Indholdsfortegnelse for July/August 2021 i Veranda

SO WRITES DESIGNER AND DECORATIVE arts historian Thomas Jayne in the introduction of his book, Classical Principles for Modern Design (The Monacelli Press, 2018), in which he explores the enduring relevancy of Edith Wharton and Ogden Codman’s The Decoration of Houses, first published in 1897. Just two months into the pandemic and our sudden and outright pivot to home, I interviewed Jayne about his predictions for how this profound shift in how we live would change American residential design. How would we reconfigure floor plans for more privacy? How would we look to design to cure the plague of monotony in our daily existence? How could decoration soothe our anxious souls? The answer, Jayne said, was simple: We would once again embrace rooms in the truest sense of the word:…

IT BEGAN with thrift-minded craftsmen. As far back as 13th century B.C., resourceful Mycenaean artists started replacing gemstones in decorative pieces and jewelry with cheaper glass powders. Melted at blistering heats, it hardened into brilliantly hued shapes of every contour and size. Enamel was, they found, a powerful way to paint color onto surfaces. The technique spread like an empire to cultures and their hottest commodities: Celtic shields, Byzantine icons, incense burners of the Ming Dynasty, wall panels adorning the high architecture of the Moghuls, door pulls from 18th-century Japan, eventually flowering into jewelry in the lyrical expressionism of Art Nouveau. And while styles flame in and out, enamel has endured, with today’s designers embracing it anew in contemporary motifs. “Enamel has been used in our culture for centuries and…

Splendid Flora & Fauna LIKE THE EXOTIC KINGDOM IT IS, Florida perfumes the air with rich plant and animal life, an animated subculture at the heart of Lorna Gross’s transportive dining room. “The carpet was the starting point,” says the designer, noting New Moon Rugs’s masterful Flora garden of blooms, birds, and buzzing creatures rendered in a multiplicity of hues. “It incorporates so many gorgeous colors.” Chief among them coral, which complements the pastel feel of Palm Beach, she adds. From there, Gross takes her cues from the fauna, inviting dragonfly mirrors, a fawn sculpture, and even a pair of salt-and-pepper-bearing turtles to the party. And just as the dining room hums with Florida’s abiding vitality, Brittany Bromley’s bedroom promises a verdant, serene bower for dreamy nights. A custom wallpaper…

SUMMER SLOWDOWN Page 11 Paint: Decorator’s White (on wall) and Huntington Green (on floor) by Benjamin Moore; benjaminmoore.com. Antique watering can: Authentic Provence; authentic provence.com. SLIP INTO THE SEASON Page 21 18th-century antique chair (in Aleta fabric): Henhouse Antiques; henhouseantiques.com. Assorted antique chairs: Christopher House Antiques; christopherhouseinc.com. OLD WORLD, DOWN EAST Interior and architectural design: G.P. Schafer Architect; gpschafer.com. Landscape design: Stephen Mohr, Mohr & Seredin; mohrseredin.com. Contractor: Cold Mountain Builders; coldmtn.com. Page 58 Stone pathway: Sunset Knoll Landscaping; sunsetknolllandscaping.com. Stone materials: Freshwater Stone; freshwaterstone.com. Portico: Cold Mountain Builders; coldmtn.com. Screen door: Little Harbor Window; littleharborwindow.com. Doors and shutter paint: Black Forest Green by Benjamin Moore; benjaminmoore.com. Siding color: Classic Gray by Benjamin Moore. Page 59 Ceiling lantern and commode: Robuck Antiques; robuck.co Chair upholstery: Fermoie; fermoie.com Outdoor furniture: McKinnon and Harris; mckinnonharris.com Page 60 (top left) Wall…

THE FIND Made Goods’s Gretel chair, in green or light-brown rattan THE BACKSTORY “I think we all design from the perspective of our pasts,” says creative director Oscar Yague, who grew up just outside Barcelona, “where there was always a peacock chair in my grandmother’s house.” Imprinted early by that Victorian wicker exuberance, the furniture visionary yearned to create a new iteration—one for his generation. “I liked the drama but wanted to modernize it, so we scaled down the design, gave it a more open seat and straighter lines.” THE MAKERS The updated design exemplifies Yague’s (and Made Goods’s) ethos. “We approach each piece with an emphasis on material and sense of proportion,” he says, eschewing rigid style niches. “And here, the color was beautiful on the rattan from the…

CLOISONNÉ Using thin walls of metal to contain molten enamel in raised compartments, this ancient practice produced pectoral jewels of the Pharaohs, Visigoth brooches, and even 19thcentury tea caddies from Russia’s House of Fabergé. CHAMPLEVÉ Ancient artisans beginning with the Celts in the 3rd century B.C. would hollow out metal compartments to fill with enamel. The art form’s high-water mark was the 12th century, which turned out the Stavelot Triptych and the Becket Casket from Limoges. PLIQUE-À-JOUR This virtuoso form—invented in the 6th century and masterfully employed by Art Nouveau giants René Lalique and Lucien Gaillard—is an aerial act without a net. Here, enamelers fill frames without a permanent metal base to create fragile, stained glass–like pieces. GUILLOCHÉ Beginning in the late 19th century, jewelers created mesmerizing optics by layering…

WHEN MY BOSTON-BASED CLIENTS asked me to design a one-bedroom, one-story house on their spectacular waterfront property in Maine, at first I thought they were joking. Only one bedroom, are you sure, especially on such a dramatic site with so much potential? Their property encompasses a beautiful harbor-front point. The views would be incredible. Indeed, they were sure. And further, they explained, it wouldn’t just be a summerhouse. They planned on using the home at least one week per month, year-round. Winters, too, which was yet another departure from the norm. But this was a project of rarities. My clients are an erudite and well-traveled couple, avid boaters who had amassed a handsome collection of European antiques (from a stint living in France) that they wanted to put to use…

DESIGNER PHILIP GORRIVAN had passed the house a million times: a two-story Colonial at the head of a winding lane in Washington, Connecticut, just a short stroll from a cemetery where some of the town’s earliest settlers were laid to rest. Built around 1750, the house is believed to be one of the area’s oldest. “I’ve always admired its symmetry and scale. It is a perfect example of early American Colonial architecture,” says Gorrivan, whose own 19th-century home is just down the street. He makes the two-hour drive from New York City, where his practice is based, to this quiet spot in the Berkshires foothills “almost every weekend and most holidays, plus for extended summer stays,” he says. First settled by independent-minded Congregationalists roughly 300 years ago, Washington has become…

LIKE MANY A TEXAS NATIVE, Lily Lanahan grew up steeped in the art of entertaining. Also stitched into her soul: a love of traditional needlework, particularly appliqué, the layering of fabrics to bring pictorial verve to everything from cocktail napkins to quilts. Lanahan twined those filaments when she launched Elizabeth Lake, her collection of handcrafted linens, which are sewn on the Portuguese island of Madeira by craftswomen who work out of their homes. The designer credits her own environs (now Australia) for showing her a more relaxed style of entertaining. “Linens are meant to be used freely,” she says. “I believe in buying what you love and what’s meant to last.” elizabethlake.com…

Collecting • Decorating • Entertaining • Jewelry • Preservation • Wanderlust “When I want to cut the fanciness of a drawing room…I will work a slipcover into the space. There’s something inherently summery and more casual about them.”—DESIGNER ISABEL LOPEZ-QUESADA IN MADRID, summers are very hot. Growing up, I remember my grandmother removing all the carpets and covering the furniture—the Louis XVI chairs, the sofas, even the canapés—in cotton cloths, many with floral patterns, before leaving for the season,” says Spanish interior designer Isabel Lopez-Quesada. Today, that “more relaxed, gypsy look” finds a place in the homes of even her most formal clients, she notes, often with couture detailing like buttons, ties, and contrasting trimmings. “When I want to cut the fanciness of a drawing room, make it look a…

At Stearns & Foster, we believe that exceptional design lives in the details. This is why we have spent every day of our 175-year legacy committed to refining the details that make Stearns & Foster distinct. From velvet trim to hand-tufted top layers, our mattresses are meticulously crafted to look as good as they feel. Use our tips to help you choose the perfect mattress to complete your bedroom sanctuary. Designer Spotlight Corey Damen Jenkins @coreydamenjenkins The nationally acclaimed designer shares how to make the most of your bedroom. What are the elements of a perfect sleep sanctuary? The proper color palette is essential. It’s important to know whether visual movement inhibits you from calming down. If so, stick to the monochromatic and avoid pattern play on pillows, wall coverings,…