(page 26) MARCH 2015
AT HOME WITH ERIN AND TROY GIEGLING
“I really like bold colors, and I change my mind a lot. Chairs and rugs are easy things to switch out later if I want something funky or different.” Look for more photos online!
ERIN AND TROY GIEGLING After touring the home of Troy and Erin Giegling, one word comes to mind. “Cohesion.” “We had a lot of intention,” said Erin of their 3,200 square feet. “When we were building the house, we were thinking about organization. Everything has a place and purpose, so that we don’t live in a world of chaos.” That sense of purpose begins with the color palette. The home’s exterior is black with white trim. The front door, a shocking chartreuse. “I think it’s pretty cool when you drive up to it. All the other houses in the area are pretty traditional. So when you first drive up, you’re like, ‘What the heck is that?’” laughed Erin. The drama continues in room after room. “Throughout our whole house, the theme is black and white and pops of color,” she explained. “It feels really modern and clean and a little minimalist.” The home’s common areas are floored in a distressed coffee-colored hardwood. The bedrooms feature plush grey carpeting. The first rooms that we see belong to the Gieg-
lings’ daughters, 5-year-old Gracen and 3-year-old Layla. Bold stripes bring focus to the walls of Layla’s room without overpowering the girl’s cartoonish pink and red furniture. Her pink light fixture is in the shape of a flower. Across the hall in Gracen’s room, the light fixture is dozens of daisies, suspended in a spherical shape. “We tried to do something a little quirky with all of our fixtures. For the girls, I wanted to do something super playful,” said Erin, who works on the sales team at DocuTap. “A lot of our stuff is from Zing, Ikea, or anywhere that focuses on modern.” Gracen’s accent wall is covered in meticulously-placed black polka dots, which blend into several rows of handholds. Climbing these pegs is the only way to access Gracen’s soaring loft bed. Below the bed is a curtained area with childsized table and chairs. The Gieglings have been in their home since December. When searching for a builder, Stencil Homes’ featured model