Project

Litchfield Guest Cottage

Location

Litchfield Country, CT

Guest cottage living room with built-in sofa, plaid bean bags, and patterned wallpaper.
Guest cottage living room with built-in sofa, plaid bean bags, and patterned wallpaper.

Amidst the upheaval of the pandemic, a young family sought to turn a neglected space above their country house garage into guest quarters ready for visitors. Studio Dorion designed the space in keeping with the main house’s colorful palette and charming character. Elements of traditional New England decorating were incorporated: splatter-painted floors, boarded walls, and block-printed wallpapers. The design balances style and functionality, accommodating quarantine living, family activities, and visiting guests with equal ease.

Blue kitchen with wooden counters and traditional display cabinetry.
Blue kitchen with wooden counters and traditional display cabinetry.
Cozy reading nook with built-in sofa, blue bookshelves, and patterned wallpaper.
Cozy reading nook with built-in sofa, blue bookshelves, and patterned wallpaper.
Stairway landing with wood-paneled walls, blue trim, and a jacket hanging on a small hook.
Stairway landing with wood-paneled walls, blue trim, and a jacket hanging on a small hook.
Detail of a patterned fabric lampshade on a wall sconce with a small antique print and brass switchplate below.
Detail of a patterned fabric lampshade on a wall sconce with a small antique print and brass switchplate below.
Clawfoot bathtub with blue cork floors, antique side table, and painting of a cow.
Clawfoot bathtub with blue cork floors, antique side table, and painting of a cow.
Guest bedroom with blue wallpaper, soft high-pile rug, and red and white bedding.
Guest bedroom with blue wallpaper, soft high-pile rug, and red and white bedding.
Bedside table with red pinstripe upholstered headboard, wooden bedside table, and white blown glass lamp.
Bedside table with red pinstripe upholstered headboard, wooden bedside table, and white blown glass lamp.
Bunkroom with blue wooden beds and colorful Welch woolen blankets.
Bunkroom with blue wooden beds and colorful Welch woolen blankets.
Cozy window seat with blue curtains and built-in bookshelves on either side.
Cozy window seat with blue curtains and built-in bookshelves on either side.
Hallway with wood paneled walls, blue cork floors, and blue doorway and trim.
Hallway with wood paneled walls, blue cork floors, and blue doorway and trim.