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This Cobble Hill Brownstone for a family of five is a fun and captivating design, the perfect blend of the wife’s love of English country style and the husband’s preference for modern. The young power couple, her the co-founder of Maisonette and him an investor, have three children and a dog, requiring that all the surfaces, finishes and, materials used throughout the home are both beautiful and durable to make every room a carefree space the whole family can enjoy. The primary design challenge for this project was creating both distinct places for the family to live their day to day lives and also a whole floor dedicated to formal entertainment. The clients entertain large dinners on a monthly basis as part of their profession. We solved this by adding an extension on the Garden and Parlor levels. This allowed the Garden level to function as the daily family operations center and the Parlor level to be party central. The kitchen on the garden level is large enough to dine in and accommodate a large catering crew. On the parlor level, we created a large double parlor in the front of the house; this space is dedicated to cocktail hour and after-dinner drinks. The rear of the parlor is a spacious formal dining room that can seat up to 14 guests. The middle "library" space contains a bar and facilitates access to both the front and rear rooms; in this way, it can double as a staging area for the parties. The remaining three floors are sleeping quarters for the family and frequent out of town guests. Designing a row house for private and public functions programmatically returns the building to a configuration in line with its original design. This project was published in Architectural Digest. Photography by Sam Frost

A painting by British artist Wellesley Cottrell takes center stage in this reading room, it was first seen at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1889. An antique French mirror adds elegance to the room and a pair of inlaid Georgian side tables flank the traditional English style sofa.

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Luxury award winning great room, living room, family room, best designer, top designer, award winning designer, Ann Kenkel Interiors, 3 seat chenille sofas with rolled arms. English or French design. McLean Virginia. glass and iron cocktail table, english lamps, bay window, neutral room, warm and inviting

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Family room mix of bright colors and patterns; balanced with cream colored sofa and rug
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