
With a home full of unique antiques and treasured family heirlooms, it can be easy to follow a traditional design scheme and use or style things the way they’ve always been done. But Robin is an advocate for keeping those special pieces and using them in a way that feels more modern and personal. “Sometimes I think you can be more creative when you can’t go out and buy a whole new room,” Robin says. “I think that you have a lot more than you think you do, and that’s where it evolves. Now I just get accessories that I feel will enhance what we already have, make it more current, and reflect who we are.”
![Designer Paige Kontrafouris Layers Her 100-Year-Old Home with Collected Treasures “I think my own personal style is a bit of French design [and] a little bit of English, but I just love that overly collected, curated, layered space that looks lived in and comfortable,” Paige says.](https://thecottagejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Photo-May-05-2022-2-46-08-PM_OTR-feat-218x150.jpg)




