Step Inside Interior Designer Annie Kelly's Historic Connecticut Cottage
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1/5Photographs © Susan Sully, Courtesy of the Monacelli PressA tufted ottoman and new wing chairs soften rustic wood and plaster surfaces. Toile pillows combine with the striped carpet, inlaid box and wool throw to add graphic energy. White bowls, shells, eggs and coral branches mingle with books on well-curated shelves.Photographs © Susan Sully, Courtesy of the Monacelli PressA tufted ottoman and new wing chairs soften rustic wood and plaster surfaces. Toile pillows combine with the striped carpet, inlaid box and wool throw to add graphic energy. White bowls, shells, eggs and coral branches mingle with books on well-curated shelves.
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2/5Photographs © Susan Sully, Courtesy of the Monacelli PressOld plaster walls trimmed with red paint endow the dining room with character and warmth. Eighteenth-century prints, which appear to hang from faux-painted ribbons, and a nineteenth-century English portrait enliven the room. Kelly integrated blue-and-white transferware plates into the scheme to vary the geometric rhythm of prints and to introduce more color and pattern.Photographs © Susan Sully, Courtesy of the Monacelli PressOld plaster walls trimmed with red paint endow the dining room with character and warmth. Eighteenth-century prints, which appear to hang from faux-painted ribbons, and a nineteenth-century English portrait enliven the room. Kelly integrated blue-and-white transferware plates into the scheme to vary the geometric rhythm of prints and to introduce more color and pattern.
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3/5Photographs © Susan Sully, Courtesy of the Monacelli PressIn the living room, an antique demijohn catches the light.Photographs © Susan Sully, Courtesy of the Monacelli PressIn the living room, an antique demijohn catches the light.
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4/5Photographs © Susan Sully, Courtesy of the Monacelli PressSimple but well-crafted furnishings in the breakfast room include a gateleg table and a Swedish china cabinet. A stenciled border adds a rural charm that contrasts with full-length taffeta curtains.Photographs © Susan Sully, Courtesy of the Monacelli PressSimple but well-crafted furnishings in the breakfast room include a gateleg table and a Swedish china cabinet. A stenciled border adds a rural charm that contrasts with full-length taffeta curtains.
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5/5Photographs © Susan Sully, Courtesy of the Monacelli PressA “married piece” combining a seventeenth-century chest with an eighteenth-century base conceals a drinks cabinet in a corner of the living room. The high-backed chair and column function as a subtle divider between the living room and the entrance hall.Photographs © Susan Sully, Courtesy of the Monacelli PressA “married piece” combining a seventeenth-century chest with an eighteenth-century base conceals a drinks cabinet in a corner of the living room. The high-backed chair and column function as a subtle divider between the living room and the entrance hall.
This article appears in the November 2016 issue of CTC&G (Connecticut Cottages & Gardens).
