Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Bilhuber in Wyoming


Gorgeous, right?! And if you're a mega fan like me then you can probably already guess who designed it. Jeffrey Bilhuber posted this sneak peek at a project he's been installing in Jackson, Wyoming on his instagram a while back, and while I found the picture incredibly beautiful and inspiring, there was also something that haunted me: the lamps! 

I had seen those lamps before. Better yet, I had seen those lamps in another room that Jeffrey designed. And the furniture looked similar, different upholstery, but the same lines. I quickly hopped over to Jeffrey's website, but there was nothing in his portfolio that jumped out at me. 

I went home, and look through his books. My favorite of the lot, Defining Luxury, held the answer:


Here, in a glorious Lennox Hill apartment designed by Jeffrey, you see the instantly recognizable detail on the floor lamp. And while I'm uncertain as to whether or not these lamps are custom, it's definitely not a coincidence that the chair (now reupholstered), and poof are the same. 


A little later on, Jeffrey gave this picture to his instagram followers. A different view of the room, featuring the fireplace and art, along with chairs that again were all too familiar. Not only had some of these been in the same Lennox Hill townhouse, they had been in another house, too!


Yep! Same chippy red chairs, this time featured in a Connecticut farmhouse. Safe to say that a client twice over, with homes in NYC and Connecticut has set up home in Jackson, and they brought Jeffrey out to decorate.

A little googling and investigating and I was able to find a few real estate photos of the Lennox Hill townhouse featured in Jeffrey's book, Defining Luxury.


Here in the entry, the art above the console now hangs above the fireplace in Jackson.


And here, a full view of the Lennox Hill living room, with the beautiful leather Bergere chairs, lamps, and poof.


The Lennox Hill dining room, with the painting that is now over the loveseat in Jackson. The dining room chairs, newly upholstered or slipcovered also made their way there.


In the atrium off of the living room, the two bunching tables made their way to Jackson, too!


And here, in the front parlor, the black marble top table becomes an accent table for a leather Bergere Chair in Jackson:


I was intrigued. Were there more pictures of this house somewhere - anywhere? The answer was yes, a couple, scattered through instagram that were not marked. Thankfully, reuse of more pieces from the NYC townhouse helped them stand out. 


The entry way. Lots of familiar loot here, but first lets talk about the beautiful finish that is on the walls and staircase. Jeffrey had the walls coated in plaster, along with the stair banister and railing. Then it was incised to have a faux bois look. BRILLIANT! 

Alright, so the mirror was once in the NYC bathroom: 




The marble topped table was the entry table in NYC, and remains the entry table here. At the door, a brass floor lamp sits next to a chair. It was one of a pair that had been in the NYC townhouse.



If you look really closely, you'll see a little black garden stool tucked in by the floor lamp at the door. This was in the couple's NYC townhouse bedroom: 



The new house, in Wyoming. I wasn't sure at first if this was actually the cabin or not. But if you look closely between the bookshelves you see the raw timber. Also, the coffee table here is the same as the one in the living room in NYC:


I've spent hours looking for more pictures of the house in Wyoming, heck, looking for THE HOUSE in Wyoming - to no avail. Thankfully, I think that these pictures carry enough inspiration to bridge the span between now and when the house is published, which I'm sure is inevitable. 

If you want to check out more of the Connecticut house or the NYC Townhouse, they're both featured in Jeffrey's book: DEFINING LUXURY:



I have been totally inspired by this house, so much so that I took some time and curated a "kinda like Jeffrey" "up town cabin" list of pretties, also on amazon: 











































3 comments:

  1. Artie, you are quite the detective... if you ever want to change careers, I think you'd excel in that line of work too!

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  2. Look at you turning (JW style) design detective! Lovely post. The townhome living room is one of my all time favorite living rooms. Isn't it interesting how the pieces change and move from one home to the next? Enjoyed reading, following along, your quite good at this -

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  3. Mr. Artie, The Design Detective ❤️ Seriously, this is so educational. Enjoyed reading and longing for more

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