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
The estate was recently featured in AD but it can be further inspected in the couple’s new book Houses That We Dreamt Of: The Interiors of Delphine and Reed Krakoff. “A word of warning: Have a fainting couch nearby as you leaf through the delectable volume, in case all the gorgeousness triggers an attack of the vapors.” -AD
“There always has to be a comfortable place to sit and relax. And this is what Delphine does so well. She doesn’t design places solely meant to be seen or photographed. She creates homes for our family to inhabit.” Reed Krakoff
A grand serpentine staircase above Diego Giacometti chairs.
A monochromatic palette in the living room.
A François-Xavier Lalanne bronze sheep in the main gallery.
Queen Ann dining chairs surround a modern dining table.
The stunning library.
In the austere but elegant bedroom a Serge Mouille two-arm sconce over the bed and a custom Hermes bench.
Reed Krakoff, chief artistic officer of Tiffany & Co., his wife, interior designer Delphine Krakow and their daughter.
Photo by Iva Terestchenko for AD
