Go Yuppie or Go Home

Capitol Hill residents Aaron and Shannon Hase call themselves opposites: He works in public relations, she is an accountant; he loves classic styles, she loves modern.

But since they’ve been moonlighting as Yuppie Décor for about three months (Motto: Go Yuppie or Go Home!), those opposites have worked well together. They’ve scoured antique shops in tiny towns up and down Maryland and Virginia’s shores and refurbished their finds into eclectic new pieces with a modern twist. Aaron has put his PR skills to work getting the word out, while Shannon keeps track of the books.

The St. Lucia chair

“We initially just started it as a hobby – something we could do together,” Aaron says. But in this short time, they’re already taking custom orders from interior designers and selling items through a local antique shop. They’ve become hugely popular at Eastern Market, where they set up a booth about once per month. And if you look at their products online, you’ll see that most of them are already sold.

the Parisian boudoir bench

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