Our Way Home: Reimagining an American Farmhouse

The glorious Connecticut property of Heide Hendricks and Rafe Churchill (of the architecture and interior design firm Hendricks Churchill) illustrates how a late nineteenth-century farmhouse can be adapted for stylish and comfortable twenty-first-century living.

Rafe and Heide discovered their true home in a late 1800s New England farmhouse after a decade of living in Brooklyn, New York. The historic property, Ellsworth, is a showplace for their shared aesthetic and sensibility of designing for real life, and not for formality. At the core is a house of pared-down traditionalism with references to Shaker tranquility, Arts & Crafts practicality, and bohemian chic. Whimsical wallcoverings, striking colors, a mix of contemporary furniture and antiques, exciting works of art, and comfort abound--turning a workaday house from the nineteenth century into a creative laboratory of the twenty-first.

The house and its surroundings--a constant work in progress with evolving interiors, landscaping objectives, a reconfigured sunroom, a barn restoration, and planned hiking trails--have become an endless source of inspiration for the couple's many projects, which include residences in New England, New York's Hudson Valley, New York City, Oyster Bay, Boulder, and Austin. The narrative of the book addresses the couple's design process in terms of architecture, decoration, and final installation. As many Americans are deciding to leave cities for calmer, more connected lives in the country, Heide and Rafe illustrate how this transition can be one of beauty and logic.

Author: Heide Hendricks, Rafe Churchill
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Published: 09/05/2023
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 3.74lbs
Size: 12.20h x 9.13w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9780847873586
ISBN10: 0847873587
BISAC Categories:
- House & Home | Decorating & Furnishings
- Architecture | Interior Design | General
- Design | Reference

About the Author
Rafe Churchill and Heide Hendricks are the husband-and-wife team behind Hendricks Churchill, an architectural and interior design firm that respects historic accuracy and modern relevance. Laura Chávez Silverman is a creative director and writer. Asad Syrkett is editor-in-chief of Elle Decor. Chris Mottalini is a photographer of architecture, interiors, and design.