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Left: Custom chartreuse linen pillows inspired the paint color used on the wall behind the bookshelves. Linen pillows, natural root coffee table, tufted chairs, Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams sofa and Jonathan Adler lamp table, all through ND Studio. Facing Page: Left: A rustic dining table found online is paired with chairs picked up at a garage sale. Above the dining area, is an organic, hammered metal light fixture available through ND Studio. Right: Kristen Metzger and her 9-year old rescue mix, Abbey.
Family Tradition
An updated 100-year-old Uptown house By Lee Cutrone
A hundred and seven years ago, Kristen Metzger’s great-grandparents built a house just steps from Audubon Park. Through the years, her great-grandparents, grandparents and other relatives lived there, and Metzger herself, dreamed of one day owning the 52
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property. In 2013, the dream became a reality when the house was handed down to Metzger through her father’s succession. Metzger, who has her own graphic design business (The Constance Creative) and often draws floor plans for realtors, soon designed a Photographed by greg miles
