ALL IN THE EDIT
Homes & Gardens|November 2020
Designer Juniper Tedhams celebrates her own brand of chic minimalism in Manhattan
JO LEEVERS
ALL IN THE EDIT

When it comes to the objects displayed in her home, designer Juniper Tedhams is both a collector and, by her own admission, ‘a ruthless editor’. ‘I like to have space around things,’ she explains. This instinct to strip back rather than endlessly add has served her well in this Manhattan townhouse, where she lives with her husband, lighting designer Sean O’Connor. Within its walls, she has drawn together influences from different stages in her life, including gritty reclamation finds from London, refined furniture by Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret, contemporary art and her own perfectly balanced designs.

Juniper bought this 1850s home with her sister 22 years ago and took the upper ground parlour floor and the lower ground floor. Over time, Juniper says, her style here has evolved. ‘In one iteration, I painted all the rooms in moody blues and greens and the upholstery was dark, too,’ she recalls. Today, the scheme is far lighter with monochromes, neutrals and walls skimmed in Venetian plaster. ‘I limited the palette and tried to create depth and variation with texture,’ she says. ‘That said, I’m already dreaming of re-covering the large black sofa in a patchwork of peach and melon…’

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