SUSAN CONNELL has been captivated by primitives for as long as she can remember. “My grandfather was an avid collector, and I was always intrigued by the style while watching ‘Little House on the Prairie’ with my daughters,” she says. While Susan already had an appreciation for country decor, her husband, Steve, an antiques enthusiast, encouraged her budding interest in genuine artifacts, and she soon found herself fully endeared to them.
Indeed, every aspect of the Connells’ two-story, 2,400-squarefoot home in Roscoe, Illinois, is immersed in primitive design. The house, built by Susan's father and where she was raised, holds many memories but was in need of a character realignment. The couple have actively worked to make it feel as period authentic as possible. In the kitchen, they fashioned a…
