

Three words Heidi Lachapelle channeled for her recent interiors project? “Color and pattern and layers.” Come to think of it, that pretty much sums up the kind of warm, considered interiors we’re hankering for lately: lived-in and easy (think indigo quilts wrapped around the sofa cushions) yet not without a couple of elevated design twists (Atelier Vime lamps).
This is Heidi’s interior style in a nutshell: “Blending modern and traditional sensibilities, we create spaces that strike a balance between comfortable and curated, sophisticated and livable,” she writes of the eponymous interiors firm she founded seven years ago with her sister-in-law, Katie Judkins. In their hands, even a new-build home feels anything but sterile, thanks to the way they wrap up each room in texture and comforting color.
Today Heidi weighs in from her home base in Portland, Maine, with how to get that “enveloping feeling” on a budget, her ideal sheets, and the love notes on her bedside table. Read on:
Wine and flowers.
A stack of unread books and little love notes from my kids.
I always go back to any of Gil Schafer’s books. Endless inspiration, and I always seem to find something new.
I love the Business of Home podcast. I never tire of hearing how other designers are running their businesses.
Mostly recently I was taken by the film Poor Things. The use of color and fabric was impressive.
Brent Buck (@brentabuck) has been so inspiring lately: the perfect blend of contemporary architectural details and balanced warmth.
Window treatments, always. A big investment but one you will never regret.
Color drenching. It offers a similar enveloping feeling that plaster provides but at a fraction of the price.
100 percent linen. Perhaps controversial, but I am all in.
Skimming Stone, Farrow & Ball.
Dark contrast grout with light tile.
Using a Schluter edge to finish tile. This peeve runs deep for me.
The perfect wooden spoon: a beautiful object in itself and a natural material.
Sophisticated, livable, and classic.
Alvar Aalto. Architecture, furniture, and art that I was immediately connected to.
A Rachel Comey cropped wool jacket. Pairs well with any pant and always makes me feel pulled together.
Nickey Kehoe. I have always been impressed with what Todd and Amy have built.
A Dieter Rams 606 Universal Shelving Unit for my living room. I can’t wait for it to arrive.
It’s hard to narrow this down to just one item but I want to cover everything in Pierre Frey Obernai fabric, specifically the Tourbe colorway.
My Lindquist Object faba bag. IYKYK.
Thanks so much, Heidi! You can follow her work @heidilachapelleinteriors or via heidilachapelle.com.
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