For a recently completed brownstone in Brooklyn Heights, our client had many ideas about how they wanted their home to look and feel, and after a wonder through their Pinterest board, it was clear that many of the elements that they were most inspired by were hallmarks of traditional English country style decorating. They were drawn to rooms that used clear, primary colors (blue and red) with an appreciation for pattern on pattern, Persian rugs, and soft and feminine floral prints. They loved antiques but wanted to be sure the house didn’t veer too far into “period” world. They wanted it to feel fresh and young (like them!). For every project, we always spend a significant amount of time at the beginning pouring over reference books and sourcing inspiration imagery that will help lay the groundwork for the story we’re trying to tell.  In this instance, we drew liberally from the interiors of Robert Kime and Colefax and Fowler. With their meticulous interplay of textiles and colors in mind, we set out to make this Brooklyn brownstone distinctly our clients’, with a design that spoke to the elements of the English country style that they responded to, while at the same time respecting (and nodding to) the Greek Revival period of the home. We can still remember at one of our first meetings how their faces lit up as we showed some of the imagery below (scroll right to see them all!).