38 DIGS.NET
| 11.13.2020
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PHOTOGRAPHS:
COURTESY
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DAVID
PRINCE
Kate McCann, the founder of Grey Dove Design,
treats her Connecticut country home to a fresh
Scandi aesthetic with nods to nature.
Wintery White
"I love a twig," says Kate McCann, clearly amused
while referencing the various forms of the natural
flourish that adorns her 1800s barn conversion,
Lakeville. To say that McCann is always in the mix is
an understatement; she is to an empty shelf or room
what an artist is to a canvas, blending like nobody's
business. Farmers' market finds, vintage and
modern pieces, natural woods and wovens, a clean
neutral palette—all coalesce in her country home.
Describing Lakeville as "the right size, with
good character and not a lot of renovation
involved," McCann approached the design with
a reverence for both the home's rural setting and
its past, anecdotally—"a horse actually ran up
the staircase," she mentions—and architecturally
by maintaining its original charms, including the
mostly untouched kitchen. White is a clarifying actor
throughout, amplifying the effect of natural objects
(twigs adorning shelves and windowsills, a twisted
walking stick serving as wall sculpture); imports (a
rug from Marrakesh, pottery from Copenhagen),
local art, and organic textures from linen to wool.
Furnishings, meanwhile, combine different eras: An
Eames chair, a Danish table, a cabinet
and a Murano Mushroom Lamp from the
mid-century period mingle with modern-
feeling architectural fixtures and fittings
from Restoration Hardware and Room &
Board. Together these elements express
a contemporary Scandi aesthetic with a
timeless vibe.
Top of mind for McCann was always
to create a place of escape from the
bustling city. "It's so beautiful here,
so peaceful and quiet," she says, as if
dreaming of the moment she'll be there
again. greydovedesign.com
(CLOCKWISE
FROM TOP LEFT)
IN THE BEDROOM,
A GEYSIR WOOL
BLANKET, VINTAGE
RATTAN CHAIR,
AND CUSTOM
SISAL RUG HAVE A
LAYERED EFFECT;
THE STAIR RUNNER
IS FROM RILEY'S
FURNITURE &
FLOORING AND
THE ANDOVER
TABLE IS FROM
ROOM & BOARD;
THE LIVING
SPACE FEATURES
FURNISHINGS
FROM ROOM &
BOARD, A GRETA
GROSSMAN
GRASSHOPPER
LAMP, VINTAGE
ROPE CHAIR AND
EERO AARNIO
WICKER CHAIR,
BOTH FROM EBAY.
