Our Style
If We Weren’t Interior Designers, We’d Be: Fashion or Jewelry Designers
Most Inspired By: Travel, art, vintage jewelry, books, the runway…everything
Style Icons: Yves St. Laurent, Coco Chanel, and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy
Go-To Hostess Gift: A fantastic book or framed photo
Favorites
Movie Interior: Interiors
Museum: The Art Institute of Chicago
Hotel: Amansara, Cambodia; Hotel de Crillon, Paris
Restaurant: Avec, Chicago
Cocktail: Rosé Champagne
Flower: Coral peonies
Decorating
Favorite Paint Color: Cornforth White, Farrow & Ball
Decorating Cheap Thrill: Items from nature…rocks, geodes, fossils, etc.
Favorite Decorating Trick: Reupholstering a piece with the right fabric can totally make the piece.
You’ll Never See Us Using: A color scheme. We like our textiles to feel collected, not contrived.
Resources
Fabric: de Le Cuona
Lighting: John Salibello
Florist: Epoch, Chicago
Caterer: Big Star (They set up a taco bar in your home, which is so much fun, but we rarely use caterers. Homemade is so much better.)
Favorite Local Shop: Pavilion, Chicago
Favorite Shop Abroad: Paris Flea Market at Porte de Clignancourt (officially called Les Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen)
We love to re-purpose items in non-traditional contexts such as using an antique leather screen as a headboard.
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