Much of the furniture is sourced from Article , including the living room sofa , and West Elm . Below , the dining room ’ s custom black mixed media paintings are by local artist Rachel Pappas . Sanford commissioned the window treatments and pillow covers from a Latvian artisan .

Layered In

With just their clothing , a dining table and a few odds and ends , the family moved from New York City into the near-empty house for a month while Sanford stockpiled hundreds of pieces of furniture , soft finishes and plants . Then , at install time , they rented a nearby Airbnb so the White Slate team could pull everything together onsite .

The house didn ’ t require any major renovations ; Sanford ’ s team painted the walls and updated some electrical fixtures — she relies on a specialty vendor in Vermont for custom lighting — but , she says , “ What this entailed for them was fully furnishing it from top to bottom .”

Sanford , who got her start in commercial interior design as a regional manager for lululemon , says this type of project relies on layers of product — not just sofas and console tables and beds but also chotchkes for the built-ins , greenery to anchor each room and organizational systems behind every door and drawer .

“ One thing we really feel is important is not just designing an aesthetically beautiful space , but designing a functional space ,” she says .

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Much of the furniture is sourced from Article , including the living room sofa , and West Elm . Below , the dining room ’ s custom black mixed media paintings are by local artist Rachel Pappas . Sanford commissioned the window treatments and pillow covers from a Latvian artisan .