For us, there’s nothing more comforting than being surrounded by books. Which probably explains why libraries are our favorite rooms to design. The library, which is often also the TV room and the family room is usually a workhorse and so all the more reason to create an enveloping, private space that beckons you to stay awhile. Curling up to read a book or watch the latest Netflix series is (in our opinion!) pure bliss in a room with fabric covered walls, rich colors and cozy textures. For this project, both clients lead busy professional lives so we knew the library/TV room would be used primarily in evening hours. With this in mind, we elected to paint the custom bookcases a dark chocolate brown lacquer with the walls in a textured silk to create a cocoon like feeling. To counter these dark hues, we selected cheerful blue wool for the plush corner sofa. The bookcases are illuminated with traditional library lights to showcase books as well as a collection of contemporary American pottery.

In the next room over, the home office is fashioned from a one-time bedroom. We assembled a “hodgepodge” of furnishings from several different vintage sources; an American desk, a mid century chair and an English Orkney chair live happily together. We purchased lots of wonderful prints for the house, the hunting prints above the desk were a great find to live on top of the William Morris wallpaper. The vintage Tuareg rug was found on our trip to Morocco this past Spring.