Give the gift of Adirondack home decor
(Enterprise photo - Nathan Brown)
Unless you're an interior designer yourself, or blessed with an unusually acute sense of style, decorating is hard for anyone. Filling all that blank wall space is the most difficult part for many people. Jessie Kenyon's vintage prints of Adirondack life add a classy touch to any room, at a price that'll leave some money in your wallet for the housewarming party. The prints, which are mostly black-and-white, cover natural scenes, pictures of local villages and people ranging in age from the 1880s to the 1980s, with the majority from the first couple decades of the 20th century. The larger prints, which are on thicker paper and can be framed, sell for $19.99, and the smaller ones, on thinner paper, go for $9.99. You can also get the prints on postcards. According to the card that comes with each piece of artwork, the Brushton resident's mother did some work at Robideau Studio in Malone in the late 80s. The new owner didn't have enough money, so Mrs. Kenyon was paid with 400 antiqu
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