american beauty

Designers Sheena Murphy and Tor Sauder have created a country retreat in Connecticut that celebrates an eclectic look that’s monochrome yet multifaceted

- Rachel Ward

Lindsey and Mike wanted us to create an interior that honoured the history and architecture of the property, and something that really suited their lifestyle,’ says Sheena Murphy, who co-runs New York-London studio nune with fellow interior designer Tor Sauder. The project she’s referring to is Bruey Cottage, the couple’s country retreat in Norfolk, a small town in Connecticut, about a three-hour drive from their city pad in Brooklyn – which nune also designed. ‘They bought the cottage in 2017 and we got started right away,’ says Sheena. ‘We’d previously worked with the couple on their own properties and ones that make up their residential development firm, Branca & Co, so our relationship was well established.’