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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again—there’s nothing like seeing my drawings come to life. The built-in cabinets in the dining room at the #AWSarlingtonhouse evolved a bit as I worked with the cabinet maker to refine design but the first sketches are still recognizable in this “after.” /
styled and photographed by @stylishproductions @radifera @charlottesafavi / cabinet design by @ckbva

still thinking about the greenhouse @hillwoodmuseum 🍃🌱🌿

I just started working with a local builder to develop the interior design for a house that will be available for sale in the months ahead in Arlington, Virginia. We spent the day selecting fixtures and finishes with the eye of creating something that is at once fresh and timeless. The kitchen at the #AWSarlingtonhouse checks both boxes and has the kind of classic details that I’ll circle back to again and again.
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styled and photographed by @stylishproductions @radifera @charlottesafavi / cabinet design by @ckbva

Several projects are still in the schematic design phase so I’ve been seeing a lot of my desk and this wall that houses samples and things that move me. I’m grateful for this space that is filling up fast.

Another day, another historic house, another reach across the velvet rope to capture the details of a closet. The concave carving around the knobs at @hillwoodmuseum had me smitten. My family was two rooms ahead before I was done ogling.

Getting ready to seize the weekend (and a first look at one of the first spaces I designed after opening #andersonwierstudio). My work week ended on a high note when the real deal photographs of the #AWSarlingtonhouse landed in my in box.
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credit for said real deal photos and styling to @stylishproductions @radifera @charlottesafavi

This time last week I was touring @visitmanitoga, the home of Russel Wright in the hills above the Hudson River in Garrison, New York. Wright crafted the house and the landscape from his imagination, creating Manitoga on a site that had once been a quarry and looked nothing like it is now. The house seems to grow out of the woods and to be at one with the cliff it is perched upon. Manitoga reminds me of Central Park, a space that at once feels totally natural but is in truth a fully cultivated environment. It’s staying with me. More to come.

It’s a rainy day in Washington and as I hear my kids launching themselves into the air one floor below, I’m wishing that I something like the game room at the #AWSpalisadeshouse in my basement.
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photographed and styled by @stylishproductions / @radifera @charlottesafavi

my computer isn’t cooperating with my plans for a productive work day so #moodboardmonday and a view of the material concept for the new #AWSeastonhouse

It’s feeling very Monday around here. Here’s to keeping the vacation spirit alive with this look back at the #AWSbearsvillehouse.

It’s the last morning of our vacation and we’re packing up. As I strip the beds and do the laundry before we hit the road, I am thinking about this gem of a linen closet at the Roosevelt house in Hyde Park. I’m always more interested in the private service spaces than the grand public rooms on tours of historic houses. I leaned over the velvet rope to capture this view and I must say that it suits me quite well. In the choice between “upstairs and downstairs,” I’m downstairs every time.

treehouse bedroom for a growing girl at the #AWSbearsvillehouse

We came across this grand entrance to nowhere while searching for a swimming hole yesterday. The word “Estelina” is carved into the top section of the stone. The internet isn’t filling in the blanks so my imagination is running wild, conjuring up all the fantastical places the gates of Estelina may have led once upon a time.

looking through the bedroom window at the #AWSbearsvillehouse

a new day and a new view from the #AWSbearsvillehouse—this piece by @jonah_w_meyer reminds me of the mountains outside the front door

My current view at the #AWSbearsvillehouse (also known as doing a bit of work during an otherwise lazy vacation doesn’t bother me one bit).

Good morning from the #AWSbearsvillehouse. This place feeds my soul.

The honed and beveled marble tile I spied earlier today while sourcing materials for another project is sticking with me. The sharpness of the detail combined with the subtlety of the color reminds me of one of my design heroes @stevengambrel. It’s not quite right for any of my current projects but I’m recording it here with the thought that I can manifest it into reality. We’ll see...

Last summer I was doing a deep dive into the furnishings for the #AWSpalisadeshouse. The vintage chairs in the great room were one of the first things I found for the project and I’ll admit that the vendor wasn’t thrilled with me as I kept calling to extend my hold on the chairs while the other pieces came together. Now almost a year later, the chairs have been refinished and reupholstered and you’d never know that they weren’t always this way. Scroll to spy the detail that convinced me that these chairs were just right. The reveal between the seat and the frame had me at hello.
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image no. 1 photographed and styled by @stylishproductions @radifera @charlottesafavi / image no. 2 courtesy of my phone

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