20 Years of Traditional Home: McBournie and Faudree(7)
20 Years of Traditional Home: McBournie and Faudree
A pattern of striking interlocking circles stenciled across the walls of the entry hall often leads visitors to assume that this striking motif sparked the house's decorative plan. But the opposite is true. Part of the original barn, the two-story space had enormous volume and required a pattern that was gutsy and full of personality. McBournie settled on a simple geometric pattern executed in a complex color scheme of red, blue, gold, and yellow to deliver a warm welcome.
"This space was always a question mark that none of us wanted to tackle," says McBournie. "We left it alone and hoped that it would tell us what it wanted. An antique rug directed its pattern, and we applied bright colors that were tempered with an umber wash so it didn't have a psychedelic look."
Sources:
Wall treatment (custom): Gedas Paskauskas Studios Inc., 617/233-4307, gedaspaskauskas.com.
Pendant lantern: owner's collection.
Sofa (custom): Connors Design, 508/429-4980.
Sofa fabric ("Sondma Gingham'' #LFY29407F, discontinued): Ralph Lauren Home, 888/475-7674, ralphlaurenhome.com.
Tea bin beside sofa: antique.
Candelabra sconces (custom); wire planter (antique): Faustina Pace Antiques, 561/804-6682, trade only.
Upholstered fauteuil: Amy Perlin Antiques, 212/593-5756.
Console table ("Bastille,'' discontinued): Holly Hunt, 312/661-1900, hollyhunt.com, trade only.
Table lamp (from architectural remnant): owner's collection.
Mirror over console (sand-cast gear-form mirror c.1920); lamp on console (mid-19th-century sand-painted woden urn, New England): Victor Weinblatt, 413/533-6435.
Area rug in front of bench (custom); striped rug under fauteuil (custom); stair runner (custom): Stark Carpet Corp., 212/752-9000, starkcarpet.com, trade only.
