For over thirty years John Lyle has created luxurious objects and furnishings that replicate his love of supplies – from bronze fire accoutrements to shagreen dressers to stainless consoles and tables. His subtle eye effortlessly combines traditional with avant-garde, juxtaposing sudden parts, colours and finishes. It’s precisely this rigidity that John sought when designing his residence, the place whimsy and delight transport you from room to room, every with its personal particular person temper.
See John’s historic circa 1790 home in Montgomery, New York from the surface and you’d by no means anticipate the shock ready for you inside! Stroll within the entry and you might be immediately wowed by intense jewel tone colours and outsized artwork
The home initially appealed to John’s southern roots with its structure like most of the antebellum houses of his Mississippi youth. Though his first instincts have been extra monochromatic, John shortly pivoted to remodel the home right into a showplace of exuberant coloration, giant scale paintings and a panoply of persona.
Whereas the entry wows, the lounge, above, with John in his signature glasses, is relatively subdued, letting the paintings shine. His laser-cut Chippendale fashion mirrors flank the fireside with a sublime trendy twist on a traditional design. From there the eating room is once more an explosion of coloration, anchored by a Fromental wall overlaying with Farrow & Ball’s Pitch Blue trim and a roaring hearth. In actual fact it was the plethora of fireplaces in the home that was a salient promoting level. John is thought for his distinctive fire equipment (andirons, screens and instruments), elevating the bar for something fireplace associated.
All through the home, John layered items from his eponymous assortment of latest furnishings and equipment with a excessive/low mixture of collected antiques, flea market finds and gifted buddies’ work, as within the visitor bed room, under, with a customized eggshell lacquer mattress, vintage decoupage display screen and intelligent customized ceiling of John’s design and execution.
Thanks to John for sharing his prolific expertise and resourceful strategy to reimagining his historic residence!
