From the June/July 2023 Issue
Old House, New Story-Antiques
LEFT: Two antique étagères (one visible) were inherited from Christian Muirhead’s grandmother. Drawers on the bottom still house some of her tchotchkes, Jennifer Muirhead says. The Danish teak Midcentury Modern […]
From the June/July 2023 Issue
Old House, New Story-Office
LEFT: Jennifer Muirhead’s husband, Christian, wanted “a dark, cozy space where he could spend most of his workday,” which meant keeping the existing paneling intact. Among the vintage artwork and […]
From the June/July 2023 Issue
Old House, New Story-Guest bedroom 2
Antique Swedish pine twin beds (one shown) enchant a guest bedroom with their own sense of history. Walls are painted in “Light Blue” by English paint company Farrow & Ball, […]
From the June/July 2023 Issue
Fresh Start-Screen Porch
The family enjoys spending time on the screened porch, which opens to the swimming pool.
From the June/July 2023 Issue
Fresh Start-Primary bathroom with makeup station
A makeup station in the primary bathroom is a convenient place to get ready for the day.
From the June/July 2023 Issue
Riverside Reverie-Pier and gazebo
The pier and the gazebo were existing on the property. “We could decorate the gazebo any way we wanted to, but we couldn’t move it or make it bigger or […]
From the June/July 2023 Issue
Brighter Grays-Bathroom
Cylindrical light fixtures in the primary bathroom mirror the circles in the border of the inlaid tile “rug.” Designer Sandra Cosimano removed the top half of the shower wall. “I […]
From the June/July 2023 Issue
Old House, New Story-Den
LEFT: The den is moody and cozy with olive green grass-cloth wallcovering and an English roll-arm sofa. The equestrian print, found at Larger Cross in Oldwick, hints at the bridle […]
From the June/July 2023 Issue
Old House, New Story-Walk-in closet
A previous owner converted a fifth bedroom into a walk-in closet with access to the primary bedroom. “I pulled a medium sagey green from the bedroom drapery and applied it […]