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LOCAL LOVE DESIGNERS CARRIE MOORE AND GRAYSON LIMER CREATE A WELCOMING AND COLORFUL DURHAM HOME USING LOCAL NORTH CAROLINA CRAFTSMEN AS THEIR INSPIRATION.
Moore and Limer sourced the custom dining table from Brooklyn, New York– based craftsman Asa Pingree and complemented it with Jeanneret-style dining room chairs with custom cushions in a Kelly Wearstler fabric. The chandelier is from New York artisan Apparatus.
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Carrie Moore’s introduction to her client was quite serendipitous. While having a team meeting in the lobby of The Durham Hotel, Moore’s husband, Dan, met a man at the bar while ordering a drink. The two began chatting and eventually the conversation turned to how the Duke alumnus had just moved back to the Durham area and was looking for an interior designer. The pair exchanged phone numbers and months later the man reached out to the Moores about working Carrie’s design magic on his new home. Moore and design associate Grayson Limer agree that the two-bedroom home was “kind of a bachelor pad.” The client had little to start with, save for the Togo sectional in the living room “which we loved!” Moore says. But for the design duo, it was the ideal blank canvas to create an inviting and colorful home. The homeowner allowed the designers to take the reins, but with one request: “He wanted to incorporate as many local artisans and furniture designers that we could into the interior design.” Having worked closely with several North Carolina makers over the years, Moore was ecstatic about the request to highlight local Carolinians’ work. “He was more focused on having an impact on the local community and supporting them versus an overall aesthetic,” she says. “And we loved that approach!” With that objective at the forefront, Moore and Limer went to work pulling together an array of local artisans who would complement the transitional and colorful aesthetic they envisioned. In the living room, the team added custom cabinetry by Burlington-based shop Skram, which also fabricated the custom red
PHOTOGRAPHY BY LISSA GOTWALS.
WRITTEN BY BLAKE MILLER
