The Living Room
Most of the rooms are personable public spaces created with drinks and conversations in mind. In the living room, for example, Matthew paired a shapely sofa with a witty trompe l'oeil plaster coffee table that looks like a stack of large books. The sofa itself is made richer with colorful textiles and pillows. "I'm a collector of textiles," says Matthew. "A bare sofa may look great at first glance, but toss an embroidered Indian silk throw over it and it will really sing." Photo by Jonny Valiant for Southern Living