INTERIORS
Happily Ever After
The two-story family room was the starting point for all design decisions since it
was open to all of the other spaces on the main floor of the house. Tailored drapery
panels made out of trellis-patterned linen by Windsor Smith for Kravet soften the
large expanse of windows. An overscaled soft silver and gold-tiered chandelier fills
the double height of the room and adds an element of formality that Liess desired
for the space.
A vintage gilded hand-painted cocktail table was part of the designer’s own
collection that she graciously let go because it was the perfect object for the room.
The gold tones are repeated in the collection of figures displayed behind the sofa.
Liess added multiple textures including mohair-upholstered wingchairs and
wool carpet layered over coarse sisal rugs.
MAY JUNE 2015
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