Collector's Choice
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A palette of wood, concrete, and painted brick forms a neutral backdrop for Kathryn Tyler’s vintage treasures, including a $30 dining table, $3 poster, and a set of 1950s Carl Jacobs Jason chairs she snagged on eBay for $400.
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Tyler and Brown’s living room is packed with furniture yet manages to avoid feeling cluttered. The coffee table is a Nelson Platform Bench from Herman Miller, and the low tables are Tablo Tables by Magnus Löfgren for Design House Stockholm. The Nørreskoven fireplace is from Cleanburn Stoves.
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Open shelving between the living room and dining area maximizes light and air flow and showcases eclectic objects, which include old printing blocks found at a garage sale and bowls Tyler’s mother bought in South Africa.
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A Knoll sofa is bracketed by two leather-and-wood Falcon chairs by Sigurd Resell. “Being in control at every stage of the design and construction process meant I didn’t have to compromise on anything," says Kathryn Tyler.
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For the kitchen, Tyler hired David Restorick, a furniture maker and friend, to build an island for storage and to wrap Ikea cabinets with oak for a customized look. He also built a staircase that doubles as display space for Tyler’s vast collection of colorful cookware by the likes of Finel, Copco, Cathrineholm, Jens Quistgaard, and Stig Lindberg.
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A closer look at the shelving built into the staircase in the kitchen.
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About her collection of cookware, Tyler comments: “I use accessories as the color in spaces so these items are an integral part of the overall design."
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Upstairs is the master bedroom and bath, plus a study for Tyler's boyfriend, Chris Brown, who works as a consultant for humanitarian NGOs.
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A look at the exterior of Tyler and Brown's new 2,150-square-foot house, located a stone's throw away from Tyler's mother's home.
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A path leads past glazing and gravel to the front door.
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Clerestory windows in Tyler's design studio provide plenty of light, while built-in bookshelves and flat files offer ample storage.
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A built-in bench by the window is a cozy perch for Tyler. The herringbone flooring looks like wood but is actually man-made.
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In the living room, a Nelson bench doubles as a coffee table, and a wood-burning stove from Cleanburn Stoves keeps the space warm.
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A wider look at the open-plan dining room and kitchen.
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A built-in closet and chalkboard surface in the entry keeps things tidy and the couple's to-do list in order.
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A peek inside the master bedroom, with touches of marigold yellow throughout.
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"I put everything that I've always loved into this house," says Tyler—and that includes white tiles edged with gray grout in the bathroom, a design move previous clients had balked at.
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