Flea market finds, hand-me-downs, and grandpa’s suits complete a masculine Ballantyne townhome.
Donna Sikorski points above the fireplace mantel to a painting of a tall ship at full sail in the middle of an ocean. It’s dated 1904 and, at first glance, appears to be the kind of scene one would find hanging on the walls of a golf club or inside an upscale men’s store. The painting, she says, was the inspiration for the living room in this Ballantyne townhome. It also happens to be a family heirloom, passed down from her father to her 24-yearold son, R.J.
Shades of blue and pops of patinaed brass make appearances throughout the space. A second painting, of another ship under sail, hangs on the opposite wall, beneath three brass mirrors. Two are portholes; the other is a Federal-style piece with convex glass. Sikorski found them, as she usually does, by hunting: at an antiques store in Virginia, in a relative’s attic, and at her “new favorite place, Sleepy Poet Antique Mall. I love it.”
Sikorski, who lives in Bristol, Virginia, and has been designing homes for 20 years, didn’t feel the need to deviate from her usual approach when R.J. asked her to help him furnish his first home. “I don’t like to do showroom decorating, where you go in and buy the showroom and it’s like, ‘Here you go,’” she says. “It would be easy to go to market and load up, but that’s not how I work. I like for it to reflect my client’s personality and not mine.”
Of course, when the client is also a son, the lines blur.
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An Antique Garden
Building a historic garden for a historic home
Make Water Conservation A Habit
Make Water Conservation A Habit
Back-To-School Saviors
Back-to-school excitement can also breed some serious chaos in your home, with extra paperwork, bookbags, uniforms, and more taking over most spaces. Organizing it all in a way that actually makes sense—and is easy to find again—can be dizzying. Here, five local designers share their tips on how to get back-to-school organized.
From Bright Lights To Bold Strokes
Erika Eckerson was a broke TV news anchor with a bare living room wall in her Myrtle Beach apartment when she decided to buy a canvas, acrylic paint, and some brushes.
A Merry Manor
Brittany and Steve Clyne want their guests to feel cozy
Sitting Pretty
Olivia Smith started as an intern at Traditions the summer before her senior year at Olivet Nazarene University, the Illinois school where she studied interior design.
A Glamorous Era
As a member of a religious and ethnic minority in a Southern town, Robert Goldberg, a Jewish man, knew discrimination.
In the Family
Lane Brown designs a home for her parents.
Playing Architect
A homeowner has a modern vision for a traditional home.
City Chicks
When I brought three chicks home last spring, I expected fresh eggs to be the biggest reward. But Mildred, Barbara, and Mamie Lee—a Barred Rock, Columbian Wyandotte, and Easter Egger— have also become beloved family pets, following me around, perching on the porch swing, peering in the window and eating mealworms out of my hands.
