Reed and Delphine Krakoff’s Connecticut home is a great interpretation of what chic is all about. The Krakoff’s design aesthetic is usually represented via exceptional art, collectable decorative items, comfortable furniture and great craftsmanship. The very stylish couple also have a penchant for houses with pedigree. One of their homes is the Long Island home once owned by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’s Bouvier grandparents. Their latest purchase is a estate in New Canaan, Connecticut that used to belong to heiress Huguette Clark. Huguette purchased the house as a place to escape in case of a Nuclear War. She never lived in the house and it was kept empty until the Krakoff purchased it after she passed away. The French-style house, known as Le Beau Chateau, was in great shape but the Krakoff made a few changes to put their own chic stamp. The 52-acre estate has nine bedrooms and eleven fireplaces and even when the Krakoff didn’t go overboard decorating it, the interiors look spare but elegant, traditional but chic and very Frenchy… The honed chevron floors throughout the house are just my cup of tea… and the massive library is an absolute dream.
The beautiful estate was originally in red brick before the couple painted it in white