Designing a Country Dream

I love when I have the chance to design a home into its very existence! What a gift it is, yet what a responsibility, to work with an architect in considering every detail. Every space, from hidden-away nooks to vaulted gathering spaces, came together to create this dream French country estate.

My clients and I had a goal of making the home feel like it had existed forever. To give the impression it had stood decades or more, gathering treasures and memories from a lifetime of living. I filled it with antique and vintage finds—what a treat to play treasure hunter! After many months of planning and designing, antiquing and customizing, this palatial estate was ready for its family.

On the day of the big reveal, every piece was in place to tell a homespun, multi-generational French country story. The family was awe-struck. From the hand-painted murals to the antique fixtures, the authenticity, grandeur, and months of planning made this home beyond magnificent.