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The Life-Size Playhouse Thanks to input from her family, Toronto designer Anne Hepfer has crafted a home with a heartbeat.
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11 Surprising Ways to Use Color New York decorator Kate Reid lets us in on her most prismatic tricks.
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Who’s Afraid of a Little Wallpaper? Wallpaper is at peak popularity right now, and designers are embracing its power.
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“All Colors Can ‘Play Nice’ Together.” The palette of this Charleston home by designer Matthew Bees is a study in extremes.
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The House That Pattern Built Designer Mally Skok’s life journey is woven through the fabrics and textures of her Massachusetts home.
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The World Is His Canvas Nothing is what it seems in artist Aldous Bertram’s Palm Beach wonderland.
Photographer Stephen Kent Johnson Interior Designer Mally Skok Producer Robert Rufino On the cover: Wallcovering, curtains, bolster pillow, and large pillow fabrics: Mally Skok Design. Chaise fabric: Pierre Frey. Drum table: West Elm.
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Contents HOUSE BEAU T I F U L / A PR I L 2019
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Editor’s Letter Open House:
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Unlikely Colors That Actually Work When used in the right way, these shades can do incredible things.
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Here Comes the Sun
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How on Earth Do You Pick a Color? An expert tip for choosing between paint chips.
This spring’s marigold yellow is the warmth we all need right now.
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The Best Paint Finish for You There’s more to it than gloss. The proper finish can work miracles.
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Edgewood Hall Eddie Ross shares tips for picking a palette.
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Next Wave Caroline Rafferty is bringing her unique point of view to Palm Beach.
A citrus center and colorful sprinkles make this kitchen fantastic.
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One Amazing Thing Swatches don’t do justice to this secret-filled, richly textured fabric.
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You Should Be Bidding on Midcentury Plastics Nothing beats the electric-bright punctuation mark of vintage plastics.
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Five Ways to Punch Up Your Color Scheme No paintbrush required.
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Open House: Washington, DC The bigger the risk, the bigger the reward—or the bigger the flop. Editorial Director Joanna Saltz and six designers talk taking a leap.
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Joanna Saltz: Here’s what I want to know: What’s the biggest risk you’ve taken recently, and—honest truth—did it pay off? José Solís Betancourt: I think technology is a great thing that’s also a big risk. We did this powder room where there are no knobs on the faucet—just a motion detector. The client asked, “What happens if it doesn’t work? It’s going to splash!” So you go in and try it; you test it out. Paul Sherrill: Before that silk blouse gets ruined! JSB: Yes. But you’re in good hands with the companies that do really great work. Joe Ireland: We get hired because we go out on that limb. With technology, we can walk a client
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Thomas Pheasant: For a fantastic old house, I decided to do the dining room in a white-plaster trellis with a ceiling of dogwood branches and blossoms. I’d put my whole heart into this concept. So I’m giving the big presentation, and we get to the dining room...and there’s silence. The client turned to me and said, “Tom, I don’t get it, but if you really think so, go ahead.” I was so deflated! JS: There’s something about risk that makes you feel very exposed. JI: As soon as the client starts questioning something, then you start questioning it. TP: Right! But I found this family plaster company, and the grandfather came out of retirement when he heard what I wanted to do. I showed up that day, and he had created 200 plaster dogwood blossoms in different stages of opening. He was 89, I think. He got
up on the scaffolding, I handed him the blossoms, and we put them in their places. It was such an emotionally gratifying experience, and I learned so much. JSB: It’s a beautiful ceiling because it’s traditional but it also has freshness. It’s just incredible. Andrew Law: Tom touched on the fact that we’re all really great at coming up with boundary-pushing ideas, but that doesn’t Gucci’s bohemian-street look, a favorite of Nisbet’s.
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through a house in 3D that has a giant Christopher Farr wallpaper in the hallway, and we can get them to say, “OK, I’m still a little on the fence, but I’m gonna do it.” We’re trying to convince clients that the payoff is worth the risk.
For a dining room in Southampton, New York (below), Pheasant worked with a plaster artisan to create 200 dogwood blossoms, which were dotted across the ceiling.
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“I’ll say something, and the client says, ‘Yes, let’s do it!’ Then I’m like, I didn’t think about this long enough!” —JOE IRELAND
necessarily mean we know how to execute them. One of the things that’s so rewarding on almost every project is that you leave having learned something, either from the architect or the builder or the artisans whom you are challenged to go out and find.
PS: I think that’s the thing: Proceed cautiously with unknowns, but take on the risk and manage it. Then you can put it into your bag of tricks. AL: And bring it to the next project. Amanda Nisbet: Pushing the envelope is one of my favorite things to do. For a showhouse, I wanted to do a resin table with floating gold specks. We had to do thin, thin layers, so the gold specks could be floated in them. Let me just say, it’s about an 8,000-pound table. And it’s now a lovely cocktail table that lives in my living room.
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AL: The decisions that often make me the most nervous are the ones with a sense of permanence, things that are really hard to understand or fully know the scale of, like the exterior finish on a house. TP: You know what’s interesting about risk? I’ve brought 3D renderings into a few presentations, and the clients look at it as if it’s a done deal and don’t react much. But the same presentation, with sketches and samples instead, get them excited about the spirit and direction, and they’ll say, “Great!” JI: You cannot convey what a rug’s going to look like in a rendering. Period.
Solís Betancourt says the hotel industry in China is a constant source of risk-spiration to him. Below: The NUO hotel in Beijing, one of his favorites.
“DC is typically known for calm interiors,” says Ireland. But he took a chance and covered the entryway walls of a recent project (above left) in Christopher Farr Cloth’s Tribe.
TP: There is a risk of showing too much of what you’re doing, and not giving yourself time to really nurture your ideas through the whole year or two that it takes to do a project. AL: I think leaving some ambiguity is really important.
at first I thought it was the ugliest thing I had ever seen. Now I’m obsessed. I think it’s sort of become the zeitgeist for fashion, and maybe even interiors. AN: And it’s selling! I can’t believe that. PS: We need to be thinking big ideas. If we want to
JS: Who right now is taking—and inspiring you to take—great risk? JI: When I was at the Venice Biennale in 2017, Damien Hirst did this exhibit called “Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable,” and it’s a full-scale archaeological dig of a fictitious ship. The more you got into it, the more you were immersed in it. That was a huge risk. It could’ve been a total flop. AN: When Gucci first came out with this sort of street fashion mixed with bohème,
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acknowledge global climate change, then I think we have to introduce a lot of new things into the way we’re living and the way we’re teaching people to live. JS: It’s like a friend of mine in media used to say: “If you’re going to work and you’re not a little bit scared, you’re not doing it right.”
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JS: The minute you think you’ve learned it all, I mean, throw in the towel. You’re out.
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How on Earth Do You Pick a Color? WRITER BRITTNEY MORGAN LOCATION SHERWIN-WILLIAMS, NEW YORK CITY
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inspiring—or overwhelming—as the paint aisle. It’s too much. But designer Libby Langdon has a trick to help narrow it down: Break out your smartphone. “Search the paint-color names on Google Images to see what they look like in a real room,” she says. “You may have to see past design details you don’t like and some bad photography, but it will give you an idea!” Think of it as a free preview. HOUSE BEAUTIFUL
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LONDON’S WINFIELD HOUSE INSPIRED THIS ROOM FROM DESIGNER GWEN DRISCOLL: “I SAID TO MY CLIENT, ‘INSTEAD OF FANCY-PANTS, LET’S MAKE IT MODERN!’”
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From the outside, you’d never know it was there!
“I often do painted floors in country houses; this is the city version! We used a pigmented concrete, which gives an amazing depth of color. The blue feels luxe and hard-edged at the same time." —Fawn Galli @fawngalliinteriors
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“This color actually came from an Hermès box I found in my wife's closet. It was a fun, surprising way to make the interior of my kitchen cabinets just as beautiful as the fumed oak exterior—and so much better than opening them to see a jarring bright white or refinished maple." —Patrick Sutton @patricksuttondesign “It looks like glossy brownie batter,” says Shostak of the shiny finish.
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Flirt Alert P150-7, Behr Art in gold frames would pop on this.
Sulking Room, Farrow & Ball Perfect for a cozy study.
Night Watch 1145-7 PPG Pittsburgh Paints Pair with blondwood furniture, please!
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The Best Paint Finish for You There’s more to it than gloss. The right finish can work miracles. By Hadley Mendelsohn
The Extremes These specialty finishes will take your walls to the next level.
SUPER-GLOSS: The rich, liquidy sheen of a lacquer-like finish bounces light around a dark room. Designer Alisa Bloom used Fine Paints of Europe’s Delft Blue 4003 in Hollandlac Brilliant to illuminate this bedroom.
Eggshell This popular finish is not shiny but not totally matte, and easier to clean than flat. THE LOOK: “It’s slightly velvety in appearance. When the light hits it, there’s the softest glimmer,” says Jessica Barr, a painting expert at Behr. Think of it as a goeswith-anything glow. THE LOWDOWN: Though not as tough as semigloss, eggshell hides imperfections better, and it’s easier to clean than flat finishes. BEST FOR: Everyday spaces, like living rooms and bedrooms.
Semigloss Sleek and easy to live with, semigloss is a happy middle ground.
SUPER-MATTE: Matte surfaces can look like velvet. They’re not easy to clean, so use the flat finish in small doses. This office nook by 2LG Studio and John Lewis of Hungerford was sprayed with Mylands’s FTT-018 in Matt.
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THE LOWDOWN: If you need something durable, and you’re OK with shine, semigloss is your match. However, due to its heightened sheen, you’ll be able to see existing imperfections more easily. BEST FOR: Great in highmoisture, high-traffic areas, such as kitchens and bathrooms, or on crown moldings and trims.
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THE LOOK: Shinier than a satin finish, semigloss is known for its radiance. It pairs well with other finishes when used as an accent, too.
Satin Perhaps the best all-around player when it comes to durability. THE LOOK: Right in the middle of the sheen spectrum, a satin finish is more light-reflecting than eggshell without appearing as shiny as semigloss.
Flat With more pigment than any other finish, it’s the concealer of paints.
THE LOWDOWN: Hides imperfections like bumpy walls reasonably well, and it’s easy to clean. BEST FOR: Humid spaces like bathrooms or dark rooms that don’t get a lot of natural light, like basements.
THE LOOK: Nonreflective, a flat finish will soak up light and hide any bumps or scratches in the surface of the wall. THE LOWDOWN: Flat finishes are the hardest to clean, so don’t use them in hightraffic areas. But if it’s high-quality paint, you should be able to gently scrub away any imperfections after it has cured for 30 days. BEST FOR: Lowtraffic rooms, like an office or a formal sitting room that gets a lot of light.
High Gloss Super light-reflective and statement-making, it’s also the most durable. THE LOOK: Most designers would consider high gloss a specialty finish, as it has a glamorous glass-like effect, Barr explains. THE LOWDOWN: It does show imperfections, but it’s also extremely easy to clean. That being said, high gloss is the trickiest to apply. Barr suggests using a quarterinch roller or a high-density foam roller for smaller spots. BEST FOR: Accents that you really want to stand out, like furniture, doors, or cabinets.
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Use the same trim paint throughout your house to tie everything together.
There’s a Secret to Making a Color Story Don’t let paint pairings stress you out—the right interior palette is within reach! By Eddie Ross
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smoothly from room to room can be tricky—but you don’t have to paint your whole house from one page of a fan deck. At Edgewood Hall, we used a few palettebuilding tricks that allowed us to mix bright, bold, dark, and neutral in a way that’s complementary, not crazy.
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A painted ceiling lets you embrace color in a less predictable way.
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1. Begin with your favorite color. Before we started renovating, I fell in love with this green and knew it would look amazing in my butler’s pantry with tortoise wallpaper by Celerie Kemble for Schumacher. The whole palette grew from this point! Country Squire SW 6475, SherwinWilliams
2. Stick to the same intensity in the next room. I thought a light color in the adjoining dining room would feel too jarring next to deep green, so we used a chocolaty brown.
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3. Transition from dark to light by adding texture. In the foyer, we painted a fabriclike wallpaper (Woven Crosshatch by York Wallcoverings) pale blue for a plaster effect. Even though it’s much lighter than the brown, it’s similarly luxe.
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Know there’s a color you can’t live without? Find a place to use it and go from there.
4. Then take a step back. When you stand in this terra-cotta living room and look through the blue foyer into the brown dining room, it feels like a natural progression of color, not like you’re jumping from place to place. Foxglove C2-512, C2 Paint
5. Keep things flowing in an unexpected way. The garden room has black-and-white marble floors and white walls, so we brought in color by using a light bluegreen on the ceiling. Drizzle SW 6479, Sherwin-Williams
6. Add a surprising note in a familiar color family. We wanted the hallway’s barrel ceiling to be attention-grabbing from the foyer, so we painted it chartreuse. Al Green C2-652, C2 Paint
7. Go wild in a tucked-away room. The black-andgold wallpaper (Kilim by Relativity Textiles) in the powder room is a major departure from the rest of the scheme, but it works in here. Black, Fine Paints of Europe
8. Create a neutral zone. Because it’s surrounded by so much color, I wanted to keep the kitchen neutral, so we paired white marble and cream cabinets with a black island. Opaque Black cabinet finish, Wood-Mode
9. Use a consistent trim color. We used the same off-white from the kitchen on trim throughout the whole house. Alabaster SW 7008, Sherwin-Williams
10. Be bold in a window-filled room. With a calm palette in the kitchen, we went for it in the family room. There’s a lot of really saturated color, but with all the windows, it feels light and happy. Arsenic No. 214, Vardo No. 288, and wallpaper, Farrow & Ball
11. Tie it all together. The mudroom wallcovering (Pierson Place by Twigs) incorporates the deep jade and brown from the butler’s pantry.
Conscious Coupling Try out these other surefire combos for adjoining spaces.
+ White + Blush The combo of Farrow & Ball’s All White in a kitchen with Pink Ground in an adjoining dining room gives a flattering glow.
+ Sage + Taupe C2 Paint’s Michael’s Moon and Lamb’s Ear are similar enough to ease the view from room to room, but they’re not too matchy.
+ Charcoal + Blue I love a dark, cozy bedroom. Pair Benjamin Moore’s Montpelier with a warm, not icy, blue like Exhale in an en suite bathroom.
+ Navy + Off-White For a fresh take on nautical, pair a vibrant navy like Sherwin-Williams’s Indigo with an almost-gray like Pearly White.
Lounge Green SW 6444, Sherwin-Williams
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The Kitchen With the Candy Filling
HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT Designed by Yun, this vent hood is made of Shikkui, a lime plaster from Japan.
Is it the citrus center— or the colorful sprinkles—that makes this Manhattan kitchen so fantastic? By Jennifer Fernandez Photographs by Jonathan Hokklo Styling by Ashley Helvey
like everyone else’s,” says designer Penelope August of her best friend, who, along with her husband (both contemporary artists), hired August to decorate their Manhattan townhouse. “They’re very comfortable with color,” she says. No ordinary white kitchen— nor the standard chrome appliances that often go with it—would do. So August collaborated with the homeowners on a rainbow-bright palette with a Lacanche range in Provence Yellow as the vivid focal point. She tempered this with reclaimed heart-pine floors and Farrow & Ball’s Calluna paint on the cabinets, a color that’s surprisingly complementary to the stove. “It’s a pale lavender gray, sort of a noncolor color,” August explains. The terrazzo counter and backsplash, inspired by designer Shiro Kuramata, coordinate with the colors in adjacent rooms. Says August, “We wanted it to look like it all belonged there, but not quite so literally.” AUGUST WORKED WITH SUSAN YUN OF YUN ARCHITECTURE ON THE LAYOUT AND MILLWORK IN THE KITCHEN.
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NOT JUST A PRETTY FACE Two electric ovens and a storage drawer equal high functionality.
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In Rafferty’s study at the 2017 Kips Bay Palm Beach Show House, a custom mural puts a spin on classic palm fronds.
Just Try to Shop Her Rafferty’s new store, the Grand Tour, features a curated selection of modand Euro-inspired pieces. (It’s all available online, too.)
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From far left: Bohinc Studio Orbit dining chair, $3,100. Alice bowl by Bethan Gray for Editions Milano, $570. Joe Cariati large decanters, $975 each. grandtourhome.com After leaving New York, Rafferty found it hard to source the products she wanted locally. So she and her design-minded mother opened their own store (above and right), filled with vintage pieces, hard-tofind brands (Nicholas Newcomb, Editions Milano), and independent textile lines. One more reason to shop there: They donate part of their proceeds to different nonprofits throughout the year.
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Like it or not, the 1960s left us a lot of plastic. Infinitely
mal leable, it could do so much that natural materials couldn’t. “It was a refreshing contrast to all the wood in homes at the time,” says Cat Snodgrass, owner of Bi-Rite Studio. “People were ready for color!” It’s no sur prise that, in our modern farmhouse–saturated world, the wonder substance is making a comeback. “It’s like candy,” says designer Sasha Bikoff. “It presents a great moment to incorporate color into your home.” For just a few hundred bucks, snag these futuristic vintage pieces on sites like Etsy, Chairish, and eBay (and save them from the landfill).
Chairs Look for sets of molded seats and stools that can be satisfyingly stacked when not in use, like Helmut Bätzner’s Bofinger chair, a 1964 design. 1stdibs.com
ARCHITECT VIOLA SIMONCIONI USED JOE COLOMBO’S UNIVERSALE CHAIRS IN HER KITCHEN FEATURED IN THE BOOK WHO’S AFRAID OF PINK, ORANGE & GREEN?
Storage Anna Castelli Ferrieri’s iconic Componibili side table is so popular that it has become something of a calling card for Italian design house Kartell. etsy.com
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Weave in Some Brights Mungo’s rainbow woven towels will secure your status as the most stylish sunbather at any pool or beach. Folly beach towels, $58. mungo.us
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Robberg dinner plate by Mally Skok. $27. mallyskokdesign.com. Sconset earthenware and Montauk napkins by Mark D. Sikes for Blue Pheasant. From $16. bluepheasant.com
DESIGNER SIMONE HAROUCHE PUT A SWING IN HER LIVING ROOM FOR BOTH HER KIDS AND THE ADULTS TO USE.
“A hanging chair in a formal living room is certainly unexpected, but it’s all in how you style it,” says Kirsty Williams, chief design officer at Serena & Lily, who suggests adding a luxe throw.
Why Sit When You Can Swing? It’s the whimsical piece your living room has been missing. By Brittney Morgan
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Try not to smile on an indoor swing. “They remind me of my
childhood, spark creativity, and are, of course, super cozy,” says Dayna Isom Johnson, Etsy’s resident trend expert, who happens to have a few in her office. She’s not the least bit surprised that decorators and Instagrammers alike are currently obsessed. Neither is designer Starrett Zenko Ringbom, who attributes the trend to a rise in the playful side of design: “It’s the nervousness people get when they’re decorating their homes that holds them back from being adventurous—I think people are letting go of that.”
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Find a Joist Suspended ceilings are not designed to hold any real weight, so a swing must be mounted to a solid beam.
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Mount It Right How you hang it matters. Single swings should have a mount with at least 600 pounds capacity.
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“I like to push the envelope a little,” says designer Anne Hepfer. In her living room, Ulrich Panzer’s hypnotic discs are paired with her grandmother’s chairs, re-covered in Pierre Frey’s Carriacou. Obelisk, vintage. Screen, custom by Anne Hepfer Designs.
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Thanks to some valuable input from her family, one Toronto designer has craf ted a home with a hear tbeat.
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Hepfer’s family holds a jam session, complete with drums, guitar, piano, and saxophone—in their living room. Granted, it’s an exuberant space, home to a fuchsia club chair and rainbow disc sculptures by German artist Ulrich Panzer that seem to oscillate when you stare at them. “The living room is our celebration room,” says Hepfer, a native New Yorker who decamped to Toronto with her Canadian husband and their twins (two sets, now ages nine and 13) back in 2004. “It’s important for kids to be surrounded by color, and not to take things so seriously. They know they don’t have to tiptoe around here.” Once the residence of former Canadian Prime Minister John Turner, the family’s 1933 brick Georgian house is now a prismatic wonderland. Hepfer, who founded her interiordesign firm in 2003, sees the home’s vibrant colors as an
In the entryway, opposites attract. A Mongolian-lamb stool from West Elm plays off a custom python console and an antique Venetian mirror. Geometric stair runner, Red Carpet & Rug. Above right: Quadrille’s Criss Cross wallpaper in the daughter’s room creates a textile-like backdrop for art by Susan HornbeakOrtiz and a sofa upholstered in pink velvet by Savel. Braided trim, Cowtan & Tout. Below right: The designer at home.
antidote to busy work schedules and school calendars, and the gray days of long Toronto winters: “This is our play-
ground. It’s a place to take a breath and have fun.” A go-big decorating attitude is nothing new for Hepfer. As a child, she was obsessed with crayons—“I loved the way they smelled, and I loved the selection of juicy colors”—and went on to study color theory as a high school student at Miss Porter’s School (not many teenagers can say that). From there, she got an art history degree at Vanderbilt University and was hired right out of the interior architecture and design program at Parsons School of Design by architect Daniel Romualdez. “Playing with different color combinations comes naturally to me,” she explains. “I very much connect color with mood and emotions.” That’s perhaps most clearly on display in the dining room, where a whimsical backdrop of swirling clouds—courtesy of
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“There’s so much movement in that Cole & Son wallpaper,” says Hepfer of Fornasetti II’s Nuvolette in the dining room. The butterflies are from an antiques store in Saint-Tropez. Opposite: Antique chairs in custom slipcovers set off a tablecloth made from Tony Duquette’s Gemstone cotton fabric. Chandelier, Niermann Weeks.
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an iconic Fornasetti wallpaper—sets the tone for family dinners and discussions about the day’s events. The dining room is dressed in jewel hues: Vintage cane-back chairs are slipcovered in an amethyst linen that plays off the indigo of a malachite-patterned fabric used as the tablecloth. As for the dinner-table conversation topic? Hepfer says her kids frequently weigh in on design decisions and even spend time discussing their own visual preferences. “I’ll re-cover things and ask for their opinions, to get them involved in the process and stimulate their imaginations,” she explains. That has translated into a corkboard wall in one son’s room and a watermelon Quadrille crosshatch wallcovering in the daughter’s room. But the whole house has a childlike spirit: “The scale, textures, fabrics, colors, artwork—it all evokes the feeling of playfulness that I want to communicate,” she explains. “I like wild. To create one’s own world takes courage.”
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Black-and-white photos get a punch from brass accents in Hepfer’s office. Chair, Mambo Unlimited Ideas. Ceiling fixture, Kelly Wearstler for Circa Lighting. Curtains, Fabric & Steel. Below: A Scott Ingram nail polish painting has pride of place in the daughter’s sophisticated bedroom. Headboard in Fabric & Steel’s Cross-Section linen. Opposite: Kravet’s Centelo 5 wallcovering (now discontinued) picks up the swoops and swirls in Azul Cielo marble. For more details, see Resources.
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Carriacou in Multicolore, Pierre Frey. Gabriel in Mexican Pink, Zinc Textile. Daughterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Room
Criss Cross in Watermelon on Almost White, Quadrille. Cross-Section linen in Onyx, Fabric & Steel. Dining Room
Nuvolette by Fornasetti II, Cole & Son. Gemstone in Royal Blue by Tony Duquette, Jim Thompson Fabrics. Purple linen, Anna French. Entryway
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Custom wool stripe, Red Carpet & Rug. Transit in Jet, Fabric & Steel.
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Curtain fabric, Night Vine by Diane Von Furstenberg for Kravet. Reed pendant, Thomas O’Brien for Visual Comfort. Bedding, Serena & Lily. Self-portrait, Luciano Guarnieri.
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2. Use super-pale colors as neutrals. The barely blush Benjamin Moore Proposal on the guest room walls (left) is one of the few “quiet moments” in the home—but it still speaks volumes.
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Kate Reid sees life in Technicolor. Her Manhattan apartment is a collage of pinks, blues, butter yellows, purples, even chartreuse—super-saturated tones that leap from the walls and furnishings. “They’re all sort of tricky colors,” admits the British-born decorator, who cites a beloved late grandmother and world travels for helping her develop such a distinctive palette. (Over the course of her 15 formative years at Marshall Watson Interiors, Reid has taken a lot of good work trips.) “I wanted it to be fun and cheerful and uplifting and quirky and eclectic,” she says. Thanks to a few very clever decorating tricks, the apartment is just that—and then some.
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3. Try a dark color in high gloss. Naysayers told Reid that her dream of navy walls would make the living room “dark and awful,” but she stuck to her guns. In a super-reflective finish, Benjamin Moore’s Newburyport Blue “brings light into the space—and drama!” she says.
4. Pair old things with jewel tones. When Reid brought home her beloved late grandmother’s antiques, her siblings balked. “They thought, Are you actually mad?” she laughs. But timeworn accents like books and gilt plates actually pop against the colors in the living room.
5. Find eyecatching art that uses all your hues. While considering a gallery wall above the banquette, Reid spotted this piece by Kevin Harman that features nearly every color in the apartment. “It was the last piece I bought,” she says. “When I put it up, it was perfect.”
6. Use a surprising shade to highlight architecture. “My accountant said, ‘Kate, you shouldn’t be buying an apartment because of the doors,’ ” she laughs, “but these were sort of a selling point.” A new coat of Benjamin Moore’s Lazy Afternoon was all the updating they needed.
7. Give color the chance to breathe. “In the larger expanse of colors, there are some quiet moments,” says Reid. The mix of striped wallpaper (a discontinued Schumacher print), white subway tile, and gray cabinets doesn’t compete with the wild botanical outside the bathroom door.
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9. Soften electric hues with warm metallics. Farrow & Ball’s Yellowcake, which Reid “had been obsessed with for the longest time,” was splashed onto the shelves, but it’s the brass brackets that make the color look almost traditional.
11. When in doubt, go with your gut. Yellow curtains with navy walls? “I knew it would be amazing,” says Reid, so she nabbed these buttery drapes when a client tossed them out.
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Artemis wallpaper in Amaranth Pink, House of Hackney. Lazy Afternoon, Benjamin Moore. Night Vine in China Blue by Diane von Furstenberg, Kravet. Newburyport Blue, Benjamin Moore. Yellowcake, Farrow & Ball.
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10. Think outside of the boringupholstery box. Another lesson in balance: The oldtimey lines and brown wood of an antique armchair in the living room beg for a contemporary fabric. Pale purple velvet never looked so sophisticated.
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MAKE IT WATERPROOF If splashing is an issue, designer Britt Zunino says to ask if the design can be printed on vinyl.
GO WITH THE PROS Leave installs to the people who do it best. Sites like TaskRabbit and Handy have affordable hourly rates.
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Standard repeating patterns are pretty, but “non-repeating murals possess so much possibility,” says Payton Cosell Turner, cofounder of Flat Vernacular. Like painted murals, they are the best storytellers of a space, with the capacity to communicate and capture moods, themes, and aspirations. Some are abstract while others are more scenic, but all will transport you to a world beyond your walls. Above: De Gournay’s Japanese Garden lines this room by Studio DB. Left, from top: Flight, Phillip Jeffries; Menagerie of Extinct Animals, Moooi x Arte.
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GET CREATIVE If you’re in love with a paper that’s fragile—or expensive!—“apply it above the chair rail and paint below that,” Zunino says.
What if I want fabric walls? Chris Benz’s new wallpaper line for Wallshoppe has to-die-for patchwork and woven patterns.
PHOTOGRAPHER MATTHEW WILLIAMS PROP STYLIST DONNIE MEYERS (COLLAGES) ILLUSTRATIONS MIGUEL PORLAN. FOR MORE DETAILS, SEE RESOURCES
To see a wallpaper in person before buying, “you can always request a swatch!” says designer Mally Skok.
HOW TO GET RID OF THE UGLY STUFF Good news: Removal is a lot easier than installation— and you can definitely do it yourself.
1. Strip off the surface layer using a paper scraper, peeling it back from the corners slowly.
2. To loosen the backing, soak with a wet sponge and then scrape it off the wall.
TREND ALERT! 3. Use wallpaperremoval spray (even a few regular all-purpose cleaners will do!) to get tough spots.
4. If you’re still not making headway, a scoring tool can help scratch the paper loose.
Tone & Texture
There’s no shortage of bold patterns out there, but subtlety can also work wonders in a room. Look for soothing designs like an Impressionistic take on clouds in the sky. Ombrés, low-contrast marbleized prints, and tonal faux suedes will bring depth to a room without stealing the spotlight.
When you put up a new print, use cold water paste, a popular glue—it’s water-soluble for easy removal.
Top: A dining room by Regan Baker Design features a watercolor sky by Anewall. Right, from top: Aurora, Calico; Skyler, Thibaut.
Banana leaf is back! CW Stockwell, creators of the original pattern that graced the walls of the Beverly Hills Hotel, are releasing a new collection inspired by their century-old pattern archive.
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1. Costa Rica, Pierre Frey. 2. Star Bright, Chasing Paper. 3. Crosshatch, Chasing Paper. 4. Artwork: Floating Flowers, Brett Design; frame: Sinclair Paisley, Schumacher. 5 & 10. Brasscloth, Calico. 6. Drummond Houndstooth, Ralph Lauren. 7. Valldemossa, Osborne & Little. 8. Poppy, Chasing Paper. 9 & 13. Astoria, Osborne & Little. 11. Flame, Schumacher. 12. Les Indiennes, Osborne & Little 14. Herringbone, Hermès. 15. Crocodile, Brett Design.
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PHOTOGRAPHERS SHARON RISEDORPH (DINING ROOM); TESSA NEUSTADT (BEDROOM); LAURIE FRANKEL (STAIRS) ILLUSTRATIONS MIGUEL PORLAN
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The New Trad
Gone are the florals that look like they smell of mothballs. Designers are now layering traditional schemes, like toile in quirky motifs and electric tones, for prints as whimsical as they are sophisticated. Designed this way, “even a classic like de Gournay doesn’t take itself too seriously,” says designer Danielle Colding.
Left: Champagne Toile by York Wallcoverings in a bedroom by Emily Henderson. Top: Pampa, Pierre Frey. Bottom: Fabriano, Brunschwig & Fils.
FIVE GENIUS WAYS TO USE LEFTOVER SCRAPS
Stair Risers Scramble a few patterns.
Bookcase Backs Paint the shelves to match.
Framed Art Instant gallery wall.
Drawer Liners Inside or out—surprise!
Wrapping Paper Pair with blooms or twigs.
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Benjamin Moore’s Bittersweet Chocolate envelops the master bedroom. Canopy fabric, Thibaut Pheasant Toile. Bedding, John Robshaw Textiles. Mirrors, RH, Restoration Hardware. Table lamps, Ralph Lauren Home with Barbara Cosgrove lampshades. Settee, Lee Industries. Vintage bedside chest, Elizabeth Stuart Design. Tripod table, Jonathan Adler. Opposite: The shutters of this classic Charleston single–style home are painted in Benjamin Moore’s Hale Navy.
“All Colors Can ‘Play Nice’ Together.”
The palette of this 165-year-old Charleston, South Carolina, home is a study in extremes.
I N T ER IOR DESIGN ER M AT T H EW BEES / PHO T OGR A PH ER A N N I E SC H L EC H T ER T EXT K A I T L I N M ENZA / PRODUCER DOR E T TA SPER DU T O
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you see at right “orange.” Cantaloupe? Maybe. Creamsicle? Getting warmer. “I cannot take credit for the selection of the palette,” says designer Matthew Bees of the presiding hue in his clients’ double drawing rooms. “The evercreative wife asks that I call the color scheme ‘kumquat and aubergine.’ ” OK! So kumquat, as it turns out, is the homeowners’ favorite color. “I always felt that orange was a no-no,” Bees says. “It was simply not in my color wheel. However, I was up for the challenge.” For the most part, he kept
the color on the curtains, pillows, and other upholstery in the home’s more formal spaces. “I was mindful of not
wanting to overpower any visitors,” he says. But in the office, all rules went out the window. “We went full in and drenched the entire room in a custom blend that I call ‘pumpkin pie.’ ” The clients are a family of four who moved from New York City to Charleston, South Carolina, about seven years ago. They hired Bees, barely 30 years old at the time, and let him run wild with their new home. “They let me know up front that this was to be a fun house, and that nothing should be so serious or precious that it couldn’t be enjoyed,”
White walls in the double drawing rooms are a clean slate for the client’s preferred color palette. Paint, Benjamin Moore’s Ivory Tower. Kravet silk-taffeta curtains, Genie’s Drapery Service. Table skirt, Robert Allen ikat with Artéé Collections purple silk trim. Ceiling lights, Design Within Reach.
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The homeowners trusted designer Matthew Bees to auction off or donate what he estimates was 85 percent of their art and furnishings: “Once I could really see the space, we got to work.” In the office, the mirror is a family heirloom. State flag posters were purchased online. Sofa fabric, Kravet velvet.
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The antique American Empire console is the homeowner’s own. Wood urn, Biggs Powell Interior Design & Antiques. Custom mirror, Artizom.
A vintage Ralph Lauren Home wing chair is covered in a Robert Allen faux suede with Braemore rope trim. Pillow, Jonathan Adler for Kravet. Garden stool, John Pope Antiques.
The office’s wall paint is a custom blend that Bees calls “pumpkin pie.” Curtains, Artéé Collections with Braemore trim.
The family room banquette is upholstered in Robert Allen linen with Duralee trim. Curtains, Braemore. Antique French table, Patricia Allen Antiques. Ceramics, homeowner’s own.
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he says. “The wife is one of the most stylish people I have ever met, and the husband is also very dandy. I knew from the get-go that I had a great starting point.” The home is a “definition Charleston single,” as Bees puts it, meaning a narrow structure with the short side facing the street and a covered porch along the long side. This one is an 1850s Greek Revival with plenty of architectural quirks. “There is not a level floor or a straight wall in the house,” he says. “Some of the doors lean so much, I dubbed them Beetlejuice doors.” Vivid color and pattern are employed throughout, and objects are grouped in multiples, with artworks hung all the way up to the ceiling. “The wife and I had a wonderful time amassing art for the home,” Bees says. “We would giddily text one another when we found something.” The project took six years to complete, and not one inch was left untouched by Bees (even the ceilings!). “Minimalistic and undecorated are not words I will ever use. I was recently referred to as a maximalist. I gasped!” Bees says. “But I just believe in good design and pretty rooms.”
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Left: In one daughter’s room, PBteen curtain panels frame a cozy bed niche. Striped paint, custom. Ceiling paint, Benjamin Moore Deep Mauve. Roman shade fabric, Schumacher (discontinued). Bed, Lee Industries in Kravet velvet. Bedding, John Robshaw Textiles. Bench, 17 South. Rug, PBteen. Below: Paintings in master bedroom, South Windermere. Wing-chair fabric, Thibaut. Opposite: The kids’ artworks in the family room were framed to read as a series. Armchair, Lee Industries in a Braemore floral fabric. Chandelier, Charleston Lamp Company. Pillow fabric, Ibu Movement. For more details, see Resources.
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Master Bedroom
Bittersweet Chocolate, Benjamin Moore. Pheasant Toile, Thibaut. Drawing Rooms
Ivory Tower, Benjamin Moore. Orange ikat, Robert Allen. Office
York velvet in Navy, Kravet. Faux suede, Robert Allen. Daughter’s Bedroom
Deep Mauve, Benjamin Moore. Montpellier velvet in Spring, Kravet. Family Room
Smoke, Benjamin Moore. Gazebo in Umber, Braemore.
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Natural textures—like the Malawi chairs from CB2 and a sisal rug from Fibreworks—mix with a globally inspired range of fabrics to make designer Mally Skok’s family room feel like a getaway at home. Curtains, Julia Double by Mally Skok Design. Hourglass table, Palecek. Ottoman, Schumacher in Mally Skok Design’s Ikat Crazy in Caramel. Opposite: Skok in her design studio.
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The House That Pattern Built One designerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life journey is woven through the fabrics and textures of her Massachusetts home. I N T ER IOR DESIGN ER M A L LY SKOK T EXT K A I T L I N M ENZA PHO T OGRA PH ER ST EPH EN K EN T JOH NSON PRODUCER ROBERT RU F I NO
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Skok. “I would go into showrooms and take a little swatch, stick it on my pinboard, and stare at it.” Her own Lincoln, Massachusetts, home, where every surface seems to erupt in a mix of florid patterns and coordinated handmade objects, is a testament to that fact. More often than not, the fabrics are her own design. Take the upstairs guest room, where the walls, the upholstery, and even the canopy above the bed are swathed in Brimfield by Mally Skok Design. “I like to have a riot of color and pattern in small, confined areas,” says Skok, who worked with an interior designer in London before moving her family to Massachusetts on something of a whim. “On the top floors of English country houses, everything’s got pattern on it, and it feels so cozy and fun,” she says. Just down the hall, the children’s bathroom is trimmed in bead board and wrapped in her own blue Suzani Luv wallpaper. In the two decades her family has lived in this house, Skok didn’t just launch her own Boston-based design firm, but she also created more than 150 fabrics and wallpapers from patterns that she painstakingly hand-paints first in watercolors.
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A classic Patti Bros. pendant got a bold update with Blazer paint by Farrow & Ball. Below: Any collection—like this array of antique cranberry glass that Skok has acquired over the years—makes a bigger impact when items are displayed together, instead of scattered throughout the house. Opposite: Upholstered walls (in a Home Couture fabric) help buffer the clang of silverware and plates in this dining room. Mirror, Art & Antiques Fair Olympia in London.
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Farrow and Ball’s Pitch Blue brings the drama in a daughter’s bedroom. A colorful throw and a playful Jana Bek lamp balance out the look. Headboard fabric, Jessie in Navy by Mally Skok Design. Below: A large mirror plays up the natural light streaming in from both ends of the hallway. The antique armchair, covered in Mally Skok Design’s Sofia in Multi, provides the perfect spot for taking off your shoes. Opposite: Skok’s Suzani Luv wallpaper punches up a classic blueand-white color scheme in this country-inspired bathroom.
The prints reflect her globe-trotting life. Born and raised in South Africa, Skok developed one collection around some of the country’s native plants, like spindly green fynbos and spiky pink King protea. (“South Africans really embrace the outdoors,” she explains.) In her son’s bedroom, the leafy wallpaper was inspired by a trip to Botswana, where Skok’s grandparents “lived and loved the trees.” A pillow in the King Protea print is set jauntily on the bed in that all-pink guest room. Pattern-on-pattern is definitely a Skok thing. Accompanying all these are an abundance of artisanal objects—handwoven baskets and tables, painted ceramics and statues, all carefully sourced on trips home to South Africa. In the family room, “one basket is from the Himba tribe, who are a nomadic people in Namibia. Their pieces are so refined and beautifully constructed,” Skok explains. “I love to layer in those kinds of things and give respect to the people who made them.” Meaningful accents like these are given space to breathe against thoughtful neutrals, like a caramel ottoman and a sisal rug. “I really believe that having simple linens—or going plain on the big furniture—lets you play with the rest of the room,” Skok explains. “It adds layers but doesn’t restrict you in any way. And then you can enliven the
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Left: A trip to Botswana inspired the son’s bedroom. Art by Sprout Design and handmade lampshade from fabric found in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa. Vintage peacock chair from Brimfield Antique Show.
room with fresh pillows or a throw.” As if to illustrate her point, a brightly colored textile is spread across the seat of the family room’s sofa, almost like she brought it in just to spice things up against the already vivid marigold upholstery. The house itself, which Skok designed with local architect Christopher Hart, lends itself naturally to her worldview. “It’s got a very South African flavor to it,” Skok points out. “Big windows that go down to the floor, and the layout of the entry hall, with the living room on one side and the dining room on the other—that is what old Cape Dutch houses are like.” It was 22 years ago that she and her husband happened upon the original property while plotting what they then thought would be a temporary move from London to the U.S. “A friend showed us this piece of property with a beautiful pond, 16 miles outside of Boston,” Skok remembers. “We were stuck in the snow, and we wondered, ‘Should we do it? Should we just stay?’ We made the decision in about 20 minutes, and it completely changed our lives.” “I’m not a rule breaker, I’m more of a rule ignorer,” Skok says, and this attitude is what got her started making fabrics in the first place. On a trip to India a decade ago, she kept dragging her sister back to the market to look at prints. “She finally said, ‘You should have your own fabric line,’ ” Skok recalls. “It seemed like such an out-there suggestion in those days, but the little seed was sown in my brain. I came back and got out my watercolors, and I started painting these patterns. They’re my view of Indian fabrics through a South Africa–slash-London lens.”
Above: A photo of Skok’s dog, Isabella, is pinned to her board. Opposite: A guest room has a cozy vibe, thanks to its matching canopy and wallcovering in Brimfield by Mally Skok Design. For more details, see Resources.
PALETTE GUIDE Family Room
50-50 Blend of Linen White and 01 White, Benjamin Moore. Julia Double in Wheat, Mally Skok Design. Sanfor Airo linen in Gold, Libeco.
Dining Room
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Contessa in Multi Orange Eggplant Green by Home Couture.
Brimfield in Petunia Pink; Indian Stripe in Pink Orange, both Mally Skok Design.
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T H E WOR L D I S H I S C A N VA S Nothing is what it seems in one artist’s Palm Beach wonderland.
I N T ER IOR DESIGN A L DOUS BERT R A M / T EXT K AT H RY N O’ SH EA-EVA NS PHO T OGR A PH ER PE T ER MU R DOC K / PRODUCER L I Z ST RONG
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Bertram nearly painted over this hand, but his mom intervened.
“I’m always drawn to classical remains,” says British artist and designer Aldous Bertram, “so I decided to paint one until I can afford a stone statue!” For now, the hand of Roman emperor Constantine I adorns his living room wall. Cushion fabric, Quadrille’s Paradise Garden. Rug, Frank’s Cane & Rush Supply. Opposite: Bertram uses an antique secretary as his home painting studio.
Above: Bertram purchased the secretary at the Church Mouse in Palm Beach. Brightonstyle bamboo chair, Palm Beach Regency. Giclée prints on the wall and a miniature Chinese temple in the secretary, Bertram’s own work. Right: A mural in the bedroom features birds inspired by antique Chinese wallpaper. Wall paint, Salmon Peach by Benjamin Moore. Opposite: Bertram gave the living room an “Italian loggia” vibe by painting architectural features on the walls in mint green. Midcentury rattan coffee table, Palm Beach Regency. Spring Starflower lampshades, Bunny Williams Home. Fig Leaf pillow fabric, Peter Dunham Textiles.
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tural equivalent of stale saltines—white walls and tired finishes—unless they have Aldous Bertram as their tenant. “It’s as plain as can be, it has cracks, and there’s termites everywhere,” says the British designer and artist of his Palm Beach home, “but that’s all hidden.” He used traditional interior paint to add color, but he didn’t stop with a standard coating of the walls: Next came a Chinese vase on his bedroom wall, a striped “tented” ceiling in the living room, and a pair of wall niches so lifelike, you want to reach into them. “I studied a photo of an Amsterdam corridor painted with these four niches and four statues, and I thought, Well that is just the neatest trick,” says Bertram, who works with decorator Amanda Lindroth on projects in Palm Beach, the Bahamas, and the U.K. (That’s how he ended up on this particular stretch of Florida sand in the first place.)
Each of these “bricks” required six pieces of painter’s tape to map out.
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It took Bertram 12 weekends (and a lot of neck aches) to stencil this ceiling.
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“The bedroom is designed to indulge my love of chinoiserie,” says Bertram, who laboriously hand-stenciled the ceiling in a caned pattern. Bedding, Serena & Lily. Pillow fabric, Quadrille’s Paradise Garden. Rug, Dash & Albert. Vintage bamboo breakfast tray, Palm Beach Regency.
His nightstands are actually a dining table split in half.
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A few of Bertram’s watercolors. Opposite: Walls in lemon yellow— his favorite color—turn a once-dowdy vestibule into a statement. He created the tented corridor beyond with block-printed cotton fabric from Etsy. Vintage red mirror, Church Mouse. The porcelain rooster tureen was found at West Palm Beach Antiques Festival. For more details, see Resources.
To achieve the effect, Bertram taped out their forms, painted one side darker than the other, and “swished the paint around” to create a shadow. “Suddenly, they popped!” Well, not
exactly suddenly—Bertram estimates the niches took him several hours. (Perhaps it’s no surprise that he has sworn off mural painting: “I never really want to do one again. It’s incredibly laborious and highly stressful.”) The niches are just the start of the visual wizardry in this one-bedroom space. Take Bertram’s tented hallway, lined in an Indian fabric from Etsy that cost him $5 a yard. He applied it like a madman, tacking pieces to the walls with picture nails and then covering the edges with Indian trim. “The effect is so great, because that was the most boring, ugly, narrow corridor, and now everyone is like, ‘Wow, this is a cool transition!’ ” he says. “It feels like an extra room, even though it’s just six feet long and three feet wide.” Throughout, apartment walls are lined in antique engravings that Bertram buys, colors, and sells online. “They’re acquired largely from eBay—I know my search words,” he says. They make up 90 percent of the art in his home. Bertram is not only good with a paintbrush, though: He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge in Chinese Influence on English Garden Design and Architecture, and he has a book forthcoming on the subject from Vendome. Accordingly, the apartment is dotted with enough
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chinoiserie to appease any member of the Palm Beach glitterati. There’s a miniature Chinese temple lined in 300-year-old engravings, which Bertram constructed from plywood (prior to working for Lindroth, he was a dollhouse-maker). Plus, there’s a litter of green-and-yellow foo dogs, believed to ward off evil spirits, and de Gournay goose tureens he found at the West Palm Beach Antiques Festival. “I’ve wanted those for 15 to 20 years!” says Bertram, who originally spotted them in British country houses in his teens. “I had to scramble around to multiple ATMs to take out enough money to pay for them. And I live in terror that I’ll break them. But I am obsessed.”
PALETTE GUIDE Living Room
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Pastel Green, Benjamin Moore. Fig Leaf linen, Peter Dunham Textiles.
Salmon Peach, Benjamin Moore. Birmingham rug in Black, Dash & Albert.
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“They were surprisingly easy to do, because your eye wants to believe that a niche is there so much that it doesn’t really look at the details.”
This $5-peryard fabric was pinned up using picture nails.
Resources HOUSE BEAU T I F U L / A PR I L 2019
A listing of designers, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers featured in this issue.
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the Candy Filling Designer: Penelope August,
penelopeaugust.com. Range: Lacanche, lacanche.com. Cabinet paint: Farrow & Ball, farrow-ball.com. Cabinet pulls: House of Antique Hard-
ware, houseofantiquehardware.com.
36 A Breath of Fresh Air Designer: Caroline Rafferty, carolinerafferty.com.
On the Cover Wallcovering, curtains, bolster pillow:
Brimfield in Petunia Pink, Mally Skok Design, mallyskokdesign.com. Bed fabric: Pierre Frey, pierrefrey.com. Large pillow: King Protea in Pink, Mally Skok Design. Drum table: West Elm, westelm.com.
50 The Life-Size Playhouse Designer: Anne Hepfer, annehepfer.com. PAGES 50–51: Chair fabric: Pierre Frey, pierrefrey.com. PAGES 52–53: Stool: West Elm, westelm.com. Stair runner: Red Carpet & Rug, theredcarpet.ca. Wallpaper: Quadrille, quadrillefabrics .com. Sofa fabric: Savel, savelinc.com. Braided trim: Cowtan & Tout, cowtan .com. PAGES 54–55: Fornasetti II wallpaper: Cole & Son, cole-and-son .com. Tony Duquette tablecloth fabric: Jim Thompson Fabrics, jimthompson fabrics.com. Chandelier: Niermann Weeks, niermannweeks.com. PAGES 56–57: Office chair: Mambo Unlimited Ideas, mambounlimitedideas.com. Ceiling fixture: Kelly Wearstler for Circa Lighting, circalighting.com. Curtains and headboard: Fabric & Steel, fabric andsteel.com. 58 11 Surprising Ways to Use Color
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Designer: Kate Reid, marshallwatson
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interiors.com. PAGES 58–59: Roman shade fabric: Kravet, kravet.com. Reed pendant: Visual Comfort, visualcomfort.com. Bedding: Serena & Lily, serenaandlily.com. Wallpaper: House of Hackney, houseof hackney.com. Proposal paint: Benjamin Moore, benjaminmoore.com. PAGES 60–61: Newburyport Blue paint: Benjamin Moore. Shelving: CB2, cb2.com. Pendant: Rejuvenation, rejuvenation.com. Chair: Anthropologie, anthropologie .com. Banquette: Lee Industries, lee industries.com. Lazy Afternoon paint: Benjamin Moore. PAGES 62–63: Yellowcake paint: Farrow & Ball, farrowball.com. Ceiling lamp: Isamu Noguchi, noguchi.org. Table lamp: Porta Romana, portaromana.com. Side table: Anthropologie. Brackets: Rejuvenation.
Designers: Joe Ireland, jdireland.com. Andrew Law, andrewlaw.net. Amanda Nisbet, amandanisbetdesign.com. Thomas Pheasant, thomaspheasant.com. José Solis Betancourt and Paul Sherrill,
solisbetancourt.com.
24 Unlikely Colors That Actually Work Behr, behr.com. Benjamin Moore,
benjaminmoore.com. Farrow & Ball, farrow-ball.com. Fine Paints of Europe, finepaintsofeurope.com. PPG Pittsburgh Paints, ppgpittsburghpaints.com.
30 How to Pick a Palette Designer: Eddie Ross, eddieross.com. Benjamin Moore, benjaminmoore.com. C2, c2paint.com. Farrow & Ball, farrowball.com. Fine Paints of Europe,
brettdesigninc.com. Brunschwig & Fils, kravet.com. Calico, calicowallpaper.com. Chasing Paper, chasingpaper.com. Cristina Buckley, cristinabuckley.com. CW Stockwell, cwstockwell.com. De Gournay, degournay.com. Hermès, hermes.com. Moooi x Arte, arte-international.com. Osborne & Little, osborneandlittle.com. Phillip Jeffries, phillipjeffries.com. Pierre Frey, pierrefrey.com. Ralph Lauren Home, ralphlaurenhome.com. Schumacher, fschumacher.com. Thibaut, thibautdesign.com. Wallshoppe, wallshoppe.com. York Wallcoverings, yorkwall.com.
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Together” Designer: Matthew Bees, matthew
monroebees.com. PAGES 70–71: Bittersweet Chocolate paint: Benjamin Moore, benjaminmoore .com. Canopy fabric: Thibaut, thibaut design.com. Bedding: John Robshaw Textiles, johnrobshaw.com. Mirrors: RH, Restoration Hardware, rh.com. Table lamps: Ralph Lauren Home, ralphlauren home.com. Lampshades: Barbara Cosgrove, barbaracosgrovelamps.com. Settee: Lee Industries, leeindustries.com. Tripod table: Jonathan Adler, jonathan adler.com. Shutter paint: Benjamin Moore. PAGES 72–73: Ivory Tower paint: Benjamin Moore. Curtain fabric: Kravet, kravet.com. Table skirt: Robert Allen, robertallendesign.com. Table skirt trim: Artéé Collections, arteefabricsandhome .com. Ceiling lights: Design Within Reach, dwr.com. PAGES 74–75: Sofa fabric: Kravet. Wing chair fabric: Robert Allen. Pillow: Jonathan Adler for Kravet. Curtains: Artéé Collections. Banquette fabric: Robert Allen. Banquette trim: Duralee, duralee.com. PAGES 76–77: Curtain panels: PBteen, pbteen.com. Roman shade fabric: Schumacher, fschumacher.com. Ceiling paint: Benjamin Moore. Bed: Lee Industries. Bed fabric: Kravet. Bedding: John Robshaw Textiles. Rug: PBteen. Wing chair fabric: Thibaut. Armchair: Lee Industries. Chandelier: Charleston Lamp Company, charlestonlampcompany.com. Pillow fabric: Ibu Movement, ibumovement.com. Smoke paint: Benjamin Moore.
78 The House That Pattern Built Designer: Mally Skok, mallyskok design.com.
PAGES 78–79: Malawi chairs: CB2, cb2 .com. Sisal rug: Fibreworks, fibreworks .com. Curtains: Mally Skok Design. Hourglass table: Palecek, palecek.com. Ottoman: Schumacher, fschumacher.com. Ottoman fabric: Mally Skok Design. PAGES 80–81: Pendant: Patti Bros., pattibros.com. Pendant paint: Farrow & Ball, farrow-ball.com. Wall fabric: Home Couture, quadrillefabrics.com. PAGES 82–83: Pitch Blue paint: Farrow & Ball. Lamp: Jana Bek, janabek.com. Headboard fabric, armchair fabric, wallpaper: Mally Skok Design. PAGES 84–85: Canopy and wallcovering fabric: Mally Skok Design. Linen White and 01 White paint: Benjamin Moore, benjaminmoore.com. Sanfor Airo linen: Libeco, libeco.com.
86 The World Is His Canvas Designer: Aldous Bertram, aldous bertram.com. PAGES 86–87: Cushion fabric: Quadrille, quadrillefabrics.com. Rug: Frank’s Cane & Rush Supply, franksupply.com. PAGES 88–89: Bamboo chair: Palm Beach Regency, palmbeachregency.com. Salmon Peach paint: Benjamin Moore, benjaminmoore.com. Rattan coffee table: Palm Beach Regency. Lampshades: Bunny Williams Home, bunnywilliams home.com. Fig Leaf pillow fabric: Peter Dunham Textiles, hollywoodathome.com. PAGES 90–91: Bedding: Serena & Lily, serenaandlily.com. Paradise Garden pillow fabric: Quadrille. Rug: Dash & Albert, dashandalbert.com. Vintage breakfast tray: Palm Beach Regency. PAGES 92–93: Block-printed fabric: Etsy, etsy.com. Pastel Green and Bold Yellow paints: Benjamin Moore.
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