When architecture firm Rural Office designed and built a low-impact family home on a corner plot of land, they recalled the standards for handwork and craftsmanship borrowed from the Arts and Crafts movement.
When architecture firm Rural Office designed and built a low-impact family home on a corner plot of land, they recalled the standards for handwork and craftsmanship borrowed from the Arts and Crafts movement.
The dining area is a picture of midcentury modern design from furniture and lighting to spare decor.
The dining area is a picture of midcentury modern design from furniture and lighting to spare decor.
Photograph by Jim Stephenson for Rural Office from An Ode to Rural Life: A Low-Impact Family Home in Surrey by Rural Office.
Photograph by Jim Stephenson for Rural Office from An Ode to Rural Life: A Low-Impact Family Home in Surrey by Rural Office.
The dining room stands between kitchen and stairwell to the library and bedrooms.
The dining room stands between kitchen and stairwell to the library and bedrooms.
Materials
Materials
A similar color to the white-painted walls throughout is Benjamin Moore Atrium White (OC-145) with a slight cast of pink.
A similar color to the white-painted walls throughout is Benjamin Moore Atrium White (OC-145) with a slight cast of pink.
The brick floor tiles are brown Staffordshire bricks made by Ketley Brick.
The brick floor tiles are brown Staffordshire bricks made by Ketley Brick.
The dining chairs are the classic Hans J. Wegner-designed Carl Hansen CH47 Side Chair; $1,565 each at Lumens.
The dining chairs are the classic Hans J. Wegner-designed Carl Hansen CH47 Side Chair; $1,565 each at Lumens.
Furniture
Furniture
The dining room has a 1970s Børge C18 Mogensen Dining Table with black extension leaves designed for Frederica Furniture; $6,655 at the Danish Design Store.
The dining room has a 1970s Børge C18 Mogensen Dining Table with black extension leaves designed for Frederica Furniture; $6,655 at the Danish Design Store.
The lounge chair is a vintage Bruno Mathsson Pernilla Lounge Chair in leather and beech designed for Dux.
The lounge chair is a vintage Bruno Mathsson Pernilla Lounge Chair in leather and beech designed for Dux.
The sideboard is a vintage Hans Wegner piece.
The sideboard is a vintage Hans Wegner piece.
The Arne Jacobsen AJ Royal LED Pendant designed by Louis Poulsen starts at $845 at Lumens.
The Arne Jacobsen AJ Royal LED Pendant designed by Louis Poulsen starts at $845 at Lumens.
Lighting
Lighting
For a table lamp with a similar profile, the & Tradition Como SC53 Portable Table Lamp, shown here in Stone Blue, is 2,140 SEK (or about $200 USD) at Artilleriet.
For a table lamp with a similar profile, the & Tradition Como SC53 Portable Table Lamp, shown here in Stone Blue, is 2,140 SEK (or about $200 USD) at Artilleriet.
Accessories
Accessories
Los Angeles potter Victoria Morris is adept at midcentury inspired vessels.
Los Angeles potter Victoria Morris is adept at midcentury inspired vessels.
Victoria Morris Oval Vase Bronzed Ochre
Victoria Morris Oval Vase Bronzed Ochre
