Robert Stilin shares his lifestyle and interior design vision
MOST SUCCESSFUL PART OF THE PROJECT
The house just flows. Naturally and gracefully and functionally. It’s so comfortable.
BIGGEST INDULGENCE The basement. It has two en-suite bedrooms, a billiard room, lounge, wine cellar and gallery.
OBJECT YOU’D NEVER PART WITH A mounted industrial lens on a stand that sits on my desk in my bedroom in New York and was given to me by my ex-husband.
SECRET ADDRESS Marche Paul Bert and Marche Serpette at the Paris Flea Market. I shop there six times a year.
GO-TO COLOUR When in doubt, paint it white. But I also like the dark, moody colours and greys we’ve used in this house.
WORDS TO LIVE BY I want to create houses that are real, that are lived in and really used. You shouldn’t be living in your house afraid that you’re going to ruin something.
FAVOURITE INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT The dealer and decorator Francesco Paolini, @frapln
KITCHEN Robert and the owners wanted a ‘Hamptons slash American country farmhouse feel’.
Vintage industrial enamel shade hanging lights can be sourced via Robert Stilin on 1stdibs. Find Belgian fossil limestone worktops like these at MKW Surfaces. Nkuku’s Narwana leather round bar stools are similar
BEDROOM
Dark cosseting colours evoke a restful feel and set off the rich tonality in the wood furnishings. Wall in Witching Hour, Benjamin Moore. Source a similar modernist desk in the style of Charlotte Perriand from 1stdibs
MASTER BEDROOM Space was made for a sitting area by the fire.
Volcano Bali jute rug, Merida; with red and natural Beni Berber rug. Mario Bellini footstool for
B+B Italia in Indigo velvet by Rose Tarlow
LANDING
Bold art from the owners’ collection brings a contemporary element to the traditional wood-panelled walls.
The photograph is
Muhammad Ali, Fist & Arm, Chicago, 1977 by John Stewart
MASTER BATHROOM Chicken wire, black metal, marble and dark hardwood finishes combine for luxury and practicality.
Voltaire bath, Waterworks. Source a similar 1950s wire
waste basket in the style of Adnet from 1stdibs
MASTER BEDROOM Monochromatic details are lifted by the jewel tones of the rug and brights in the artwork. Contemporary painting by Jackie Saccoccio. Custom
bed in Bolgheri linen in Navy, C&C Milano