gor 4u5y

M A RC H 2020

THE

Hottest Color of 2020 I S N OT W H AT YO U T H I N K

P. 1 2

Ideas THAT ARE ALSO

SMART INVESTMENTS

A MICHIGAN HOME BY DESIGN DIPLOMAT COREY DAMEN JENKINS P. 7 0

Your Bathroom Needs a Refresh.

YO U D E F I N I T E LY N E E D O U R S EC R E TS .

P. 3 2

ezH2O Liv â„¢

refresh YOUR EVERYDAY

ELKAY ® ezH2O Liv BUILT-IN FILTERED WATER DISPENSER 1RZ WKHUHȇV D KDQGV IUHH ZDWHU VRXUFH GHVLJQHG WR VHDPOHVVO\ W \RXU VSDFH DQG \RXU OLIHVW\OH 7KH UVW EXLOW LQ ZDWHU GLVSHQVHU IRU WKH KRPH EULQJV IUHVK OWHUHG ZDWHU WR DQ\ URRP IRU DOO WKH ZD\V \RX OLYH :KHWKHU \RXȇUH JHWWLQJ UHDG\ IRU WKH ELJ JDPH RU MXVW DQRWKHU EXV\ GD\ LWȇV D TXLFN FRQYHQLHQW ZD\ WR OO XS IDVW DQG NHHS \RXU GD\ PRYLQJ Learn to Liv at elkay.com/ezh2o-liv

LBWD06WHK © 2020 Elkay Manufacturing Company

The S TATE M E NT CO LLECTI O N

We are redefining the world of luxury appliances, one detail at a time.

Elevate Everything.

MONOGR AM .COM

We design custom solutions for the stories of your life. Together with us, the space where you live becomes the place you love.

Find yourself at home with

California Closets

Visit a Showroom | Free Design Consultation | californiaclosets.com | 866.221.0424

Less is more.

8KUKV QWT ƂTUV ƃCIUJKR UJQYTQQO 8626 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90069

bensoleimani.com 888.216.4277 R: Douglas Friedman L: Photograph by Noé Gonzalez L: Pierce Sofa, Ives Coffee Table, Andra Rug, Esme Lamp, Parker Lounge Chair, Basketweave Pillow Cover, Clarion Ottoman, Hawthorn Nesting Table, Alma Candle, Aurora Vase, Ribbed Cashmere Throw, Marin Leather Box, Montana Bowl.

26

32 WHICH BOLD LAMP SPEAKS TO YOU?

IN THIS ISSUE M A RC H 2020

29

32

NEED RIGHT NOW

BUILD A BET TER BATHROOM

Real rattan, anywhere benches, and statement lamps are in this month.

Everything you need to know to renovate right.

Photographer Werner Straube, Interior Designer Corey Damen Jenkins, Producer Robert Rufino On the cover: Sofa, custom. Chandelier, Anteriors. Table, RH. Armchairs, Hickory Chair.

8

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

19

OPEN HOUSE: TORONTO, CANADA

PERFECTLY IMPERFECT

Six designers on what determines the color of a room.

When it comes to these handmade terra-cotta tiles, no two are alike.

22

26

GET TING DOWN TO BUSINESS

THE RUFINO REPORT

Inside the home office of Queer Eye’s Bobby Berk.

HB’s man-abouttown shares his favorite home accents.

45

36

VISIONARIES

KITCHEN OF THE MONTH

The industry insiders with crystal-clear 2020 vision.

O N T H E C OV ER :

14

The transformation of our editorial director’s kitchen.

102

104

RESOURCES

THE END

Designers, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers featured in this issue.

Floor mirrors reflect your style (and make the room look bigger, too).

Discover KirschÂŽ Custom Window Coverings A newly expanded collection of designer-curated window shades, side panels and draperies offers infinite options for dressing your windows in style. Add our sophisticated automation system to enjoy the convenience of advanced, smart-home technology.

Schedule your free in-home design consultation and learn more about Kirsch at homedepot.com/kirsch Š 2019 Kirsch Custom Window Coverings

IN THIS ISSUE

52

THE BIG PICTURE

60

70

78

88

96

That’s what the designer calls this Lowcountry retreat.

A lesson in diplomatically merging two styles under one roof.

In a home with turrets, you’ve got one move: Play the castle card.

This 19th-century factory is now a weekend getaway.

A designer only had five weeks to furnish this award-winning musician’s home.

SWANKY-SWAMP GETAWAY

10

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

KEEPING THE PEACE

TELL ME A FAIRY TALE

WHERE TIME STANDS STILL

IT’S SHOW TIME

PHOTOGRAPHER: JOSHUA McHUGH

When your home needs a heavy dose of traditional, small ideas just won’t do.

©2020 KOHLER CO.

I FEEL LIKE A QUEEN ON THIS THRONE.

The Veil® intelligent toilet. Heated seat, warm-water cleansing and air drying take your world to the next level. Discover what you’ve been missing.

KOHLER.com/IntelligentToilets

INSPO INDEX Looking to get design ideas for a specific space? There are tons jammed into this issue.

K I TC H EN S

L I V I N G RO O M S

p. 19

p. 36

p. 57

p. 67

p. 52

p. 70

p. 80

p. 91

See more kitchens on pp. 20, 38–42.

81, 87, and 88. p. 77

p. 78

p. 93

B ED RO O M S

See more bedrooms on pp. 15, 16, 58, 59, 63, 66, 68, 75, 86, 89, 99, and 101. p. 29

p. 84

See more living rooms on pp.

14–15, 20, 30, 58, 60, 74, 83, and 95. p. 100

p. 92

D I N I N G RO O M S

W I S T ER I A E V ERY W H ER E !

See more dining rooms on pp. 16, 31, 56, and 75. p. 54

p. 72

DESIGN EQU IT Y:

12

p. 88

Designers are obsessed. See proof on pp. 15, 20, 34, 52, 54, 67, 72, 75, 80, 82, and 86.

p. 96

Upgrades That Make Your Home Worth More

p. 26

p. 30

p. 34

p. 42

p. 58

p. 89

Wallpaper a boring white room.

Add built-in bookshelves.

Creatively tile a bathroom wall.

Add ergonomic drawer inserts.

Make your own photo mural.

Create a reading niche.

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

E X P E R I E N C E

V I S U A L

C O M F O R T

ZEPHYR LARGE FLOOR LIGHT IN AGED IRON D E S I G N E R : K E L LY W E A R S T L E R

SHOP NOW: CIRCALIGHTING.COM AT L A N TA

AUSTIN

LAGUNA

BOSTON

M A N H AT TA N

CHARLESTON

CHICAGO

NASHVILLE (MARCH)

DC

DENVER

SAN FRANCISCO

877.762.2323

GREENWICH SAVANNAH

HOUSTON

SCOTTSDALE

LA

OPEN HOUSE TO RO N TO, C A N A DA Anne Hepfer @annehepfer

First things first: palette. Editorial Director Joanna Saltz sits with six Toronto designers to discuss how everything from geography to—eep!—confidence can affect the final color scheme of a room.

Natalie Hodgins: Sometimes you walk in and know what the house is asking for. But I think the most important part is really listening to your clients and understanding what they’re after.

Jo: Is the client ever wrong?

Joanna Saltz @josaltz

Rania Ismail Cherry: It’s hard!

There has to be a fine balance.

We like to get a sense of who they are and what their ultimate vision is of the space, but we might tweak it. Reinterpret it. I direct them in a certain way so that all parties are happy.

Jo: Toronto has beautiful northern light. Does the city ever inform your color choices?

Anne Hepfer: Yes. We look at color obsessively at different times of day: morning, noon, and night. We just moved into a new office with a beautiful sample room, and we did a very large skylight. We can actually turn off all the lights and look at color.

Philip: In true light.

Sarah: In natural light.

Philip Mitchell @philipmitchelldesign

Joanna Saltz: Okay, how do you build your palette at the start of a project?

Sarah Walker: We were taking a drive in the country last weekend, and I was struck by the corn husks that had turned slightly silver-gold in their dried state. And it was a sunny day, so blue sky. Nature is always my starting point.

Philip Mitchell: The way we start is generally the clients.

Not because they say, “We want this color,” but usually they have art, sculptures, or antiques that they’d like to keep. So we try to build around those things.

14

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

A GO-TO PHILIP TRICK: PAINT A SHADOWY WALL SLIGHTLY LIGHTER, SO THE WHOLE ROOM LOOKS LIKE IT’S ONE COLOR.

PHOTOGRAPHERS: ALLIE HOLLOWAY (SALTZ); TED BELTON (PORTRAITS); HAIR & MAKEUP: NINA SORIANO (SALTZ); RONNIE TREMBLAY/P1M (DESIGNERS)

WANT TO TALK? E-MAIL ME AT EDITOR@HOUSEBEAUTIFUL.COM.

FOR A GEORGIAN HOME, ANNE CHOSE BENJAMIN MOORE DOWNPOUR BLUE AND A VYCON CASBAH SILK WALLCOVERING IN MATCHING SHADES.

Natalie Hodgins Sarah Richardson Design @nataliehodgins

Heather: In pure light!

Anne: And the colors do change—a gray day versus a sunny day. But that’s nice!

Natalie: I was just going to ask Anne if I could bring my schemes over sometime.

Anne: Anytime!

Natalie: Right now in Canada, it’s dark at 5:30 p.m. In the summer, it’s light until 10 at night. And as a designer, you really have to be cognizant of that. It might be July and 100 degrees out, but you also have to think, the client is going to be enjoying this home in February when it’s 20 below zero and dark at 4:30 p.m.

Philip: We once actually changed the color of a wall in a living room ever so slightly.

The house has a big porch that covers three sides of the room, so one side was always shadowed. The only way to correct it was to change that one wall color to a slightly warmer, more yellow hue. If we had explained that to the clients, they would have panicked—so we just did it. When you’re in the space, it seems like the whole room is cream, and it looks great. No one ever knew but me.

Jo: That’s a great tip! Do you feel like people have gotten more daring with color?

NATALIE CHOSE BENJAMIN MOORE’S DEWDROP FOR THE WALLS TO GROUND THE “JUICY” COLORS IN THIS BEDROOM.

Anne: I think there’s slowly been an evolution in Canada. People are becoming bigger risk-takers.

Rania: Canadians are very conservative, I find. Every time a client is like, “Okay, we’ll do a color,” it’s blue. Blue is a neutral to us; it’s so safe.

Heather Lewis: Many of our clients are too scared to take a risk. You have to convince them: “We’re doing a custom space for you, so what your mother, friends, or neighbors have—that might not be right for your space!”

Sarah: Right, sometimes people have to be reminded that this is who you want to be—this is the life that you’re aspiring to.

Jo: What’s your go-to neutral?

Sarah: I use black as a neutral a lot. Coal Black, from a nontoxic paint company called Fusion Mineral Paint. It’s moody and nesty, warm and inviting.

Sarah Walker @thecuratedhouse

Anne: I’m finding that a British racing-car green is the new black. I find that it can translate from room to room.

Philip: This is going to sound very, very boring, but beige.

It has gotten such a bad rap for the longest time now! I just love that it’s warm, that it’s a neutral backdrop. You walk in, it’s soothing, it’s easy—it’s right for a martini anytime.

Rania Ismail Cherry & Heather Lewis @fohrdesignstudio

TO COUNTER THE COOL NORTHEASTERN LIGHT IN THIS ROOM, SARAH PICKED A WARM WHITE: SHERWINWILLIAMS’S CREAMY.

“WE USE BENJAMIN MOORE’S SOOT ALL THE TIME,” SAYS RANIA. “IF SOMEONE WANTS A TOUCH OF BLUE, WE FIND IT HAS A NICE BALANCE.”

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

15

Editorial Director JOANNA SALTZ Executive Editor AMANDA SIMS CLIFFORD Design Director MARC DAVILA Director of Content Operations LINDSEY RAMSEY Style Director ROBERT RUFINO Market Director CARISHA SWANSON

4 I N S TAG R A M M ER S TO F O L LOW I N M A RC H

Step into the future with forward-thinking designers and innovative companies.

VP, Group Publishing Director/Chief Revenue Officer JENNIFER LEVENE BRUNO Associate Publisher, Advertising BRENDA SAGET DARLING Group Finance Director CHRISTOPHER J. TOSTI Brand Marketing Director MATTHEW HARE

@avocadomattress

Senior Editor, Content Strategy ALYSSA FIORENTINO

Design Advertising Director ANGELA JETT OKENICA National Digital Director TARA WEEDFALD

Senior Features Editor EMMA BAZILIAN Senior Editor HADLEY KELLER Design Editor HADLEY MENDELSOHN

SALES

Copy Editor ANN LIEN Associate Market Editor BRITTNEY MORGAN

Executive Directors, Home Furnishings KAREN ELIZABETH MARX, JON WALKER

Art Director JEE LEE Senior Designer, Digital ALICE MORGAN

Executive Director, Home Products CHRIS AGOSTINELLI

Senior Post-Production Supervisor PHILIP SWIFT

Executive Director, Real Estate CARL KIESEL Video Producer LAURA MARIN

Executive Director, Beauty, Technology ANGELA PARAUDA

Cinematographer BRAD HOLLAND Video Editor IAN MUNSELL

Executive Director, Jewelry DEENA SCHACTER

Associate Editor, Content Strategy NATHALIE KIRBY

Editorial Assistant KELLY ALLEN

Lessons in saving the planet (and snuggling) from an eco-friendly mattress brand.

Contributing Editors KAITLIN MENZA, KATHRYN O’SHEA-EVANS, EDDIE ROSS

@nightpalm

Associate Stylist SARA RODRIGUES

Executive Director, Travel, Finance TAYLOR RAE SCHIFFMAN Executive Director, International Home Furnishings SARAH SMITH Advertising Services Manager JUDY BRAUNSTEIN Advertising Sales Assistants CAROLINE FILIPS, LIZZIE ROSWIG, LAUREN SIEGEL, ASHLEIGH UZOARU, HELEN ZIMINSKY

HEARST VISUAL GROUP Chief Visual Content Director, Hearst Magazines ALIX CAMPBELL

U.S. BRANCH OFFICES

Executive Visual Director CHRISTINA WEBER

New England: TAYLOR RAE SCHIFFMAN, 212-903-5321;

Deputy Visual Director DON KINSELLA

Southeast: JIM BLAZEVICH, YVONNE RAKES, WHITNEY OTTO, Blaze & Associates, 704-321-9097; RITA WALKER, Mandel Media,

Visual Editors MARINA SCHOGER, ULRIKA THUNBERG

404-256-3800; Southwest: VIRGINIA DAVIS, Wisdom Media,

Visual Assistant EMILIE BENYOWITZ

214-526-3800; Midwest: KAREN LOVELAND, DONNA SCHULTZ, 312-251-5370; Los PUBLISHED BY HEARST President & Chief Executive Officer STEVEN R. SWARTZ Chairman WILLIAM R. HEARST III

Fall down a moody, romantic rabbit hole in the feed of designer Tiffany Howell.

Angeles: CYNTHIA MCKNIGHT, CM Media Sales, 310-291-2730;

@emilyforgot

INTERNATIONAL OFFICES

SHERRI ZIGMAN, Zigman Media, 310-663-6352; Northwest: MEGHAN FITZGERALD TUOHEY, Poppy Media, 415-990-2825

Executive Vice Chairman FRANK A. BENNACK, JR.

Italy: ROBERT SCHOENMAKER, ALESSANDRA BANDINI,

HEARST MAGAZINE MEDIA, INC.

011-39-02-6619-3143 London: DANIELLE KLEIN, TALA President TROY YOUNG

MAHDIEH, 011-44-207-439-5400 Canada: JOHN MAGNER,

Chief Content Officer KATE LEWIS

York Media, 416-598-0101

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer

INTEGRATED MARKETING

DEBI CHIRICHELLA

Executive Director LISA A. LACHOWETZ

Secretary CATHERINE A. BOSTRON

Senior Manager JENNIFER LAVOIE Managers BRITTNEY

Publishing Consultants GILBERT C. MAURER, MARK F. MILLER

CUSTOMER SERVICE Call: 800-444-6873. Email: HBUcustserv@ cdsfulfillment.com. Visit: service.housebeautiful.com. Write: Customer Service Dept., House Beautiful, PO Box 6000, Harlan, IA 51593.

REPRINTS For 500 or more, call PARS INT’L: 212-221-9595. Published

Associate Managers KARINA CAMARGO, MARY KATE MURRAY

A mix of graphic art and interiors perfectly curated by an illustrator/designer.

Senior Coordinator ELENA METZNER Creative Directors FRAUKE EBINGER, GLENN MARYANSKY Designer STEPHANIE ATHANASOPOULOS

@livefeather

at 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019; 212-903-5000.

BRAND EXPERIENCE Executive Director JENNIFER ORR

www.housebeautiful.com. PRINTED IN U.S.A.

Senior Directors JENNIFER C. LAMBROS, SUZY RECHTERMANN

PARTNERSHIPS & BRAND DEVELOPMENT Executive Director HILLARY KOOTA KREVLIN Director LAURA IVES COLONY Manager LAUREN CORBIN CONSUMER MARKETING Executive Director JOCELYN FORMAN Research Manager LENORE MONTAPERTO

Scroll through this furniturerental startup’s feed for treasure hunting and decorating ideas.

16

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

ADVERTISING PRODUCTION Operations Manager EDWARD BARTLETT

PHOTOGRAPHERS: THE PLANTY DROPPER (AVOCADO MATTRESS)

BURFORD, JESSICA MOLINARI, KAILIN VILLAMAR

SPRING 2020 MGBWHOME.COM

Artisans of Comfort

#IRL Gorgeous – made to handle a family’s worth of everyday use and look good doing it. We have over 20 years of supplying on-trend, high-quality products that are all supported by outstanding customer service.

Real-life isn’t always perfect, but with Signature Hardware it is beautiful.

S I G N AT U R E H A R D WA R E .C O M

@ali_hynek with her girls at our 72” Celebration Console Double Vanity

THE NEW NEUTR ALS ISSUE

WELCOME

MARCH 2020

SHAPELESS STUDIO USED WARM, MINIMALIST MATERIALS, LIKE BLOND WOOD AND ZELLIGE TILES, TO GIVE THIS KITCHEN “A WELCOMING ATMOSPHERE,” SAYS BRITT ZUNINO OF STUDIO DB.

Perfectly Imperfect I N A N AG E W H E N D E S I G N CA N F E E L M A S S - P R O D U C E D ,

handcrafted items—and their resulting quirks and irregularities—hold particular appeal. Made from terra-cotta clay, zellige tiles (pronounced zill-EEJH) originated in Morocco around the 10th century and are now beloved by interior designers for their wabi-sabi edge. No two are exactly alike: After being hand-shaped, dried, and painted, they are then fired in a natural kiln that unevenly distributes heat—hence the subtle variations in color and texture. —Hadley Mendelsohn

P h ot o g r a p h by H AG A N HIN S H AW

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

19

Where to Shop The artisanal nature of these tiles means they’re not abundantly available. A few of our favorite sources:

Indian Saffron Zellige, from $420 for 200. cletile.com

Emerald Tiles, price upon request. moorish architecturaldesign.com

Violet Terra Cotta Moroccan Tile, $25 per sq. ft. arkaliving.com

Put Them Anywhere

Mix Various Shades A tonal cocoon of pink and mauve zellige tiles, this shower located in Los Angeles’s Firehouse Hotel was designed by ETC.etera to look like it glows.

20

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

Just Add a Splash Yes, they’re pricey, but you don’t need much to make an impact.

Zellige is a perfect counterpoint to more streamlined design elements, like the Shaker cabinets in this kitchen by Heidi Caillier.

PHOTOGRAPHERS: CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: MARGARET AUSTIN; HARIS KENJAR; LAURE JOLIET

The unique firing process makes zellige tiles super-resilient (and therefore popular in kitchens and baths). Designer Eva Holbrook put them around this hearth to protect the wall from heat.

Getting Down to Business OK, so it wasn’t as bad as the bachelor-in-a-farmhouse in Queer Eye’s Season 4 finale. But at first, this small white room in Bobby Berk’s Los Angeles home totally stumped the star designer. Cue the reveal music.

By Melissa Batchelor Warnke

22

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

P h o t o g r a p h s b y T E S S A N E U S TA D T

A Feast of Flexibility Introducing the 36-inch Dual-Fuel Pro Range with sous vide and induction. For those of you who have admired the versatility of our 48-inch Dual-Fuel Pro Range but just didn’t have the space, your day has come. Our new 36-inch Dual-Fuel Pro Range comes with induction, Ultra-High™ and UltraLow™ gas burners, and the ultimate cooking precision of built-in sous vide – all on the cooktop. And GRZQ EHORZ \RXoOO ƮQG WKH ODUJHVW FDSDFLW\ VWHDP DVVLVW RYHQ RQ WKH PDUNHW FRPELQLQJ VWHDP DQG convection cooking for gourmet quality results. All because we believe the right tools makes food taste better, and keeps you True to Food™. For more information, visit SignatureKitchenSuite.com

aughts TV classic that was rebooted by Netflix in 2018, follows a team of experts as they descend upon an unassuming person’s life and make it exponentially more fabulous. It is a truth universally acknowledged that interior designer Bobby Berk has the most challenging gig of all the Fab Five: He’s tasked with redesigning the subject’s entire home in just a few short days, which is not as easy as, say, giving them a new haircut (sorry, JVN).

With a wildly busy schedule (Netflix released four Queer Eye seasons in two years), Berk doesn’t have much free time.

So when faced with a design challenge in the Los Angeles home that he shares with his husband, surgeon Dewey Do, the star let his creative director, Brady Tolbert, run the show.

24

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

The dilemma: What to do with a tiny, personality-free white room with an amazing view? Tolbert decided to whip the diminutive space—billed as a bedroom in the listing—into a home office where Berk and Do could take calls and tend to e-mails.

On the show, Berk is happy to do some color for a client. But at home, he’s strictly into neutrals. “I don’t like a lot of color, but I still like a lot of drama,” says the star. Tolbert sourced a variety of textural materials, with a focus on California makers. “We love to give artists a platform,” he says, “and there’s so much talent in our backyard!”

The final design is clean but invigorating—a floating desk that faces the view, a credenza to hide ever-accumulating stacks of paper, and art from Berk’s line for Leftbank. “I just want the room to look like a showcase,” says Berk, “but Dewey actually uses it.”

Desk: Idanha, Lulu & Georgia. Chair: Holden, Jayson Home. Cabinet: vintage Saasaan. Rug: Fjord, Nordic Knots. Desk lamp: Keila Too, Stilnovo. Brass lamp: Donna, Schoolhouse.

Large art: Lines and Time I, Bobby Berk for Leftbank Art. Small art: 14 Dots 4 Lines, Skye Schuchman. Swivel stool: Andy, Schoolhouse.

Curtains: Aina, Ikea.

GROOMER: SACHA QUARLES

Q

U E E R E Y E , T H E E A R LY-

How to Source a Midcentury Credenza Tolbert found this one on Craigslist, and suggests plugging in the following names and keywords to find a similar one: Milo Baughman, Kofod Larsen, Paul McCobb, or Hans Wegner; Danish or Scandinavian; credenza, hutch, or sideboard.

25

2

1

THE

Rufino Report Every month, HB’s manabout-town Robert Rufino rounds up the high-style accents he’s obsessing over right this minute.

1. “Animal print is a neutral!”

Scalamandré pillow cover. williamssonoma.com.

2. “A conversation piece for your coffee table.”

Wooden beads, mishnewyork.com.

3. “For salad or paper clips.” Bowl, surlatable.com.

4. “Who would say no to cashmere?”

Throw, ben soleimani.com.

5. “I’ve been wearing these for 20 years.”

Glasses, friedrich soptik.com. 6. “Ice blue bedding is perpetually crisp.” Sham, matouk.com.

7. “Burlap can be sophisticated.”

Market bag, apolisglobal.com.

8. “The lushness!”

Fabric, dedar.com.

9. “These colors are very inviting.” Rugs, studiofournyc.com.

10. “Carved wood feels good in your hand.” Flatware, alain-saint-joanis .com. 11. “Ballpoint is boring.” Pen, similar at etsy .com/shop/instyle

26

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

bamboo. 12. “A great trim for curtains.” Border, samuelandsons .com. 13. “I love an earthtoned texture.”

Wallcovering, arteinternational.com.

14. “The most eye-catching catchall.” Bowl, jamaligarden.com.

15. “Toss them in a dish.” River stones, jamaligarden.com.

16. “Elevate your penholder!” Horn cup, similar at abbeyhorn.co.uk.

17. “Never leave the house without cuff links.” Cuff links, mishnewyork .com. 18. “Instant bathroom upgrade.”

Matchbox sleeve, aerin.com.

19. “The simplest way to dress up a table.” Charger, potterybarn .com. 20. “Every gentleman should own one.” Umbrella, brooksbrothers .com.

For complete shopping details, see Resources.

10

9

13

12

11

14

3

“It’s time for a brisk walk on the beach: pale sky, sand.

A fresh start.”

4

5

8 7

6

17 15

20

19 18 16

Photograph by STUART T YSON

/

St yling by ROBERT RUFINO

27

C E L E B R AT I N G 1 2 0 Y E A R S O F

AMERICAN CRAFTSMANSHIP

Quietude with attitude.

WALNUT GROVE

stickley.com

LET’S JUST SHOP! Market Director Carisha Swanson picks this month’s trends with staying power.

Childen’s room by Heather Peterson

Hula Hoop Pendant. Martyn Lawrence Bullard for Corbett Lighting. $1,390. build.com

Warren Street Stool (multiple fabrics available). From $650. shopsocietysocial.com

Kamryn Coffee Table. $1,200. madegoods.com

Real Rattan Not just for beach bungalows, this natural material adds welcome informality.

Larchmont Mirror. $428. serenaand lily.com

Artichoke Bed.

By Morris & Co. for Selamat. $1,995. eclecticgoods.com

PHOTOGRAPHER: THOMAS KUOH

Claire Sideboard. By Four Hands. $1,900. scoutandnimble.com

Fan Natural Rattan Room Divider. $599. cb2.com

Bonton Magazine Rack. $103. en.smallable .com

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

29

Anywhere Benches A one-step way to add seating where you need it.

Montrose Bench.

Available in 48" and 60". From $1,995. lawsonfenning.com

Spindle Bench. From $829. industrywest.com

Tahoe Upholstered Bench. By Eichholtz. $1,380. perigold.com

Klaus Bench.

By Interlude Home. $5,226. horchow.com

Living room by Nicole Fuller

Puff Puff Velvet Bench. $1,099. bludot.com

Malam Bench. $895. jaysonhome.com

Daza Bench. By Momenti. $1,420. artemest.com Modern Bench in Ink Melio (multiple fabrics available). $399. theinside.com 30

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

PHOTOGRAPHERS: ANNIE SCHLECHTER (THIS PAGE); JESSICA DELANEY (OPPOSITE)

Indrani Wood-andIron Bench. $682. luluandgeorgia.com

Dining room by Dina Holland

Marilyn Velvet Lamp. $268. anthropologie.com

Inwood Table Lamp.

By Hudson Valley Lighting. $300. build.com

Pesaro Table Lamp. $565. rh.com

Statement Lamps A single piece can add personality and a golden, intimate glow.

Piper Table Lamp.

By Gabby. $635. shopcandelabra.com

Bubbles Table Lamp. $495. reginaandrew.com

Portman Table Lamp.

Kelly by Kelly Wearstler. $445. circalighting .com

Baton Table Lamp. $1,589. urbanelectric .com

Oromo Lamp. $645. oka.com

Arlington Lamp. $485. arteriorshome.com

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

31

“We kept this space light and airy,” says designer Caroline Rafferty. Dark paint on the ceiling enhances the intimacy of the room.

A FREESTANDING TUB—IF YOU HAVE ROOM FOR ONE—IS GREAT FOR RESALE VALUE IN A KID-FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD.

32

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

Photogra ph by THOMAS LOOF

THE PRO GUIDE TO

Renovating Your Bathroom Everything you need to know for your very own before-and-after project.

By Hadley Mendelsohn

L

E T T H E R E B E N O C O N F U S I O N : A BATHROOM

redo is going to cost you time, money, and maybe even a few gray hairs. The price can range from “a few thousand dollars to spruce up an existing bathroom to six figures for a gut renovation of a high-end master bath,” says Dan DiClerico of HomeAdvisor. But if you’re smart about spending, the investment will likely prove worth it.

The trick is to choose upgrades that jibe with your lifestyle— maybe you need a tub, because you’ll literally get into it every day; a wall niche if there’s nowhere to store shampoo; two sinks because teeth brushing should not be an elbow war. “We ask lots of questions about daily routine and storage needs, and emphasize function first,” explains Britt Zunino of Studio DB.

PHOTOGRAPHERS: ALISON GOOTEE; LESLEY UNRUH; ALEXANDRA RIBAR. PRODUCER: ROBERT RUFINO (OPPOSITE PAGE)

Happiness is the end goal: According to a 2019 remodeling report from Realtor.com, 70 percent of consumers “have a greater desire to be home” after a bathroom renovation, so read on and soak up the secrets.

5

Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Start the Reno

What’s your daily routine?

How much can you spend?

How much storage do you need?

Two sinks or one?

Shower or bath (or both)?

What Shower Door Works for You?

Design by Alexander Reid

Design by SCW Interiors

Design by Leanne Ford

Curtain “We prefer these for shower/ tub combos,” says Zunino, since a soft, flexible curtain makes it easier to bathe children than a glass door. Bonus: It’s easy to swap out if your style changes.

Glass Door These can make a shower feel more spacious. Add some warmth with finishes: “Metal grids, pretty hardware, or a framing detail around the entrance,” recommends Heidi Caillier.

Open The most free-spirited of shower enclosures (or lack thereof) is going doorless. Choose waterproof surfaces (and a central drain) and you won’t have to worry about splashing.

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

33

Designer Joe Lucas of Lucas Studio used small, multicolored hex tiles to create this mosaic.

FOR PERFECT BATHWATER “Installing a thermostatic shower valve, which automatically adjusts the hot and cold water to avoid scalding in the event of pressure changes, will add a few hundred dollars to total plumbing costs. But we recommend it!” —Dan DiClerico

Don’t Underestimate Tiny Tiles Sick of subway tile? Consider the small-but-mighty penny tile (or its edgier cousin, hex tile). More than a century after their creation, these petite rounds are still celebrated for affordability; get them for as little as $5 a square foot and use them all over.

5 Smart Showers An increasingly popular luxury, voice and Wi-Fi controls let you adjust temperature precisely, blast music while showering, and more.

34

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

Yes, You Can Wallpaper The key is making sure it’s placed out of splashing range, and installing proper ventilation to prevent moisture buildup.

Investments That Are Great for Resale

Nonslip Flooring This is a no-brainer for the wettest room in the house.

A high slip-resistant rating of 0.42 or more makes for safer stepping.

Drawer Chargers Outfitting vanity drawers with outlets curbs clutter (loose tangles are not a good look) and simplifies: Just open the drawer to use the hair dryer.

Body Jets Huge jet tubs may be a thing of the past, but shower body jets are making a comeback. Keep your height and proportions in mind while mapping out placement.

Heated Floors Warming your feet is the fastest way to get toasty (no more post-shower chills!).

Bonus: These dry more quickly than unheated floors.

PHOTOGRAPHERS, THIS PAGE: KARYN MILLET; MATTHEW WILLIAMS. ILLUSTRATION: MIGUEL PORLAN. PHOTOGRAPHERS, OPPOSITE PAGE: SARAH ELLIOTT; HARIS KENJAR

Studio DB put a custom de Gournay mural wallcovering above this plum tub.

Game of Thrones

Mind the Niche Storage is limited in most bathrooms, so a built-in shower niche is all but mandatory. Slot one between the studs, or buy a precast niche to tile over. Just make sure it’s big enough to hold your necessary shower products.

Pick your potty.

HACK A HANDHELD SHOWERHEAD Don’t want to renovate?

That doesn’t mean you have to rule out a fancy handheld showerhead.

This one can be installed (and removed, if you move) without any major plumbing changes.

Retrofit System 260. $707. grohe.us.

Design by Robert McKinley Budget-Friendly Has a selfcleaning feature, which removes stains with the touch of a button.

American Standard ActiClean Toilet. $410. americanstandard-us.com.

How to Choose a Vanity You have two options: custom, where you select materials that thrive in high-moisture environments, or store-bought, to spare yourself the headache. But don’t rip up the pipes if you can help it: “If you’re on a budget, choose a vanity that will work with your existing plumbing,” says DiClerico.

Mid-Tier To flush, just place your hand by the sensor and voilà! Kohler Tresham. About $1,000 (available this summer). kohler.com

Heidi Caillier designed this bath for a married couple, for whom having two sinks instead of one was critical.

Luxury Auto-opens and closes.

Sprays wash your bum and deodorize the air. Toto Neorest NX1 Dual Flush Toilet. $10,000. totousa.com.

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

35

Pendants: Dot 16" by Peter Bristol; wall sconces: Anders by Thomas O’Brien; alcove lights: Covet, all from Circa Lighting. Windows: Architect Series Reserve, Pella.

Countertops: Calacatta Nuvo, Caesarstone.

Tiles: Field and Snow Flower, Fireclay Tile.

Bronze knobs and pulls: Mountain, Schaub & Company. Faucet: Explore, Elkay. Barstools: Tyler Molded, World Market. Cabinetry, peppermill, and bread board: Stoffer Home. Rug: antique Persian, Stark Carpet. Paint: Chantilly Lace, Benjamin Moore.

CHARGING OUTLETS WERE ADDED TO THE ISLAND SO THE KIDS WOULD ACTUALLY PLUG IN AND HANG OUT WHILE JO COOKS.

36

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

KITCHEN OF THE MONTH

TRANSFORMATION It’s not enough for a family kitchen to look pretty—it needs to run like a well-oiled machine. In the home of editorial director Joanna Saltz, one designer created a space as gorgeous as it is problem-solving. By Hadley Keller.

S O LU T I O N # 1 Jo had always refused to cook fish “because the smell would just swallow up the house,” she says. So designer Jean Stoffer created a range alcove— equipped with a GE Monogram fan and a Fireclay Tile backsplash—to contain cooking odors and mess.

S O LU T I O N # 2 The previous kitchen had 30-yearold surfaces rife with knife cuts and water damage. “I’m a chaotic cook,” says Jo, who loved Stoffer’s surface pick: honed Caesarstone counters that “can basically withstand the apocalypse.”

HAIR & MAKEUP: NINA SORIANO

BEFORE

BY TEARING DOWN A WALL TO AN UNDERUSED BREAKFAST ROOM, STOFFER WAS ABLE TO DOUBLE THE KITCHEN’S SQUARE FOOTAGE.

Interior Designer JE AN STOFFER

/

P h o t o g r a p h e r DAV I D A . L A N D

/

Producer ROBERT RUFINO

37

KITCHEN OF THE MONTH

BEFORE

“P

E O P L E W I L L L I V E W I T H A B A D S I T UAT I O N FOR

so long,” says Jo Saltz, who was doing just that before she embarked on a six-month renovation to fix up the most-used—but admittedly most-dated—room in her family’s New Jersey home: the kitchen.

Flash back to early 2017, when the Saltz family bought their house and were immediately tripping over themselves to make breakfast.

“It’s like Grand Central in here,” said Jo’s husband, Scott. That was a problem for what Jo calls “a family who loves food.”

In summer 2019, designer Jean Stoffer came up with a game plan based on the family’s habits, and worked with local contractor Eric Grier of Right at Home Improvements to bring it to life.

“Jo and Scott each have very specific tasks in the kitchen,” Stoffer explains. “Jo needs counter space for baking, and Scott needs a microwave area for preparing breakfast and lunch.”

After doubling the floor plan by absorbing a second dining area, Stoffer created designated zones for working, baking, cooking dinner, and lunch-box prep. “Now,” she says, “it’s a space that allows them all to be together as a family.”

S O LU T I O N # 3 In the old kitchen, dishes piled up in small mountains. So Jo chose the Elkay extra-deep Circuit Chef Sink (and Bridge Faucet), which comes with swap-in strainers to make cleanup easier—and hide the mess.

38

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

IN PLACE OF THE FORMER PANTRY (WHICH WAS LITERALLY OVERFLOWING), STOFFER ADDED A COLUMN FREEZER—AND SPECIFIED CABINETS FOR EVERYTHING FROM CEREAL TO SPARKLING WATER.

S O LU T I O N #4 To keep things interesting, Stoffer chose two colors of Stoffer Home cabinetry—Iron Hook throughout, but Natural Oak on the storage wall—and strategically placed Emtek hardware so it all looked more like furniture.

S O LU T I O N #5 With a family of five, fridge and freezer space were needed desperately. Stoffer advocated for separating the full-size fridge and freezer so they don’t take up a lot of visual space. “You never really use them at the same time,” she explains. Jo’s 36" GE Monogram Integrated Column Refrigerator (left) is close to her prep zone; the 24" Smart Integrated Column Freezer (right) is near the microwave, where Scott heats frozen breakfasts and school lunches. Rug: antique Kieman, Doris Leslie Blau.

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

39

KITCHEN OF THE MONTH

The Baking Zone Aka Jo’s favorite spot in the house.

M A K I N G T R E AT S W I T H DAU G H T E R

Everett is a weekly event—but doing so in the old kitchen took up the whole room. “It required a lot of planning,” Jo says. Now, a dedicated baking center features counter space for rolling dough; an appliance niche for the professionalgrade KitchenAid mixer she scored from Williams Sonoma; and ample storage for organized ingredients. There are even spots to display pretty bowls, like this nesting set from Lenox, and a wall for Jo’s crazy cookbook collection.

2

1

JO GRABBED THIS VINTAGE LATCH ON EBAY.

4

5

3

40

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

4735 Oxidian – NEW

Beautifully superior.

Designed by nature. Perfected through innovation.

Learn more at caesarstoneus.com

KITCHEN OF THE MONTH

STRATEGIC WAYS TO

Spend (and Save)

HIGH LOW

“I wish I had a never-ending budget for whatever I wanted,” says Saltz. “But Jean and I had to get creative.” High-low moments are hidden throughout.

BONUS FRIDGE GE Monogram’s Double Drawers were a splurge, but the kids (hi, Teddy!) can grab snacks without entering the cook’s zone.

CUSTOM INSERTS Inside key drawers—right next to the cooktop, for one—Stoffer built in high-end hardwood dividers to keep tools organized.

SORTING PEGS A $48 pegboard insert from Home Depot holds Jo’s everyday Lenox plates in place, and was far cheaper than a bespoke version.

ACCENT TILE Using more expensive Snow Flower tiles from Fireclay Tile ($45 each) in small ways—like as a racing stripe and in two niches—maximized impact.

BOTTLE FILLER The Liv Built-in Filtered Water Dispenser by Elkay is worth the cost when the kids, like Spencer, have multiple after-school sports.

VAR IED LIGHTING Circa Lighting pendants ($1,089) and sconces ($479) are the first things people compliment, says Jo, and worth every penny. But the recessed fixtures, which no one will ever see, were inexpensive, builder-grade cans.

S H A L LOW B U L K H E A D Demo day revealed a low-hanging pipe that would’ve cost thousands to move into the ceiling. Instead, Grier covered it with dry wall for a fraction of the cost.

C O M F Y S E AT I N G Tyler leather stools ($250 a pop normally, but bought during a Black Friday sale) are from World Market.

42

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

Bring more natural light in and make any space feel bigger with Pella’s Architect Series® Reserve, as shown here.

ADVERTISEMENT

Exquisite Design, Functional Beauty SPONSORED BY

T

H E F I R S T T H I N G S YO U

notice when you walk into a room are the windows, so when designer Jean Stoffer was enlisted to work on the kitchen of House Beautiful Editorial Director Joanna Saltz she turned to Pella for its stunningly authentic details and uncompromising, longlasting beauty.

“I love the options and flexibility that the Architect Series® Reserve line offers—not only for function and performance but for the beautiful aesthetic it creates for your home.”

Jean Stoffer, Interior Designer

It’s All in the Details All Architect Series® products feature distinctive, fine-furniture detailing that pairs the classic style you love with fine craftsmanship.

ARCHITECT SERIES® RESERVE Pella offers virtually unlimited shapes and sizes, custom exterior colors and beautiful wood species so you can artfully customize the space you imagined.

“Never underestimate the impact beautiful windows can have on your home. In this case, the windows really set the tone for our kitchen.”

Joanna Saltz, Editorial Director

FIND YOUR PELLA PASSION With window options that combine function and aesthetic, Pella offers the high-quality products that give your home timeless style.

More Choices From light to dark, Architect Series ® wood windows are available in an array of classic and on-trend colors. Pine interiors are available in four paints, 11 stains and primed and ready to paint.

Made for You Optional built-in security sensors allow homeowners to know when their windows and doors are open or locked, while being virtually invisible when the product is closed.

Lasting Beauty All Pella products are treated with our exclusive EnduraGuard ® wood protection formula. This provides stronger protection against the effects of moisture, decay, stains from mold and mildew—as well as termite damage.

Products showcased in this project were provided by Pella. PELLA.com

ViS iON ARi ES 2020

Makers, doers, and innovators: These are the industry insiders with crystal-clear 2020 vision. Read on to learn how they’re changing the design world—and our homes along with it—for the better.

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

45

@modernnetzero VISIONARIES

Marc and Anna Cléjan Modern NetZero MAKING YOUR HOME greener can feel like a series of small steps: swapping in LEDs, composting. That’s why Marc Cléjan, whose background is in alternative energy, and his wife, Anna, a designer, founded Modern NetZero: to help clients design homes that produce as much energy as they consume (hence the name). They also build spec homes in East Hampton, New York, to introduce consumers to ecofriendly design possibilities. “When they see this ultramodern, ultra-beautiful, totally green, totally energyefficient home, people are jumping at it,” says Marc.

And if folks aren’t motivated by altruism or Greta Thunberg, the lower utilities bills should seal the deal. —Kaitlin Menza

Malene Barnett BAD Guild

Dakar.

By Malene Barnett. maleneb .com

IT WAS NEARLY two years ago when ceramicist and designer Malene Barnett took to Instagram to call out the design industry for its lack of diversity. The post went viral, prompting other designers of color to voice similar sentiments and stories of exclusion. Barnett took action and galvanized her peers to found the Black Artists + Designers Guild, a network of creatives whose purpose is to foster community and provide an easy reference for editors, event organizers, and clients looking for black talent. BAD Guild just celebrated its one-year anniversary with a roster that includes some 100 names, including industry icons like Sheila Bridges and Rayman Boozer. “Now,” says Barnett,

Ian Yang Gantri IMAGINE A PLATFORM that could help designers bring their wildest design dreams to life—and to market—without unnecessary waste, risk, or overhead. Stumped? Gantri is using 3D-printing technology to do just that. “Many of our designers are already creating concepts for their followers on social media,” says CEO and founder Ian Yang, who launched the brand in 2016. These unique designs— inspired by badminton birdies, hot-air balloons, and geometric shapes—become sustainably made lamps at good prices.

On the docket for this year: a bigger factory and new designers, products, and categories (floor lamps and sconces, oh my!). —Brittney Morgan

“there are no excuses” for a lack of diversity in design. —Hadley Keller

46

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

@gantri

Christina Holland Interior Define IN HER FREE TIME,

Christina Holland renovates and flips houses. As the new chief merchant at custom furniture retailer Interior Define, she aims to flip an industry. “We’re not only focused on bringing great design to our clients at an affordable price point,” says Holland, “but on offering products that make their lives easier.” Sofas can be custom-sized to four-inch increments, with varying seat depths, and available in soft (Oeko-Tex–certified) performance fabrics.

“Because let’s face it, we spend a lot of time on our sofas.” —Kelly Allen

PHOTOGRAPHERS: ALARIC CAMPBELL (PORTRAIT OF MALENE BARNETT); MALENE BARNETT (CERAMIC); KELLI DELANEY (PORTRAIT OF ANNA AND MARC CLÉJAN). ILLUSTRATOR: BRETT AFFRUNTI.

@malenebatelier

@interior define

Styled using: Wendover Art; Woodbridge Furniture(console)

PERFORMANCE REDEFINED.

Lookbook available online Upholstery Handcrafted in North Carolina

CRLAINE.COM info@crlaine.com

Learn more at insideoutperformancefabrics.com

VISIONARIES

@sarakravet

Jill LaRue-Rieser WITH TWO DECADES of experience building lifestyle brands, Jill LaRueRieser had no trouble revolutionizing California Closets, a leader in organizing solutions for the home, as its SVP and chief merchandising officer. “We’re not only making people’s lives easier, but more beautiful,” says the executive, who

@caclosets

spearheaded the company’s e-commerce platform launch and its latest offerings, which include the brand’s first customizable, modular storage collection (a Martha Stewart collaboration). “We’re seeing customers who move more often and don’t want a permanently installed closet,” says LaRue-Rieser, “but still want functionality.” —Allen

Sara Kravet Kravet A FAMILY BRAND known for its fabrics and wallcoverings, Kravet has continually reimagined itself over its 100-year history.

In her role as VP of Furniture, the founder’s great-great granddaughter Sara Kravet has helped usher in such innovations as QuickShip and Workspace, a modern, self-service showroom. This spring, they’ll unveil ICreate, which allows full customization of furniture pieces. “Designers can truly tailor-make the pieces they need—from frame to finish to fabric,” she says. “Offering the ability to visualize before ordering is the next generation of service.”

—Carisha Swanson

@christianelemieux

Christiane Lemieux The Inside LIVE BEYOND THE BEIGE. It’s a rallying cry for Christiane Lemieux, cofounder and CEO of quick-custom furniture brand The Inside, which means “living your truth without prescribed ideas and self-imposed limitations.” The brand’s use

of digitally printed fabrics, available in everything from buffalo checks to Scalamandré zebras, allows it to turn out made-to-order furniture for an affordable price—and deliver it in just weeks. The result?

Freedom to infuse your home with bold colors, personalized pieces, and way less beige in a heartbeat. —Morgan 48

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

Gary Friedman RH AS A CHILD, Gary Friedman

relished lunches at the department store—an apt memory given the current retail strategy of RH, where he is chairman and CEO. Recently, RH—which popularized to near-ubiquity monochrome, luxe-meetsindustrial-modern—has pivoted to larger Galleries, where furniture is displayed on multiple floors and customers can enjoy wine in the restaurant.

The double down on brick-andmortar stands in stark contrast to the e-commerce era, but if the lines for Sunday brunch are any indication, it’s a hit. —Keller

PHOTOGRAPHERS: KAT WIRSING (PORTRAITS OF JILL LARUE, CHRISTIANE LEMIEUX, BARBARA KARPF); RUSSELL YIP/SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE/POLARIS (PORTRAIT OF GARY FRIEDMAN); AYA BRACKETT (PORTRAIT OF ROBIN PETRAVIC AND CATHERINE BAILEY); COURTESY OF JUNGALOW (PORTRAIT OF JUSTINA BLAKENEY). HAIR & MAKEUP: CARI DUPREY/ZENOBIA AGENCY (JILL LARUE). ILLUSTRATOR: BRETT AFFRUNTI.

California Closets

Michael DiazGriffith

Barbara Karpf

New Antiquarians

DecoratorsBest

WHEN DIAZ-GRIFFITH began

hosting salon-like gatherings for his antiques-loving friends to convene, discuss, and learn from each other, “it was almost a support group,” he says. Their numbers quickly grew. Last year, Diaz-Griffith founded the New Antiquarians, an organization “for younger people in the antiques world who needed a space to exchange ideas.” Strong attendance at the group’s events proves he is onto something: “There’s a massive amount of interest in antiques; Our goal is to help those with even a casual interest to become tomorrow’s connoisseurs.” —Keller

@heathceramics

Robin Petravic and

BACK IN 2004, when DecoratorsBest.com launched, it was the first e-commerce site allowing everyday people to buy trade-only fabrics and wallpaper. Big names like Ralph Lauren and Robert Allen signed on right away, with other heavy hitters following suit. Having

“What

says Barbara Karpf,

@michaeldiazgriffith

“The most beautiful thing is connecting to each other.” —Swanson

Justina Blakeney

ceramics .com

Justina Blakeney

EQUIPPED WITH 374,000 Instagram followers (plus blog readers), designer Justina Blakeney is in a position to influence—and affect change. To “bring some beauty into the lives of families,” she’s teamed with Pen & Napkin, a nonprofit that pairs people transitioning from homelessness with designers who help furnish their homes. “An empty house does not make a home,” says Blakeney, who, with partners, furnished an entire home for a family. “I hope that I’m helping to make good design accessible to people from all walks of life.” —Hadley Mendelsohn

@justinablakeney

@decoratorsbest

VISIONARIES

@dimshome

ICON

3D-PRINTING TECHNOLOGY

can be bewildering. We can print guns now? Human organs? ICON, founded by Alex Le Roux and college friends Jason Ballard and Evan Loomis, has cut through the fuss to seize an opportunity: They 3D-print entire houses—because doing so might actually save lives. ICON built the nation’s first 3D-printed house in Austin, Texas, in 2018, and in 2019, it began creating an entire neighborhood of 500-square-foot homes for families in Tabasco, Mexico, who were living in extreme poverty.

Says cofounder and CEO Jason Ballard, “Frankly, it’s time for humanity to think about a new paradigm.” —Menza

3D-printed home in Tabasco, Mexico. icon build.com

@stickleyfurniture

Marissa Brown Stickley AFTER A DECADE at Martha Stewart, industry vet Marissa Brown took a risk: She cold-called Stickley, the century-old furniture manufacturer known for its pioneering role in the American Arts and Crafts movement, and (politely) suggested a revamp. Two years later, Brown has garnered industry-wide accolades for her work at the brand, launching two collections that marry the company’s craftsmanship with a fresher, more modern perspective. “I’m creating things I want to live with, that my friends would want to live with,” she says, “and maybe even changing the minds of people who are hesitant about Mission furniture!”

—Emma Bazilian

50

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

Eugene Kim DIMS. “DIMS WAS BORN out of a very simple idea—to create original designs that are forward-looking, sustainably made, and accessibly priced,” says Eugene Kim, who launched the furniture brand in 2018 with a very curated product line: just four tables (a trolley, dining table, coffee table, and side table). In a year’s time, they added a vanity and table light, and a dining chair just debuted. The focus, rather than endless options, is curated quality.

@icon3dtech

@bsallick

“We work with independent designers who create exciting, inventive works,” says Kim. “Our brand is not just about getting rid of the middleman. We are building an ecosystem of creative talent that we believe can change the world.”

—Amanda Sims Clifford

Barbara Sallick

Waterworks

“I HAVE SIX WORDS that have been my guide forever,” says

Barbara Sallick, founder of American kitchen-and-bath brand Waterworks. “Balance, proportion, scale, and good, better, best. Those words have allowed me to design truly amazing products that stand the test of time.” As technology continues to enter homes, Sallick believes customers will be drawn more and more to tactile elements. So the fact that her now-iconic brand is known for fittings, fixtures, lighting, vanities, surfaces, and hardware crafted with real, organic materials is no surprise. —Swanson

PHOTOGRAPHERS: KAT WIRSING (PORTRAITS OF MARISSA BROWN, BARBARA SALLICK); JOSHUA PEREZ FOR NEW STORY (HOME); BUFF STRICKLAND (PORTRAIT OF JASON BALLARD, ALEX LE ROUX AND EVAN LOOMIS); JENSEN HANDE (PORTRAIT OF JORDAN AND ANNE ENGLAND); WESTON WELLS (PORTRAIT OF JAMIE DRAKE); COURTESY OF A SENSE OF HOME (PORTRAIT OF GEORGIE SMITH). ILLUSTRATOR: BRETT AFFRUNTI.

Alex Le Roux, Evan Loomis, and Jason Ballard

@ford huniford

Jamie Drake

Anne and Jordan England Industry West

“WE WANT TO CREATE quality furniture that’s not going into a landfill after a year,” says Jordan

England, cofounder, with his wife, Anne, of Industry West. It was 2009, right before the e-comm boom, when it launched—and not long after, calls flooded in: restaurant designers seeking 80 barstools; mass orders left and right. Last year, Industry West opened a New York store, and this summer will see its first “workspace” collection with office designer Dani Arps. Jordan says Habitus barstool. In Green and Walnut. $285. industry west.com

Jamie Drake

staying agile has been essential to growth: “We’ve created an

environment where we can constantly bring in new product, adapting our physical and online space to fit.” —Swanson

@industrywest

James Huniford Design on a Dime IN 2004, NEW YORK designer

James Huniford saw a need.

“Homeless people living with HIV were not getting enough attention. Something needed to be done—quickly.” Who better to step up, he reasoned, than home designers? Huniford rallied five peers for the first Design on a Dime, in which decorators create rooms from donated wares that are then shopped by the public.

New York was hooked. “You never know what you’re going to find,” says Huniford. Since then, yearly events have raised more than $17 million in support of ending AIDS and homelessness through Housing Works. —Clifford

PHILANTHROPY RUNS deep for designer Jamie Drake. Any given day may find him campaigning for the Immigration Equality foundation, granting funds through the New York Community Trust, or providing decorative arts training to vulnerable communities as board chair of The Alpha Workshops. “As designers, we have an enormous opportunity to be conscious citizens,” he says. “Taking a stand inspires others to follow suit.” —Bazilian

@designerjamiedrake

Georgie Smith A Sense of Home “NUMEROUS STUDIES have found that if a family or an

individual can’t make an empty apartment feel like home, they will vacate the space and the homeless cycle begins, or gets worse,” explains Georgie Smith, the founder of Los Angeles– based A Sense of Home. “How productive we are as citizens—as employees, as students—rests upon @asenseof our home environment.” homeorg Her company takes a systemic approach to solving this issue, rallying volunteers to furnish and decorate homes for individuals aging out of the foster-care system.

They even use donated furniture, so it’s “never sent to landfills, but always given a second life.” —Mendelsohn

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

51

BIG PICTURE The

When your contemporary home needs a heavy dose of traditional, small ideas just won’t do. interior designer RAJI RADHAKRISHNAN / writer EMMA BAZILIAN photographer JOSHUA McHUGH / stylist MIEKE TEN HAVE

LIVING ROOM A 19th-century mural paired with a doghouse-shaped midcentury chair might be the ultimate Raji Radhakrishnan statement. “It’s funny, a little off, but it puts a smile on your face,” she says. “It’s the good kind of tension. If everything was the same, it would be so boring!” Mural, sofa, and curtains: Raji RM & Associates. Cocktail table: Jonathan Adler. Side tables: Gabby. Lamps: Interlude Home. Rug and wing chairs: clients’ own.

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

53

DINING ROOM The vintage table and chairs are “full of tradition and history, but the lines are very modern,� explains Radhakrishnan. Mural: Raji RM & Associates. Chairs and table: John Widdicomb.

FOYER Beginning at the front door, a mix of new and old makes it instantly apparent what the house is meant to be: an amalgamation of styles that coexist beautifully. Pendants and chest: vintage, 1stdibs. Rugs: Raji RM & Associates.

54

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

I

IN A SENSE, DESIGNER RAJI

Radhakrishnan had begun decorating this Piet Boon house in suburban Virginia long before she was contacted by its owners. “My husband and I live nearby,” she recalls, “and we’d gone to see the house while it was being built— we’d even considered buying it.” They passed, but as luck would have it, Radhakrishnan later got a call from a pair of empty nesters in need of a designer for their own newly purchased home.

“As soon as the client, Anne, started describing it, I realized it was the same house. I knew it like the back of my hand—and I’d already redesigned it in my head!”

Through her firm, Raji RM & Associates, Radhakrishnan is known for her idiosyncratic style (“I’d rather have someone call my work interesting than beautiful,” she proclaims), and the minimal Dutch architecture of this house is thoroughly contemporary. But these clients were avowed traditionalists—so what gives?

It was Radhakrishnan’s portfolio of murals—giant, wall-spanning images made from her own photographs of historic scenes and paintings—that convinced the couple she was the one.

“She had seen some of the murals in my own home, and that helped her understand that I appreciated the same old-world things that she loves—even though I use modern furnishings,” the designer says. “She trusted me to guide her.”

The photo murals were exactly what was needed to make the stark, high-ceilinged rooms feel livable.

“What they do is tame these enormous spaces,” Radhakrishnan says, noting

that the living room piece, an image of an 1807 painting by Louis-Léopold Boilly, had to be custom scaled to fit the 20-foot-wide wall.

In the dining room, another Boilly showing a busy street in Napoleonic Paris is sprawled across the wall above the table. “These murals are a way of bringing more people into the house, so even when it’s just the two owners, it never feels lonely,” the designer says. “At nighttime, when the chandeliers are lit, it feels like it’s literally coming to life!”

The Neutral Zone A touch of warmth in Benjamin Moore’s Decorator’s White makes grand-scale rooms feel more intimate. Its natural partner: deep ebony like Black Ink, which Radhakrishnan used on the front door.

BREAKFAST AREA The quilt-inspired painting is by homeowner Anne Calhoun; the sculpture is by local artist Adam Curtis. Pendant: Isamu Noguchi.

Credenza: vintage, Chairish.

Table: Knoll. Chairs: vintage, 1stdibs.

KITCHEN Not wanting to distract from the Piet Boon–designed kitchen, Radhakrishnan kept things minimal with a trio of Serge Mouille pendants and simple backless West Elm stools.

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

57

FAMILY ROOM Unable to hang art in the nearly wallfree room, Radhakrishnan brought it in through the furnishings—like the custom Giacometti–inspired rug and Picasso-style pillows from Paris.

Cocktail tables: One Kings Lane.

Floor lamp and chair: vintage.

MASTER BEDROOM The client’s late father-in-law made this Nakashima-style chair. Mural and chaise: Raji RM & Associates.

Accent table: Interlude Home.

Make Your Own Photo Mural —

GUEST ROOM Small-scale art creates an abundance of negative space—just one example of ”the good kind of tension,” says Radhakrishnan. Floor lamp: vintage, Raji RM & Associates.

58

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

Companies like Rebel Walls (rebelwalls.com) and Murals Your Way (muralsyourway.com) can transform your photos into massive wall art. Download art from a brand like Unsplash (unsplash.com). “Pics of people on subways are terrific as murals,” says Radhakrishnan. Note: It arrives in panels, so have an installer at the ready.

GUEST ROOM For a “breezy, comfortable” look, Radhakrishnan paired simple white walls with a mix of midcentury and Japaneseaccented pieces. Lamp: vintage French, Raji RM & Associates. Bedding: Sferra.

Table: vintage, clients’ own.

Swanky-Swamp

GETAWAY That’s what one designer calls it when you work a dozen wallpapers and a truckload of antiques into a Low Country retreat.

interior designer CHARLOTTE BARNES / architects HISTORICAL CONCEPTS & H. PEARCE SCOTT writer EMMA BAZILIAN / photographer JANE BEILES / producer ANNE HARDY

BAR Once a closet, this nook got an upgrade, thanks to custom glass shelves and some Lioness & Palms wallcovering by CommonRoom. Bird painting: Mary Maguire. Vintage glassware: Gray Antiques.

FRONT PORCH What’s better than sitting on a porch? Swinging on one! Bench swing: Lowcountry Originals in Mokum fabric. Pillows: St. Frank (large blue and small yellow) and Bunny Williams Home (small blue).

Chairs: Palecek. Stool and rug: World Market. Fan: Monte Carlo Fans.

61

Even the owners’ car—a 1948 Jeepster— is extra-colorful.

S

“SWANKY SWAMP.” THAT’S HOW CONNECTICUT-BASED CHARLOTTE BARNES

describes her vision for a client’s pattern-filled house in Palmetto Bluff, a high-end community in South Carolina’s Low Country where a parcel of luxury real estate might come with an alligator in the backyard. Or, as Barnes discovered while on a site visit several years ago, a bobcat.

“It was just walking around the perimeter of the house!” laughs the designer, whose brush with local wildlife inspired her to choose a palm leaf and mountain lion–printed wallcovering for a bar nook off of the living room. It’s just one of many wallpapers that appear throughout the four-bedroom home. Originally built as a showhouse by architecture firm Historical Concepts, “it was beautiful, but didn’t have a ton of detail,” says Barnes, “so we decided to wallpaper just about every room—it totally transformed the whole feel!”

In the few spots where Barnes didn’t (or couldn’t) use wallpaper, she and local architect H. Pearce Scott found other ways to add character. They clad an upstairs bunk room in beadboard from floor to ceiling, and painted the new kitchen a lookat-me color, Farrow & Ball’s Hague Blue. After widening the front porch, shutters were installed on each side to create the feeling of an outdoor room; a pair of swinging benches give the owners an ideal spot for evening cocktails. And in the bathrooms, simple open-shelf vanities became close-to-custom with the addition of an oh-so-Southern ruffled fabric skirt.

When it came to choosing furnishings, every detail had to feel special. Pictures taken by the owners while on safari were turned into a gallery wall, custom linens by Julia B. feature the family’s monogram on a palmetto, and there’s not a single plain white lampshade in sight. “It’s a new house, but it feels like a place where things have been collected and evolved over time,” says Barnes. “It’s magical!”

62

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

BUNK ROOM Full-size daybeds (three of them!) are comfortable for visiting kids and grown-ups. Pendants: Christopher Spitzmiller for Circa Lighting.

Roman shade fabric: Quadrille. Swivel chairs and stool: custom, in Christopher Farr Cloth.

Daybeds: custom, in Rogers & Goffigon and Soane Britain fabrics. Desk and chair: vintage, Circa Who. Art: Mary Maguire. Rug: Kaleen.

BUILT-IN CLOSETS WERE ADDED TO MAKE THE SPACE WORK AS A GUEST ROOM.

EVERY SINGLE LAMP IN THE HOUSE HAS A CUSTOM SHADE.

GREAT ROOM Placed back-to-back, a banquette and Charlotte Barnes sofa in Soane Britain fabric anchor the dining and living spaces.

Pillow fabrics (from left): Carolina Irving Textiles, Soane Britain, and Katie Ridder, with Samuel & Sons and Rogers & Goffigon trims. Chandelier: Circa Lighting. Lamps: Bunny Williams Home with a custom Shades From the Midnight Sun shade.

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

65

GUEST ROOM “I have first dibs if they ever want to get rid of the bed!”

Barnes says. Wallcovering: Balinese Peacock, Scalamandré. Lamp: Bunny Williams Home.

THIS VINTAGE BED ONCE BELONGED TO THE DESIGNER!

66

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

KITCHEN “Nothing matches, but it all works together,” says Barnes. Cabinet paint: Hague Blue, Farrow & Ball. Stools: vintage with Osborne & Little cushions. Pendant: Atelier Vime.

MASTER BATH Cole & Son’s Palm Jungle wallcovering is instant vacation mode. Pendant: The Antique and Artisan Gallery.

Mirror: Noir. Rugs: Knot & Co.

GUEST ROOM Mirror: Bunny Williams Home.

Vintage chest: Circa Who in Farrow & Ball’s Brinjal. Rug: Mark D. Sikes for Merida. Wallcovering: Potalla Outline, Quadrille.

The Neutral Zone Farrow & Ball’s Brinjal, a deep aubergine, is “almost a brown, but not quite; it works with any color,” she says. Hague Blue is another perennial favorite for its versatility: “It looks great flat or lacquered, it’s timeless, and who doesn’t love blue?”

MASTER BEDROOM Barnes worked with Julia B. to design custom monogrammed bedding (featuring a palmetto, of course).

Bed: Aesthetic with Bennison Fabrics upholstery. Nightstands: Chelsea Textiles.

Wallcovering: Quadrille.

Sconces: Vaughan. Bench: vintage, in Soane Britain fabric.

GUEST BATH A small blue pattern on the vanity skirt plays nice with bolder Bali Isle (both from Quadrille) on the walls. Wall mirror: Made Goods. For more details, see Resources.

68

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

A FABRIC SKIRT WAS ADDED TO HIDE UNDER-SINK SHELVES.

THIS LACQUERED FINISH IS ACTUALLY WALLPAPER!

KEEPING

the

interior designer COREY DAMEN JENKINS / architect TR DESIGN GROUP / writer EMMA BAZILIAN photographer WERNER STRAUBE / producer ROBERT RUFINO / stylist HILARY ROSE

GREAT ROOM Door paint color: Navy Masterpiece, Benjamin Moore.

Bench fabric: Schumacher.

Pillow fabric: Kravet.

PARLOR Phillip Jeffries’s lacquered wallcovering is a smart choice for spaces that get a lot of use, like this “flex room” where the kids do homework.

“If someone draws on it, it’s a lot easier to repair than real lacquer!” says designer Corey Damen Jenkins. Chandelier: Arteriors. Lamps: Currey & Company. Art: Cloth & Kind.

Credenza: clients’ own. Curtains: Kravet. Table: Mercury Row. Chairs: Langley Street.

Sofa: vintage. Rug: West Elm.

PEACE

An asset for any designer marrying two style sensibilities under one roof: a politician-like gift for diplomatic compromise.

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

71

HOW TO MAKE PANELING LOOK FRESH? SKIP THE STANDARD CHAIR RAIL.

Designer Corey Damen Jenkins

I

I F C O R E Y DA M E N J E N K I N S

weren’t an interior designer, he’d probably be working in fashion or running for political office—“my other great loves!” he says. After all, it was both a couture-level attention to detail and statesman-like approach that made his recent project for a Michigan family a success.

The homeowners, who were in the early stages of building a new house, contacted Jenkins after seeing his colorful, neo-traditional work in a magazine. “They’d gone on my website and watched my videos,” he recalls.

“They told me, ‘We like you as a person, but can you do something that’s more streamlined and modern?’ ” “I was actually grateful to not do something super-traditional!” the designer admits. The real challenge, he discovered after meeting the couple, would be in marrying their “very disparate” aesthetic points of view. “The wife loved jewel tones and embellishment, while the husband was on the total opposite end of the spectrum—no color, no wallpaper, no window treatments,” Jenkins explains. “The question was, how do

you bring those things together in a way that feels cohesive?”

The answer: serious negotiations.

“I’d do a clean-lined sofa for him, but in an emerald green velvet for her.

Then she’d want nailhead trim, which seemed too traditional to him, so we’d do it in polished chrome, which made it modern,” he recalls. “It was a tug-ofwar, but it was fun!”

Those sorts of creative compromises abound throughout the house.

To appease the husband’s aversion to window treatments—without sacrificing privacy—Jenkins installed motorized blinds that are concealed against the window frame when not in use. The decorative molding in the living room is a flat stock instead of ogee, so it feels geometric instead of fussy.

And when the wife asked for classic panels in the dining room, Jenkins obliged but in a 1970s-inspired grass cloth with a mod chandelier.

Jenkins’s aesthetic is visible in the finished home, but it’s his clients’ personalities that shine through. “I always say that I approach design like a doctor delivering a baby: At the end of the day, it’s not my kid—it’s yours, and it should look like you,” he laughs. “After

all, you’re the ones taking it home!”

DINING ROOM “You see this room as soon as you walk in, so I used it as an opportunity to introduce the palette in a strong way,” Jenkins says. Ceiling and wallcovering: Kravet. Chandelier: Visual Comfort. Table: Caracole. Armchairs: Hickory Chair in a GP&J Baker fabric. Side chairs: Hickory Chair. Roman shade: Kravet (fabric) and Robert Allen (trim).

DINING ROOM Credenza: Theodore Alexander. Mirror: Renwil.

Lamps: Visual Comfort. Sculpture: Global Views.

73

CURVES ON THE CEILING MOLDING KEEP THE EYE MOVING THROUGH THE ROOM.

GREAT ROOM PPG’s Garlic Clove has enough warmth to counterbalance the bright white of the often-snowy landscape. Chandeliers: Arteriors (left), The Urban Electric Co. (right).

Sofa: custom, Chairs: Hickory Chair. Cocktail table: RH. Rug: Stark. Dining table: Design Within Reach. Dining chairs: Bernhardt.

Ceiling paint: Revere Pewter, Benjamin Moore.

74

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

FOYER LOF T Pendant: Visual Comfort. Sconces: The Urban Electric Co. Table: West Elm. Chairs: Mercury Row. Storage unit: custom, built

by Designer Furniture Services.

MASTER BEDROOM Jenkins envisioned the parents’ room as a hotel suite—there’s even a coffeemaker! Wallcovering: Lindsay Cowles.

Chandelier: Arteriors. Curtains and bed: Kravet. Bench and chair: Hickory Chair. Nightstands: Theodore Alexander. Rug: Stark.

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

75

ENTRY NOOK “With all the white walls and 18-foot ceilings, I was able to get away with bringing in some bold wallcoverings,” says Jenkins, who chose a graphic Phillip Jeffries pattern for a cozy niche off of the foyer. Art and table: Cloth & Kind.

Bench: Kravet. Pillow fabrics: Schumacher.

KITCHEN The graphic granite counter in the kitchen was “a bit of a sell,” admits Jenkins. “I told the clients to look at it as art. Of course, now it’s their favorite thing.” Cabinetry: Stoffer Home with Armac Martin hardware. Island and countertops: San Simone honed quartzite. Pendants: Visual Comfort. Sconces: Arteriors. Stools: Design Within Reach. Faucet: Kohler. For more details, see Resources.

The Neutral Zone As a Michigan-based designer, Jenkins is well-versed in creating homes that are cozy, even during a long, cold winter. Warm whites and grays (try Benjamin Moore’s Revere Pewter) and smileinducing brights, like Navy Masterpiece, are his go-tos.

76

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

THIS MARBLE WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO MATCH AT THE SEAMS, SO JENKINS ADDED STRIPS OF TEAK WOOD.

NEWLY EXPOSED RAFTERS WERE BLASTED WITH A BAKING SODA MIX TO LIGHTEN.

KITCHEN Designer Lisa Tharp created a custom 18.5-foot-long double island, topped with half stone (for prep work) and half oak (for dining). Island fabrication: Jewett Farms. Island paint: Galveston Gray, Benjamin Moore. Woven stools: found at a global market, customized to counter height, and refinished by Arteriors’s decorative painters. Find similar at Palecek.

Settee: Kravet, customized to counter height with a sleigh base added so it can be slid across the floor. Light fixture: Jayson Home. Art: Alice Denison via Gallery Naga.

LIVING ROOM A previously empty bay window got a new seat with a deep French mattress. Window seat: custom, in Norbar (cushion fabric) and Cowtan & Tout (trim) with velvet fabrics from Highland Court (caramel pillows) and Schumacher (rose pillows). Screen and gold chairs: Lisa Tharp Collection. Rug: The Rug Company.

Sconce: The Urban Electric Co..

78

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

Tell Me a

FAIRY TALE In a home with turrets, you really only have one option: Play the castle card.

interior designer LISA THARP / architect TMS ARCHITECTS / writer KAITLIN MENZA / photographer MAX KIM-BEE

THIS PLUM COLOR INSPIRED THE PALETTE OF THE ROOM.

L

L I SA T H A R P I S T RY I N G T O

remember how many window seats are in this house. “So there’s one in the living room. There’s one, two, three, four in the family room. One at the top of the stairs, one in the front entry. I think that’s nine?”

If it sounds like a storybook setting, that’s because it is: The windows overlook a view of the rolling New England countryside and the surrounding grounds designed by Frederick Law Olmsted (when he wasn’t landscaping Central Park, the U.S. Capitol Building, or America’s state parks). Tharp worked with TMS Architects to renovate the 1890s carriage house, taking care to emphasize the indoor-outdoor connection. “It was converted to a house years ago with myriad additions— those were all stripped back to the original footprint, which was then sensitively added onto for this 21st-century family,” she explains. On the keep list?

Turrets, nooks, exposed rafters, and fireplaces.

80

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

To further compel the clients and their guests to look outside, the downstairs windows forgo treatments and were accented with rough beams that echo the rafters (themselves blasted with a baking-soda abrasion to appear lighter and more in line with the home’s modern additions). Up went more beams, gray cabinets, and live-edge shelves built into a castle-like arch. The overall vibe was “a European stone carriage house married with a Napa Valley winery,” Tharp says.

Lest it all become too sedate, particularly funky light fixtures abound: modern and graphic (in the kitchen), oversize and airy (in the master bedroom), and geometric (in the master bathroom). “When you have vertical height, you have permission to go big,”

the designer explains.

All this whimsy peaks in a turret bedroom covered in lilac Phillip Jeffries grass cloth. A window seat is piled high with cushions. “We took the principles from downstairs and went further: Use colors and neutrals, mix patterns, have fun,” Tharp says. “The eaves remind you that you are not in a new house, that you have history.

And I think it transports you.”

The bold trim paint is “reminiscent of Frank Lloyd Wright’s signature Cherokee Red,” Tharp says.

LIVING ROOM

KITCHEN

The home’s original rafters were revealed in the renovation, and the fireplace was plastered in icy gray to offset the purple furnishings. Lanterns: The Urban Electric Co. Sofa: client’s own. Ottoman: America Dural. Rug: Alexander McQueen via The Rug Company. Bust: Caproni Collection.

Chairs: Lisa Tharp Collection. Mantel art: Masako Kamiya via Gallery Naga.

“When I saw she wanted the stone flooring for the kitchen, that helped define the vision,” says Tharp.

Flooring: Exquisite Surfaces. Range: Thermador.

Faucet: Waterworks.

L ANDING

PHOTOGRAPHER MAX KIM-BEE (INTERIORS); MICHAEL J. LEE (EXTERIOR)

“The original windows framed this gorgeous tree, and I thought that was a really special spot to add interior architecture,” says Tharp.

Sconces: The Urban Electric Co. Window seat: custom, in Ralph Lauren Home fabric.

Drinks table: Noir.

81

WINDOW SEAT Positioned to look out on the landscape, which was designed

by Frederick Law Olmsted.

Shutter paint: Pitch Black, Farrow & Ball. Sconce: Mathias Hahn Design Studio. Drinks table: Profiles. Cushion: custom, in China Seas fabric.

PORCH Arches on the screen porch inspired Tharp to add more of them throughout the house.

Leather chair: vintage, Reside.

Pink pillows: custom, in Peter Dunham Textiles. Wicker seating: similar at Palecek. Coffee table: similar from Mecox. Light: similar from Robert Abbey.

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

83

THE CANDLE COVERS ON THIS FIXTURE ARE MADE OF REAL BEESWAX.

MASTER BEDROOM “A Lucite ottoman, an Italian midcentury lamp, abstract art— these were incredibly important to balance the more rustic elements,” says Tharp. Chandelier: Lowcountry Originals. Screen: Charles Spada Antiques. Rug: The Rug Company. Ottoman: Reside. Bed: Cisco Brothers.

MASTER BATHROOM The client located a wall tile she loved (Walker Zanger’s Contessa Amalfi) so Tharp placed it floor-toceiling for greater impact. Mirrors: Noir. Sconces: The Urban Electric Co. Cement sinks: custom. Vanities: sourced by client.

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

85

BEDROOM

THIS UPSTAIRS WINDOW WAS A DOOR THAT’S NOW SEALED SHUT.

A mattress-size cushion can seat multiple people at once. Grasscloth wallcovering: Phillip Jeffries.

Feather pendant: Umage. Window seat cushions: custom, in Peter Dunham Textiles (top layer) and Seemakrish (bottom two layers and pillows) fabrics. Café curtains: custom, in China Seas fabric. Sconces: Circa Antiques. Floor lamp: vintage.

Carpet: Williston Weaves.

KITCHEN A new fireplace was placed at counter height and surrounded by antique stone to look a bit older.

Wallpaper: Queen of Spain, Schumacher. Sconce: Vaughan.

Art: Masako Kamiya via Gallery Naga.

Cabinet hardware: Ashley Norton.

The Neutral Zone “I wanted to make sure that we brought in an elegance to balance all of the rustic elements,” says Tharp. Thus, Benjamin Moore’s Galveston Gray and Farrow & Ball’s Pitch Black were brought in for balance. “I love using color as a neutral,” she says. “Take the amethyst living room: When you use a singular color in all of its different shades and depth, it becomes the neutral of the space.”

BREATH OF FRESH AIR

BY BENJAMIN MOORE

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

87

BERTRAND LAVIER’S TENNIS/VOLLEYBALL IS TWO NETS WRAPPED AROUND A PIECE OF WOOD.

GREAT ROOM To anchor the long, narrow space, architect and designer David Mann floated an irregularly shaped Charlotte Perriand table from Cassina under a YLighting pendant. Chairs: Josef Hoffmann, Chair Reclamation.

READING NOOK Cloaked in Maharam’s Layers Park Double fabric, the upholstered wall panels by Maison de France give this space the feel of one big pillow. Pillow fabric: Caravane, Manuel Canovas.

Chair: Alvaro Catalán de Ocón. Sconces: Onefortythree.

88

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

WHERE Time

STANDS Still

A 19th-century watchcase factory is now the ultimate weekend getaway.

interior designer MR ARCHITECTURE + DECOR / writer AMANDA SIMS CLIFFORD photographer ERIC PIASECKI / producer ROBERT RUFINO

ODDBALL, DIAGONAL, DYNAMIC: This is how arts consultant Barbara Toll lovingly describes her loft in Sag Harbor, New York. Situated on the ground floor of a former watchcase factory reimagined by designer Steven Gambrel, the residence opens to the sidewalk just steps from downtown. “One of the reasons I bought it,” says Toll, who sold her former home in town when her beloved gardener retired, “is that it felt like a house.”

The building was still in the early stages of development then, which allowed Toll and her longtime architect David Mann to sneak in some modifications.

(Read: spare the 19th-century architecture from total condo-ification.) Original brick walls were left exposed and unsealed, along with I-beams and rafters. The windows, which hit at different heights, were kept in place. “How do you make adaptive reuse more livable?

Go with it instead of against it,” says Mann.

These industrial bones are a far cry from the white walls of an art gallery—though the apartment could be one, considering Toll’s extensive collection (and experience: A fixture in downtown Manhattan’s 1970s art scene, she was one of the first people to open a gallery in Soho). Sculpture, mixed-media, paintings, and photographs are positioned at every sight line. In the living room, a wall-size Leonardo Drew, made of black jersey and such odds and ends as a bird’s nest, looks almost soft against the brick wall. “That’s exactly the point with art,” says Toll. “It makes you see things you haven’t seen before or think about things you haven’t thought.”

It was Robin Corsino and Mary Kate Edwards, designers at Mann’s MR Architecture + Decor, who selected furniture to suit the quirkier aspects of the floor plan, Toll’s lifestyle, and her roommate: a very small Norwich terrier named Sport. Performance fabrics cover much of the upholstery. A triangular Charlotte Perriand dining table anchors an awkwardly shaped great room. (There’s no rug underneath, Mann says, “to diffuse the formality of the space.”)

Just one wall was added to the developer’s configuration, to carve an extra room out of the open loft. Now an intimate office-library with a curtained sleeping nook exists for reading—Toll’s primary hobby when weekending at the residence—and housing extra guests. Says Mann, “It is really nice to create areas where people feel a little more enclosed, more embraced.”

90

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

LIVING ROOM

MANN THOUGHT OUTDOOR FURNITURE WOULD LET MORE LIGHT THROUGH THAN TRADITIONAL UPHOLSTERED PIECES.

A pair of Warren McArthur outdoor sofas from Appleton were picked because “they’re lighter and eccentric,” says homeowner Barbara Toll. “I wanted light to go through them,” Chair: Jens Risom from Ralph Pucci, in Brochier fabric. Garden stool and coffee table: client’s own. Sculpture on pedestal: Air Time, Arlene Shechet. Large black art: #36, Leonardo Drew.

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

91

BEDROOM The shades, made of Kravet’s Windswept Linen, are often kept down to protect the art.

Paint: Soft Earth, Ralph Lauren Home. Sconce: Onefortythree. Bed: custom, in Rogers & Goffigon Cobble fabric. Bolster fabric: Ragamuffin, de Le Cuona. Art (right): Untitled, Hellen van Meene. Art (left): Aqua Sea, Mykonos, Nan Goldin.

KITCHEN The Steven Gambrel–designed kitchen was painted in Benjamin Moore’s Onyx so it would recede into the architecture. Stools: Thad Hayes, in Edelman leather. Appliances: Thermador.

92

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

A DEVELOPERSELECTED RANGE HOOD WAS NIXED IN FAVOR OF A MICROWAVE AND FAN.

HALLWAY The dining table was strategically placed to “read like a foyer piece” in the vista, says Mann. Art (left): Disorganized Attachment, Simone Shubuck. Art (right): Untitled (E. Germany), Sharon Lockhart. Bench: O&G Studio.

DEN When Mann’s team produced this Paola Navone sofa, Toll recognized it as a friend’s design: “ ‘That’s great!’ I said.

‘I’d love to have a piece of her stuff.’ ” Chair: Colonel, in Knoll’s Jaipur fabric.

Table: Lief. Rug: Beauvais. Art: Study for Threshold (Second Version), Michael Hurson.

BATHROOM A double sink was replaced. “The idea of a woman living alone with two sinks is like you’re missing the guy who is supposed to be there,” says Toll. “I hate that! You need to make it for you.” Mirror: custom, Mecox. Sconces: Bone Simple Design.

Wood paneling: Ajiro, Maya Romanoff.

For more details, see Resources.

The Neutral Zone To “create an atmospheric environment” Mann used two high-pigment colors: an inky black (Benjamin Moore’s Onyx) and a now-discontinued putty gray that can read pale blue (similar to Behr’s Cool Ashes, shown here): “Calming and relaxing, these tones created a great backdrop for the art.”

94

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

THE ORIGINAL BRICK WALLS HAVE MARKINGS FROM A CENTURY AGO.

It’s SHO

DINING ROOM Multiple seating options make the space work just as well for large dinner parties as for group jam sessions. Bench: West Elm. Throw: United Leather. Paint: Benjamin Moore Kendall Charcoal.

Chandelier: similar by Lindsey Adelman. Table and chairs: RH.

OWTIME

One designer only had five weeks to furnish the Los Angeles home of an award-winning musician. interior designer PETI LAU writer HADLEY KELLER photographer BRITTANY AMBRIDGE producer ROBERT RUFINO

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

97

LIVING ROOM Behind the centerpiece—a Yamaha grand piano—Lau and carpenter Lee Golde created a custom shelf to hold instruments, awards, and mementos from touring. Stool: Yamaha.

Rug and planter: vintage from Santiago’s Antiques Shop.

98

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

W

“ W H E N I F I R S T S AW I T, T H E R E W E R E L I T E R A L LY B E D S O N

the floor,” recalls New York–based designer Peti Lau. Her client, DJ Drew Taggart, better known as one half of The Chainsmokers, had bought the West Hollywood home two years prior. But as his career took off, it was left somewhat neglected.

So when Taggart embarked on a multiweek tour, Lau embarked on a redesign, running decisions past her client on FaceTime and via e-mail as he traveled the world performing. Working off a shared Pinterest board and one in-person meeting, Lau set about mixing vintage and big-box furnishings to keep within the modest budget and finish in time for his return—in five weeks. “I would text him images of everything I saw,” the designer says.

Lau layered textural materials over a neutral base with pops of warm colors like red and orange. Wall-size glass pocket doors open to give the house an indoor-outdoor flow, so she peppered in plants to enhance that feeling throughout. “It’s new construction, but I wanted to make it really warm and cozy,” the designer says.

The home’s most significant custom piece is a Memphis-inspired shelving system that Lau conceived to display Taggart’s music memorabilia and awards. “The painted colors are a fun pattern, and he can move the shelves around to add in sculptures, different things he’s bought, or things fans give him,” she says. It sits next to the most-used piece in the home: the grand piano. “He always has people over, and if the band is there, they’ll all play and have these jam sessions. It’s like a little studio right in the living room.”

The Neutral Zone Lau set a base with white (Chantilly Lace) and dark gray (Kendall Charcoal, both Benjamin Moore), but also used an unexpected hue like a neutral: orange. “Some people would be afraid of it, but I thought it created a nice tension,” says the designer.

NAVEL BY SHERWINWILLIAMS

GUEST BEDROOM A small-scale pattern on this Innovations wallpaper acts as a textural neutral.

Bed: Anthropologie.

Bedding: Vivre Luxe.

Lamps and curtains: West Elm.

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

99

FLOOR-TO-CEILING WINDOWS OPEN ALL THE WAY WHEN THE WEATHER’S NICE.

FAMILY ROOM The overdyed Stark rug was one of Taggart’s first purchases. Lau built the room’s color scheme around it, adding an RH Cloud sofa, Bernhardt coffee table, and J. Alexander Furniture chairs.

Throw pillows and blanket: HD Buttercup. Paint: Chantilly Lace, Benjamin Moore.

HALLWAY On the walls, Benjamin Moore’s Pacific Seal Teal is a nod to the West Coast. Art: Jor Ros. Rug: AVO. Bench: custom, J. Alexander Furniture.

BATH Recycled newspaper is washed with color and hand-woven to make this Innovations wallcovering. Stool: antique from Posner Fine Art. 100

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

GUEST ROOM “We call this the ‘Death to Millennial Pink Room,’ ” jokes Lau, who paired Benjamin Moore’s Soft White walls with painted skulls from Mexico.

Bed: Anthropologie. Bedding: custom by Lau, in fabrics picked up on her travels. Bench and lamps: HD Buttercup. Skulls and rug: Evoke the Spirit. For more details, see Resources.

“IT’S A SLIGHT OBSESSION OF MINE TO BUY TEXTILES FROM MY TRAVELS AND THEN CREATE HOME GOODS WITH THEM.”

RESOURCES Litre Pitcher, $70: Il Buco, ilbuco.com. Artisan Stand Mixer in Black: KitchenAid via Williams

Sonoma, williams-sonoma.com. Luna Nesting Dinnerware Set in Green, $172; Profile

26 The Rufino Report Pages 26–27: Mistral Olivewood Flatware, $580, alain-saint-joanis.com. Pisa Rugs in Ocean and Mexico, studiofournyc.com.

Scalamandré Tiger Pillow Cover, from $249, williams-sonoma.com. Wood Beads and Opal and Brown Diamond Cuff Links, mishnewyork.com. Acacia Wood Salad Bowl, $10, surlatable.com. Cavaliere Fabric, dedar.com. Ribbed Cashmere Throw in Grey, $310, bensoleimani.com.

Striped Monogram Market Bag in Black, $88, apolisglobal.com. Tortoise Glasses, friedrichsoptik.com. Netto Sham in Pool, $198, matouk.com. Bamboo Handle Umbrella, $90, brooksbrothers.com. Tava Round Charger in Honey, $18, potterybarn .com. Colette Cane Oversize Matchbox Sleeve, $350, aerin.com. Vintage horn cup, similar at abbeyhorn.co.uk. Mixed River Stones, $7, and Bird’s Nest Bowl, jamali garden.com. Aspero Wallcovering in 40544, arte-international.com. Sanur Border in Cream and Burlap, samuelandsons .com. Bamboo Pen, similar for $23/set of 6 at etsy.com/instylebamboo.

36 A Delicious Transformation Designer: Jean Stoffer, jeanstofferdesign. com. Chantilly Lace, Benjamin Moore, benjaminmoore.com. Calacatta Nuvo 5131 Countertops: Caesarstone, caesarstoneus. com. Prep Small White Canister, $10; Matte White Bread Box, $35; Bento Square Platter, $20: CB2, cb2.com. Dot 16" Pendants by Peter Bristol in Natural Brass, $1,089; Anders Small Articulating Wall Lights by Thomas O’Brien in Hand-Rubbed Antique Brass, $479; Covet Petite Flush Mount in Antique Burnished Brass with Alabaster, $529: Circa Lighting, circa lighting.com. Antique Persian Kirman Rug BB6269, $22,000: Doris Leslie Blau, dorisleslieblau.com. Circuit Chef Sink CS30, $1,470; Explore LKEC2037 Three Hole Bridge Faucet with Pull-down Spray and Lever Handles in Lustrous Steel, $1,366; ezH2O Liv Built-In Filtered Water Dispenser in Midnight, $1440: Elkay, elkay.com. Field tiles in Foggy Morning and Magnetite; Snow Flower tiles in Neutral Motif: Fireclay Tile, fireclaytile.com.

30" Integrated Panel-Ready Column Refrigerator; Left-Handed 24" Smart Integrated Panel-Ready Column Freezer; Right-Handed 24" Integrated PanelReady Refrigerator Drawers, $2,900; 36" Dual-Fuel Professional Range with 6 Burners; 36" Smart Designer Custom Insert Hood Liner with Dimmable LED Lighting; 27" Electric Single Wall Oven; Built-In Oven with Advantium Speedcook Technology; Smart Fully-Integrated Panel-Ready Dishwasher:

GE Monogram, monogram.com. Pegboard drawer insert, $48: Home Depot, homedepot. com.Assisi Dry Goods Canister, $225, and Assisi Pitcher in Bianco, $189; Bevagna One-

Dinnerware in White, Gray, and Navy, $50–$72:

Lenox, lenox.com. Architect Series Reserve Casement Windows: Pella, pella.com.

Mountain knobs, $25, and pulls, $142, in Natural Bronze: Schaub & Company, schauband company.com. Small Brass Peppermill, $98; Long Mango Wood Board, $48: Stoffer Home, stofferhome.com. Oriental Persian Antique Rug, trade only: Stark, starkcarpet.com.

Channel Bowl and The Swivel Cellar in White Oak; Wood Salt Cellar, trade only: St. Charles

New York, stcharlesnewyork.com. Bi Cast Leather Tyler Molded Barstools in Cognac, $250 each: World Market, worldmarket.com.

52 The Big Picture Designer: Raji Radhakrishnan, rajirm.com.

Pages 52–53: Mural, sofa, and curtains: Raji RM & Associates. Table: Jonathan Adler, jonathanadler.com. Side tables: Gabby, gabbyhome.com. Lamps: Interlude Home, interlude.com.Pages 54–55: Mural and rugs: Raji RM & Associates. Pendants and chest: 1stdibs, 1stdibs.com. Paint: Benjamin Moore, benjaminmoore.com. Pages 56–57: Credenza: Chairish, chairish.com. Table: Knoll, knoll.com. Chairs: 1stdibs, 1stdibs.com.

Stools: West Elm, westelm.com. Pages 58–59: Tables: One Kings Lane, onekingslane.com.

Mural, chaise, and lamps: Raji RM & Associates. Table: Interlude Home. Bedding: Sferra, sferra.com.

60 Swanky-Swamp Getaway Designer: Charlotte Barnes, charlottebarnes .com. Pages 60–61: Wallcovering: CommonRoom, commonroom.co. Painting: Mary Maguire, marymaguireart.myshopify. com. Glassware: Gray Antiques, gray antiques.com. Swing: Lowcountry Originals, lowcountryoriginals.com; Mokum, james dunloptextiles.com. Pillows: St. Frank, stfrank. com; Bunny Williams Home, bunnywilliams home.com. Chairs: Palecek, palecek .com. Stool and rug: World Market, world market.com. Fan: Monte Carlo Fans, monte carlofans.com.Pages 62–63: Pendant: Christopher Spitzmiller for Circa Lighting, circalighting.com. Roman shade: Quadrille, quadrillefabrics.com. Chair and stools: Christopher Farr Cloth, christopherfarrcloth .com. Daybeds: Rogers & Goffigon, rogers andgoffigon.com; Soane Britain, soane. co.uk. Desk and chair: Circa Who, circawho .com. Art: Mary Maguire. Rug: Kaleen, kaleen .com. Pages 64–65: Sofa: Charlotte Barnes; Soane Britain. Pillows: Carolina Irving Textiles, carolinairvingtextiles.com; Soane Britain; Katie Ridder, katieridder.com; Samuel & Sons, samuelandsons.com; Rogers & Goffigon.

Chandelier: Circa Lighting. Lamps: Bunny Williams Home. Lamp shade: Shades from the Midnight Sun, @midnightsunshades/ instagram.com. Pages 66–67: Wallcovering: Scalamandré, scalamandre.com. Lamp and

mirror: Bunny Williams Home. Paint: Farrow & Ball, farrow-ball.com. Cushions: Osborne & Little, osborneandlittle.com. Pendant: Atelier Vime, ateliervime.com. Wallcovering: Cole & Son, cole-and-son.com. Pendant: The Antique and Artisan Gallery, theantiqueand artisangallery.com. Mirror: Noir, noirfurniturela.com. Rug: Knot & Co., knotandco.com. Chest: Circa Who. Rug: Mark D. Sikes for Merida, meridastudio.com.

Wallcovering: Quadrille. Pages 68–69: Bedding: Julia B., juliab.com. Bed: Aesthetic, aestheticdecor.com; Bennison Fabrics, bennisonfabrics.com. Nightstands: Chelsea Textiles, chelseatextiles.com. Wallcovering: Quadrille. Sconces: Vaughan, vaughan designs.com. Bench: Soane Britain.

Wallcovering and vanity skirt: Quadrille.

Mirror: Made Goods, madegoods.com.

70 Keeping the Peace Designer: Corey Damen Jenkins, corey damenjenkins.com. Pages 70–71: Wallcovering: Phillip Jeffries, phillipjeffries .com. Chandelier: Arteriors, arteriorshome .com. Lamps: Currey & Company, curreyand company.com. Art: Cloth & Kind, clothand kind.com. Curtains and pillows: Kravet, kravet.com. Rug: West Elm, westelm.com.

Paint: Benjamin Moore, benjaminmoore .com. Bench: Schumacher, fschumacher .com. Pages 72–73: Ceiling and wallcovering: Kravet. Chandelier: Visual Comfort, visualcomfort.com. Table: Caracole, caracole.com. Chairs: Hickory Chair, hickorychair.com; GP & J Baker, gpjbaker. com. Roman shades: Kravet; Robert Allen, robertallendesign.com. Credenza: Theodore Alexander, theodorealexander.com. Mirror: Renwil, renwil.com. Lamps: Visual Comfort.

Sculpture: Global Views, globalviews.com.

Pages 74–75: Paint: PPG Pittsburgh Paints, ppgpittsburghpaints.com. Chandeliers: Arteriors; The Urban Electric Co., urban electric.com. Bench and chairs: Hickory Chair. Table: RH, rh.com. Rugs: Stark, stark carpet.com. Dining table: Design Within Reach, dwr.com. Chairs: Bernhardt, bernhardt.com. Paint: Benjamin Moore.

Pendant: Visual Comfort. Sconces: The Urban Electric Co. Table: West Elm. Storage unit: Designer Furniture Services, designer furnitureservices.com. Wallcovering: Lindsay Cowles, lindsaycowles.com. Curtains and bed: Kravet. Nightstands: Theodore Alexander. Pages 76–77: Wallcovering: Phillip Jeffries. Art and table: Cloth & Kind.

Bench: Kravet. Pillows: Schumacher.

Cabinetry: Stoffer Home, stofferhome.com.

Hardware: Armac Martin, armacmartin.co.uk.

Pendants: Visual Comfort. Sconces: Arteriors.

Stools: Design Within Reach. Faucet: Kohler, kohler.com.

/chairreclamation. Paneling: Maison de France, maisondefrance.com; Maharam, maharam.com. Pillows: Manuel Canovas, cowtan.com. Sconces: Onefortythree, onefortythree.com.Pages 90–91: Sofas: Appleton, 1stdibs.com. Chair: Ralph Pucci, ralphpucci.net; Brochier, brochier.it.

Sconces: Onefortythree. Pages 92–93: Shades: Kravet, kravet.com. Paint: Ralph Lauren Home, ralphlaurenhome.com.

Sconce: Onefortythree. Bed: Rogers & Goffigon, rogersandgoffigon.com. Bolster: de Le Cuona, delecuona.com. Paint: Benjamin Moore, benjaminmoore.com.

Stools: Thad Hayes, thadhayes.com; Edelman, edelmanleather.com. Pages 94–95: Bench: O&G Studio, oandgstudio. com.Chair: Colonel, mcolonel.fr; Knoll, knoll. com. Table: Lief, liefalmont.com. Rug: Beauvais, beauvaiscarpets.com. Mirror: Mecox, mecox.com. Sconces: Bone Simple Design, bonesimple.com. Paneling: Maya Romanoff, mayaromanoff.com. Paint: Behr, behr.com.

96 It’s Showtime Designer: Peti Lau, petilau.com. Pages 96– 97: Bench: West Elm, westelm.com. Throw: Global Leathers, globalleathers .com. Table and chairs: RH, rh.com. Pages 98–99: Piano and stool: Yamaha, yamaha .com. Wallpaper: Innovations, innovations usa.com. Bed: Anthropologie, anthropologie. com. Bedding: Vivre Luxe, vivreluxe.com.

Lamps and curtains: West Elm. Pages 100– 101: Rug: Stark, starkcarpet.com. Sofa: RH. Table: Bernhardt, bernhardt.com. Chairs and bench: J. Alexander, jalexanderfurniture.com.

Pillows and blanket: HD Buttercup, hdbuttercup.com. Rug: AVO, avoavo.com.

Wallcovering: Innovations. Stool: Posner Fine Art, posnerfineart.com. Bed: Anthropologie.

Bench and lamps: HD Buttercup. Skulls and rug: Evoke the Spirit, evokethespirit.com. All paint: Benjamin Moore, benjaminmoore.

Corrections In the January/February issue, the photo on p. 35 was by Gabriela Hasbun.

On p. 50, under The Farmhouse, the correct image is below.

88 Where Time Stands Still Designer: MR Architecture & Decor, mrarch .com. Pages 88–89: Table: Cassina, cassina .com. Pendant: YLighting, ylighting.com.

Chairs: Chair Reclamation, etsy.com/shop

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL© Volume 162, Number 2 (ISSN 0018-6422) is published monthly (except combined issues in January/February, April/May and July/August), eight times a year, by Hearst, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019 USA. Steven R. Swartz, President & Chief Executive Officer; William R. Hearst III, Chairman; Frank A. Bennack, Jr., Executive Vice Chairman. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc.: Troy Young, President; Debi Chirichella, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; John A. Rohan, Jr., Senior Vice President, Finance; Catherine A. Bostron, Secretary. © 2020

by Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All rights reserved. House Beautiful is a registered trademark of Hearst Communications, Inc. Periodicals postage paid at New York, NY, and additional entry post offices.

Canada Post International Publications mail product (Canadian distribution) sales agreement No. 40012499. Editorial and Advertising Offices: 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019-3797. Subscription prices: United States and possessions: $24 for one year. Canada and all other countries: $40 for one year. Subscription Services: House Beautiful will, upon receipt of a complete subscription order, undertake fulfillment of that order so as to provide the first copy for delivery by the Postal Service or alternate carrier within 4–6 weeks. For customer service, changes of address, and subscription orders, log on to service.housebeautiful.com or write to Customer Service Department, House Beautiful, P.O. Box 6000, Harlan, IA 51593. From time to time, we make our subscriber list available to companies who sell goods and services by mail that we believe would interest our readers. If you would rather not receive such offers via postal mail, please send your current mailing label or exact copy to Mail Preference Service, P.O. Box 6000, Harlan, IA 51593. You can also visit preferences.hearstmags.com to manage your preferences and opt out of receiving marketing offers by e-mail.

House Beautiful is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts or art. None will be returned unless accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope. Canada BN NBR 10231 0943 RT. POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to House Beautiful, P.O. Box 6000, Harlan, IA 51593. Printed in the USA.

102

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

PHOTOGRAPHER: NICOLE FRANZEN FOR DOMINO

A listing of designers, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers featured in this issue.

style

CRAZY FOR BLUE

wallpaperdirect.com Make your home your own.

THE END

In the Clear A floor mirror reflects your style (and miraculously makes the bedroom look bigger, too). By Brittney Morgan

Vilmar Floor Mirror.

By Currey & Company. $1,750. refinedhome boutique.com

Penarth Walnut Floor Mirror. $799. crateandbarrel.com

Olander Mirror.

Price upon request. madegoods.com

STYLING BY MEGUMI EMOTO/ANDERSON HOPKINS

Folded Ellipse Standing Mirror. $499. westelm.com

Carlotta Mirror. $459. ballarddesigns.com

104

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

Photograph by STUART T YSON

THE PATH TO YOUR PERSONAL PALETTE STARTS HERE

Do you have a room that needs a fresh look?

Not right now, but maybe soon.

Yes, I do!

Do you have a “look” in mind?

Well, do you like personality tests?

Yes, but I’m not sure what to do next.

Not really my thing.

No, please help!!

I’m OBSESSED. Do you have one??

We’ve got your back!

© 2020 The Sherwin-Williams Company

Okay... you got me.

Take the quiz to find your Color ID at myswcolorid.com

Don’t you want to know what your walls say about you?

Our Color ID palettes are thoughtfully curated for your unique personality. Exclusively at your local Sherwin-Williams store.