We often talk about different interior design styles like transitional, traditional, modern and so on or sometimes we even pop questions such as What makes a home chic?… But there is a distinct design aesthetic that stands alone on its own where every piece of furniture and object from different styles and times fits in harmoniously to create the perfect comfortable and elegant home. That is called a Collected-Home. When I think of this ideal approach, the first designer who comes to mind is Jacques Grange. He is a master at designing homes that appear to have been decorated throughout a lifetime of sophisticated good living. A Collected-home suggests its owner has had a life well lived, is an avid traveler and collector, has a independent mind with a personality of her own. These homes never look intentionally decorated, rather they look as a result of an accumulation of cherished objects, inherited valuable furniture and invested artwork chosen out of pure love by the family members… This is a style for those whose eyes have traveled enough to appreciate the beauty of a distinctly aesthetic which speaks for the story of its owner. Below are 17 collected rooms that shows us what makes a home collected.
Mix and Match Upholstery In this beautiful and elegant living room designed by Jacques Grange there is mixed and matched furniture juxtaposing with sculptural tables, brass floor lamp and dear objects throughout. There is however one common thread, literally, between the mix match furniture selection. Green and red quietly unifies the upholstery. Clever. via AD
In the library of the same home designed by Jacques Grange, currently featured in Architectural Digest, we see how a careful selection of collected furniture upholstered in different colors and patterns blend harmoniously together.