COUNTRYLIVING.COM / NOVEMBER 2019 ƃƂ
BEFOREThis simple take
on the gallery wall
features a pair of
silhouettes, a postcard
from Scotland, and
a view of Charleston by
artist Charles Fraser.TODAY:
Chintzy Upholstery
Lauren is drawn to furniture and
textiles that look like they were
dragged from an English country
house. “I’m a fan of anything that
looks like it has a historic precedent
but is also comfortable,” she says.
“Those are usually mutually
exclusive except in rare cases.”TODAY:
A Less Condiment-y
Color Palette
“The entire house was
painted in shades of ketchup,
mustard, and mayonnaise,”
says Lauren, who swapped
in a more serene scheme—
including the stairwell’s Wythe
Blue (Benjamin Moore)—that
better complements the Low
Country landscape. Above
the chair rail, assorted vintage
prints and maps reinforce area
history. “I’m always on the
hunt for 18 th- and 19 th-century
prints that have been care-
lessly donated to thrift stores,”
she says. “It happens more
often than you might think.”
The dresser, adorned with
painted faux malachite, was
purchased in the U.K., where
Lauren attended graduate
school and worked at an
auction house.
SOMEDAY:
A Large-Scale
Architectural “Dig”
The stairs were rebuilt around
the Victorian period—Lauren
surmises to make way for the
doctor’s offi ce. And while she’d
love to understand the home’s
original confi guration, “that
sort of forensic architectural
investigation creates a mess—
not one I want to undertake
with two kids underfoot!”BEFORESOMEDAY:
Even More Chintz!
“If money were no object, I would
keep adding chintz to this room
until I was drowning in it,” says
Lauren, who has her eye on “La
Riviere Enchantee” by Braquenié
from Pierre Frey. “I love old-
fashioned pelmets and swags and
EB jabots. The fussier, the better.”
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