Case Study
Chatham Hills
Chatham Hills began as a blank lot and a single brief from the homeowners: build us something bold, but make it feel like it has always been here. We joined the project early — at the architectural stage — so the interiors and the structure could be shaped as one.
Scope
- Full-service interior design
- Architectural collaboration
- Custom millwork
- FF&E
- Scope
- Full home, ground-up
- Square footage
- 4,200 sq ft
- Timeline
- 16 months
- Collaboration
- Architect + builder
01
The Challenge
New construction often reads as new — crisp, a little cold, and missing the patina that makes a house feel like a home. The owners wanted the confidence of mid-century form without the showroom feeling that can come with it. The plan also had to flex: a family that hosts often, with rooms that work for a quiet Tuesday and a forty-person gathering alike.
02
The Approach
We anchored each room with a strong architectural gesture — a sculptural stair, a run of floor-to-ceiling walnut, a single oversized window framing the tree line — then softened everything around it. Proportions were tuned in tandem with the architect so furniture, art, and light fixtures felt inevitable rather than placed. Warmth was engineered in from the start, not added at the end.
03
Materials & Details
The palette is honest and tactile: rift-sawn walnut casework, honed limestone, lime-wash plaster, and aged, unlacquered brass that will only get better with time. Textiles do the quiet work — bouclé, vintage wool, and linen layered so the rooms feel collected over years rather than bought in a season.
04
The Outcome
A home that feels established from the day the family moved in — soulful, grounded, and unmistakably theirs. Every room earns a second look, and nothing feels like it was decorated. It feels lived in, on purpose.
“It feels like it has been here for decades — in the best possible way. Every room is a place we actually want to be.”
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