{"id":68733,"date":"2016-05-19T12:31:53","date_gmt":"2016-05-19T16:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=68733"},"modified":"2018-06-07T18:11:42","modified_gmt":"2018-06-07T22:11:42","slug":"southern-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/southern-design\/","title":{"rendered":"16 Sophisticated Southern Spaces"},"content":{"rendered":"<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-68893 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/french-traditional-living-room-columbus-georgia-by-suzanne-kasler-interiors-1.jpg\" alt=\"Kasler, Columbus\" width=\"580\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/french-traditional-living-room-columbus-georgia-by-suzanne-kasler-interiors-1.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/french-traditional-living-room-columbus-georgia-by-suzanne-kasler-interiors-1-465x350.jpg 465w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/french-traditional-living-room-columbus-georgia-by-suzanne-kasler-interiors-1-120x90.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For a palatial living room in Colombus, Georgia, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/design-firms\/suzanne-kasler-interiors\/\">Suzanne Kasler<\/a> used muted shades and warm textures like tea-colored silk and gray-blue linen velvet to match the space&#8217;s soft Venetian plaster walls. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/tables\/center-tables\/\">center table<\/a> is Italian, circa 1850.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by Simon Upton.<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-68883 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/french-traditional-dining-room-columbus-georgia-by-suzanne-kasler-interiors.jpg\" alt=\"Kasler, Columbus\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/french-traditional-dining-room-columbus-georgia-by-suzanne-kasler-interiors.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/french-traditional-dining-room-columbus-georgia-by-suzanne-kasler-interiors-467x350.jpg 467w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/french-traditional-dining-room-columbus-georgia-by-suzanne-kasler-interiors-120x90.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In the home&#8217;s dining room, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/design-firms\/suzanne-kasler-interiors\/\">Kasler<\/a> selected a mother-of-pearl paint color by Ralph Lauren to give the space a subtle sheen. The sideboard is English and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/lighting\/style\/louis-xvi\/\">chandelier<\/a> is Louis XVI-style.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by Simon Upton.<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-68903\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/french-traditional-office-and-study-columbus-georgia-by-suzanne-kasler-interiors.jpg\" alt=\"Kasler, Columbus\" width=\"580\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/french-traditional-office-and-study-columbus-georgia-by-suzanne-kasler-interiors.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/french-traditional-office-and-study-columbus-georgia-by-suzanne-kasler-interiors-468x350.jpg 468w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/french-traditional-office-and-study-columbus-georgia-by-suzanne-kasler-interiors-120x90.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/design-firms\/suzanne-kasler-interiors\/\">Kasler<\/a> notes that the Prussian blue hues of the Oriental rug dictated the color scheme of the home&#8217;s study, including the Dessin Fournir club chairs and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/christopher-spitzmiller\/furniture\/\">Christopher Spitzmiller<\/a> lamp. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/style\/chesterfield\/\">Chesterfield<\/a> sofas lend the room a &#8220;masculine heft&#8221; and bronze library lamps by Nessen offer a warm glow in the evening.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by Simon Upton.<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-68783\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/contemporary-modern-living-room-raleigh-nc-by-groves-co1.jpg\" alt=\"contemporary-modern-living-room-raleigh-nc-by-groves-co1\" width=\"580\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/contemporary-modern-living-room-raleigh-nc-by-groves-co1.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/contemporary-modern-living-room-raleigh-nc-by-groves-co1-474x350.jpg 474w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/contemporary-modern-living-room-raleigh-nc-by-groves-co1-120x89.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In Raleigh, North Carolina, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/design-firms\/groves-and-co\/\">Groves &amp; Co<\/a> created a restrained yet dynamic family home that artfully uses lustrous finishes to weave together <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/style\/art-deco\/\">Art Deco<\/a>, French and Southern styles. The large black-and-white artwork is by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/robert-longo\/art\/\">Robert Longo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by James West.<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"ki-eb\" class=\"ki-y0 ki-eb\"><\/div>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66463\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-4.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-4.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-4-292x350.jpg 292w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-4-100x120.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-4-417x500.jpg 417w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">An Andy Warhol <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/wall-decorations\/posters\/andy-warhol-chanel-no-5-large-size-french-poster-blue-yellow\/id-f_2979822\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chanel No. 5<\/a> screen print anchors the foyer of the same <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/design-firms\/groves-and-co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Groves &amp; Co<\/a>-designed North Carolina home. Hoping to lend the home&#8217;s traditional details a more modern feel, the firm used the same soft gray hue on moldings, walls and trims.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by James West.<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-68793 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/traditional-living-room-nashville-tennessee-by-g-p-schafer-architect.jpg\" alt=\"Frist residence, Nashville, Tn. Gil Shafer architect\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/traditional-living-room-nashville-tennessee-by-g-p-schafer-architect.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/traditional-living-room-nashville-tennessee-by-g-p-schafer-architect-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/traditional-living-room-nashville-tennessee-by-g-p-schafer-architect-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Nashville, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/design-firms\/g-p-schafer-architect\/\">G.P. Schafer Architects<\/a> was tasked with creating a fresh, modern reimagining of Boxwood, a 1915 Georgian estate designed by Charles Platt. Here in the loggia, the firm restored the room\u2019s original French doors and installed a bold, graphic limestone floor with diagonal oak banding. The interior design is by David Netto. <\/span><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by Jonathan Wallen.<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-68803\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/traditional-dining-room-nashville-tn-by-david-netto-design-llc1.jpg\" alt=\"traditional-dining-room-nashville-tn-by-david-netto-design-llc1\" width=\"580\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/traditional-dining-room-nashville-tn-by-david-netto-design-llc1.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/traditional-dining-room-nashville-tn-by-david-netto-design-llc1-449x350.jpg 449w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/traditional-dining-room-nashville-tn-by-david-netto-design-llc1-120x94.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the same Nashville home, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/design-firms\/david-netto-design-llc\/\">David Netto<\/a> juxtaposed a 19th-century Robert Jupe round table, Chinoiserie wallpaper by de Gournay and lettuce green taffeta curtains (with bright orange linings) with a simple, jute rug to add a note of youthful informality.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by Jonathan Wallen.<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-69073\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wentworth-e1463674527504.jpg\" alt=\"Wentworth\" width=\"580\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wentworth-e1463674527504.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wentworth-e1463674527504-483x350.jpg 483w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wentworth-e1463674527504-120x87.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/h5>\n<p>In the Charleston, South Carolina, living room of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/design-firms\/workstead\/\">Workstead<\/a> founder Robert Highsmith, rich green walls are a nod to the lush botanicals of the city&#8217;s historic downtown district. An original <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/kaare-klint\/furniture\/\">Kaare Klint<\/a> Safari chair sits along custom pieces by Workstead, including the coffee table, floor lamps and a wooden pendant light.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo courtesy of Workstead.<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-68823\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/eclectic-living-room-dallas-tx-by-jan-showers-associates.jpg\" alt=\"eclectic-living-room-dallas-tx-by-jan-showers-associates\" width=\"580\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/eclectic-living-room-dallas-tx-by-jan-showers-associates.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/eclectic-living-room-dallas-tx-by-jan-showers-associates-445x350.jpg 445w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/eclectic-living-room-dallas-tx-by-jan-showers-associates-120x94.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/design-firms\/jan-showers-and-associates\/\">Jan Showers<\/a> created this glamorous, sophisticated residence for a Dallas client using a palette of ivory, French blue and soft sage. Antiqued mirror paneling and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/lighting\/chandeliers-pendant-lights\/period\/19th-century\/\">19th-century chandelier<\/a> give the living room a soft glow.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by Stephen Karlisch.<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-68943\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/eclectic-dining-room-dallas-tx-by-jan-showers-associates-e1463587859573.jpg\" alt=\"eclectic-dining-room-dallas-tx-by-jan-showers-associates\" width=\"500\" height=\"585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/eclectic-dining-room-dallas-tx-by-jan-showers-associates-e1463587859573.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/eclectic-dining-room-dallas-tx-by-jan-showers-associates-e1463587859573-299x350.jpg 299w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/eclectic-dining-room-dallas-tx-by-jan-showers-associates-e1463587859573-103x120.jpg 103w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In the dining room of the Dallas home, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/design-firms\/jan-showers-and-associates\/\">Showers<\/a> commissioned a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/style\/directoire\/\">Directoire<\/a>-style table to match a set of antique dining chairs. The pale oak floors and glazed wall colors were selected to impart a sense of serenity to the residence.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by Stephen Karlisch.<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-68843\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/eclectic-traditional-entry-and-hall-nashville-tn-by-brockschmidt-coleman-llc.jpg\" alt=\"eclectic-traditional-entry-and-hall-nashville-tn-by-brockschmidt-coleman-llc\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/eclectic-traditional-entry-and-hall-nashville-tn-by-brockschmidt-coleman-llc.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/eclectic-traditional-entry-and-hall-nashville-tn-by-brockschmidt-coleman-llc-467x350.jpg 467w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/eclectic-traditional-entry-and-hall-nashville-tn-by-brockschmidt-coleman-llc-120x90.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/design-firms\/brockschmidt-and-coleman-llc\/\">Brockschmidt &amp; Coleman<\/a> filled this Nashville residence with a mixture of antiques from the American South, but used an &#8220;<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">assertive color palette and tailored appointments to reflect a more urban sensibility.&#8221; A collection of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/more-furniture-collectibles\/maps\/\">antique maps<\/a> of Mississippi, Tennessee and Virginia line the staircase.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by William Waldron.<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-68983\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/eclectic-traditional-dining-room-nashville-tn-by-brockschmidt-coleman-llc-e1463606974125.jpg\" alt=\"eclectic-traditional-dining-room-nashville-tn-by-brockschmidt-coleman-llc\" width=\"500\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/eclectic-traditional-dining-room-nashville-tn-by-brockschmidt-coleman-llc-e1463606974125.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/eclectic-traditional-dining-room-nashville-tn-by-brockschmidt-coleman-llc-e1463606974125-300x350.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/eclectic-traditional-dining-room-nashville-tn-by-brockschmidt-coleman-llc-e1463606974125-103x120.jpg 103w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br \/>\nFor the home&#8217;s dining room, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/design-firms\/brockschmidt-and-coleman-llc\/\">Brockschmidt &amp; Coleman<\/a> selected a chrome yellow hue that was inspired by the dining room at Thomas Jefferson&#8217;s Monticello. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/storage-case-pieces\/sideboards\/\">sideboard<\/a>, in the rear of the photo, is an antique sourced from Kentucky.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by William Waldron.<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-68913\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nate-Berkus-Atlanta.jpg\" alt=\"Nate Berkus Atlanta\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nate-Berkus-Atlanta.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nate-Berkus-Atlanta-292x350.jpg 292w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nate-Berkus-Atlanta-100x120.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A seagrass club chair, striped floor covering and simple, silk draperies provide casual counterpoints to the grand proportions of this Atlanta sitting room by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/design-firms\/nate-berkus-associates\/\">Nate Berkus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by Fred Gerlich.<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-68863\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eric-Cohler-Charleston-Single.jpg\" alt=\"Eric Cohler Charleston Single\" width=\"580\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eric-Cohler-Charleston-Single.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eric-Cohler-Charleston-Single-354x350.jpg 354w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eric-Cohler-Charleston-Single-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/design-firms\/eric-cohler\/\">Eric Cohler<\/a> took his design inspiration for a glass-walled addition to a 1790s home in Charleston, South Carolina from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/ludwig-mies-van-der-rohe\/furniture\/\">Mies van der Rohe<\/a>. Two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/ludwig-mies-van-der-rohe\/furniture\/seating\/armchairs\/\">Brno armchairs<\/a> by van der Rohe sit at the heads of the table, while the six side chairs are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/style\/georgian\/\">Georgian<\/a> antiques.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by Claudio Santini.<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-68873\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eric-Cohler.jpg\" alt=\"Eric Cohler\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eric-Cohler.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eric-Cohler-292x350.jpg 292w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eric-Cohler-100x120.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In a 19th-century family home, also located in Charleston, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/design-firms\/eric-cohler\/\">Cohler<\/a> selected a wrought iron <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/lighting\/lanterns\/dennis-leen-navarre-lantern\/id-f_3256822\/?utm_content=test&amp;gclid=CM6b3Ji-5swCFQJZhgod3XoOsg\">Naverre lantern<\/a> by Dennis and Leen to accentuate a neoclassical stairwell, an ode to the architecture of Sir Edwin Lutyens. The Barcelona coffee table is by Mies van der Rohe.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by Johansen Krause.<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-69053\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSN-TH-Showhouse-3-e1463674154433.jpg\" alt=\"SSN TH Showhouse 3\" width=\"580\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSN-TH-Showhouse-3-e1463674154433.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSN-TH-Showhouse-3-e1463674154433-470x350.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSN-TH-Showhouse-3-e1463674154433-120x89.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">At the 2016 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southernstylenow.com\/showhouse-b\/\">Southern Style Now Showhouse<\/a> in New Orleans, designer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.palomacontreras.com\/\">Paloma Contreras<\/a> used a sand-colored de Gournay wall covering to create a open, airy feeling for the guest suite.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by Brittany Ambridge.<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For a palatial living room in Colombus, Georgia, Suzanne Kasler used muted shades and warm textures like tea-colored silk and gray-blue linen velvet to match the space&#8217;s soft Venetian plaster walls. The center table is Italian, circa 1850. Photo by Simon Upton. 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