SLEEK & CHIC

Forest Hills homeowners have renovated a previous family member’s home to reflect their love of contemporary art and furniture.

Written by Melissa Mahanes / Photographed by Wiff Harmer

When you walk into this beautifully updated home, you immediately become a part of the tranquil environment created by the homeowners. The neutral palette of white paint with grey windows and doors throughout the house is punctuated by vintage mirror-covered accent walls strategically located to reflect light. The homeowners have transformed a past relative’s home using fun, fresh, and stylish touches and have imbued their own personal styles into every inch of their home. The result is a family home that is elegant yet comfortable.

The walls are adorned with a vast collection of artworks from the couple’s collection, and the homeowners have sourced unusual accent pieces to add glitz and glamour to their neutral furnishings and window treatments. It helps that the wife has access to many furnishings and accessories from her position as a designer at G&G Interiors.

The welcoming foyer has a dramatic Kelly Wearstler “Crescent” wallpaper (the wife’s favorite designer). Over the Milling Road console table hangs a painting by local Nashville artist Carey Haynes with a Thomas O’Brien lamp. Under the table is a sheepskin-covered T-shaped bench.

In the dining room, a Moooi Heracleum LED fixture hangs above a floating glass-topped table. A Kelly Wearstler “Mélange” Credenza with a pair of Barbara Cosgrove lamps and a sculpture entitled Fury by Rod Moorhead sits in front of vintage mirrored tiles. On the table are papier-mâché sculptures by Italian artist Paola Paronetto from G&G.

The dreamy kitchen has a contemporary glass ball chandelier hanging over a grand central island topped with Calcutta marble. The cabinetry is a combination of painted and stained surfaces that the homeowners worked with MidSouth Custom Cabinets to create the layout and the custom shelving and range hood. The open upper shelving is stacked with Casafina white tableware and Montes Doggett Pottery pieces. A glass-front cabinet frames a Brother Mel sculpture of The Last Supper made from railroad spikes.

The centrally-located living room is another neutral space with unique decorative elements. A pair of sheepskin-covered chairs by Kelly Wearstler flank the fireplace over which hangs a painting by Brian Borello. A large screened-in porch attached to the living room is a much-used space in the mornings and the evenings.

The bedroom is an airy refuge at the far end of the house and features an Ikea paper “Krusning” chandelier that the homeowner crushed herself. Over the bed hangs a painting by Tracy Lane and nightstands on either side of the bed from Worlds Away. Clear glass lamps by Simon Pearce lend to the monochromatic palette.

The homeowners have successfully transformed a dated home from the 1950s into a contemporary, bright, and welcoming abode that suits their family and perfectly reflects their broad and eclectic tastes.