Innholdsfortegnelse for Modern Casual Style 2025 i Traditional Home

Timeless or transitional? Neutral or colorful? In a world where so many design decisions require opting for one selection over another, interior designer Stephanie Wiott begs to disagree—and stylishly so. She argues that you can have it all while maintaining comfort and class. This very approach captivated a couple seeking to build a primary residence—one rooted in the beauty of quality family time combined with seamlessly integrated indoor-outdoor living. The home, which sits on 2 acres in Indiana, is accompanied by a 35-acre private pond and ample outdoor gathering spaces that extend the homeowners’ leisure life. Whether they are for gathering around the firepit, enjoying summer soirees on the terraces, or fishing with grandchildren, spaces for family activities were a top priority for the couple. “They purchased the land primarily…

Acting as a sculptural softening of the city’s edge, this Atlanta new build is all about contrast. Think formality and ease; industrial grit with a side of cultivated calm. No matter how you cut it—black tie or bare feet—Fred Ehlers and David Lile’s nature-infused urban home is a master class in contrast and control. The design vision was simple: Create a custom-constructed retreat where they could live and relax while fully embracing their shared love for industrial influences, modern edge, and fluid indoor-outdoor living. Inspired by Ehlers’ former career in corporate railroad administration, the couple also wanted to thread their collection of photorealistic industrial paintings throughout the home, echoing the interplay of minimalism, rugged materials, and lush views. “The white-painted brick and black steel give the exterior a tailored, formal…

It’s an extraordinary outfit that can go from the office to dinner, then end up at the beach—looking just as fresh and fashionable in one place as in the next. Designers Dana Bergman Falcione and Erica Vassalotti of Bergman Vass Interiors encountered a dress that could do it all—and inspired this home’s design. Said wonder garment glided into their Pennsylvania office for a meeting—their client was wearing it, the very client for whom they were decorating a New Jersey home. Fresh from lunch, the client wore an off-white cotton shirtdress whose crisp silhouette was softened by a floral print. The designers were smitten. “We asked her to bring it to another meeting,” Falcione says, “and we used it to create her home’s spirit.” That explains why this home, just steps…

There’s nothing quite like the exhale felt when stepping into the cooling shade and sheltering comfort of an ancient evergreen oak tree. This nature-inspired reassurance is a daily feeling among the forest of 40 native oaks on the property where Gary and Vera Sutter built their forever house and garden in the storied neighborhood of Parra Grande in Montecito, California. “The old oak trees were actually the most important design asset for us,” says Erik Evens, the principal architect, who envisioned the project to be completely at one with the land and locale. He designed a collection of structures inspired by historical California ranch and agricultural architecture that purposefully made way for the preserved oaks. He used site-specific Santa Barbara sandstone to form the base of the home, which further…

In life, as in interior design, contrasts always add interest. Kristen and Vincent Forgione’s suburban Phoenix home proves the point. On any given weekend, it comes alive with the sound of dominoes rattling onto the dining table as the pair play games with their two girls or the clinking of wineglasses when they entertain friends. Kristen, a designer, may be glammed up—or not. “I’m dressy and enjoy a nice glass of wine, but I’m also a beer-and-wings kind of gal,” she says. When the couple built a new house, Kristen made sure her design accommodated preferences at both ends of the spectrum—dressy and casual, kids and adults. The home is laid-back and livable for the family, thanks to a modern floor plan that elevates the kitchen and incorporates a much-used…

The expectation is that a second home doesn’t bear the same pristine finishes as a primary residence does. But that doesn’t mean it’s not equally stylish. Todd Brock and his wife, Diana, struck on what has become the perfect balance of laid-back charm with personal flair in the weekend home they built just outside of Houston—the city where their primary home is situated and where all three of their daughters and their families live. “It’s just so easy,” Todd says. “Someone may want a date night or just a change of scenery for their kids, and they can come out here.” “Here” is a welcoming European-inspired house that’s a mere 35-minute drive. Yet it seems a world away set amid majestic oak trees in the picturesque Texas countryside. The house…

On the edge of a pine forest in the Blue Ridge Mountains sits a small guesthouse. Everybody calls it the Woods Cabin to differentiate it from a similarly sized cottage a few hundred feet away that overlooks a meadow. (That one, as you might expect, is called the Meadow Cabin.) Both houses serve as guest quarters on this stunning 9-acre property where a young family built a gorgeous vacation home. It looks straight out of a fairy tale. “Driving up to the house is always such a beautiful approach,” says interior designer Amanda Wyatt. “You go by this long expanse of meadow and wind through the property, and you cross over a small stream that flows into a lake. And there’s so much wildlife: deer, bears, bunnies, and beautiful birds.…