84 PUNCHMAGAZINE.COM happy homes jennyjudgedesign.com {home & design} with families, some with young children,” says Jenny. “We always need to take a step back and figure out what we really need and how each piece in our home is going to function.” It comes down to considering round corners rather than sharp, and materials with high durability and livability, like the upholstery on that swivel chair by Lulu and Georgia. “Oftentimes families do a mix of high and low pieces.” Their refined-looking furniture keeps company with the pieces that the kids can jump on. The mood board, created at the onset, guides owners’ choices. “It’s the North Star for the project, so as we’re picking finishes and finalizing design elements we can always refer back to that board,” says Jenny. On the high end, the homeowners planned the sophisticated, understated dining room as a conversation-starter for guests. Within its deep green wainscoted walls, diners sit around Iona’s heirloom table, on vintage chairs reupholstered to complement the look. Heirloom artwork in gilded frames provides the pop. Of all the project’s facets, Jenny delights in the open, natural ambience of the home’s back-end addition. But even more, she treasures a photo and text from Iona. Shortly after they moved back in, Iona snapped a view of the kitchen from the breakfast nook where she and Mike sat sipping a little something. “We love it so much,” she says, “and we’re so happy with how everything turned out.”
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