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December 2015

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DECEMBER 2015 nshoremag.com | 61 store," notes Bradley. And she did. The place is resolutely rustic chic. Always on the hunt for unusual pieces, Bradley regularly scours the Brimfield Flea Market and Todd Farm. "I've been going to Brimfield for 20 years—it's like a history les- son." She also scopes out estate sales and auctions and taps into all the people she knows in the business. "I have my sources," she laughs. The store's tagline, "Journey by Design," came out of a conversation she had with her graphic designer. "Everybody has a journey," says Bradley. "People don't just start from scratch—they always have something they are taking along with them. So how do you take all those pieces and put it all together so that it works?" Now a Hunter Douglas dealer, Bradley also works with local arti- sans to provide rugs, specialty paint- ing services, and custom cabinetry in her effort to "put it all together" for clients. In combination with her own flea market findings—as well as the incorporation of natural elements such as the four varieties of pussy willows and winterberry that she grows on her farm—she develops design ideas and vignettes alongside those who come to her for direction. Believing good design does not need to be expensive, Bradley secures the trust of her clientele. "I like to save people money," she says genuinely. Out of an interest in floral ar- ranging has grown yet another endeavor: B. Lucci Bradley Design, which she and her sister-in-law, Gretchen, are getting off the ground. So far, they have designed two wed- dings—one vintage-chic, the other gastropub themed. Bradley de- scribes the latter, which took place at The Custom House Maritime Mu- seum in Newburyport: Behind the house is a huge shipping container, which they camouflaged with drop cloths and big sections of distressed wood, four urns with birch branches cut from her property, fabric fram- ing, and a chuppah—behind all of which moseyed the Merrimack River. It was a resounding success, one she hopes to repeat (though in a whole new way). "It has just developed into dif- ferent things," says Bradley of her many forays. "Someone would come into the barn and ask if we do weddings…In my mind, there is no difference between designing the interior of a space and designing the interior of a tent." Meanwhile, back in the shop, a client pops in requesting that Brad- ley find a very specific dresser for her—and so the hunt begins anew. "That's what it is all about," she says, "finding those pieces." Excentrique 277 Main St. West Newbury 508-572-2245 excentriquewnewbury. com The Barn at Old Stone Farm (by appointment) 53 Ash St. West Newbury CO N TAC T The shop features a number of pieces that come from Bradley's barn, where larger items are held.

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