" in a recent feature article.  (Genius is not a word I am accustomed to being called...but I'll take it!)  And amidst it all, I had so many great design projects.

Thank you for all your support and for following me on this crazy journey called life. I really hope that you get to spend time with your family, relax and enjoy each other's company. I've posted a few HOLIDAY DIY'S on my Instagram. A family that crafts together...well, I don't know...but it's a lot of fun! 

I wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah!
xoxo Joanne  (cin cin)