Take a step through to the dining room, and it’s easy to feel like you’ve stepped back in time. The flickering candlelight bounces off the large stone fireplace and creates a warm, inviting setting for guests to share a holiday meal. “It’s tricky getting overhead lighting and wiring in a log room,” Cindy says, “so we decided to light the room with candles instead.”


![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)


