How many formal place settings will fit around my dining table? That question came up the other day during a meeting with a client who loves hosting formal dinner parties. It gave Sally and me cause to think and ask ourselves two questions. RUMINATIONS Should a dining table’s size be based on the number of chairs we want around it? Above...
Sally and I had a wonderful time late Saturday afternoon helping our client with the Manchester Historical Museum’s sponsored tour of their beautifully renovated 1804 Federal Period home, known at the Forster Leach House, shown below. Now, we are looking forward to next Saturday night and the 2017 Bulfinch Awards Presentation Ceremony and Dinner at...
This coming Saturday, April 22, the Manchester Historical Museum will be featuring a restored 1804 Federal home, the Forster Leach House, on a historic home tour. This beautiful home is one Sally and I helped the current owners lovingly restore and we were delighted when they asked us to assist them in the guided tour of...
Last Thursday, I had the pleasure of attending a panel discussion at the Boston Design Center titled “The Continuing Relevance of Classicism in Contemporary Design” hosted by the New England Chapter of The Institute of Architecture and Arts, aka as ICA&A or #ICAA. With its roots grounded in empathy for the human scale and form, its rich...
“Do I need to hire an interior designer?” If you are thinking, *probably not*, please read this post first to see if it helps you consider, in more depth, when it might make sense for you to hire an interior designer. Let’s examine these points further. 1. You want your home to look beautiful, but you’re...
As many of our friends know, our grandson’s name is Max. He is almost 2 , the light of our lives, and we know he will love watching our #BlogTourKBIS sponsor, Mohawk Flooring,’s MAX – the rhino, in action! Who is MAX the rhino? Max is the rhino Mohawk used in its promotional videos to demonstrate...
Happy New Year to each of you! Looking ahead to 2017, we are excited and thankful to have new design projects in house, from both repeat clients and new clients, while at the same time starting the year doing a bit of traveling so we can bring you, #DesignCognoscenti readers, inspiring, fresh new ideas for...
Sally and I frequently receive calls from home owners who tell us they have purchased a newer home based on location, school system and or look of the home’s exterior, etc., but they don’t like the interior architectural detailing and decor. As one client related, “The interior has no gravitas.” And they ask us, “Can you help us...
The large French Influence project Sally and I have been working on for several years is finally complete. (Mostly…Decorative light fixtures are still being ordered.) It was a project filled with highs and lows. Overall, we were pleased with the interior architecture, the details and finishes. The homeowners moved in with their existing furniture, which presents a challenge...
Inspired by Ocean Home magazine’s recent inclusion of Wilson Kelsey Design in their 2016 Top 50 Interior Designers list, we decided to enter Traditional Home magazine’s New Talent Search. Preparing the entry was much harder than I expected, particularly selecting 10 images that visually tell the story of our firm. It was much like answering the question we ask of ourselves when designing a project...