Bal Harbour

C O U R T E S Y O F V E N D O M E P R E S S / F R A N K F R A N C E S world's leading interior designers, the first part shows you how to think about using these principles in your own home. Unsurprisingly, these elements often overlap and intersect, so in the second part, "4 Seasons," I demonstrate how I apply these interwoven styling principles in my home in the country—the Barn—over the course of a year. Though the Barn is the home I share with my husband and two children, it is also still a working barn, albeit no longer for livestock or wheat; it is my laboratory and canvas. In it, I bring to bear all my experiences and interests: collecting and arranging, pattern laying and layering, exploring color concepts, and indulging in the ever-changing landscape around me, the bounty of which I bring into my home year-round. The evolution of the Barn is a bit like a rambling, ever-changing love story with many chapters still to come. I wrote this book to explain my way of seeing, and what I personally delight in, for that's what interiors are all about, I think. So, what would you like from your rooms? These are the spaces in which you live your life, after all. I hope this book helps you consider this simple but wonderful question. "I think the term stylist is a nebulous and often confusing one. What I'd rather tell people is that I am a story teller of sorts, always seek ing to conjure emotion in rooms using objects, flowers, colors, and patterns as my tools." designers, the first part shows you how to think your own home. Unsurprisingly, these In ten Have's mudroom, the mint-green walls match the windows; the ceiling is wallpapered in an archival geometric pattern from Brunschwig & Fils. "We built this room only recently, and I wanted it to match the feel of the rest of the house, as though it had always been there," says the stylist. "I think we succeeded, right down to the choice of colors. BALHAR B O U RSH O P S .CO M

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