My eyes glittered when I saw this recent feature in Architectural Digest featuring one of Miles Redd’s recent projects in The Adirondacks. I grew up going to the Adirondack Mountains and have since developed a strong attraction to the simplistic allure the setting serves. After all, my husband and I were married there so one might think it would have some sacredness to moi!

What I love most about the Adirondacks is the uncontrived yet whimsical nature of a place that still feels stuck in time. It’s a place where cell service is scarce and values go back to basics. Time lingers, but in a good way. Your body, soul and mind are cleansed in the most profound way. You’ll be hard pressed to find an individual that doesn’t connect with the outdoors. It’s a place where daytime adventures include fishing, swimming, hiking and simple R&R (what some might call “the art of doing nothing”) — a place where evenings typically involve porch chatter, cocktails, board games and cooking. The mountains are restorative as much as they are a powerful reminder of Mother Nature’s force. (Their 46er Mountains are serious business!).

But back to the article. I think I was particularly drawn to this because Miles Redd was behind the design, and his work can often be punchy and daring, things the Adirondacks are not. Yet, he achieved such a great mix of the old, new and playful. Wicker! Ferns! Painted Floors! It all just works and in a really fabulous authentic and magical way.

Have a look for yourself, here.
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Interior Design by Miles Redd

Photography by Noe DeWitt

Styled by Howard Christian