POSES & PRO’S was inspired both by soccer and my love of sports. It doesn’t sound like it would work, but it is such a conversational piece. Kathryn: Everything we have in the house, we have for a reason, to tell a story or start a conversation. That way everything in our home is us, a part of our history, so to speak. We just recently finished renovating the backyard this year. We wanted to maximize all of our living space. So that was the one area that was not really being used. The dogs would just go out back, and that was all. Our thought process started on that project a year and a half ago. Kate: Originally, we wanted to build a pool, and there were so many hoops you had to go through, that it just wasn’t worth it for us to go deal with all of that and then care for a pool afterward. Kathryn: Our solution was a wonderful Stock Tank Pool, that we can dip into whenever it gets too hot. Plus it brings an industrial style to the backyard that is just wonderful. And we have these great flamingo floats, so we can lounge in the huge float, which is really all we wanted to be able to do
So, what’s on the horizon for you both?
Local boutique Hampden Clothing dressed Kate and Kathryn for most of the outfits included above. On Kate: Sacai sweater, Nili Lotan pants, and Nike Parra Patta Air Max 1’s. On Kathryn: Veda dress, Jennifer Behr headband, and Chloe shoes.
What are your favorite design concepts and how did you two combine your varying personal styles?
our styles. I’d say pop art is the best way to describe my style, while Kathryn’s is a little more bohemian-eclectic.
Kate: After we moved back here from New York, we knew we needed the space to be ours.
Kathryn: We cross over a lot. It’s very rare that she wants something or I want something and we disagree with each other.
Kathryn: We just kind of swept it clean and built it together. It has really good bones, and a great energy. I love this house so much.
Kate: We’ve curated a lot of art too, that really speaks to us. I could tell a story about nearly every piece of art in the house, like the Zinedine Zidane piece over the dining and kitchen area, or the large piece in the stairwell, that
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Kathryn: I’m still doing some traveling internationally to teach yoga workshops, but we’ve got a few things in the works. Kate: We’re pursuing a TV show that would basically be a lot like our podcast, but on TV. We would have guests over to our home to cook for them and interview them. We’d love to have a recipe component to it. Kathryn: That’s part of why I’m also working on putting together a recipe book. Kate: And from there we would dive into the kind of conversations and interesting topics that we feature on “Free Cookies.” And of course, any moment we have to breathe in between, we’re always writing, writing, writing. ♥
