Chinotto House featured in Mansion Global, Wall Street Journal, Winter 2023
Chinotto House featured in House Beautiful, Fall 2023
"We pulled our whole color palette out of [a found vintage photograph] - earthy, midcentury tones - and then we added a jolt of color with a citron yellow to bring in that Chinotto House special sauce.”
“When you’re handed a home like this, the common inclination is to treat it like a time capsule, and lean into 100% period-appropriate design. Instead, we honored the style’s lines, angles, colors, and vibe in a way that magnified our client's big personality.”
“We customized her vanity to have a drop-down seated area where she could experiment with make-up and hair styling.”
"A skylight above casts warm natural light onto the original flat-front mahogany cabinets, new rectangular island, tiered quartz countertop, and slate tile floors arranged in a Versailles pattern."
"We consider entry spaces the first taste of what's to come in the rest of the home."
"Invite all of your senses to the party so that each and every surface has a story to tell! We achieve this by first conceiving of a cohesive color and material palette, then we go wild layering those shapes, forms, colors, patterns, and materials together."
"Choose a color palette that brings you joy! For some, it may be a neutral space layered with shades of cream and white, for others, a rainbow of pinks, yellows, and greens to fit a vibrant and youthful personality."
"We approach design with a holistic point of view, meaning we consider the house as a whole and develop robust color and material palettes that can be used throughout the entire home in countless variations. So, while they don't need to be matching, we want each space within the whole to feel connected and cohesive."
"This kitchen we did is in a really special architect-designed home from the 1970's. Because of the existing architecture, we wanted a nod to the 70s while still being able to modernize the space for a young family so we drew on calming greens with yellow undertones that were popular in that era. We went with a deep olive green tile and painted the island Ball Green by Farrow & Ball."
"Take time to thoughtfully select fixtures that will flatter your guests."
"Slender floating shelves have a minimalist feel to them, drawing your attention to other details. In this case, the brass hardware, wood countertop, and green sconce."
"We fell in love with the wallpaper in the initial design stage and then worked to find furniture that worked cohesively with it."