In the colorful, ornate apartment of the CEO of Framebridge

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If designer Zoe Feldman received a project request from Framebridge CEO Susan Tynan: “I was so excited,” enthuses the Washington DC-based interior designer. “I was already a huge fan of Framebridge – we use it a lot with our customers. So I was really excited to work with her! “

Tynan wanted to freshen up the dated interior of the Maryland residence where she lives with her husband Peter and their two children. “I worked at a startup pace for seven years and really didn’t have time for my own home,” she says. So she got Feldman to help turn the room into a “fun, beautiful, and upscale” space. “Where we could talk,” she explains. “But I have kids too, and during the design process I got a dog – so it had to be functional too.”

The business force – who heads the custom framing company they founded in 2014 (and sold to Graham Holdings last year) – also wanted to highlight “items I collected and artists I liked,” notes she. This includes everything from the Josh Young Portraits in the dining room hang in framed pieces over the breakfast nook, painted by their own children.

“I thought there were a lot of ways to show how to display art – and they don’t all have to be on a white wall,” adds Feldman. “Not every frame has to fit together – you don’t have to rethink the art. You can just frame the things you love and think about scale and proportion, but don’t get stuck on micro-details. “

Though Tynan had a few non-negotiable items (including the addition of a Brooklyn brownstone fireplace in the living room), she encouraged Feldman to take the lead in redesigning the bustling urban sprawl. “When you sign up for someone’s vision, you will be more successful if you just join in,” says Tynan. “This was the first time I’ve worked with a designer for my own home, so it was more fun to get involved in the process.”

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While Feldman had a lot of say in the creative decision-making process, she made sure the homeowners still felt heard. “All good design is collaborative, and my team and I think it’s important that the customer can see where we’re ending up,” she says. “Susan and Peter gave us enough instructions to make sure we weren’t making a space for ourselves, but a space for them.”

Although it happened amid the pandemic, the project went quite smoothly. “The good thing about working from home was that we could really live in our house and understand exactly how the room should feel,” says Tynan. “Being at home made the project even more fun because we could see it come and make sure it really made sense to our lives. Be at home, let’s make it great,” she enthuses. “I really wanted it to be a happy room and it definitely is!”

See the entire house below.

entry

“The entrance hall is so much fun,” says Feldman of the lively space with a peach-colored gallery wall. At first, Tynan and her husband weren’t sure if the color was light – but in the end they got by. “It shows the art so beautifully and has such a powerful and impactful moment when you walk in,” says the designer. “It feels really fresh, but also classic. It’s amazing what a great background this is for all frames! “

Side table and mirror: Chairperson. Carpet: Old new house. Skirting and wall color: Georgia Peach, Benjamin Moore.

living room

“Without Zoe, I would never have placed the antique mirror over the fireplace,” reveals Tynan. It was also the designer’s idea to flank the glazed doors to the back yard with custom-made bookcases. “They’re light blue inside and darker blue inside, and that looks great,” says Tynan. “Without her I would never have done that.”

a coat: 1.dibs. Furniture color: Brittany Blue, Benjamin Moore. Wall paint: BLACKED, Farrow & Ball,

living room

“Susan wanted the family room to feel more structured than colorful – and simpler to give it more than a respite from the rest of the house,” says Feldman. “It made sense because it’s more modern in its makeup and architecture, and there’s a nice flow through the house.”

Dining table: Ethnic. Sofa: Dressed home. Chair and side table: Noir Trading Co. Wool carpet: Akara carpets. Furniture: Custom, Charles Gibbons. Coffee table: CB2. Wall paint: Just know, Benjamin Moore.

kitchen

The cabinets hide everything that’s going on in the kitchen and make the space look really clean and calm, “notes Tynan.

dining room

Without Feldman’s guidance, “there were several things I would never have done,” admits Tynan. “I would never have had a fixture this big, and I would never have had wallpaper on the ceiling, the hardest area to update.

“We thought we’d have to work harder to get there than we ended up doing,” says Feldman. “It was an important space because we wanted to show how art can be layered on wallpaper. I just find it so magical. “

“Josh Young’s portraits are kind of a funny nod to space that is both formal and non-formal,” adds Tynan.

Pendant light: Monologue London. Dining table: Modern hill furniture. Curtains: The shadow shop.

Guest toilet

“It was Zoe’s vision to match this sink,” says Tynan, referring to the expressive mint green vessel in the quirky guest toilet. “But she gave us a couple of shades to choose from, and my twelve year old daughter helped me choose that color!”

Sink: Consolidated plumbing. Chandelier: Together with. Mirrors: Etsy. Water tap: Studio ore. Background: Red Dragon Indigo, Carleton V.

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