Innholdsfortegnelse for Spring 2025 i Traditional Home

Connie Vernich “Music, entertaining, football, and whiskey—that is Nashville,” says designer Connie Vernich. They guided the design for her clients’ double-sided whiskey bar and lounging space. Indoors, cozy leather chairs offer pool views by day and a clubby mood by night. Nature-focused materials, including sassafras paneling, Tennessee limestone, and leathered granite countertops, clad the covered porch. Lauren Bradshaw Winning in two categories, designer Lauren Bradshaw delivered on her clients’ goal: Make a new house feel as old as possible. “We worked to find a stone that felt like it could be in the English Cotswolds versus anything too perfect or new feeling,” Bradshaw says of the exterior, which includes a shake-style composite roof. “The wood and copper accents will patina over time and look old too.” Inside, the primary bath’s…

Designer Brittany Bromley has always colored outside the lines. When it comes to her work, she embraces creativity that’s free from conventional constraints. So when her best friend from college and that friend’s husband were hoping for a unique look for the weekend property they had purchased 10 years earlier, they naturally turned to Bromley. The couple wanted their New York country home, which hugs the border with Connecticut, to serve as a magical weekend oasis that erases the hustle of their workweek life at their Manhattan apartment in New York City. Bromley achieved that goal with dramatic antiques, comfortable upholstery, and a plethora of charm from a kaleidoscope of colors and patterns. “I’ve never been one to stick to a single style,” Bromley says. “I think that traditional elements…

Designers have a knack for mixing rather than matching to imbue rooms with character and inject a bit of a surprise—say, for example, hanging a contemporary light fixture in an otherwise traditional space. Minneapolis interior designer Kelly Caruso can mix traditional and modern styles with the best of them, but she also sets a few boundaries. “One of my design philosophies is that, whenever possible, you ensure that the interior design matches the exterior architectural elements so that the space feels connected and cohesive,” Caruso says. It was natural, then, that Caruso’s inspiration for a kitchen she was designing in a historical neighborhood in the heart of the city came from the exterior. Although the Tudor-style townhouse was new, it exuded charm with its brick exterior, slate roof, and copper…

Few California coastal communities share the charm of Montecito, the luxurious enclave near Santa Barbara that lures assorted residents, including second-home dwellers and celebrities looking to escape the frenzy and flash of their work in Los Angeles. With panoramic vistas from the lush mountaintops, it’s every design team’s challenge to create a residential oasis that delivers a statement while allowing the landscape to dominate. Designer Jodi Fleming mastered the assignment for one Midwest couple whose Montecito luxury retreat underwent a full-scale remodel that spanned more than two years. The project needed to honor traditional design but enhance the veneer of the California lifestyle that celebrates nature and the casual ease that comes with it. “I knew that we would take advantage of the land, views, and light,” Fleming says. “We…

The United States relies on three branches of government to guide its progression. The redo of a stately home in the Embassy Row neighborhood of Washington, D.C., was also the result of three authoritative powers. Architect Ankie Barnes of the D.C. firm BarnesVanze set the stationary function and frills of the foundation. Designers Paul Sherrill and Jose Solís Betancourt layered in the softer sides of beauty. And the clients signed the project into the history books with their stamp of approval. “This is the house of a young couple with children,” Sherrill says. “It was important to them that the changes made to the home respected its classic nature but in a manner that was current and updated.” To do that, the existing layout and decorative scheme were amended on…

Hometown Southfield, Michigan Spring clean It’s underrated, and I love it. I love the order created and the gifts given when I clean house. House of Blair My home is very traditional and personal. I have a plaid stair runner and a library. I must remember to update the glossy red front door—the sun is so harsh in L.A. on a south-facing door! Health journey My MS is in remission. This has been the path of recommitting to living well and with more ease. I found a disease modifier that worked for me, and I now have more confidence I can handle stressors physically. I keep pushing myself, and it’s empowering. On motherhood It means I can never give up because he [her son, Arthur] relies on me. Canine companion…