![]() ![]() This was a totally different environment from her Victorian house and needed a certain approach not only in terms of décor but furniture. “We just had to do a little tinkering here and there but it was really a matter of working with the strengths of the property and applying a style that would highlight the space and light.” ![]() ![]() “It was just a collection of big bright spaces that already worked perfectly for us,” says Jenny of her home. She has now also started a vintage toy business which has rapidly expanded into all things vintage and has both a website – – and a concession in Dorking High Street tea shop Gorgeous Gerties. When the couple saw the house, in Dorking, it was empty – a big white blank canvas and, to Jenny, irresistible she had trained as an interior designer and worked for interiors magazines before becoming a freelance stylist offering whole home or room by room advice, often becoming involved with properties for sale. We walked through the door and hardly looked back.” We looked at some Victorian properties but it wasn’t until we saw this we realised that, actually, it would work perfectly with both our family and professional lives. “We’d really outgrown our last home and wanted more space both inside and out but it had to be within a relatively easy commute from Doug’s job in London. “What we were looking for primarily was square footage,” says Jenny. ![]() However, the sums didn’t quite add up and they became open to a more contemporary property. Like so many other house-seekers they were looking for a period home – in their case a Victorian house like their previous terraced home but larger. And such a couple were Jenny and Doug Branson when they were looking for a new home for themselves, son Jasper (7) and twins Kit and Jude (5).Īctually, that’s a lie. Thank you Studio DB for providing so much inspiration.The imaginatively designed new-build is on the rise and more and more couples and families are being attracted by not only the value for money they can represent but the sheer quality of life they offer their owners. I've been pouring over the firm's recently completed projects. While they incorporate the work of some very high-end brands (like deGournay's hand-painted wallcovering, above), I've seen them use moderately priced pieces as well. They have the talent and ability to mix-and-match, and they place the work of independent makers at the forefront of their designs. That, plus the careful consideration of when to use tile, fabric, wallpaper, and color (or even a neutral backdrop), helps them create homes that don't feel like untouchable or staged showrooms they read as spaces that you'd actually want to live in and entertain inside for years to come. (As a mother of 2 very active boys, design-wants are always balanced against practical considerations, so this approach resonates with me.) Studio DB seems to answer two important questions: "Who actually lives here?" and "How does this space need to function?" - all without sacrificing great modern design. This is something that stems from the couple's own life at home, which includes four young children. I was familiar with the firm's name, but when a 2016 New York Times piece featured the couple's own personal construction project in Amenia, New York, I really fell in love with their philosophy and approach to designing unique spaces. I just can't get enough of their work!Īs you'll see throughout this post, Studio DB's residential projects are extremely design-driven, but their spaces are also practical, warm and sensible. Studio DB is an esteemed NYC-based architecture and interior-design practice headed by Damian and Britt Zunino, a husband-and-wife team. ![]()
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