Where Everyone’s at Home SMART INTERIOR CHOICES FOR EVERYDAY LIVING
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By Lisa J. Gotto | Photography by David Burroughs
ut up four walls and you have certainly created the base for a house or shelter; but it’s how you treat these structures and their corresponding floors and ceilings that separates a home with character and true form from just a roof over your head.
Fortunately, most homeowners aren’t content to live within that basic, four-wall construct and they get creative or hire someone to be creative so their home excels to the level of a dwelling—a space and a place to be and live, surrounded by aesthetics that are the most pleasing and practical for you. Such was the case with this month’s feature home, an interior design project creatively driven by the team at Annapolis-based Purple Cherry Architects. This project provides an excellent example of the ancillary services the firm can provide even if they aren’t the architect of record for the home. 74
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COMMUNICATING ON THE CREATIVE Firm principal Cathy Purple Cherry explains they entered the project at a fortuitous time, with most of the aspects of the interior design for the classic Queen Anne-style home still on the table for discussion. This included wall coverings, paint colors, tile patterns, countertop selections, light fixtures, and even furnishings. While some may consider this to be “all the fun stuff” about appointing a new home, the process can get very involved. Communication with the homeowner is key, explains Purple Cherry. “The wife was very involved and definitely knew her taste, which was great.” Purple Cherry says the wife’s prior experience with a whole home’s interiors was evident in their conversations. “She knew what she liked and was able to communicate very well.”
