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クリーブランドにある広いカントリー風のおしゃれなLDK (グレーの壁、無垢フローリング、暖炉なし、茶色い床) の写真

Meet Meridith: a super-mom who’s as busy as she is badass  — and easily my favorite overachiever. She slays her office job and comes home to an equally high-octane family life. We share a love for city living with farmhouse aspirations. There’s a vegetable garden in the backyard, a black cat, and a floppy eared rabbit named Rocky. There has been a mobile chicken coop and a colony of bees in the backyard. At one point they even had a pregnant hedgehog on their hands! Between gardening, entertaining, and helping with homework, Meridith has zero time for interior design. Spending several days a week in New York for work, she has limited amount of time at home with her family. My goal was to let her make the most of it by taking her design projects off her to do list and let her get back to her family (and rabbit). I wanted her to spend her weekends at her son's baseball games, not shopping for sofas. That’s my cue! Meridith is wonderful. She is one of the kindest people I know. We had so much fun, it doesn’t seem fair to call this “work”. She is loving, and smart, and funny. She’s one of those girlfriends everyone wants to call their own best friend. I wanted her house to reflect that: to feel cozy and inviting, and encourage guests to stay a while. Meridith is not your average beige person, and she has excellent taste. Plus, she was totally hands-on with design choices. It was a true collaboration. We played up her quirky side and built usable, inspiring spaces one lightbulb moment at a time. I took her love for color (sacré blue!) and immediately started creating a plan for her space and thinking about her design wish list. I set out hunting for vibrant hues and intriguing patterns that spoke to her color palette and taste for pattern. I focused on creating the right vibe in each space: a bit of drama in the dining room, a bit more refined and quiet atmosphere for the living room, and a neutral zen tone in their master bedroom. Her stuff. My eye. Meridith’s impeccable taste comes through in her art collection. The perfect placement of her beautiful paintings served as the design model for color and mood. We had a bit of a chair graveyard on our hands, but we worked with some key pieces of her existing furniture and incorporated other traditional pieces, which struck a pleasant balance. French chairs, Asian-influenced footstools, turned legs, gilded finishes, glass hurricanes – a wonderful mash-up of traditional and contemporary. Some special touches were custom-made (the marble backsplash in the powder room, the kitchen banquette) and others were happy accidents (a wallpaper we spotted via Pinterest). They all came together in a design aesthetic that feels warm, inviting, and vibrant — just like Meridith! We built her space based on function. We asked ourselves, “how will her family use each room on any given day?” Meridith throws legendary dinner parties, so we needed curated seating arrangements that could easily switch from family meals to elegant entertaining. We sought a cozy eat-in kitchen and decongested entryways that still made a statement. Above all, we wanted Meredith’s style and panache to shine through every detail. From the pendant in the entryway, to a wild use of pattern in her dining room drapery, Meredith’s space was a total win. See more of our work at www.safferstone.com. Connect with us on Facebook, get inspired on Pinterest, and share modern musings on life & design on Instagram. Or, share what's on your plate with us at hello@safferstone.com. Photo: Angie Seckinger

custom cabinets and table fabricated by Tom Brokish. View to kitchen / breakfast area beyond. Photo Elizabeth Felicella
ニューヨークにある高級な中くらいなミッドセンチュリースタイルのおしゃれなLDK (白い壁、淡色無垢フローリング、暖炉なし、茶色い床) の写真

Previously remodeled by others-- dining room. I embellished with wallpaper, new hardware, vintage lighting, furniture, and accessories. Gentle curved backed Jansen chairs, circa 1940 pair with late 40s Argentine vintage table. Carl Blossfeldt prints on the wall. Photo by David Papazian.

Kitchen and dining areas opening onto living room with cherry wood floors throughout. Exposed beams, wood support column. Custom cabinetry, kitchen island, and carpentry MIllworks is an 8 home co-housing sustainable community in Bellingham, WA. Each home within Millworks was custom designed and crafted to meet the needs and desires of the homeowners with a focus on sustainability, energy efficiency, utilizing passive solar gain, and minimizing impact.

Dining room nook with custom bench seats, maple cabinetry, and window frames MIllworks is an 8 home co-housing sustainable community in Bellingham, WA. Each home within Millworks was custom designed and crafted to meet the needs and desires of the homeowners with a focus on sustainability, energy efficiency, utilizing passive solar gain, and minimizing impact.

ニューヨークにある高級な小さなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなLDK (白い壁、ベージュの床、淡色無垢フローリング、暖炉なし) の写真

Apartment sized dining furniture with transitional and feminine accents.
カルガリーにある低価格の小さなトランジショナルスタイルのおしゃれな独立型ダイニング (白い壁、クッションフロア、暖炉なし、グレーの床) の写真

リッチモンドにあるお手頃価格の中くらいなエクレクティックスタイルのおしゃれな独立型ダイニング (緑の壁、無垢フローリング、暖炉なし、茶色い床) の写真

バルセロナにあるトランジショナルスタイルのおしゃれなLDK (白い壁、カーペット敷き、暖炉なし、グレーの床) の写真

Red Oak Common #1. 3/4" x 3 1/4" Solid Hardwood. Stain: Special Walnut Sealer: Bona AmberSeal Poly: Bona Mega HD Satin
ローリーにあるお手頃価格の中くらいなトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれな独立型ダイニング (グレーの壁、無垢フローリング、暖炉なし、茶色い床) の写真

ニューヨークにあるラグジュアリーな広い北欧スタイルのおしゃれな独立型ダイニング (グレーの壁、淡色無垢フローリング、暖炉なし、ベージュの床) の写真

オレンジカウンティにある高級な中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなダイニング (白い壁、淡色無垢フローリング、暖炉なし、ベージュの床) の写真

DENISE DAVIES
ニューヨークにある高級な中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなダイニングキッチン (白い壁、淡色無垢フローリング、暖炉なし、ベージュの床) の写真

Accent walls don't need to be small. Check out this teal painted wall that ties the dining area and living space together in this Ottawa town home.
オタワにあるコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなダイニング (青い壁、濃色無垢フローリング、暖炉なし) の写真

Dan Cutrona
ボストンにある高級な広いビーチスタイルのおしゃれなダイニングキッチン (白い壁、淡色無垢フローリング、白い床、暖炉なし) の写真

bluetomatophotos ©Houzz 2017
バルセロナにある中くらいな北欧スタイルのおしゃれなLDK (白い壁、無垢フローリング、暖炉なし) の写真

Ann-Louise Buck
他の地域にある広いモダンスタイルのおしゃれなLDK (白い壁、暖炉なし、グレーの床) の写真

マイアミにあるラグジュアリーな巨大なコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなダイニングキッチン (マルチカラーの壁、磁器タイルの床、暖炉なし) の写真