Tailored for Fun

HOW DO YOU MAKE A HOUSE FULLOF ANTIQUES WORK FOR A YOUNG FAMILY?

WITH LOTS OF WHITE PAINT AND PLAYFUL PAIRINGS OF OLD AND NEW.

Kellie Daniel loves her Fnglish

furniture, but for the home she

shares with her two kids, she wanted

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the feeling to be more tailored fun

than Tudor manor.

WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY A LYSE HARRAL

PHOTOS H ELEN NORM AN

STYLING JE S S IC A TH O M AS

In order for the 1950s ranch she bought in Baton

Rouge to fill that bill, it needed to lighten up

considerably. Concentrating her budget on the public

rooms, Kellie maxed out natural light by enlarging

several doorways. She also refinished the wood floors

that hid under the rose-colored shag carpet and

painted just about every surface, indoors and out.

“Everything was dark wood paneling, and the

fireplaces were red brick,” Kellie says. “Addingbright

white everywhere made the house come alive.”

Post-remodel, the rooms explode with Kellie’s

polished but unfussy style. The elements are

traditional—antique chests and sideboards, a

camelback sofa, gold accents—but the look is young,

thanks to the white walls, simple sisal rugs, and

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MARCH 2009 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS