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Pattern Play: English Charm at Highlander Mountain House in North Carolina

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Pattern Play: English Charm at Highlander Mountain House in North Carolina

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Pattern Play: English Charm at Highlander Mountain House in North Carolina

by Published: June 2, 2021

Anglophilia meets Appalachia at Highlands Mountain House, newly opened lodgings in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. There, in a redone 1885 house (and adjacent bunkhouse), charming wallpapers and textiles from Morris & Co. and House of Hackney mix with works by Cherokee artists and by Josef Albers (who taught at Black Mountain College nearby). Each guest room is a delightful lesson in pattern mixing, with the feel of a whimsical English house in an unlikely spot.

Let’s take a tour:

Photography by Maggie Braucher, courtesy of Highlander Mountain House.

the entry to highlander mountain house. the owner, hotelier jason reeves, has a 17
Above: The entry to Highlander Mountain House. The owner, hotelier Jason Reeves, has a background in period restoration and received a master’s in historic preservation from Boston University—perhaps why the 1885 house feels lived-in and authentic, not brand-new.
good old fashioned keys behind the front desk. 18
Above: Good old-fashioned keys behind the front desk.
one of the communal living areas, with a stone fireplace and easy furnishings. 19
Above: One of the communal living areas, with a stone fireplace and easy furnishings.
inside the ruffed grouse, the in house tavern, with sage green shipboard style  20
Above: Inside The Ruffed Grouse, the in-house tavern, with sage green shipboard-style cladding.
vintage portraits look like they&#8\2\17;ve always been in the house. 21
Above: Vintage portraits look like they’ve always been in the house.
the \18 guest rooms are all done in delightfully mismatched patterns, with wall 22
Above: The 18 guest rooms are all done in delightfully mismatched patterns, with wallpapers and upholstered headboards from the likes of Morris & Co., Pierre Frey, Mulberry Home, Cole & Son, and House of Hackney.
a sweet but not too sweet floral guest room. the lighting throughout the hotel  23
Above: A sweet but not too sweet floral guest room. The lighting throughout the hotel is a mix of vintage, Restoration Hardware, and Louis Poulsen.
a jaunty wallpapered niche with a mix and match headboard. 24
Above: A jaunty wallpapered niche with a mix-and-match headboard.
guest rooms are fitted with wright mattresses, marshall speakers, and old schoo 25
Above: Guest rooms are fitted with Wright mattresses, Marshall speakers, and old-school alarm clocks.
a lush blue and green guest bedroom. 26
Above: A lush blue and green guest bedroom.
accommodations also come equipped with victrola or crosley record players. 27
Above: Accommodations also come equipped with Victrola or Crosley record players.
the pea stone courtyard, part english country estate, part mountain lodge. 28
Above: The pea stone courtyard, part English country estate, part mountain lodge.

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