Refreshing a
Dream After loving a home from afar since high school, this homeowner transformed the space with help of designer Teddy Karl from The Great Cover-Up. By Moe Godat Photography by Anne Matheis
Contractor: Chouteau Building Group Interior Designer: Teddy Karl, The Great Cover-Up
These Ladue homeowners were ready for more than just a refreshing change in their home decor, and when the wife's realtor reached out to the previous owners of her dream home to make an offer, she knew it would be the home for her. “I had a friend who lived in the same neighborhood in high school, and I’d always drive by the house and admire it,” she explains. Though she enjoyed recreating this dream home for her family, the process didn’t come without its challenges. After working with a designer who wasn’t meeting her needs, the wife connected instead with interior designer Teddy Karl of The Great Cover-Up. Immediately, she knew he was going to be the perfect design partner. “Teddy just listens so well,” she says. “Even if he thinks something else would look better, he’ll go with what the homeowner wants as long as they aren’t making a mistake.” She and the previous designer had a disagreement about the centerpiece for her living room. The centerpiece is a double-sided salmon pink sofa that the homeowner had dreamed of having since she’d seen the original design in a catalogue years before. The double-sided couch allows for two distinct seating areas in the same room that creates a flow of conversations and guests. “It was clear that this was a space for guests, and it was discussed as an entertaining space rather than a family space. We decorated it with an eternal cocktail party in mind,” explains Teddy. When he came onto the design team, he helped her pick the color of this custom sofa, and its salmon hue definitely makes a statement in the more traditional-style setting, especially when it’s hit by the light that streams off the pool deck and in through the
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