Lone Star Statement
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An Imogen Cunningham photograph is by a circa 1940 console.
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For the living room of a couple's Austin house, Thad Hayes painted the ceiling boards "to brighten the space and give a sense of the structure," he says. The large metal chandelier adds "a rugged feeling appropriate for a room in Texas." Elizabeth Eakins rug.
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Untitled , 1997, by Adam Fuss is behind a pair of T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings armchairs, which, like the sofa, are covered in Edelman leather. The living room's circa 1940 French low table accompanies American floor lamps from the same era. Club chair fabric, Holly Hunt.
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A set of Samuel Marx chairs, chosen for their "simple and elegant form," surrounds the Hayes designed dining table. A circa 1935 chandelier from Italy echoes the chairs' curvilinear shape. Drapery fabric, Manuel Canovas. Patterson, Flynn Martin carpet.
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"Every room in the house has two or three exposures, which makes it more open to the landscape than most houses built at that time," the designer says of the turreted brick-and-stone 1920s residence. To enhance the connection, he added more French doors.
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The wife's bath is "the most whimsical room in the house," says Hayes. "With its black and white marble, reminiscent of a 1940s bath, it has a glamorous, Hollywood quality." Russel Wright lamps and a 1999 painting by Fuss rest on the vanity. The fish vase is from Steuben.
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"The soft, cool colors create a restful atmosphere," Hayes says of the master bedroom, which features a pair of circa 1950 Piero Fornasetti landscape panels. Flanking the teak bed, which was designed by Hayes, are circa 1940s French lamps. Elizabeth Eakins carpet.
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