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aution: If your house looks like no one in particular lives there, you’re missing out on one of the great joys of living. I’m talking about the personalizing, customizing, and nesting that transform a wellappointed house into a meaningful home. It is possible to live amid both sentiment and conventional beauty. Designers often suggest dedicating just a few locations to ultrapersonal affectations: a hallway plastered with family photos, for example. The idea, of course, is to keep them from overrunning the house. I endorse this! Contributing editor Libby Langdon adorns the inside of her cabinets and closet doors with “things that would totally clutter up the house, but that we still want to see and remember, like my husband’s cherished old Cubs tickets.” Added bonus, she says: The pics and memorabilia “brighten up spots that would otherwise be blank and boring!” I tried it—with success! When I tired of seeing Teddy’s school “art” on the fridge, I tacked it to the inside of one of our kitchencabinet doors. And our medicine-cabinet interior now has family snapshots secured with magnets, easily rearranged or swapped out. It’s a treat to open these doors. But my most personal of all spaces is a single shelf on an étagère of curios and small art pieces I’ve amassed. Call it a shrine, a memorial, a remembering space: It’s a tableau of items that remind me of my dad, now passed. It began with a few photos, to which I added blown-glass paperweights from Bermuda, where our family often visited, and a candle scented like the camphor-tinged baths he’d take after skiing and boating. There’s a Valentine’s Day card from him written in his distinctive, blueprint-worthy, all-caps penmanship, and a mini Toblerone, his favorite treat. When I read up on the practice of creating a “personal shrine,” I saw it described as “journaling” with objects and images instead of words. I found that beautiful. Long before I could bring myself to write about my dad, I could touch and arrange these simple reminders of him and feel a sense of comfort. As you do your spring cleaning this season, consider saving a cubby, shelf, or drawer for your own treasures related to a person or place, or even a feeling, such as peace or calm. (Our Guide to Restfulness, on page 61, can get you started.) It’s not something a decorator can do for you, but I think you’ll find it rewarding—and surprising. Months after creating mine, I caught my mischievous then-two-year-old munching on that sacred Toblerone. I know my dad would have chuckled, too.
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“This warm, calming pink, the shade of faded peony petals or the edges of a fiery sunset, had me at hello. Not too juvenile or too twee or too sweet, it acts like a neutral. In this library, its sophisticated undertones balance all the millwork and the hand-blocked linens. It makes you want to curl up, relax, and luxuriate on the window seat.”
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“I’ve adored this puttyblush color for as long as I can remember. It’s a very emotion-steeped hue evocative of my childhood: It reminds me of quiet moments helping my mother put together her evening outfits, the ritual of choosing clothes and jewelry. Now I appreciate how it softens a room, giving it a hushed intimacy and a chic essence, and I return to its specialness constantly.”
“I admit this quicksilver gray came into my life by chance. A friend in search of the perfect gray paint asked for suggestions, and I recommended it off the cuff. I was stunned when I saw it on her walls: It was perfect, full stop. Very mercurial, it can shift from violet to taupe to pale white depending on the lighting. Amazing! Is it any wonder it inspired the color of my business cards and logo?”
“In 30-plus years of design, I’ve tried and discarded literally thousands of whites. I even attempted to mix my own, creating ever more exotic combos and driving my painters mad. Trust me: Nothing compares to this. I’ve never seen anything like it—well, maybe the color at the horizon right as dawn breaks over the Aegean. I’ve dubbed it Jeeves, after the fictional butler: ever present, always discreet.”
“A few years ago, I spied this color on the library walls at an English country house and—boom!—immediate attraction. Confident and poised, it’s a complex green that envelops you like a luxe cashmere blanket. In my new-build condo, it gave the dining and living rooms a richness and a history. Whenever anyone saw the rooms, the reaction was always the same: a dropped jaw, silence, then ‘Wow!’”
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“When I was a design student, I came across a photo of a Billy Baldwin room lacquered in this masculine brown, and I was a goner. So different from the ‘pretty’ colors I had been working with, it pulled me in and has never let me go. I’ve paired it with Hermès orange, pale blue, and pink, introduced clients to it, and even used it myself. I just repainted my home office in it—again.” SHELLEY JOHNSTONE
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“My relationship with this acidic green started a quarter century ago. I recognized how independent and gutsy it was in the 1990s, and I never wavered. For my dining room I went all in, but it’s also fantastic in modest doses and surprisingly approachable. With indigo blue or a cantaloupe color, it feels totally current.” AMELIA HANDEGAN
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“A confession: As a child visiting museums, I was just as captivated by the white paint on the walls as by the artworks. I am hopelessly, hypnotically obsessed with white—its mutability, its variations. This hue, with its slight tinge of gold, not yellow, is my longest-term crush. It’s inviting, it’s stimulating, it has dimension. And wouldn’t you know, it’s the most amazingly crisp backdrop for clients’ art.”
“It’s hard to pinpoint exactly what shade of blue this is, which is why it has always mesmerized me. I prefer hazy in-between colors that are hard to define. A description that comes close is of an antique French chest that was once bright blue but has gradually faded and aged—beautifully—over decades. Bring in grays, plums, and tangerines, and it’s beyond gorgeous.”
“I go way back with this intriguing blue-green: I wore it for my senior portrait in high school! It’s one of the few colors I’m drawn to that isn’t inspired by nature, unapologetically clean and modern. In the kitchen of my apartment, I combined it with geometric wallpaper and pure whites. If I were actually inclined to cook, I’d be thrilled doing it around this unusual hue.”
“The intensity and ambiguity of this unique color has enthralled me forever. Marrying my two favorite hues, blue and green, its depth makes it almost impossible to nail down—and is the reason it can be teamed with almost any textile. It recalls the soulful greens and blues Van Gogh painted again and again, which are still relevant today. Timelessness is a hallmark of nuanced colors like this.”
“There’s a dreamy and wispy quality to this Cape Cod blue, the misty color along the New England shoreline on overcast days. I’m infatuated with it because even though it’s subtle, it still packs a wallop—like a wave with an undertow. The way it instantly brings a room to life is uncanny, especially if it’s a small space in need of oomph. It’s unbeatable with emerald green.”
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6. Sweet Bay Double Ball artificial topiary. $151. atgstores.com 8. Small Ring Handle Iron Planter. $128. shopterrain.com Somerset House Doorway Mural background. From $81. surfaceview.co.uk. Antique Terra Cotta tiles in Peach. $24 per sq. ft. xsurfaces.com Topiaries available at most local nurseries.
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Garden States Even ancient Romans made topiaries, a symbol of man’s attempt to harness the wild. Here, five inspiring places to see them in some delightfully unnatural habitats.
Longwood Gardens Industrialist Pierre S. du Pont’s 1936 topiary garden just outside Philadelphia is open to the public, with many of his original yews— like the tiered “wedding cake”—still standing. longwoodgardens.org
Montecito, California’s answer to buttoned-up British topiaries? Footloose versions—including a camel, a chess set, and a 25-foot clock made with succulents in 1955—at the former home of Polish opera star Ganna Walska and her sixth husband. lotusland.org
Ladew Topiary Gardens Release the hounds! This iconic 22-acre Maryland garden is an Edward Scissorhands–esque vision sprung to life, with a butterfly, a lyrebird, and Churchill’s top hat rendered in evergreen. ladewgardens.com
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After purchasing a house with a blank slate of a yard in Bishopville, South Carolina, army retiree Pearl Fryar got to work, turning castoffs from local nurseries into intricate shapes that he trims himself every four weeks. pearlfryar.com
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High Maintenance Type A’s, get out your shears: This requires regular pruning. Boxwood Topiary. monrovia.com. Iron Cross Frame Planter. $198 for 19½″ H box. shopterrain.com
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Hunting for the perfect sofa can turn into a modern-day Goldilocks dilemma—it’s either too firm, or too soft, or too...something. HB editors went looking for sofas that are beloved for good reason, each for around $3,000—or less! We believe you’ll find one that’s juuuust right.
The stylish starter sofa More than one HB staffer has owned and loved an Ikea sofa— you rarely find rolled arms, turned legs, and pocket-spring comfort at this price point. Did we mention it’s available in seven colors and counting? Stocksund Sofa. In Ljungen Blue. From $699. ikea-usa.com
The black-tie sofa A velvet bench seat means this tuxedo sofa is party-ready (nobody likes to sit between cushions!), but the down-wrapped foam and hardwood frame can take years of TV binge-watching, too. Cobble Hill Prescott Sofa. In Vance Indigo. From $2,195. abchome.com
The Deco Diva A showstopping silhouette in a powder pink that would have made Zsa Zsa Gabor feel at home. Even the walnut cone legs are elegant. Pass the pink Champagne, dah-ling. Art Deco Sofa. In Rosewater. From $2,495. modshop1.com
The sleep-on-it sofa Many sofa beds are notoriously uncomfy, but Carlyle’s are not, thanks to their kiln dried–hardwood frames, patented steel mechanism, and springy cushions. You’ll sleep even better knowing it has a lifetime warranty. Third Avenue Sofa Bed. From $2,995. carlylesofa.com
The wolf in sheep’s clothing Under all that always-on-trend tufting lies a sturdy soul: one with a cross-directional kiln-dried frame, mortise-and-tenon joints, and cushions buoyed by an 11-gauge steel suspension system. Clancy Sofa. In Vangogh Fog. From $2,899. arhaus.com
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The Sophisticate Inspired by midcentury Danish furniture, it has a conversation-encouraging shallow depth and upright back that’s ideal for a crowd. Sloane Sofa. In Keswick Lime. From $2,120. mgbwhome.com
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The Transformer Large and splurge-worthy, the kiln-dried ash-wood frame has a chaise that can attach on either side, depending on your needs. Atwood Bi-Sectional. In Berkeley Coral. From $3,199. gusmodern.com
The Customize-Your-Own-Adventure sofa Pick fabric, legs, and length for this down-topped sofa, and it will arrive by white-glove delivery in a few short weeks— with a 365-day return policy. Maxwell Fabric Sofa with Right Chaise. In Evergreen Felt. From $2,200. interiordefine.com
The Lounger Our team found this one every bit as comfortable as the much-touted Cloud sofa (you’ll sink into its cozy, deep seat), yet supportive enough to maintain martini-hour conversation. Lancaster Leather Sofa. In Italian Berkshire Pewter. From $3,195. restorationhardware.com
The Instagrammable Style Star If Marilyn Monroe were reincarnated as a sofa, she might look something like this: beautiful and a flirt. Handmade in Los Angeles of 100 percent linen and sustainable wood. Radley Sofa. From $3,110. ciscohome.net
The Anglophile There’s classic attention to detail built in: fan-pleated English roll arms; an extra welt below the cushions; eight-way hand-tied springs for beauty underneath. Carmine Sofa. In Lagoon Velvet with Washed Oak Finish. From $2,650. maidenhome.com
The downiest sofa Sitting here is like lounging on a giant pillow, thanks to 70 percent– feather cushions. A kiln dried–hardwood frame and high-tenacity webbing, combined with a spring suspension, keeps its shape. Neva Leather Sofa. In Paragon Raw Umber. From $2,999. sixpenny.com
The Netflix-all-night sofa You can use your own material to upholster this Crate & Barrel classic, which is so long (105 inches!) and deep, it can comfortably fit a family. Lounge II 3-Seat Grande Sofa. In Wheat. From $1,999. crateandbarrel.com HOUSE BEAUTIFUL
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2. Handcrafted in Minnesota of cotton and linen. Throw Quilt No. 7. $440 for 54″ × 72″. louisegray.com
3. Le Jacquard Francais Napkin in Multi. $21. sharyn blondlinens.com 4. Ingo Modern embroidered cotton blend. Available
through a designer. www.pierrefrey.com 5. Leather Patchwork Tray in Pale Tones. $1,500 for 14″ × 22″. aerostudios.com
6. Patchwork V Flat Clutch in Navy Mariner Stripe. Canvas. $215 for 11½″ W × 8″ H. clarev.com
7. Inspired by Color Field paintings. Crewel Slice Pillow Cover in Wine. $39 for 20″ Sq. westelm.com
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Game Changer PRODUCER HILLARY BROWN PHOTOGRAPHER WESTON WELLS PROP STYLIST LUIGI MENDUNI HAIR AND MAKEUP NINA SORIANO FOR BERNSTEIN & ANDRIULLI. FOR MORE DETAILS, SEE RESOURCES
Katie Sutton, a native New Yorker and senior designer at Cullman & Kravis, likes to re-energize traditional style by exploring ideas outside the classical decorator’s handbook.
Sutton at ALT Box, a coffee shop– cum–design store on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
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A bedroom at the 2014 Kips Bay Show House designed by Sutton and the Cullman & Kravis team. A 1950s Murano chandelier hangs above a reproduction of a Givenchy rug by Beauvais Carpets.
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ment to Sargent—his portraits are so dramatic in their scale and lighting.” 3. BABINDA WALLCOVERING
“The metallic embroidery catches the light subtly, so it won’t overpower artwork or furniture. We just used this in a client’s Miami powder room.” fromental.co.uk 4. LAMP BY ROBERTO RIDA “His work is sculptural, from the geometric metalwork to the stunning natural stones.” 1stdibs.com
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in college and was intrigued by the lack of labels on the artwork. Gardner wanted viewers to come up with their own interpretations.” 8. HORIZON COLLECTION BY MARIE DAÂGE “You can mix and match doz-
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ens of colors of these Parisian plates to dress up even the plainest of mahogany tables—no tablecloth needed.” kneenandco.com
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“A LOT OF PEOPLE in this industry had the same double major: art history and psychology,” says 35-year-old Katie Sutton, who also turned the combo into a calling with a fiveyear stint at Victoria Hagan that led to her current role at Cullman & Kravis. “It speaks to having a love of art and being a people person. Ellie Cullman says working with clients is a lot like dating—you really have to get to know them!” Once she learns what makes them tick, though, Sutton is not against having fun: mixing metallics or even painting the walls of a bedroom in fiery copper. “It’s exciting to do new things and push boundaries a bit!”
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Inspired by the over-the-top glitz and fantasy of old Hollywood, Los Angeles–based design duo Jaime Rummerfield and Ron Woodson dream up a colorful room with star power and staying power.
A vibrant palette gives the space a warm and welcoming feeling.
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animal print contrasts the bold colors and patterns, and yet it still functions like a neutral.” Cheetah Velvet in Emerald. beaconhilldesign.com 5. CHAIR “A sumptuous solid is a necessary breather from all the motifs.” Splendido Velvet in Color 031. dedar.com
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The Washington, D.C.–based designer has a new line for Baker, the Darryl Carter Collection for Milling Road, which features a range of pieces from case goods to lighting. “The furniture is a manifestation of my design ethos, an elegant combination of the past and present,” Carter says. Items include faceted chests and an antique-inspired semainier, complete with sculptural cornices, hand-cast brass pulls, and seven drawers—one for each day of the week. “All of the pieces work well together, but no two shoppers are going to walk out with the same room!” bakerfurniture.com
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DARRYL CARTER ON MIXING MODERN WITH TRADITIONAL “I’m a lawyer by training, but my designer DNA appeared in childhood, when I got great pleasure from being sent to my room—I would rearrange it! One of my trademarks is marrying classic forms with modern ones. They weren’t intended to go together, but they can create a timeless space. It’s a bit like when I’m hosting a dinner party: I’d rather not have a room full of the same agreeable guests. The conversation is much more lively when you have a mix of personalities.” 56
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OPPOSITES ATTRACT “A Zig-Zag chair and an 18thcentury Italian table speak beautifully to each other in their polarity. The art on the wall is deliberately underscaled, so it isn’t daunting to anything else.” COLOR THEORY “I committed sacrilege by painting the fruitwood case clock in my kitchen black, but its new, crisp profile contrasts against the white wainscoting and walls, making it look almost modern.”
AS TOLD TO KATHRYN O’SHEA-EVANS (MASTER CLASS) PHOTOGRAPHER, THIS PAGE INTERIORS: GORDON BEALL PHOTOGRAPHERS, OPPOSITE PAGE BACKGROUND: ALISON GOOTEE/STUDIO D; GAUGUIN: SCALA/ART RESOURCE, NY; FANTIN-LATOUR: © THE CALOUSTE GULBENKIAN FOUNDATION/SCALA/ART RESOURCE, NY. FOR MORE DETAILS, SEE RESOURCES
“Eclecticism can be visually chaotic— use a muted palette to create a serene environment. A large tuxedo sofa further hushes the movement of this rug’s subtle but busy pattern.”
CHARLOTTE MOSS ON...
BEING PRESENT
ONE THING I’VE LEARNED about travel is to squeeze the most out of every minute. Who knows when you’ll be back? On recent business trips to London and Paris, I spent every nonworking moment in museums and country houses—seeing, exploring, and being inspired. Things you allow yourself to experience fully will stay with you as memories and become influences on your life. After you return home, months or even decades later, you will find yourself recalling something—the vivid painting of textiles, the ruins in a capriccio, the curve of a chair leg, the appliqué of felt on upholstery—in order to articulate a design or approximate a color to paint a room. Directly or indirectly, sooner or later, what we’ve seen will find its way into our dialogue of design— and simply being present when traveling is the greatest pleasure. Looking back over the 30 years I’ve been decorating, I’ve witnessed a revolution in technology that has enhanced the way I manage my business, not to mention research, shop, and communicate. But it requires discipline to power off and not get sucked down the digital rabbit hole. We must continue to do some terribly old-fashioned things to fire ourselves up and keep the creative juices flowing. We must feed our eyes and our souls—walk the streets of the Left Bank or through a country house and garden to see how other people lived; smell the air of a room, garden, or city; and notice the stars in the sky. Visits to Mount Vernon and Monticello were some of my first trips as a child, and those visual memories have stuck with me as I continue to seek out more. I will never stop. As photographer Walker Evans said, “Stare. It is the way to educate your eye, and more. Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long.” —Charlotte Moss
TOP: Color takes courage. Sometimes we need a kick in the pants to embrace cadet blue adjacent to fire-engine red, or even black and white. By observing an Impressionist master of color, like Gauguin, we can gain the confidence to explore new palettes. ABOVE: Proust said that Chardin saw debris at the table as still life. That’s evident in the romantic paintings of Fantin-Latour—studying them helps us find the beauty and art in the ordinary.
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Taylor’s striped Bougainvillea tablecloth gives the lush blooms a starring role. heathertaylorhome.com
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“My florist friends at Hollyflora recreated the motif on my greatgrandmother’s plates, complete with bluebells and marigolds! Even if guests don’t notice the reference, it’s a lovely detail that adds a fun symmetry.” “Simple pieces from your kitchen make lovely flower vases.” Bowl, $25; pitcher, $13; and creamer, $20. crateandbarrel.com “These are multipurpose—use them for water, juice, even mimosas.” Oaxaca Drinking Glasses, $15 each. apolisglobal.com “Mixing stripes with florals is classic—just be sure to pull colors from the plates.” Chelsea Garden Accent Plate, $195. devinecorp.net 58
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“Breezy cotton linens freshen up stuffy traditional china.” Mulberry napkins, $78 for four. heathertaylorhome.com
“Splashes of contrasting colors, like vivid cobalt blue, make everything else pop.” Small French Press, $50. lecreuset.com
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GUIDE TO Restfulness
Pare It Down
INTERIOR DESIGNER TOM SCHEERER PHOTOGRAPHER FRANCESCO LAGNESE
We know it’s hard to put away the phone, let alone force yourself to slow down. Here’s one way to set boundaries: Make a space that’s dedicated to downshifting—no TV, no wild colors, no stacks of mail to sort. Go solo, or go ahead and invite a companion (we call that together alone time).
Catherine Brophy, Feng Shui Expert
Three Tips for a Restful Home
Sleep soundly
Streamline Fiercely
Avoid drama
“First, you should be able to see the door from your bed. And note that facing north brings deeper sleep. Also, avoid mirrors across from the bed, as they reflect energy.”
“Clutter—even if it’s hidden behind cupboards or stashed under the bed—is stressful. Clear out! It’s impossible to truly relax if even one dish is dirty.”
“Keep items with emotional associations, like old family photos or a lamp you bought with your ex, out of the bedroom. Baggage isn’t tranquil!”
Start (or End) Your Day Outdoors If you’re blessed with an open-air space at home, get out there! Try this: Create a ritual for a restorative moment under the sky, whether it’s regular Sunday-morning coffee and canelés or a weeknight lantern-lit dinner. Consider entering it in your calendar—it’s a date with a friend worth seeing.
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GUIDE TO Restfulness
Barbara Ann Kipfer
Ways to Calm Yourself at Home To The Letter
Think Small Turn a lonely corner or mantel into a tiny shrine for something meaningful, like a memento from your travels or a piece of pottery made by your children. Give it breathing room, and appreciate it like fine art. Pausing to embrace beauty is ultra-restorative!
“Write with a fountain pen, experiencing the slow, cutting drag of the nib against the paper grain.” Aromatherapy
“Place the calming scent of lavender in your bedroom.” Wash well
“Dry your laundry on a clothesline, where it can be buffeted by the breeze and warmed by the sun.” Unplug
“Turn off your mobile devices and put them in a drawer for an hour— or a day.” Get Cozy
“If you have a fireplace, use it.” Try the Power of Symmetry
Style Your Way to Calm
Symmetry is a simple way to add visual tranquillity to any room. Unfailingly, viewing a balanced tableau provides a sense of harmony and serenity—exactly what you should strive for in your bedroom.
Give one of the most cramped spots in the house life by playing stylist. Arrange your books and objects in new ways that please your eye. Pro trick: Paint the shelf interiors, and invite only the prettiest items inside!
Excerpted from Kipfer’s new book 1,001 Ways to Slow Down: A Little Book of Everyday Calm (National Geographic)
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“Sleep is essential for health, happiness, even being kind— spending on sheeting is worth it! Thread counts are unregulated, so rely on the way it feels in your hand.”
“It’s the most private space you have, not a purse you wear out, so tailor it to your needs. Because I live in New Orleans, I like percale sheets— they’re cooler—and a quilted blanket.”
“Monograms and embroidered sheets bought in Italy create a happy moment every time you crawl into bed. I change my linens twice a week to make that moment special!”
Coddle Yourself in a Cocoon Queen Elizabeth I dressed her four-poster bed in velvet and taffeta for good reason: The fabric muffled noise and helped retain warmth, ideal for royally blissful sleep. Today, designers gravitate toward a canopy bed for its room-within-a-room aesthetic. What could be cozier than that?
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KITCHEN OF THE MONTH
Tricks of the Trade A newly built kitchen in the Midwest puts back-of-thehouse style front and center.
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For clients with a background in the restaurant biz and an appreciation for straightforward design, Rebekah Zaveloff created a scullery-inspired kitchen in their East Grand Rapids, Michigan, home. Taking her cues from commercial kitchens, she brought in no-nonsense accents, like overscale Circa Lighting brass pendants and acres of simple white subway tiles (with charcoal grout to hide grease stains!). The result: a kitchen as good-looking as it is hardworking. —Carisha Swanson 70
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1. Organization Frustrated by a previous home’s kitchen, in which the view outside the window dictated the layout, the clients’ expectations here were simple: “Create a place for everything.” To improve workflow, Zaveloff positioned flatware drawers next to the dishwashers, spice drawers beside the range, and cutting boards in a divided drawer within the island.
2. Surfaces “Kitchens dripping in marble can get too fancy,” Zaveloff says. Deploying the luxe material strategically, she topped the walnut island with a 2½″-thick slab of Calacatta marble‚ then used heatresistant, toughwearing Hastia quartzite for the perimeter counters. A natural stone quarried just like marble, quartzite is “almost immortal.”
3. Mismatching “My instinct is never to match everything. That can get really boring,” Zaveloff says. When it came to selecting the kitchen’s sinks, she went with a traditional English farmhouse double-bowl style from Rohl and a French-influenced hammered-metal prep sink from Waterworks. “They’re different, but not so much that they clash,” she says.
4. Proportions In the builder’s original blueprint, the island was a massive 8′ square—dramatic, but not exactly practical for a family. Zaveloff knocked a few feet off to create a work area that’s scaled for meal prep, without the need to run laps. “Bringing everything in closer is not only cozier, it also makes cooking, cleaning, and grocery unpacking a lot less aerobic.”
7. fast Access A built-in stove-side niche puts everyday seasonings within arm’s reach, while a pot rack mounted above the La Cornue range keeps well-used copper cookware where the action is.
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6. mood lighting The clients went gaga for Waterworks’ utilitarian Watt sconces, which are modeled on telephonepole insulator covers, but Zaveloff was unsure of where to mount them. Rather than nixing the fixtures, the designer had tiled columns constructed next to each window and installed the sconces there. At night, the family switches them on as a low-light alternative to the brighter overheads.
8. Butler’s Pantry As a 180-degree departure from the function-first kitchen, Zaveloff designed a feminine pantry inspired by turn-of-the-20thcentury manor homes. “It’s less a butler’s pantry and more of a lady-ofthe-house pantry,” she says. To up the elegance, Zaveloff had the walls done in a gray Venetian plaster, chose white marble countertops, and curved the top of the backsplash. The final touches: a romantic Circa Lighting chandelier and antique mirrors as backsplashes on the sides.
“The client calls this room her little jewelry box. It’s the girly kitchen.”
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“I always have a stocked pantry—I call myself ‘the Entertainologist,’ after all! But everybody should be prepared for a party, or a snack. These items are my favorites because they’re super-versatile—a must to have on hand. Find them at specialty food stores.” Lulu’s Pantry Staples ■
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for guests in a silver dish and eat them by the handful! ■ ENTUBE Preservative-free condiments for instant flavor. I add the curry to chicken. ■ ORTIZ TUNA Italian—and expensive. Just add butter and lemon for a pasta sauce or dip.
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Gilty Pleasure EVEN THOUGH MATTHEW Quinn’s client loves glam— “bling’s her thing!”—he took a more understated approach to luxe when designing the master bathroom in her newly built home in Atlanta. “I wanted to evoke a hushed spa,” Quinn says. “It’s still sumptuous and shiny, because I’m also on Team Gleam, but it’s done in a subtle way.” The homeowner, who has twin toddlers and a fullthrottle schedule, envisioned a multitasking space that combines pampering with practicality—efficient on rushed weekday mornings, indulgent during weekend bubble baths. Using the local Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery as a onestop source for plumbing and lighting fixtures, Quinn created an evocative retreat with real-world livability. Marble floor and shower tiles in grays and whites established the posh yet pared-down tone. A freestanding tub with minimalist lines—“it resembles a sleek sculpture,” Quinn says—is heated by a spacesaving in-wall gas fireplace. Also vying for attention: a focal-point mirrored cabinet that spans an entire wall, >> RIGHT: The 70-gallon Jacuzzi
Verona tub is ideal for soaking while watching the TV that’s hidden behind the mirrored door. The cabinets are painted in Cornforth White, with the ceiling in a mix of that and Pavilion Gray, both by Farrow & Ball. Gaines pendant, Hudson Valley Lighting. Cabinetry, Downsview Kitchens/Design Galleria. 74
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This subdued take on glamour is a luxurious stunner.
THE ESSENTIALS B AT H O F T H E M O N T H with a built-in dressing table to streamline the homeowner’s get-ready routine. Adding the bespoke unit, painted a refined light gray to match the doublesink vanity, required appropriating square footage from the master bedroom. “But it was worth it,” Quinn says. “It’s storage-rich and customized down to the drawers, which have outlets for plugging in hair dryers and the like.” To de-stress, the homeowner dims the faceted-crystal sconces and rivettrimmed overhead pendant and fills the tub. As the low light bounces off all of the reflective finishes—even the hint of silver in the grass-cloth wallpaper—the bathroom feels “opulent but low-key,” Quinn says. “What could be better than that?” —Kathleen Renda
BELOW: Quinn, a fan
I think of this as a fresher, younger version of glamour, sexy without being over-thetop. It’s about taking the style and making it work with— and for—the client.
of tiles of all shapes and designs, fell hard for the soft charcoals and whites veining AKDO’s Origami marble tiles: “Every decision in the bathroom flowed from that.” He installed not one but two hexagonal tiles underfoot: the small Hoshi around the perimeter of both the tub and vanity, to mimic the look of area rugs, and the larger Burokku for the rest of the flooring. “It works because hexagons are modern and traditional at the same
time,” Quinn says. Despite his love for the grandeur of marble, he stopped short of continuing the material atop the vanity and dressing table in the wall cabinet, opting instead for worryfree Misty Carrera Caesarstone. “It’s a more sensible choice, because it’s almost indestructible. Spilled nail polish and mouthwash, which can ruin marble, aren’t a problem.” Tray and towel, Ballard Designs. Chair, Kate Spade New York.
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Caesarstone backsplash forms a ledge where the homeowner likes to perch perfumes and candles. Mounting the DXV Percy sink fittings to the wall “makes cleaning easier,” Quinn says. “There’s nothing cluttering the counter, and no water collecting at the base of the faucet or taps.” Since the bathroom has ample storage, Quinn hung a matched pair of Aubrey mirrors from Ballard Designs rather than installing medicine cabinets. Ruskin sconces from Hudson Valley Lighting. Webster sinks, DXV. Hardware, Matthew Quinn Collection.
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Napoleon Torch fireplace produces only a single flame, but it “generates tons of heat,” Quinn says. The Stablewood grasscloth wallpaper by Thibaut was chosen for its lustrous silver background. Wallpaper in a bathroom is fine, Quinn says, “if there’s proper ventilation”; he installed a Panasonic fan with a condensation sensor to keep humidity levels low. Curtains in Thibaut’s Emerson Stripe.
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shower’s interior on full display, so Quinn played up the view with Origami Kiki marble tiles from AKDO. The irregular pattern and hexagonal shapes “are dynamic, but the neutral palette makes sure it isn’t too loud visually,” he says. He also kept the rest of the shower, including the wall of AKDO Soft Gray marble tiles, unobtrusive. Percy handheld shower sprayer, DXV.
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For the living room of an apartment on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, designer Nick Olsen transformed a George II– style mahogany console into a selfserve bar with chalky white paint and a black marble slab. The opaline glass-urn lamp and mahogany mirror—repainted in gold and gray, respectively—were all “diamonds in the rough bought at auction, then tweaked,” Olsen says.
Olsen gave pride of place to a Damien Hirst print in the living room, where walls lacquered in Pratt & Lambert’s March Wind help brighten the north-facing space. The eight-foot, 38-inch-deep custom sofa—upholstered in a Kravet burgundy cotton velvet and based on a design by the late Portuguese designer Duarte Pinto Coelho—is “so cushy, you sink right into it,” Olsen says. The antique club chair is covered in a Dedar blue-and-burgundy striped linen blend. The circa-1970 coffee table—another auction find—“adds Studio 54 glitz.”
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A ceiling in Benjamin Moore’s Chic Lime lends a flash of bold color to the foyer. The room’s decor “is a seesaw mix of shiny and matte, austere and over-the-top,” Olsen says. OPPOSITE: Color maximalist Olsen earned an architecture degree from Columbia University and worked for Miles Redd before launching his design firm.
Call me clairvoyant, because I sense a colorful character lives here. He’s definitely larger than life! Outgoing and witty, always fast with a quip—he’s a boldface name in Manhattan’s real estate circles and a veteran of a reality TV show. The apartment reflects his fun, funny personality, and his enthusiasm for fashion and contemporary and Pop art. Did I mention he’s a total dandy, with pocket squares and velvet slippers galore? Of course the rooms couldn’t take themselves too seriously! There are lots of winks and pastiche, vivid hues, and tailored touches. It’s like a swanky Technicolor take on neoclassicism. K ATHLEEN RENDA: And the irreverence starts at the front door. The stage is set from the get-go. The apartment, in a stately 1941 Art Moderne high-rise designed by Emery Roth, has a classic layout: You enter through a vestibule that opens onto a sizable foyer. Those are first-impression spaces—more decorative than functional—so why not play that up? I nodded to the building’s glam heritage by striping the vestibule in black and white and adding an urn-topped column pedestal. Then I cranked the volume higher in the foyer. There, it’s all pediment-topped mirrored niches, more columns and urns, and a lime-chartreuse ceiling. I embellished the matte black walls with rectangles outlined in white and gray. The look, more graphic than cartoonish, is a fresh riff on a design at the Charlottenhof Palace in Potsdam, Germany. It’s not a practical space—there is no furniture!—but it is certainly dramatic. The fearless blue in the living room is also an attention-grabber. Aside from being the homeowner’s favorite color, it was a solution to a problem common in prewar apartments: The living room is an elongated rectangle—it goes on forever—and there are just two asymmetrical, north-facing windows. That’s it for sunlight! Drenching the NICK OL SEN:
walls in a shiny, lacquered royal blue bounces the skimpy light around, creating glints and reflections. The color is intense—I pulled it from the room’s circa-1880 Persian rug—but it’s not too dark or moody. It also works with everything from the acid green chintz on the 19th-century Louis XVI–style bergère to the black glass atop the 1970s chromeand-brass coffee table. And it sets off the burgundy velvet of the custom sofa,
which is low and loungey and perfect for the parties the owner loves to host. And then you flip the color scheme in the den, with red walls and a blue sofa. It’s a cocoon room where the homeowner watches television, so the walls could be cozy. They’re a deep persimmon linen. The blue of the velvet sectional was drawn from the Chinese carpet, which dates to the 1850s—obviously, I like to kick-start a room with a rug! I added some exotic patterns: a kilim textile covers the ottoman, and a 19th-century armchair was reupholstered with an
antique rug. To make sure the room doesn’t feel too overstuffed or closed in, I hung a large-scale, Dutch-inspired carved mirror over the sofa. What’s your secret for getting furnishings from different eras and in a range of hues to play well together? I lie awake at night, mentally reconfiguring all of a room’s elements. I obsess about adjacencies, transitions, and the harmonizing of opposites: refined with casual, austere beside decadent. I’m addicted to buying vintage pieces at auction houses and tinkering with them to create push-pull tension. Like the auction finds in the dining room: I ebonized the round Regency mahogany table and had the Louis XVI– style chairs reupholstered in cobalt leather. The blackness of the table and the chairs’ masculine square backs counter the fantastical vines on the scenic de Gournay wallpaper. I wanted to paint the ceiling pink as a final touch, but the homeowner balked—it was a bridge too far. Luckily, he was game for everything else. He isn’t afraid of the mix, and he’s very visual, which is evident in his outfits. The master bedroom is like an homage to haberdashery. It’s the equivalent of a Savile Row su it . T he wa l ls a nd nailhead-trim headboard are swathed in a handsome windowpane wool plaid, a nav y with silver stripes. Very debonair and natty, and a toneddown departure from the rest of the apartment. But this is a quiet retreat for sleeping, which is what you want a master bedroom to be. How is it that each room is unique, yet the apartment as a whole feels unified? By repeating colors—black, royal blue, chartreuse—you create continuity and a narrative through-line. More important, the proportion and placement of each individual piece is stand-alone strong. You could strip away all the color, take everything to neutral, and the rooms would still work. Not that I would ever do that!
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The kitchen’s cabinets are painted in a wine red from Fine Paints of Europe, in a high-gloss finish that “helped the small space feel bigger,” Olsen says. The grille doors on the dining room’s Regency sideboard are lined in chartreuse silk. The office’s Eileen Gray daybed is upholstered in a Holland & Sherry wool felt with Passementerie trim. An Osborne & Little linen warms up the walls of the den; the Dune sleeper sectional is in a Kravet velvet. TOP LEF T:
The matching Holland & Sherry windowpane wool plaid on the walls and headboard takes the master bedroom “in a menswear direction,” Olsen says. A sleek polished-nickel lamp from Gracious Home and an alabaster lamp bought at auction are paired atop a 19th-century Queen Anne–style japanned chest of drawers. FOR MORE DETAILS, SEE RESOURCES
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In the living room of a house in Hillsborough, California, interior designer Chloe Warner conjures a fresh take on classic red, white, and blue. The 14-foot-long vintage sofa is from the owners’ previous residence. The chairs and smaller sofa are covered in a Groundworks fabric, and the wallpaper is by Jim Thompson. A Stark indoor-outdoor rug is topped by a custom Merida rug that was designed by Warner and inspired by inkblots. “I painted a watercolor, played with it in Photoshop, and sent it off,” she says. Lanterns, Circa Lighting. Eames stool, Design Within Reach.
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Instead of a formal dining room, Warner envisioned a multipurpose space that parents and children could use for casual meals or game nights. To make the most of the room’s 20-foot ceiling height, the designer installed floor-to-ceiling curtains in a Duralee sheer (the pink hue is called Flesh), suspended a pair of crystal chandeliers over the tables, and framed sections of Fromental wallpaper, which she hung high on the wall above the fireplace. Warner designed the custom tables. The Ethan Allen chairs are in a Lee Jofa linen.
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This is a fabulous glass box of a house. And yet the decor is hardly minimalist—all those florals and pink curtains! There is usually an arranged marriage between contemporary architecture and interior design: lean rooms, minimal furniture, neutral palette. But this Bay Area house is a
In addition to pink, you gravitated here to classic red, white, and blue. Why? Growing up, I spent summers with my family in Maine, and we used to visit houses designed by Sister Parish. She often used that scheme, and it has become part of my aesthetic. My red is a cranberry, like this living room’s sofa. And the blues are brighter than navy. The white is more of a bone color—a thick and creamy hue that looks like it has a layer of dust on it.
What color lessons did this home impart? The architectural envelope was f lawless, so the challenge for me was to make the interior feel warm, glowing, and happy. When you have all this natural light, any color or pattern is possible. I never worry about interiors being too lively—that only makes life more interesting. For instance, this kitchen has a reading nook with a f loral sofa and a bookcase wall that I painted a deep teal. The chairs are moss-colored
spunky love match between the masculine style of the original architect, Jim Jennings, and my feminine sense of color and pattern. And since the owners have school-age children, they wanted it to be both beautiful and bulletproof. DAVID A . KEEPS: How did you accomplish that balancing act? We used a lot of indoor-outdoor sisal and antelope-print rugs, which are so forgiving with traffic and spills. Instead of a formal dining room, the clients wanted a multipurpose space where they wouldn’t care if the kids used crayons or paint on the table. I designed two tables in Corian and brass. The chairs are covered in a linen that’s been specially coated for wipeability—it’s a floral that served as the curtains in their last home. That was a real triumph of Yankee repurposing!
How else do you tweak your palettes? I mix colors by combining solids with geometrics and florals. I often add an extra color. Here, in the double-height living and dining rooms, I created an entire wall of pink in the form of 20-foottall curtains. You don’t get to order those every day. Heaven! The wife is the creative director of Fine Paints of Europe. She is fearless and understands the power of color—how it can evoke calm or stimulation. She loves the drama of saturated paint. Do they entertain much? Their lifestyle is casual. They’ll have other families over for game nights or to hang outside by the pool. In the dining room, they can push the two tables together and seat 12, but I don’t think they host lots of adults-only parties. If it were my house, though, I sure would.
velvet, very similar to the teal but deliberately just a tad off. I can’t stand matchy-matchy. The adjoining kitchen and breakfast area feel almost Scandinavian. In a kitchen, functionality rules, and they wanted a quiet workhorse. The architect Charlie Barnett installed bleached-oak cabinetry. White pendants over the island create a focal point. Most people force white into being the backdrop; it’s fun to reverse that. So you’re not “beyond the pale”? Light colors can be very powerful and give patterns room to breathe. In the master suite, I used large-scale floral prints, bold Sister Parish wallpaper with a creamy background, and fabrics in lighter watercolor tones. So, yes, even though I love deep, rich hues, there’s a place for pale in my heart.
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“I’m obsessed with George Seller’s Areté plaster chandelier,” admits Warner, who hung one in the breakfast area for a pop of white against the travertine hearth. Serena & Lily chairs surround a custom table. Stark’s Antelope carpet is great for “hiding crumbs,” the designer notes. OPPOSITE, FROM LEF T: The kitchen was reconfigured by architect Charlie Barnett with oak cabinetry and Silestone counters; pendants, Circa Lighting. “I was the class freak,” says Oakland, California–based Warner, who studied architecture at Harvard. “I cared deeply about beauty, ornament, and color. Now, I’m very confident in the power of decorating.”
“The challenge was to give warmth and femininity to a clean but masculine jewel box,” Warner says of the house, which was designed in the early 2000s by architect Jim Jennings. For the landscaping, Warner kept it simple: “We did nothing more than set up areas for dining and entertaining” around the pool, which was also designed by Jennings. The patio seating is by Janus et Cie, and the tile floor is travertine. Warner placed a Galanter & Jones heated love seat by the door to entice party guests “to spill out onto the patio on cool evenings.”
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“In a big house, you need consistent elements to keep things from feeling too chopped up,” says Warner, who used animal patterns throughout the house, including the Stark Antelope carpet in the reading nook off the kitchen. The vintage sofa is covered in Jasper’s Malmaison; chairs, Henredon; paint, Fine Paints of Europe. FAR RIGHT: In a sitting area adjacent to the master suite, the designer lined the space with Kinnicutt, a Sister Parish wallpaper “with a timeless, happy personality.” The seat on the vintage bench is covered in Bob Collins’s Spice Rose; the sofa is by Hickory Chair. BELOW RIGHT: “The master bedroom is everything a person could need to retreat from a busy life. It has a cocooned, tree house feeling,” Warner says. Oly’s Willa bed is topped with shams in a checked pattern by Chelsea Textiles and a lumbar pillow in a Lee Jofa linen. The chandelier is from Anthropologie, and the custom rug is by Merida. RIGHT:
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In the living room of a Greenwich, Connecticut, farmhouse designed by Elizabeth Bauer Watt, custom-colored lacquer was applied for a sleek, uniďŹ ed surface. The Pierre armchairs from Bunny Williams Home are in a Jasper fabric by Michael S. Smith. The photograph over the mantel is by William T. Hillman.
The furnishings in the living room are deceptively elegant: most of the textiles have been treated to resist dirt and wear. “Too often, formal living rooms are underused,” Watt says. “I wanted this one to be enjoyed. Nothing in the space is too precious or overly embellished.” The bespoke sofa is upholstered in Sahco’s Lavello fabric, with pillows from Fortuny and Holland & Sherry. The custom spoon-back chairs are covered in a Waterhouse Wallhangings leopard-print silk. The vintage parchment coffee table is from Pegaso Gallery Design. Custom rug, Studio Four NYC. The curtains are in a C&C Milano linen.
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De Gournay’s hand-painted chinoiserie tea paper on the walls gives the dining room its dazzle, while Dan Mosheim’s custom cerused-oak farm table acts as a gracious supporting player. The client bought the mirror at an antiques show. “It’s perfect,” Watt says. “It has a great shape, but it’s not a big gilt thing taking attention away from the paper.” Custom plaster chandelier, Bourgeois Bohème Atelier. Sisal rug, Stark. The antique Swedish chairs are covered in a Peter Fasano linen. OPPOSITE: Watt, whose design firm is based in New York, in her clients’ living room.
This home is filled with pale greenblues, like shades of Arctic ice. What inspired this refreshing palette? I love classic blue and white, but that would’ve been the obvious way to go. Greeny-blue is a different take that still gives a traditional feel. It’s seasonless; it’s timeless. In winter, it looks great with all the snow. JULIE L A SK Y: Looking at these elegant rooms, I find it hard to imagine four young children rampaging through them. This is a weekend house for a family that lives in Manhattan. It’s a farmhouse on six acres in backcountr y Greenwich, Connecticut, abutting an Audubon preserve. The kids are free to run around and do their own thing. So, although there’s a certain formality, I tried to use materials that weren’t too precious. Most of the fabrics are indooroutdoor or have been treated. The living room coffee table is a lacquered parchment, so it’s super-safe: You can put a glass on that surface and it won’t leave a ring. The vintage end tables have glass tops. It’s not that the kids are in the living room every day, but even with guests, you don’t have to worry. It’s easy living. In this project, texture is as important as color. Why did you opt for high-gloss lacquer on the living room walls and ceiling? The clients inherited the architecture when they bought the house. The living room had a coffered ceiling, and I didn’t want it to look like a library. And the fireplace was kind of ordinary and didn’t have the best-looking marble surround. By painting the entire room in bluegreen lacquer, we unified everything into one beautiful surface. A high-shine finish is also durable for kids; on matte ones, fingerprints are harder to wipe off. My client was really hesitant because it’s such a big investment to do lacquer correctly. I had to say to her, “Then let’s redesign this, because otherwise it’s going to be a very bland room.” She really listened and believed. The process took six weeks with five guys. ELIZ A BE T H BAUER WAT T:
Let’s talk about that stunning de Gournay wallpaper in the dining room. That paper was the first thing we chose for the project, and it set the palette for the whole house. It’s hand-painted; it has depth and beauty, but it’s also quiet. If we had decorated with heavy furniture and lots of color and pattern, the dining room wouldn’t have felt as special. I instead chose very basic, farmstyle, worn, textured pieces. The antique Swedish chairs are beautifully shaped without creating too much visual noise. The green glassware on the dining table is a lovely accent as well. How involved do you get in such smaller details? I picked almost everything, down to the napkins. I enjoy doing what I call soup-to-nuts. And honestly, accessorizing is the most important part of a project. Actually, two things matter most: good accessories and a great paint job. Among the many traditional pieces, it’s fun to see more modern choices, like the breakfast nook’s Saarinen Tulip table paired with rattan bistro chairs. Those chairs can be wiped down, and with that Saarinen table, marker comes right up. The banquette cushions are covered in linen, but I sent it out to be “vinylized” so spaghetti, Play-Doh— whatever—can’t permeate. The wall color was hand-brushed in a white semigloss; it has sheen and texture. With that finish, too, crayon and food don’t adhere. Really, durability was the key here. And comfort. And beauty. I am much better at the comfort/durability/ beauty thing now that I have a two-anda-half-year-old myself.
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“The kitchen walls were a dark brownish-purple. Can you even imagine?” Watt says. She brightened them with Benjamin Moore Ivory White semigloss paint and gave the antique chestnut floors a checkerboard pattern in two custom shades of light gray. Wicker chairs, Selamat. Custom seat cushions and pillows, Lino Textil. Ikat pillows, Madeline Weinrib. OPPOSITE: Classic blue and white makes an appearance in the guest bedroom. The Roman shade and matching bed cushion are in a Raoul Textiles silk. Nightstand and lamp, Bunny Williams Home. FOR MORE DETAILS, SEE RESOURCES
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New York designer Bachman Brown Clem combined two apartments in a 1920s building in Manhattan to create a new family home. Trim painted in high-gloss Benjamin Moore Twilight creates a common thread that runs throughout. In the foyer, walls are covered in a Phillip Jeffries hemp. “I always feel an entry should be assertive, not restrained,” says Clem. Chandelier, Matthew Fairbank Design.
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Clem updated the family’s antique English mahogany dining set by re-covering the chairs’ seats in a “ruddy orange” Pierre Frey leather with brass nailhead trim. As a counterpoint, he added elements with midcentury-modern appeal to the room, including a retro-style chandelier from Studio Van Den Akker and a vintage Renzo Rutili sideboard, which he gave a striking new customlacquered finish in a vivid blue. The figures, including an 18th-century standing Cambodian Buddha, were collected during the owners’ travels through Southeast Asia.
This place feels so timeless. Is it historic? It’s a combination of two apartments in a classic 1920s building on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The owners had bought one apartment years earlier, and they were living in Hong Kong when the adjacent one came up for sale. Before they moved back here with their three children, we worked on a gut renovation with PSA Architecture and Design to combine the two. The original interior had tons of details—columns and scrolls—that looked like cake frosting. The architecture was simplified, and we designed rooms to meld heirloom antiques with pieces acquired during their time abroad. TIM McKEOUGH: The decor is eclectic. Does that reflect the owners’ tastes? They have quite different styles. The wife likes modern, streamlined, and contemporary; the husband prefers traditional English and American antiques. But living in Hong Kong for so many years brought their styles closer together. Now, they both love Asian antiques and art—and they collected a great deal during their travels. Not to mention the fact that they both clearly love color. Yes, and they wanted lots of it. Initially, I thought that was a dream come true! But when I visited the space, I noticed it was quite deep. There were large windows, yet not much light was getting into the center. I worried that covering the walls in vibrant colors would have a darkening effect. I ended up using a bold hue but almost in reverse, by painting the trim, doors, and window frames in Benjamin Moore’s Twilight while keeping the walls in light neutrals. It gives the apartment its own stamp without making the rooms look too dark. Sounds gutsy. What made you confident it would work? Because the moldings aren’t heavy, I knew that the dark blue would act as a vibrant, slender frame for the walls. All the trim is high-gloss, which brings the color to the fore and reflects light. To BACHMAN BROWN CLEM:
balance it out, I chose wallpapers in muted, matte finishes, which create depth and add softness. Grass cloths in different textures work beautifully here: A pale blue-gray one lends a serene feeling to the living room, and a more textured bronze counterbalances all the glossy blue millwork in the library. And you continued the glossy blue trim on the arched hallways between the rooms. Those are deep passageways—between the living and dining room, and the kitchen and breakfast room—and it was a little bit scary for the owners when the paint was going on. They wondered if we should have painted them with something closer to the wall color. But I said absolutely not, because they add a sense of drama. For a split second, you’re in a dark passageway, and then you walk into a bright room that’s beautiful, vibrant, and filled with light. And punctuated with showstopping pieces, like that chandelier in the dining room. That’s a Stilnovo-style chandelier from Studio Van Den Akker. It’s four feet in diameter, and it feels very powerful when you walk in. It was the most difficult decision in the whole apartment. We considered more traditional pieces that were shimmery, with crystal and glass, but they all made the room feel too sedate. Ultimately, it needed something sculptural, with enough presence to pull the whole space together. But my favorite item in that room, which I loved juxtaposing with the antique English dining table and chairs, has to be the vintage sideboard by Renzo Rutili, which we had lacquered in a custom blue. The hardware is incredible—very 1950s Hollywood. Was it a challenge to incorporate all of the family’s furniture, art, and collections? People are sometimes hesitant to use a designer because they’re worried we are going to get rid of everything. But my mantra is that those personal and meaningful items are what make an interior interesting, especially when there’s something a little unexpected or kooky. It always makes the space more captivating and gives it a story.
Clem commissioned a custom living room mantel after striking out at salvage stores and topped it with Lobmeyr sconces; the Baker sofa is upholstered in a Kravet Couture fabric. A former closet is now a bar, with a bronze-tinted mirror and Global Brass cabinet pulls. A wall in the library is dedicated to 16th-century maps of Asia and the Americas; the mahogany chairs are Chinese, the custom sofa is in a Holland & Sherry fabric, and the Roman shade is in a Kelly Wearstler fabric for Groundworks. Clem under one of the home’s original arches.
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The checkerboard Marmoleum floor is a tribute to bygone linoleum kitchens. “It’s simultaneously classic and tonguein-cheek,” Clem says. “We were giggling when we placed the order.” A blue ceramic pendant lamp from Tamma Design takes center stage, while milk-glass Scavolini cabinetry allows for easy cleanup. OPPOSITE: A Ralph Lauren Home wallpaper behind an Oeuf bunk bed offers a playful touch that the children won’t soon outgrow. Clem found the sunny vintage desk chair and lamp at the Round Top Antiques Fair in Texas. FOR MORE DETAILS, SEE RESOURCES
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To freshen a 1936 Georgian-style house in Monroe, Louisiana, decorator Melissa Rufty painted the dining room walls a pretty cantaloupe— a hue lifted from the home’s existing Fortuny curtains— and fine-tuned the color with a custom glaze. The designer paired traditional elements, including a crystal chandelier and an antique table, with chairs in a sassy Christopher Hyland leopard-print velvet.
ABOVE: In the living room, the walls are painted in Benjamin Moore’s Annapolis Gray in a lacquer finish, which Rufty likens to “lip gloss for the room.” Beside the mantel, a wall sculpture of ceramic magnolias by Bradley Sabin feels modern while giving a nod to the Southern setting. LEF T: A contemporary Meredith Pardue painting hangs above a Lucite-and-glass console from Uptowner Antiques. RIGHT: The living room’s palette was taken from the colors in an antique tapestry that the clients purchased at auction. A Jim Thompson ikat on the armchair adds dynamism to the traditional decor. Vintage Muranoglass lamp, Lum; caryatid side table, Dunn and Sonnier.
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“I wanted it to feel like being wrapped in a warm blanket,” says Rufty of the library. To that end, she retained its existing color—Benjamin Moore’s Mink—and added plush fabrics like velvet and faux fur in the same rich chocolate brown. She designed the coffee table and had it custom painted with a faux-horn effect. The abstract painting is by New Orleans artist Richard Johnson. OPPOSITE: New Orleans designer Melissa Rufty on the home’s porch. RIGHT:
This small-town house has certainly had some outsize personalities involved with it over the years. MELISSA RUF T Y: Everybody in Monroe, Louisiana, knows this place. It was the childhood home of the late Speed Lamkin, an author and playwright—sometimes dubbed “the poor man’s Truman Capote”—who lived in Manhattan’s fast lane for many years. Then he came back home and brought none other than Mark Hampton to decorate his place. MIMI READ: That must have been a tough act to follow! There was another homeowner between Lamkin and my clients, so I didn’t have to perform the sacrilege of taking Mark Hampton’s rooms apart—they were already gone, except in pictures. My clients are a young couple with a child. They weren’t even sure they wanted to stay here when they asked me to drive up from New Orleans to see it. What was your impression? I immediately fell in love with the house. It’s like a great Southern character with wonderful quirks—there is an over-the-top Empire-style fireplace in the living room and an understated porch furnished with the wife’s grandmother’s wicker. At first glance it didn’t seem to need much, but I realized it was too traditional for them. The goal was to make it more intimate and current. I love the dining room’s still life of a cantaloupe against cantaloupe-colored walls. It’s as if the color jumped out of the painting. Actually, it was matched to a hue in the existing Fortuny curtains. It was tricky getting the right shade—I was worried it would look like the orange of marshmallow circus peanuts! To make it less saccharine, I overlaid an umber glaze, which adds caramel undertones as well as texture and movement. I’m all about colors that move and change. You also used some very quiet shades. Every room doesn’t have to be a “wow.” It’s very much like music: You’re subtly adjusting the bass and treble as you move through space. The living room is a warm gray, but when you lacquer the walls, they catch the light of the morning, afternoon, and evening. The effect
changes throughout the day. The neutral gray canvas allowed me to scatter throughout the space richer colors that I pulled from the homeowners’ antique tapestry—pretty greens, melons, rusts, little shots of blue. A brown room next to a gray one sounds somber. But in your hands, it isn’t. The library’s chocolate brown was already there, and I thought, Awesome! It really is an underrated color. We reupholstered almost everything in the same hue, but in different textures—leather, faux fur, linen, velvet—to make the room feel bigger and cozier. Then I added a
modern painting. The pinks and reds in the painting look surprising—and so good—against the brown. You clearly have a knack for conjuring Southern opulence. How do you make fancy feel fresh? I use a system of checks and balances. If I feel myself going too old-school, I’ll throw in a modern piece, a tongue-incheek artwork, or something sexy like the leopard-print fabric on the dining room chairs. It’s the high-heeled shoe in the room—something that says, “This isn’t your grandmother’s house.” Does every room need a stiletto? Every space benefits from an unpredictable moment. It’s like the person at a party who’s intriguing because he or she doesn’t quite fit the mold. I don’t know about you, but that’s a person I’d switch a place card to sit next to.
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When he decorated this house decades ago, Mark Hampton draped this sunroom in yards of floral chintz. Rufty’s impulse was to pare it back. To create a link with the garden, she covered the walls in a scenic Paul Montgomery silver-leaf floral paper. She also re-covered the homeowner’s existing bérgères in a peridot Donghia satin and installed an eight-foot-long banquette upholstered in a Manuel Canovas fabric. The pale pink antique vestment pillow is by B. Viz Design. 123
“Powder rooms are a designer’s calling card,” Rufty says. She reimagined this one with wallpaper by Celerie Kemble for Schumacher and a new custom metal sink apron hand-painted with a chinoiserie scene by Thomas Oppliger. Door paint, SherwinWilliams’s Greenblack. OPPOSITE: On the covered porch, the family’s heirloom wicker is topped with pillows in Peter Dunham Textiles fabrics. Jute rugs, Cost Plus World Market. Antique white birdcage, Dunn and Sonnier. FOR MORE DETAILS, SEE RESOURCES
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My husband, Simon, and I are extremely un-fancy—I’m a potter, he’s a window dresser—so it’s kind of fun to have a fancy dressing room. I love putting on my daily armor here, because it reminds me to bring my A game. You owe it to the world and yourself to look sharp! If I have to get up for a 4 a.m. flight to Akron, I lay stuff out on the valet. I wish I could say it’s always festooned with finery. It never hurts to be bold and theatrical—it’s life-enhancing. jonathan adler potter, designer, and author; greenwich village, new york 128
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