Palmer Weiss
photo by Read McKendree/JBSA
If you could have a second home anywhere, where would you live? On a beach with beautiful blue water.
What are three words to describe your style? Enduring, Layered, Sophisticated
Tell us about your childhood bedroom. I lived on the 3rd floor of an old Charleston home with white wicker twin beds, a chaise lounge covered in chintz and an antique chest of drawers. As pretty as it was, all I really cared about was the window A/C unit that could produce frost on my windows in the 100 degree heat and the cordless phone (positioned by said chaise) that I spent ½ my waking hours on.
What’s the first investment piece you ever bought for your house? A beautiful Mario Robinson watercolor.
In the history of design, if you could hire any designer other than yourself, who would it be? Renzo Mongiardino
No room is complete without original art.
People think of me as serious, but I am really pretty irreverent and goofy.
Things you omit from:
A flower arrangement: carnations!
An hors d’oeuvres platter: crumbly cheese
A bar cabinet: moschino cherries
A song for
Dinner at home: Precious Love, James Morrison
Working at your desk: Dime Store Cowgirl, Casey Musgraves
Going for a run: Water Me, Lizzo
Biggest vice? Venti Starbucks lattes
Do your clothes reflect your design sensibility, if so, how? Mostly. I gravitate towards well tailored pieces with classic lines, but love a fun print, bright color or unexpected detail.
Who is your star crush? Stephen Wardell Curry
What is the thing you would never do on a project, but don’t detest when you see others do it? I have learned to never say “never!”
For posterity, what would you like your work to be known for? I’d love for the people who inhabited the homes to think they were the perfect backdrop for the best-lived life they could have had.
photo by Read McKendree/JBSA
A Few Favorites:
Movie: Life is Beautiful
Book: Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl
Scent: Whatever shampoo I am currently using.
The fabric you always come back to: GSD velvets
Dream project: A small ski club/boutique hotel
Meal: Caprese Salad
Drink: A buttery Chardonnay
Hotel: Abbaye des Vaux de Cernay
Travel Destination: India
Artist: Pat Steir
A cause near and dear to your heart: The work at San Quentin and rehabilitation of incarcerated people.
Things to collect obsessively: Art, particularly anything depicting or by strong women.
Museum: Museum Van Loon in Amsterdam
Favorite person to follow on IG: @goodnews_movement, we need all the good news we can get.
Dogs, cats, or no pets? Big, sloppy labs.
