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Lenox Home Decor Shop Offers Design Ideas, Annie Selke Products

The Albert & Dash rug library is still available and Hayden can order rugs and Pine Cone Hill items. 

LENOX, Mass. — The former Annie Selke store on Main Street is now Home on Main, another home decor venture.

"I had previously worked for seven years as on-site manager at Annie Selke and loved my job and got to know and develop relationships with a lot of the customers," said owner Marion Hayden.

The Annie Selke store closed in October, and once Hayden saw how disappointed people were, she decided to start her own store.

"There was just a feeling that I had that it was the right thing to do, to continue the store and I couldn't shake it," she said.

Hayden opened in January and said she's had a lot of support from the community.

"I've had very good comments and people just stopping in to say we're so glad you're open has been a recurring theme but I only expect that to continue as the season opens," she said.

Hayden attended the New York School of Interior Design and was inspired to open a store of her own one day.

"I've always been interested in design. That's why I loved working here because I just really enjoyed being around textures and home decor and fabrics and just anything to do tactile with the home," she said.

"I'm really excited. I just spoke with a sales rep to bring in a few new lines that are very new to the Berkshires that aren't anywhere else."

She also wants to offer in-store tutorials such as flower arranging, tabletop ideas, and more to involve the community.

Some advice she would give someone who may be wanting to start their own venture like this would be to do it when it feels right.

"There's never a perfect time but when you have that feeling that now is it, jump on it and just don't look back and just do it, it sounds easier said than done but a few years back I couldn't imagine myself doing that but it just seemed that everything just came together," Hayden said.

She would like people to know that she is always willing to help customers with their interior design ideas and loves to help them find what could look best in their home.

She also wants to make sure that people know that her store still has the showroom and that they can still order the same Annie Selke products.

"They can still order Pine cone Hill products and Dash and Albert through here," said Hayden, adding "I've kept the [rug] library up to date, people can still take out rug samples and I match any promotion that's currently online."

Home on Main is located at 36 Main St. and can be followed on Instagram at Homeonmain36. The store is open Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Dalton Board Signs Off on Land Sale Over Residents' Objections

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
05:50AM / Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Residents demanded the right to speak but the agenda did not include public comment. Amy Musante holds a sign saying the town now as '$20,000 less for a police station.'

DALTON, Mass. — The Select Board signed the sale on the last of what had been known as the Bardin property Monday even as a handful of residents demanded the right to speak against the action. 

 

The quitclaim deed transfers the nine acres to Thomas and Esther Balardini, who purchased the two other parcels in Dalton. They were the third-highest bidders at $31,500. Despite this, the board awarded them the land in an effort to keep the property intact.

 

"It's going to be an ongoing battle but one I think that has to be fought [because of] the disregard for the taxpayers," said Dicken Crane, the high bidder at $51,510.

 

"If it was personal I would let it go, but this affects everyone and backing down is not in my nature." 

 

Crane had appealed to the board to accept his bid during two previous meetings. He and others opposed to accepting the lower bid say it cost the town $20,000. After the meeting, Crane said he will be filing a lawsuit and has a citizen's petition for the next town meeting with over 100 signatures. 

 

Three members of the board — Chair Robert Bishop Jr., John Boyle, and Marc Strout — attended the 10-minute meeting. Members Anthony Pagliarulo and Daniel Esko previously expressed their disapproval of the sale to the Balardinis. 

 

Pagliarulo voted against the sale but did sign the purchase-and-sale agreement earlier this month. His reasoning was the explanation by the town attorney during an executive session that, unlike procurement, where the board is required to accept the lowest bid for services, it does have some discretion when it comes to accepting bids in this instance.