With a name like Joy, designer Joy Lewis can’t help but look forward to celebrating the holiday season with her husband, Peter, and their three young children.
“We all love Christmas,” she says. “Peter and I value simple, nostalgic spaces where we can enjoy a cup of coffee in the morning and hot cider with friends in the evening. The kids, naturally, value the fun and surprise of the holidays. It’s a balancing act to make it enjoyable for everyone.”
The Lewises’ home was built in the 1960s in a traditional Fairfax, Virginia, neighborhood, and when the young couple moved in, the changes they made were mostly cosmetic. Joy embarked on giving the house a face-lift by painting all the walls white, removing the carpet in favor of wood floors,…
