Incollect Magazine - Issue 6

62 www.incollect.com ARTS AND CRAFTS HOUSE IN OHIO Situated on a twenty-nine-acre estate in an area that was once a summer colony for Cleveland’s affluent during the city’s boom years, PPA designed a sprawling Arts and Crafts style house of 14,000 square feet for a young family. And what a house — a whitewashed-brick-and-limestone exterior embellished with dormer windows, curved bays, a hipped roof with a pair of gables, terra-cotta chimney pots, a slate roof, porches, pavilions and a porte cochere. Romantic, picturesque, and imbued with a stately elegance brought through artful attention to symmetry and balance. Interior designers Miles Redd and David Kaihoi of Redd Kaihoi are known for their daring use of bold color and lavish old-world inspired maximalism. Working in tandem with PPA from the outset, they met and matched the drama of the 20-foot coffered ceiling living room and its colossal double-height central window with rich saffron painted walls and saffron fringed swag and tail curtains. A Sultanabad carpet and pair of mossy green velvet sofas, potted palm trees placed on Neoclassical pedestals for added height, “tons of antiques” and accessories acquired over the several years of construction combine to envelop the space in a voluptuous ambiance that is richly elegant and delightfully piquant. Photo: Eric Piasecki GREENWICH VILLAGE TOWNHOUSE An 1857 red brick Italianate row house, converted to studio apartments, its façade stripped of historic elements and interiors dilapidated beyond repair was resurrected by PPA, the classic exterior meticulously restored, and an entirely new 5,500-square-foot residence constructed within. With an unsullied neighboring row house by the same builder as a guide to the exterior repairs, and painstaking research using Victorian-era builder’s pattern books and studying period rooms, the interior architecture elements came into focus. Corinthian columns, arched doorways, intricate cornices and a multitude of pocket doors restored its dignified grandeur. Interior designer Shawn Henderson collaborated with PPA on the project, fusing the historic character of the house with the clients’ collections of contemporary art and rare midcentury furniture. The rear parlor was outfitted as a dining area with sculpted bronze dining chairs by Paul Evans, circa 1968, set around a table by Silas Seandel. An 8-arm ceiling light designed circa 1958 by Angelo Lelli for Arreodoluce draws attention to the exceptional ceiling height and the elaborate crown moldings. Photo: Eric Piasecki