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Darryl Carter Designer Darryl Carter on how to make your treasured antiques look fresh and modern. TEXT KARL LOHNES
Gwenwood HANGING LIGHT, designed by Darryl Carter for The Urban Electric Company. Metal Canopy BED, and furniture pictured below, designed by Darryl Carter for Milling Road Furniture by Baker Furniture.
Lawyer turned designer Darryl Carter is living the dream – his dream, that is, of creating beautiful spaces. From his design firm and boutique in Washington, D.C., Darryl indulges in his lifelong passion for design by creating elegant, timeless environments for private clients, as well as designing home furnishings in his signature style. We turned to Darryl for tips on how to blend traditional furnishings into our homes – minus the stuffy factor – for a modern look that’s relaxed yet refined.
KL: You gave a up a law career to pursue design. Was design always an interest?
DC: I have no regrets about pursuing my law degree. It was foundational and there are a host of legal considerations that a design practice such as mine encounters routinely. I was set on design as far back as I can recall. I remember moving furniture around from a very young age. If I was sent to my room as punishment, when I came out, the room would
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