Taste MAKER

After a successful career in the restaurant business, Julie Manfredi Hughes is pursuing another creative passion: interior design.

- Sue Ramsey

The home is painted Porter’s Paints Stone Paint Fine in Blue Concrete, a textured neutral that makes a fine backdrop for the green of the refreshed garden by Secret Gardens. Trims painted Porter’s Paints River Stone.

Homeowner and interior designer, Julie Manfredi Hughes in her hardworking and beautiful kitchen. Thonet counter stool, Anibal. Orange Jar vessel by Peter Andersson. Custom range hood by Oliver Tanner Art & Design. Fez tiles in Graphite (splashback) and New Paradise tiles by Mr. Jason Grant (island facing), Di Lorenzo Tiles. Island benchtop in Maximum Statuario porcelain panels, Artedomus. Wolf cooktop, Winning Appliances. Terrazzo floor tiles, Fibonacci Stone.

Gervasoni ‘Ghost 12’ sofa (teal) and ‘Ghost 20’ daybed by Paola Navone, Classicon ‘Bell’ glass side table and ‘Bow No 3’ marble side table, all Anibal. Blarney rug, Robyn Cosgrove. The antique poster was purchased in Paris. Custom french doors, All Metal Projects. Walls in living area painted Porter’s Paints Almond White, trims in Porter’s Paints French Slate. Terrazzo floor tiles, Fibonacci Stone. Sub-Zero wine cabinet and french-door fridge, both Winning Appliances.

Recycled-elm console, Water-Tiger. Vessel by Lino Alvarez, La Paloma Pottery. Artek ‘A811’ floor lamp by Alvar Aalto, Anibou. Garage artwork by Wilmott Kidd.