With an extended historical past in the world of design and retail, Michael DePerno has been designing areas and owned properly regarded outlets on each coasts. But it surely was in 2013, when residing in northern California, that he longed for the east coast once more. Settling in Litchfield County, he discovered the right outdated home to renovate and make his personal. It was then that he met Andrew Fry, whose background in style echoed the identical aesthetic qualities Michael cherished in interiors – high quality, craftsmanship and an understated refinement. Collectively they’ve created a house of straightforward, elevated nation magnificence. Please be a part of Susanna and me at house in Connecticut with Michael with Andrew at their charming nation house.
With a love of accumulating, nature and clear strains, Michael and Andrew have stuffed their supremely edited home with classic and trendy items that share an trustworthy timelessness and artisanal authenticity.
And whereas Michael and Andrew have comparable aesthetics, their visions diverge in the case of Michael’s penchant for maximalist collections versus Andrew’s pared down minimalism. But they’ve married their preferences with a wonderfully edited combine of fresh and subtle nation stylish.
Coralling collections onto cabinets and in cupboards helps inform their story whereas nonetheless permitting the residing areas to really feel open, celebrating purity of structure, supplies and the clear strains they admire.
And maybe the pièce de resistance is their screened home set amid their lush summer time backyard.
Close by Michael and Andrew proceed their ardour for retail with their life-style store PLAIN GOODS. Initially in a small house in the favored purchasing mecca of New Preston, they extra not too long ago moved into the long-lasting 1897 Pavillion Corridor, which sits proudly in the middle of city. Their in depth and delicate renovation of the property earned them an award from the Connecticut Belief for Historic Preservation.
The historical past and restoration of the constructing echoes Michael’s and Andrew’s curiosity in effective craftsmanship and artisanal high quality that can be mirrored in their thoughtfully edited merchandise.
Procuring at PLAIN GOODS is a zen-like expertise, exploring the attractive ethereal house stuffed with every little thing from Japanese style to youngsters’s garments,
classic and new house furnishings and provisions,
in addition to fastidiously chosen antiques.
all photographs by Stacey Bewkes for Quintessence
Right here the intersection of timeless and modern exemplifies a soulful and basic model that fits our trendy occasions. So thanks Michael and Andrew – we liked visiting you at house in Connecticut!
