How This Cannabis Entrepreneur Completed Her Own DIY Home Renovation | Architectural Digest

A dwelling renovation is difficult no issue what, but Charlotte Hanna—a cannabis entrepreneur centered in New York—figured it out like a professional. She might be a resident Brooklynite, but she spends a superior offer of time in Terrific Barrington, Massachusetts, a silent city in the coronary heart of the Berkshires. While lots of New Yorkers load up their SUVs and head for the rural mountain cities in the sprawling New England location for holiday functions, Hanna goes to get the job done. The spouse and mother of two is also the founder and CEO of Rebelle, a model that Hanna describes as “cannabis with a function.”

That so-called objective is abundantly obvious upon peeking into her retail boutique on Barrington’s Key Street. In her shop—which Hanna opened in 2019—she marries two factors seemingly not meant to be jointly: A minimalist but heat aesthetic that beckons a luxurious retail encounter and cannabis merchandise. Producing wonderful spaces feels normal to her, in particular when it comes to her Prospect Park–adjacent brownstone in Brooklyn, New York.

Rebelle is positioned inside of an previous residence in Fantastic Barrington, Massachusetts. 

Photo: Charlotte Hanna

The setting up started perfectly right before Hanna even moved into her historic assets. She required to discover the ideal dwelling to unleash her creativity. “I have been seeking at this community for decades for the reason that the historical past is so wealthy and really fascinating. Each and every residence is single-spouse and children with a driveway and a garage, and no two of them are alike,” she points out. “This neighborhood was in fact the initially home owners association in the region, which sounds outrageous for Brooklyn,” Hanna claims.

Immediately after a long time of hunting close to, she and her family ultimately landed on a 4-bed room dwelling distribute across 4,000 square toes that needed a whole lot of tender appreciate and care. “I experienced a mounted spending budget, so I realized that a large amount of the operate would have to be Diy,” Hanna says. Like any dwelling designed at the switch of the century—in 1899, to be specific—there were really a several initial aspects, including the flooring, that Hanna preferred to salvage and restore. However, just as many aspects necessary to go. The good news is, she realized what she was accomplishing.