フェニックスにあるラグジュアリーな広いトランジショナルスタイルのおしゃれな玄関ラウンジ (黒いドア、黄色い壁、コンクリートの床、グレーの床、塗装板張りの天井、パネル壁) の写真

фотограф: Василий Буланов
モスクワにあるお手頃価格の中くらいなトランジショナルスタイルのおしゃれな玄関ドア (黄色い壁、ラミネートの床、白いドア、ベージュの床) の写真

Photography by: Sophia Hronis-Arbis
シカゴにあるお手頃価格の中くらいなカントリー風のおしゃれな玄関ロビー (マルチカラーの壁、無垢フローリング、ガラスドア) の写真

© Greg Perko Photography 2014
ボストンにある小さなトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれな玄関 (マルチカラーの壁、スレートの床、白いドア、マルチカラーの床) 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

ニューヨークにある巨大なトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれな玄関ロビー (マルチカラーの壁、無垢フローリング、白いドア) の写真

ワシントンD.C.にある小さなトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれなマッドルーム (黄色い壁、磁器タイルの床、金属製ドア) の写真

La scala conduce al soppalco sovrastante la cucina che attraverso un corridoio conduce alla passerella sopra all'ingresso. Foto di Simone Marulli
ミラノにあるお手頃価格の中くらいな北欧スタイルのおしゃれな玄関ロビー (マルチカラーの壁、淡色無垢フローリング、白いドア、ベージュの床) の写真

バンクーバーにある広いモダンスタイルのおしゃれな玄関ドア (マルチカラーの壁、コンクリートの床、ガラスドア、グレーの床) の写真

This bright and happy mudroom features custom built ins for storage and well as shoe niches to keep things organized. The pop of color adds a bright and refreshing feel upon entry that flows with the rest of the character this home has to offer.

デヴォンにある高級な広いビーチスタイルのおしゃれな玄関ホール (黄色い壁、無垢フローリング、青いドア、茶色い床、塗装板張りの天井、パネル壁) の写真

他の地域にある北欧スタイルのおしゃれなマッドルーム (マルチカラーの壁、濃色木目調のドア、グレーの床) の写真

Фотограф Юрий Гришко
モスクワにあるお手頃価格の小さなエクレクティックスタイルのおしゃれな玄関ホール (黄色い壁、大理石の床、茶色い床) の写真

Фото: Аскар Кабжан
エカテリンブルクにあるお手頃価格の中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな玄関ラウンジ (マルチカラーの壁、ラミネートの床、黒いドア、茶色い床) の写真

ニューヨークにある高級な中くらいなトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれなマッドルーム (黄色い壁、トラバーチンの床、白いドア、ベージュの床) の写真

Mudroom area created in back corner of the kitchen from the deck. — at Wallingford, Seattle.
シアトルにある高級な小さなトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれなマッドルーム (黄色い壁、リノリウムの床、ガラスドア、グレーの床) の写真

Expansive 2-story entry way and staircase opens into a formal living room with fireplace and two separate seating areas. Large windows across the room let in light and take one's eye toward the lake. Tom Grimes Photography

オースティンにあるコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな玄関 (マルチカラーの壁、無垢フローリング、白いドア) の写真

他の地域にあるお手頃価格の中くらいなトランジショナルスタイルのおしゃれな玄関ロビー (白いドア、無垢フローリング、黄色い壁、茶色い床) の写真