The wallpaper is a graphic Indian floral but the shade fabric is a more realistic, classical fiddle-leaf fig pattern. I’ve mixed a multi-colored wallpaper with a tonal fabric. Both share a green, which is of course what we pulled out for the millwork. It’s Benjamin Moore Sullivan Green.
The Pattern-Perfect Mudroom
Sasha Bikoff
Interior Designer
New York-based Sasha Bikoff has made a name for herself with imaginatively bold interiors. Her exuberant style is informed by a depth of knowledge, and insatiable curiosity, for design history.
New York-based Sasha Bikoff has made a name for herself with imaginatively bold interiors....
Jewel tones are a favorite of the homeowner and they were right for this house, a formal Georgian Colonial just outside New York City. This emerald green appears in both the connecting bar and kitchen. I always say that decorating a home is connecting the dots through a space. You can often do that through color.
Mudrooms need three things: hooks, shoe storage, and a place to sit. I’m against doors because the storage must be easily accessible — you shouldn’t have to make the effort of opening and closing doors and cabinets, this is a room to throw your stuff. Use durable, easy-to-clean materials — think stone or tile floors and wipeable wall finishes — so the space stands up to daily wear.
Absolutely. Sometimes the most-used spaces in the house are the most overlooked, yet they set the tone for your day. A beautifully designed mudroom not only works hard but also makes you smile — it’s your home’s way of saying, welcome back.
Here’s my spectrum — this is in order of crisp, cool white to most buttery, but still white. It’s also most modern to most traditional: Benjamin Moore Decorators White, Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace, Farrow & Ball White Tie, and Farrow & Ball Wimborne White.
Interview By Sophie Donelson