09/09/2026
A sitting area should invite conversation. One of my all-time favorite pieces anchors this space: the praying mantis cocktail table by Jacques Duval-Brasseur, discovered at a Paris flea market. Equal parts art and intrigue, it sets the tone for a room designed for lingering, for tea, for stories that unfold slowly.
A piece by Thomas McKnight gives the room its lake view, transporting you somewhere else entirely. On the bar, a collection of ibeji sculptures from Nigeria nods to my childhood there, grounding the space in memory and place. Inside the glass display, a baby bottle with coral growing on it serves as a quiet reminder of our responsibility to the oceans.
Every object here has a reason. Every piece carries a story. That’s how a room becomes personal.