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Susan Rubin Of Beyond The Barn Specializes In Equestrian Design Services By Julie Unger
Susan Rubin of Beyond the Barn Decor Services is not new to the Wellington community. In fact, she isn’t new to the equestrian community, either. “I am a lifelong equestrian. As a little girl, I used to dream of living in a place where people rode horses, walked around in their britches, and there were paddocks and barns everywhere. It was a fulfillment of a dream to move to Wellington in 1999 and open up a business,” she said. While she focuses on her décor services nowadays, Rubin also once ran a store called Beyond the Barn. The store catered to equestrians through a unique collection of gifts and home furnishings, all with an equestrian theme. In one corner, she did design and decorating. That niche is now her primary business. Yet Rubin isn’t someone who just fell into the design business. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Penn State University and has continued her education through multiple design courses. “I really love working with people to help them nest in their homes,” she said. As an equestrian — dressage, specifically — Rubin un-
Susan Rubin in a seashell chair, a unique item she found for the owners of one of the equestrian properties she designed.
derstands the equestrian lifestyle and all the aspects that go along with it, from early-morning risings to having somewhere to relax between barn work. Many in the community know Rubin from Beyond the Barn, but her design work goes much deeper than equestrian furnishings and accessories. wellington the magazine | august 2016
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