It’s a style you’ve seen many times, even if you’re not aware it has a name. The “New Traditional” style of design can be found within the pages of Traditional Home magazine and in Pottery Barn, Ballard Design and Restoration Hardware catalogs. Updated classic furniture pieces with transitional lines define this style. White, cream, taupe, black and brown tempered with warm red, sage green and soft purple are the hues that prevail in the lexicon. Brights are relegated to the more contemporary design styles, while a new traditional home celebrates all that is muted, rich and subdued. Asian motifs marry particularly well with this style, and global influences of all types find their home here.

A property in Pasadena we recently staged presented an ideal opportunity to flex our traditional muscles in turning a completely empty farmhouse-style two-story house into a warm, family-friendly home. We brought in a worldly sensibility with the addition of vintage pieces from all eras combined for greatest ease of living and beauty to the eye.