A skylight in the Scandinavian-themed kitchen is the winter home for some rhipsalis while other plants bask in a bay window.
“I go overboard on the tree,” Will’s work for presidential administrations brought him all over the world. “I collected holiday ornaments for the tree from Africa to Amsterdam,” he says. As a result, the tree is dressed with holiday spirit from around the globe.
![“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 "Designer Paige Kontrafouris Layers Her 100-Year-Old Home with Collected Treasures")
