Because this couple would be at work most days, Brown and his design associate, Lanah Barkley, focused on creating soothing surroundings that would offer refuge in the evenings. “We felt the colors should be restful,” he says. “The walls are pretty much a neutral backdrop for collections of art and interesting shapes in the furniture.”

Brown carried the neutral color palette into the combination family room/kitchen/breakfast room, but he livened things up with a zigzag geometric fabric on a chair and ottoman. “Lanah found this fabric, and it just knocked our socks off,” Brown says. “We’re seeing a lot of geometrics in the marketplace now. The fabric really inspired the whole space.”

Sources:
Lounge chair (“High Back Shelter” #820-34, finish: American Walnut, Barbara Barry Collection); ottoman (#820-11, finish: American Walnut, Barbara Barry Collection): Baker.
Fabric on lounge chair and ottoman (“Kanto’’/Taupe 1): Pierre Frey.
Sectionals (corner chairs #857-38, armless chair #857-36, ottoman #857-11, finish: American Walnut, Barbara Barry Collection): Baker.
Fabric on sectionals (“Islandia’’/ Bark): Beacon Hill.
Accent pillow fabric on sectional (“Shangri La Trumpet Vine’’ /Gold #10093-03): Donghia.
Woven pillows on sectional (“Alto’’/Birch): Mokum Textiles through Jerry Pair.
Drapery fabric (“Linen Weave’’ /Linen): Beacon Hill.
Surround and hearth (quartz surface in Mocha #2370): CaesarStone.
Screen: Bradley Hughes.
Quartz: Jerry Pair.
Antique rug: Moattar.
Table in front of sectional (“Colin’’ #2282-40/ chocolate): Hickory Chair.
Table beside chair and ottoman (“Stump Table’’ #790): McGuire Furniture.
Bowl and throw: designer’s collection.
Paint (“Bleeker Beige’’ #HC-80): Aura by Benjamin Moore.