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“How can this home go through the many imminent years of rough and tumble and emerge victorious in all its glory? This question informed our design approach. To be visually textural without being too animated.”
– Duet co-director Shannon Shlom
With longevity in mind, the living area features an olive Miller sofa by Jardan which draws on the green tones in the marble fireplace and surrounding joinery.
While the design intervention has culminated in a family’s relaxed and robust forever home, Shannon says one of the biggest takeaways that came out of Watson House was friendship, as the project was “an exercise in women working together very fluidly”. She marvels at how they managed to make decisions between the three mothers and seven kids under four years old – a feat unto itself.
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