sneak peek: nina gotlieb when designing this take- your-breath-away clinton corners, ny country house nina gotlieb strove to create a relationship between the house and its forest setting. a residential and hospitality designer, nina finds that she works best when she thinks about telling a story in a space rather than sticking closely to a particular style. the house was built from the ground up, and nina used the simple barn structures in the area for inspiration. she wanted the home to be open, airy and simple with modern, crisp detailing. but so that everything didn’t look too new, nina choose her materials carefully. Everything needed to have character and soul. for example, the siding is a knotty western red cedar, which was stained rather than painted so that the knots and grain showed through. and inside – it’s all about objects with history – industrial antiques and warm leathers and wood . {thanks nina ! and many thanks to miha matei for the lovely photographs!} - amy a [photo above: the dining room table was made by my millworker - jay brennan, who i wish had a website, but is too much of a luddite. he did all the millwork in the house, including the fireplace cabinetry (you can see a peek of it behind the couch), and did such an amazing job. i had found a similar antique farm table that was insanely expensive, so i asked jay if he could build something similar but cheaper. he had a pile of reclaimed oak in his shop that i think had just been sitting around since the 70's, which he burnished and fumed and "aged" to the point where he had made almost an exact replica of the antique table. there's even spots of old red overspray from other projects on the legs that he just left there, and i love. the sheepskin is from ikea, and i have it all over the house. i had just returned from visiting friends in copenhagen, and loved how they just threw sheepskin all over everything as instant c

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