52 I BOROMAG.COM I AUGUST 2016 interior design Turkish lights hang above her bed, a Mexican house tile sits above the entrance to the kitchen and a wall hanging made from reclaimed Indian saris adorns the wall in her bedroom. It turns out that Harrell has worked on various cruise ships as a singer, picking up treasures on her travels. The nautical theme carries over from her cruise ship work into her bedroom, where Ashley has created wall art out of old family photographs, photos of the ships her family came to America on, and their Ellis Island records. Music is not Harrell’s only creative outlet. Her home is an ongoing project. “I made the lighting out of old PVC pipes that I painted and then hung from the ceiling,” she said. The mannequin legs hanging from the ceiling, complete with chipped white paint that gives them a vintage feel, were a thrift-store find, she told me. I was definitely feeling the vintage vibe in her space—she even had Edith Piaf playing on vinyl as I arrived. Très chic! The liquor cabinet was a vintage Craigslist purchase, but instead of filling it with booze, this creative Astorian turned it into a fold-out sewing table. Edith Piaf was crooning over the record player. “I’m taking classes at Mood Fabrics,” Harrell said. “I’m trying to make a dress. Look at this fabric—cute, right?” Harrell doesn’t only scout out these incredible finds, but she restores them herself. Take, for example, the adorable pink floor lamp that brightens up her living room. “The lamp was just out on the street,” she said. “I had it rewired and then added this cute owl shade. I also found the chandelier on the curb,” she said of the lighting above her kitchen table. “It A sunny addition to Harrell’s coffee table
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