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Entry
The winding iron staircase and stair window help establish a proper entry to the home.
—Adam Gerndt, home designer
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he entry is a veritable antiques gallery. Home
Tdesigner Adam Gerndt devised a graciously sized space that would set the tone for the home, and the team at Henhouse Antiques took the cue by lling it with vignettes of 18th- and 19th-century pieces. “We wanted to create a space that was inviting and comfortable and would allow guests to move from the foyer to the other rooms with ease,” says the design team. A mahogany wing chair covered in a kilim pairs with a Jacobean chest of drawers to anchor the stair access. A nearby wall features a French server with antique oil jars and a Louis Phillippe mirror above (page 30). In the front hall, an arrangement of fruit-drying racks is hung to create a windmill e ect (page 30). Another hallway features an antique pine dairy table topped with a pair of lamps and an antique horse painting (page 30). Antique rugs anchor the spaces and guide guests toward the bedroom, kitchen, and den.
Designer
Henhouse Antiques, LLC
205.918.0505 henhouseantiques.com IG: henhouseantiques Henhouse Antiques for Ashford Hill is owned by Laura Ashford Gessert and Libby Hill McGowan. Their mothers, Barbara Ashford and Judy Hill, started the business 25 years ago. Laura and Libby grew up in the store, accompanying their mothers on buying trips in the summers. The two daughters gained partial ownership starting in January 2020 and then full ownership in January 2022. Henhouse Antiques imports containers from England filled with European and global antiques three to four times a year.
—Henhouse Antiques
