Designer Caroline Gidiere brought this Birmingham family’s vision to life.
“Kat was really drawn to hergrandmother’s pieces, which had meaning,” Gidiere says.
“They are very close, so she wanted to find a place for beloved items.”
The two-story, open-plan living room needed grounding, so designer Caroline Gidiere expanded the existing built-ins to anchor the space. Black paint on the interior of the shelves originally hid a TV, but the family moved it to the den and hung artwork by Jennifer Daily.Credit: Laurey W. Glenn; Styling by Lindsey Ellis Beatty
The friends selected all the ingredients for the dining room, and Kat set Gidiere loose on the space.
“I was ready to let her do her thing.”
The Space and the dinner party were dreamy.
Kat and Eric Rogers.Credit: Laurey W. Glenn; Styling by Lindsey Ellis Beatty
Kat would text a family member, and voila!
It’s fun to see my grandmother’s pieces used and loved.
It makes my heart happy, and I would not want to go out and replace them.
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That’s certainly the case for Kat, who relishes the heritage she sees in every room.
“Each piece matters more to me because it mattered to them.
If they loved it, then I want to use it,” she says.
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“For everything that’s super traditional, there’s a foil that’s not,” she says.
A new built-in bar area enables the couple’s love of entertaining.
The scenic wallpaper and repetition of blues tie it all together.
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“The chandelier was last,” Gidiere says.
“The custom color matches the curtains and the shade in the rug.”
But she’s not following a formula, just her gut.
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“It creates a vibe,” she says.
“It’s really beautiful in the evening with all the lamps on.”
“As you use more, it tends to kind of go away.”
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When selecting upholstery, she turned to another vintage gem to inform her prints.
Credit: Laurey W. Glenn; Styling by Lindsey Ellis Beatty
Credit: Laurey W. Glenn; Styling by Lindsey Ellis Beatty
Credit: Laurey W. Glenn; Styling by Lindsey Ellis Beatty
