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|May - June 2023
A 1920s Tudor in Houston designed by Charlotte Moss imparts lessons in scale, self-expression, and gracious Southern refinement.
Sometimes a house speaks for itself.
"This house has a big voice," says New York-based designer Charlotte Moss, a house whisperer of the first order. Indeed the Tudor manse in Houston's tony River Oaks neighborhood boasts a Texas-sized accent, full of flourish and distinction, where Moss raised and lowered the volume, with decor decibels ranging from hushed pink in a tea paper-cloaked entryway to fully amplified garden room and formal living and entertaining spaces. "The home is beautifully scaled in an elegant, old-world way. It has nice proportions so the furniture reflects the architecture-all very classic," says Moss, her Southern accent still recognizable despite decades of living in New York.
This story is from the May - June 2023 edition of Veranda.
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