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Jody Garlock

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Curated Camaraderie

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By Jody Garlock, Robert Peterson
| Traditional Home Verified
If there’s such a thing as relationship goals between a homeowner and an interior designer, Bob McDonough and Vern Yip have set a high bar. Over 20-plus years and six houses in multiple states, Bob has entrusted Yip, a renowned Atlanta designer, television personality, and bestselling author, with instilling his homes with a clean, tailored sensibility. “We have almost an unspoken design language,” says Bob, a well-traveled retired executive with impeccable taste.
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Dressed to the Nines

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By Jody Garlock, John Bessler, Laura Moss, Krissa Rossbund Verified
| Traditional Home Verified
Pass through the main gate of Tuxedo Park, New York, and it’s easy to get swept up in history. Roads bordered by rustic stone walls twist their way to Gilded Age estates, where grand homes in a cornucopia of architectural styles nestle among century-old trees. It’s hard to imagine an address more rooted in formality and more well-mannered than Tuxedo Park.
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A Medley of Autumn

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By Jody Garlock, Chelsie Lopez
| Traditional Home Verified
Emotional landscapes emerge from a room’s colors. Although Lidia Valdivia’s happy place is bold hues, the Minneapolis designer (and one of our Rising Stars of Design, page 14) knew that muted colors could hold sway in a 1928 spec home with abundant stained wood. Visually, the dining room’s landscape is pure autumn, with the colors of butternut squash, sheaves of wheat, fading grasses, and gray-blue skies at dusk. Emotionally, it’s calm. “It gives off color but not in an overwhelming way,” she says.
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