BGS
This home is a portrait of a life well-collected. From the foyer to the girl's bedroom, every room holds objects with provenance, inherited, traveled for, found at flea markets, gifted, or commissioned and the design exists to give those objects the context they deserve.
The foyer opens with a custom white that earned its place through trial, not White Dove, but something tuned specifically to this light and this space. A zebra rug from an antique store, sourced on travels to Africa, grounds a recovered settee layered with a Scalamandré leopard pillow found at a New York flea market, a rug pillow, and raised green velvet. A collection of canes gathered over the years, and a family tapestry from the grandfather's home, anchor the walls; the tapestry, framed by staircase sconces, gives it the light it deserves. Art from old neighbors, friends of friends, and New York flea markets fills in around a room that feels introduced and full of character.
The living room required reconfiguring before it could become itself. No overhead lighting existed in the home, so recessed fixtures on dimmers and decorative chandeliers were added throughout. The room now layers custom console tables at the fireplace, a mantel dressed with old and new Louis Philippe mirrors, antique drawings, and Staffordshire dogs, and a custom coffee table holding the grandmother's boxes, a sculpture by Emmy Grier, and books. Large commissioned panels by Claire Cormany anchor one wall. Throw pillows made from Parisian antique fabric, a tapestry from grandmother loosely framed without glass, plus grandmother's sculpture head, a brass armadillo, antique paperweights, and plants in Paul Revere bowls and a foot bath beneath the table all together read as curated because every selection has a story.
The bar is designed to feel like a destination. Wallpaper on walls and ceiling, a hammered brass Link a Sink with an unlacquered faucet, shelves of glassware spanning birthdays and weddings, and antique finds, Paul Revere bowls of citrus, Alabama white marble, and a painting by a retired upholsterer, create an intimate focal point for creating memories.
The dining room pairs inherited furniture like the buffet, table, and chairs from the mother, with Thibaut wallpaper, custom drapery and hardware through Blair G. Smith Interiors, and Gabby lighting. Chairs were recovered in white ostrich vinyl with seasonal ties. Leon Loard portraits of their children, the grandmother's sculpture, clock, bar stand, and silver pitchers, brass candlesticks, and a collection of blue and white ginger jars complete this immersive room where legacy and design share a seat at the table.
The primary bedroom centers on a custom headboard by Blair G. Smith Interiors, with bleached antique nightstands fitted with glass tops for protection, a daybed from an antique dealer, and all twelve months of the grandmother's vintage botanical calendar prints framed above it. An antique chest with a marble top and an art piece from Provence occupy a former built-in alcove. The room's most beloved piece, though, is a chair from a child's nursery, which is now on its third reupholstery. Custom white linen drapery with blackout lining, a gold shell floor lamp, a custom triangle side table with embroidered skirt, and the husband's mother's lamps complete a haven made for rest and remembering.
The girl's bedroom holds a vintage sunburst mirror, Gabby lighting, custom headboard, bedding, and drapery, and a vintage secretary purchased from a client. The design treatment of this space brings the overall look and feel of the home full circle.
