Amanda Reynal
photo by adam albright
If you could have a second home anywhere, where would you live? Nantucket
What are three words to describe your style?
1. Layered
2. Inviting
3. Authentic
Tell us about your childhood bedroom? I loved my childhood bedroom more than anything. My mother covered every square inch of it in the same print: New York Mille Fleur by D. Porthault. The walls, dormers, headboards, bedspreads, curtains… were all the same fabric. The room had dormers over the windows and it had a charming fireplace in the corner.
What’s the first investment piece you ever bought for your house? Soon after getting engaged, Mike and I bought a regency mahogany drop leaf table at an antique shop in New Canaan. We felt so grown up using it as a dining table in our little one bedroom NYC apartment.
In the history of design, if you could hire any designer other than yourself, who would it be? Sister Parish
No room is complete without something living.
People think of me as safe, but I am really adventurous.
Things you omit from:
A flower arrangement: Filler greens
An hors d’oeuvre platter: Dip
A bar cabinet: Onions
A song for:
Dinner at home: La Vie en Rose
Working at your desk: Daisy Jones album
Going for a run: Fleetwood Mac
Biggest Vice? Dark Chocolate and Levain Chocolate Chip cookies , actually any chocolate chip cookies.
If you were on an Ambien high and internet shopping, what would you buy? An apartment in NYC
Do your clothes reflect your design sensibility, if so, how? Absolutely, I rarely wear black and don’t design with much black either. I tend towards wearing colorful prints and happy colors in the warm weather and more tailored clothes in the winter. These philosophies and palate weigh heavily in my design vocabulary.
Who is your star crush? Jeremy Allen White (The Bear)
What is the thing you would never do on a project, but don’t detest when you see others do it?
Minimalism and all white everything.
If there were a fire, and you could only keep one design book, what would it be?
My very old copy of Interior Design and Decoration by Sherrill Whiton
For posterity, what would you like your work to be known for? Authentic and appropriate design that evokes the spirit of the architecture while reflecting the personality and passions of the residents
photo by adam albright
A Few Favorites
Movie: Almost Famous
Book: The Secret Garden
Scent: Byredo Biblioteque and L’eau D’Hiver by Frederick Maille
The fabric you always come back to: a Tree of life print.
Dream project: a John Volk or Addison Mizner house in Palm Beach
Meal: Chopped salad
Drink: Spicy mezcal margarita
Hotel: La Mamounia
Travel Destination: India
Artist: Joan Mitchell and Canaletto
A cause near and dear to me: JDRF
Thing to collect obsessively: Antique Silver, glass, and shoes
Era in the history of design: English Regency
Museum: Isabella Stuart Gardner
Paint Color that always looks great: White Dove or Rosemary Sprig - both Benjamin Moore
Favorite person to follow on Instagram: Walksauce
Dogs, Cats, or No Pets? DOGS!
