LIFESTYLE DOMICILE
Patrick Mutsune (left) and Brett Timmerman (right) created a welcoming home combining both contemporary design and casual comfort.
Art and E legance
Meet Warm and Welcoming in this Impressive Milwaukee Home
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BY MARK HAGEN
tep into the home of Brett Timmerman and Patrick Mutsune and you find yourself in a world of contemporary design combined with comfort, function and even a pinch of smile-inducing kitsch. Located in Milwaukee’s Kane Commons, the eight-room, 3.5bath, single-family condo includes a movie theater, five balconies, a custom-designed kitchen, fireplaces and an art collection that rivals many local galleries. Perhaps the most interesting feature of the home, however, is demonstrated in the couple’s ability to create a space that’s both posh and welcoming at once. Timmerman, a relator with Keller Williams North Shore, and Mutsune, a managing director at R.W. Baird Co., purchased the four-story condo in 2013 and found themselves with a blank slate with which to work. “When we bought the home, it was just the basic structure. We were able to customize pretty much every-
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thing.” Timmerman explains. “Patrick has always had an eye for design and was an art major prior to switching to finance, so that was a big help.” Mutsune adds, “As an artist, a blank canvas is very exciting. I was able to design the home of my dreams, while Brett watched for impracticalities. We make a good team that way.” The couple also excels at balancing the seemingly opposite aesthetics of sophistication and comfort. “The house is designed to reflect a home that is lived in and showcases our personalities,” says Timmerman. “It's not meant to be an immaculate, sterile museum.” Mutsune agrees. “While the art feels sophisticated at times, the space holding the art is relaxed,” he notes. “The floors and the furnishing are distressed on purpose. We’re very conscious about what materials we choose for the interior.” Photos by Tyler Nelson. Background by surachet chansingkhorn/Getty Images.
