When Edie Rose talks about her home, it’s clear that nearly every object has a meaning, memory, or story to tell. In her living room you’ll find a quirky elephant footstool sitting under a large window, quietly watching over the space. It’s a piece she found at a vintage market—a little gem that instantly felt like hers. “It’s meant for a kid’s playroom, but I just had to have it,” she says. “It just sits and watches TV with me.”
Her stepdad also built her dining table. Her mom gifted her a painting that now hangs in her living room for her 21st birthday.
“Most of the other art pieces in my home are from my granddad who was a painter before he passed away,” she says. “I find a lot of furnishings at vintage markets, eBay, too—anywhere I can find cool pieces with history. I love that everything has a story even if it’s not my own.”
Edie’s home has a lived-in feel, the kind of place where it’s easy to picture a dinner party with friends or watching movies until the early hours. “If the sun is out, I love reading in the garden with a cup of tea, but I’m also always up for an adventure,” she says. “I’m out most weekends. Karaoke, bowling, concerts—I’ll do it all.”
Many of her favorite pieces come from vintage market trips with her grandmother. “Whenever I visit her, we go to this random market—it’s just all these old people bringing things they don’t want anymore—and we look through everything and basically buy up whatever these sweet old people are getting rid of.” Most of the little trinkets in her home have come from those trips, or were Christmas gifts from her grandmother, who handpicks pieces just for her. “Anything related to her, it goes up in the house.”
Though she’s an influencer and model by day, at home, Edie’s world revolves around both comfort and connection. “I’m definitely the type of person who needs friends around,” she says. “It’s my first time living alone, so I want people over as much as possible. Any excuse—game night, dinner party—even if someone has a birthday, I tell them, “You can have it at my place!’”
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- Though she’s an influencer and model by day, at home, Edie’s world revolves around both comfort and connection.
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- “I’m definitely the type of person who needs friends around,” she says. “It’s my first time living alone, so I want people over as much as possible. Any excuse—game night, dinner party—even if someone has a birthday, I tell them, “You can have it at my place!’”
With her mom and brother living only ten minutes away, familial visits are also frequent and effortless. “I probably see a member of my family nearly every day,” she says. “I’m really lucky. My mom always finds an excuse to drop something off or just come chat—especially if my stepdad is working on something in the house.”
Beyond vintage finds, Edie has also put her own creative touch on the space. Large canvases lean against her walls, and hand-painted trinket trays rest on her coffee table, all products of hours spent at a local art studio. On the day we chat, Edie tells me she’s planning on posting her first job where she was asked to paint in a video. “It’s an ad for Zadig & Voltaire’s new fragrance,” she says. “It’s pretty cool.”
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- “This piece was done by an artist named Slawn—he’s super talented. It’s just a small sketch he did. The other little trinkets around it, like the candlesticks and the vase, are things my grandma gave me. She’s really obsessed with the idea of me having my own home.”
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- Edie stands on an elephant footstool she found at a vintage market. The tall window overlooks her garden.
“My friends and I have also been going to this place called Art for Fun since we were kids,” she says. “We sit for hours, just painting random things for our houses. It’s so much fun, and it gives everything a little more meaning.”
For a space so personal and layered, there’s an underlying sense of intention. “I try not to ‘rot’ too much in my space,” she says. “If I start turning my home into a lazy zone, it’s hard to shift back into productivity. My job allows for a lot of downtime, so I make a conscious effort to keep my space cozy but not too comfortable—otherwise, I’d just end up lying on the sofa all day.”
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- With her mom and brother living only 10 minutes away, familial visits are also frequent and effortless. “I’m really lucky. My mom always finds an excuse to drop something off or just come chat—especially if my stepdad is working on something in the house.”
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- “The kitchen was the main area that sold me on the house,” Edie says. “It came pretty much as-seen, and I love all the different materials. I think a chef used to live here before me. It’s fun entertaining friends and family in this space, too. I can’t imagine living anywhere else.”
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- On the day we chat, Edie tells me she’s planning on posting her first job where she was asked to paint in a video. “It’s an ad for Zadig & Voltaire’s new fragrance,” she says. “It’s pretty cool.”
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- For a space so personal and layered, there’s an underlying sense of intention. “I try not to ‘rot’ too much in my space,” she says. “If I start turning my home into a lazy zone, it’s hard to shift back into productivity.”
“My friends and I have also been going to this place called Art for Fun since we were kids,” she says. “We sit for hours, just painting random things for our houses. It’s so much fun, and it gives everything a little more meaning.”
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- “My job allows for a lot of downtime, so I make a conscious effort to keep my space cozy but not too comfortable—otherwise, I’d just end up lying on the sofa all day.”
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- “Whenever I visit my grandmother, we go to this random market—it’s just all these old people bringing things they don’t want anymore—and we look through everything and basically buy up whatever these sweet old people are getting rid of.”
A version of this article originally appeared in Sixtysix Issue 14.
