Read on to discover the behind the scenes of our newest project, Ponderosa.

Behind the Design: Ponderosa

The grand scale of the great room room called for three zones: a lounge area with twin sectionals facing the fireplace, a grouping of lounge chairs centered around a low table, and a dining area on the opposite side of the fireplace.

Behind the Design: Living Room

For the lounge chair grouping we had a custom coffee table made to precise dimensions:

The finish is a gorgeous cast stone in a faux bois pattern:

We sit tested swivel chairs at the Witford showroom in San Francisco, and chose our favorite to be benchmade in North Carolina. They’re upholstered in an incredible mohair blend from Pollack:

Here is the before…

And here is the final design…

The image below shows how we mapped out the footprint of twin sofas, coffee tables, and ottomans for the main lounge space.

The coffee tables were a labor of love and luck! Our frequent collaborator Steve of Stumpf Woodworks found a source of local dock beams which were perfectly infused with a sense of place and history. They could not have been more perfect!

We came up with a design that used the beams in their raw form while elevating them to be fit for the home, wrapped in rubbed steel.

The dock beam tables in progress…

We landed on a mix of textiles from Pollack and Holly Hunt for the sofa and pillows, a (massive 19ft long) custom sized rug made in Nepal, and woven embossed leather ottomans made in Los Angeles.

Finally, here is the before…

And the after!

Behind the Design: Whiskey Nook

To utilize an underused space and celebrate our client’s Scottish heritage, we designed a Whiskey Nook positioned off the kitchen with a bar passthrough. Complete with a sofa, swivel chair, ottoman, and bespoke coffee table, it’s the perfect spot for sipping a cocktail or glass of wine.

The coffee table is a stunning handmade geode table that typically includes a mix of purple, black, and gold stones…

But purple didn’t go with our color scheme so we chose a custom, more neutral mix:

The sofa and pillows were upholstered in made-to-order Lauren Hwang New York fabrics, the wallcovering is horsehair-inspired from Philip Jeffries, the ottoman is Holly Hunt, the swivel chair is upholstered in Jerry Pair leather, and the rug is an archive design and custom color made by Stark in Nepal.

The space before we transformed it…

And after the transformation!

The Whiskey Room is through the passthrough from this counter in the kitchen:

Behind the Design: Dining Room

The star of the dining room is another piece by Steve of Stumpf Woodworks, an incredible live edge bookmatched walnut dining table with a rubbed bronze detail and Japanese Shiro joints.

The wood slabs before they became a table…

It’s starting to look like a table!

A moment for the gorgeous Japanese Shiro joinery… (incredibly strong and no nails needed!)

The completed dining table!

We upholstered the dining chairs in an easily-cleanable Perennials velvet and the bench is in a durable and waterproof leather by Garrett. We like to specify Performance materials for dining rooms to take away any spill anxiety!