Domino 2021
DESIGN | HOME TOURS
A Second Reno Gave This Designer the Chance to Fix Her First-Time Mistakes
Exposed clothing racks would no longer do. Clare Gaskin on redesigning her house.
Birds Of A Feather wallpaper, by Juliet Travers
Birds of a Feather Wallpaper, Juliet Travers; Zen Carpet, Lano; Graffiti Allover Velvet Fabric, Timorous Beasties. Photography by Nick Smith; Design by Clare Gaskin
A bird-themed wallpaper inspired the decor in Rufus’s room: The metallic-blue shimmer in the feathers drove the choice of teal carpet, while the subtle purple accents gave Gaskin the idea to line the curtains in lavender. Wanting her son to grow up around items that belonged to his grandparents, Gaskin grabbed a vintage dresser from her mom’s house and reupholstered her father’s favorite chair in a colorful fabric from Timorous Beasties. “Rufus will never know his granddad, so I wanted him to have something of his,” she says. She kept the IKEA Lack shelves (the room used to be her home office), but spray-painted them gray and installed a clothing rod for her son’s clothes.
Photography by Nick Smith; Design by Clare Gaskin
