Homes
Summer Knows Best Leave it to Summer Eliason Design to style your home from drab to colorfully fab By ELIZABETH SCINTA Photos by KATHRYN HARRINGTON
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t all started with the Hermès wallpaper. After visiting the home of renowned garden and landscape designer, Jon Carloftis, this homeowner was inspired and knew what she wanted. “My original vision was the Hermès Fil D’Argent wallpaper lining the back of the glass cabinets in my kitchen,” said Lauren Sharp Anderson, the homeowner and an Account Executive for Red Pin Media. “This idea came to mind when I visited Botherum, Carloftis’ home, and was blown away by the elegance of it. I asked Jon if I could steal his idea and he was so kind to say yes. However, I discovered that Hermès stopped making wallpaper so I texted Jon and he even tried to locate the paper for me in Paris,” explained Anderson. “I had my kitchen remodeled by Kiel Thomson Company Construction and designed everything based on that wallpaper.” Anderson then turned to Summer Eliason Design for a solution. “When I reached out to Summer, not knowing if by chance she had any rolls in her store, unfortunately, the answer was no, it had been discontinued. She offered to help me find something else and we both agreed on the Dorothy Draper banana leaf wallpaper seen in The Greenbrier.” Redecorating the kitchen led to Eliason and Anderson going from room to room in Andersons’ home sprinkling in pops of color.
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