2014 CTC&G Innovation in Design Winners: Interior Design
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Photography by Paul Johnson Photography
In the refurbished horse barn, a pair of leather RH sofas and Lillian August ottomans provide comfy seating. Thirsty guests can belly up to the custom zinc bar on wood and metal barstools, and there are tables and seating for enjoying entertainment from the loft. Lighting is from Currey & Company.
Photography by Paul Johnson Photography
In the refurbished horse barn, a pair of leather RH sofas and Lillian August ottomans provide comfy seating. Thirsty guests can belly up to the custom zinc bar on wood and metal barstools, and there are tables and seating for enjoying entertainment from the loft. Lighting is from Currey & Company.
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Photography by Paul Johnson Photography
The barn features state-of-the-art soundproofing, and the Jerry Garcia poster conceals a flat screen TV.
Photography by Paul Johnson Photography
The barn features state-of-the-art soundproofing, and the Jerry Garcia poster conceals a flat screen TV.
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Photography by Paul Johnson Photography
In the dining area, the table and durable wicker chairs are Lillian August, while RH sofas face off with a wood and metal coffee table in the living room. The cowhide chairs are from Lillian August.
Photography by Paul Johnson Photography
In the dining area, the table and durable wicker chairs are Lillian August, while RH sofas face off with a wood and metal coffee table in the living room. The cowhide chairs are from Lillian August.
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Photography by Paul Johnson Photography
In the great room, the sectional is from Lillian August, and the rugs and accessories are from RH. In the stone cottage bedroom, the custom Wanda Furman bed is dressed in Matteo and Pine Cone Hill bedding; the bench is through Hammertown Barn.accessories are from RH.
Photography by Paul Johnson Photography
In the great room, the sectional is from Lillian August, and the rugs and accessories are from RH. In the stone cottage bedroom, the custom Wanda Furman bed is dressed in Matteo and Pine Cone Hill bedding; the bench is through Hammertown Barn.accessories are from RH.
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Photography by Paul Johnson Photography
In the stone cottage bedroom, the custom Wanda Furman bed is dressed in Matteo and Pine Cone Hill bedding; the bench is through Hammertown Barn.
Photography by Paul Johnson Photography
In the stone cottage bedroom, the custom Wanda Furman bed is dressed in Matteo and Pine Cone Hill bedding; the bench is through Hammertown Barn.
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Photography by Paul Johnson Photography
Winner: Kelly & Co. Design
A race to the finish: completing a music barn, stone cottage and guest house in six weeks
Charged with refurbishing, refreshing and furnishing three outbuildings on a 50-acre estate in a frantic six-week time period, interior designer Kelly Mittleman wasted no time getting busy. First up, morphing a working horse barn into a music studio. “The homeowner loves to play drums and likes to get loud and crazy with his friends, but didn’t want to intrude on the neighbors,” says Mittleman, who enlisted Grammy Award–winning sound engineers to soundproof the building. To maintain a feeling of authenticity, she carefully tucked the acoustic panels behind reclaimed barn wood.
Designed with people and parties in mind, the space is outfitted with durable leather sofas and a custom zinc bar downstairs, plus tables and stools for watching the entertainment and Murphy beds for impromptu sleepovers in the loft. “It’s part performance space, part high-end lounge and part crash pad,” she adds.
The designer took a more refined approach in the stone cottage (the former editing studio of an Academy Award–winning film director) meant to be the quarters for visiting in-laws, and in the guesthouse, where the mandate included outfitting the space down to the toilet paper. “There was no time to even consider doing anything custom,” says Mittleman, who opted for a straightforward neutral palette and forgiving sisals, cowhides and leathers in both spaces. She admittedly relied on big box retailers to fill in the gaps.
For continuity, the same vintage wood used in the music studio covers the ceiling in the cottage living room, and the guesthouse is tied to the barn theme with accessories like horse blankets and equine art.
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