The goal was to find a balance between the pedigree of traditional design and the playfulness of modern design.
This once-dilapidated floating house didn't look like it did when Donna and Eric Colson bought it
Needing to capture as much of their client’s aesthetic as possible without making the space feel overly cluttered, they decided to paint the ceiling white.
"We intentionally avoided competing with the picturesque marsh views and instead wove their colors into various spaces," she says of this Charleston, South Carolina, home.
In this beautifully designed mudroom, canted cabinet fronts serve practical and decorative purposes.