Main Line House

Located on the Main Line outside Philadelphia, this historic house was built in 1889 and remodeled in the Georgian Colonial style in 1920, and then successfully decorated in the country house taste by decorator Joanne De Palma in the 1980s for its current owner. Our decorative chapter began a decade ago when we were asked to create a serene setting for the museum-caliber postwar art collection that the owner had been building over the years. Using some of the De Palma-era additions that worked with the new ethos, we pared down and visually opened up the spaces to allow the Abstract Expressionist, Pop, and Minimalist works to shine.

In particular, our client was seeking low-key color with an emphasis on the subtle play of tone and texture, and careful consideration of how it would interact with the architecture and fine art. Under those parameters, we came up with a surprising solution in the form of russet-toned wool for the living room walls.