SOMA Living January 2023

HOME DESIGN

MATCHY – MATCHY LOVE

saw his work in a magazine and replicated it” “You don’t think it’s old fashioned?” “I know it is to some people. But not me. And not to a lot of big-time designers. The trend is coming back, well here and there, as most classic trends seem to do over time. And that picture,” I say as I point to my phone, With some updated pieces in there, could be an ad I’d see in a high-end shelter magazine.” “You won’t see that in my house!”, she mutters snidely. “Not mine either, unfortunately. BUT! If I were to buy her house. I’d absolutely love to keep the matchy –matchy.”

“Here look at this”, I hand my partner Kim Kelly my phone with a picture up. “What’s this?” “This is the living room of that incredible older woman I’m doing some work for.” “The 98-year-old?” “Yeah.” “So, what about this?” “That’s her living room. She decorated it in 1968 and she hasn’t changed it since. It’s always been like that” “Oh my God...” “Right, but it’s pristine! Totally gorgeous, totally relevant, and totally classic.” “That would make it a ‘triple totally’, that’s a lot of totallys for you”, she says wryly. I ignore her and add, “The fabric is Brunschwig & Fils, a very old and distinguished French brand.” “The drapes match the chairs... and the couch!” “Matchy, matchy, baby!! It was big in ‘68 when the Prince of Chintz, Mario Buatta was out decorating New York’s high society. She told me she

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