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A Connecticut Cottage Outfitted with Modern Furniture

A Connecticut Cottage Outfitted with Modern Furniture

In Guilford, Connecticut, residents Suzanne and Brooks Kelley furnished the glass-walled living room of their cottage with an array of classic items paired with minimalist contemporary pieces, all in a soothing mix of neutral hues.
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Suzanne’s daughter Betsy Burbank of Betsy Burbank Interiors helped select the items, which include as a Saarinen Womb chair for Knoll, a Herman Miller Eames lounge chair, an Eileen Grey E1027 side table, an Encore sofa from Room & Board, and a Doka rug designed and produced by Stephanie Odegard. The Wohlert pendant lights from Louis Poulsen were designed by Vilhelm Wohlert in 1959, but grouped as such, they appear distinctly contemporary.

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The Kelleys furnished the cottage with help from Suzanne’s daughter Betsy Burbank of Betsy Burbank Interiors. Classic modernist icons, such as a Saarinen Womb chair for Knoll, a Herman Miller Eames lounge chair, and an Eileen Grey E1027 side table look at home alongside present-day pieces such as an Encore sofa (which handily folds down into a sleeping surface) from Room & Board and a Doka rug designed and produced by Stephanie Odegard. The Wohlert pendant lights from Louis Poulsen were designed by Vilhelm Wohlert in 1959, but grouped as such, they appear distinctly contemporary.

To see more of the modern house designed by Gray Organschi Architects, click here.

Diana Budds
Diana Budds is a New York–based writer who covers design, architecture, and urbanism.

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