Katie's House and Hotel

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The August 2008 edition of <a href="http://www.dominomag.com/" target="_blank">Domino</a> featured the Richmond, Virginia, home of Katie Ukrop, director of <a href="http://quirkgallery.com/" target="_blank">Quirk</a> - a gallery that exhibits the work of both established and emerging artists. The Ukrop row house, which is located in Richmond's Fan District, was much admired by bloggers who loved Katie's feminine yet spare aesthetic. Anyone who wants to experience more of the Ukrop style should be pleased to learn that Katie and her husband Ted are developing an art-focused boutique hotel in downtown Richmond. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvKsmfgnBoAYtnHz57UMrAeYkKgxyJ3o48NPkW5YvSn6qkafzqb3k8GoNgvryoMA68DLUC0j6NcuOgfDYsWfKAZ0ey0RGo_9IQWJSynX31NHN-zfBmmmxwN2NzrOE-nvEU5b5S_sFhkgQ/s1600/Quirk-hotel-drawing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvKsmfgnBoAYtnHz57UMrAeYkKgxyJ3o48NPkW5YvSn6qkafzqb3k8GoNgvryoMA68DLUC0j6NcuOgfDYsWfKAZ0ey0RGo_9IQWJSynX31NHN-zfBmmmxwN2NzrOE-nvEU5b5S_sFhkgQ/s1600/Quirk-hotel-drawing.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Image courtesy of 3North.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://rvanews.com/news/art-focused-boutique-hotel-coming-to-broad-street" target="_blank">Art-focused boutique hotel coming to Broad Street</a>" by Nathan Cushing.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://rvanews.com/" target="_blank">rvanews</a> (August 5, 2014)</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"We hope to have a lot of great art in the lobby and all the public spaces. We want to put art in as many places as we can." - Katie Ukrop</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKfj4B-gtAr7qjnkqvCMUdI8OBJN22dwUtqSL_sIfXhJJ6coLKTdw-EKMLqB1f-qixhkqlQu1pXVXPeD1I0sfRbtMdtt6kE_CldFVVqXdZsMdZ58LcIGrhaWboGwOaD_JgzgisQ5kRgX4/s1600/53a79abfe86dd.image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKfj4B-gtAr7qjnkqvCMUdI8OBJN22dwUtqSL_sIfXhJJ6coLKTdw-EKMLqB1f-qixhkqlQu1pXVXPeD1I0sfRbtMdtt6kE_CldFVVqXdZsMdZ58LcIGrhaWboGwOaD_JgzgisQ5kRgX4/s1600/53a79abfe86dd.image.jpg" width="588" /></a></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The Italian Renaissance-style building at 201 West Broad Street is an old department store building that the Ukrops plan to turn into a boutique hotel."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Dean Hoffmeyer.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.richmond.com/news/local/city-of-richmond/article_969eeac9-4b1f-527d-aa88-2d7eb83d199d.html" target="_blank">Boutique Hotel Planned for Downtown Arts District</a>" by Graham Moomaw.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.richmond.com/" target="_blank">Richmond Times-Dispatch</a> (June 23, 2014).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Ukrop family has owned the Italian Renaissance-style building at 201 West Broad Street - in Richmond's Art and Culture District - since 1997. (<a href="http://rvanews.com/news/art-focused-boutique-hotel-coming-to-broad-street" target="_blank">Source</a>.) They are in the process of converting the structure into a hotel with a downstairs bar, a coffee shop, and a restaurant. The lobby will connect the hotel to Quirk Gallery, which will relocate to the building next door. (<a href="http://www.richmond.com/news/local/city-of-richmond/article_969eeac9-4b1f-527d-aa88-2d7eb83d199d.html" target="_blank">Source</a>.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg08_gaF9Eproq23wQkVQto8XL0CNpDQRkW65-eoaKSh1Xv9mzrJLhxFU1fWvFHYfZ3nlKfT5sYGA13ZM5BaTWtU5DDm5bSg2yV3q6J5DJz3f41grm4Xs-e4352d3XWr5kaXUdJLh-5g0w/s1600/ukrophotel_history.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg08_gaF9Eproq23wQkVQto8XL0CNpDQRkW65-eoaKSh1Xv9mzrJLhxFU1fWvFHYfZ3nlKfT5sYGA13ZM5BaTWtU5DDm5bSg2yV3q6J5DJz3f41grm4Xs-e4352d3XWr5kaXUdJLh-5g0w/s1600/ukrophotel_history.jpg" width="506" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">201 West Broad Street in Richmond, Virginia.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The structure, which features limestone arches at its base, was built in 1916 for the J.B. Mosby and Co. dry goods store. It was noted for being the first fireproof department store in the city, according to the Department of Historic Resources."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.richmond.com/news/local/city-of-richmond/article_969eeac9-4b1f-527d-aa88-2d7eb83d199d.html" target="_blank">Boutique Hotel Planned for Downtown Arts District</a>" by Graham Moomaw.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.richmond.com/" target="_blank">Richmond Times-Dispatch</a> (June 23, 2004).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"We're designing it for the community, and we feel like if we can attract the community then people are going to want to stay here," Ted Ukrop told <a href="http://rvanews.com/news/art-focused-boutique-hotel-coming-to-broad-street" target="_blank">rvanews</a>. He and Katie were inspired to create their own hotel after staying at </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the 21C Museum Hotel in downtown Louisville, Kentucky:</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOyfhGmfEQOVb-_kKpzx9cFHG6T7FxiL7Uz4W0hIEaGezYI3jJdSvj4guOULoQhvFAUpM6_QZbfRDKXCwO0oBL-R5tNl3Ps1EFRk7Czscex1HFbhLTFyNP0NVHptTqMzFLuh_1ED3OglQ/s1600/404340_10152203939325006_754433490_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOyfhGmfEQOVb-_kKpzx9cFHG6T7FxiL7Uz4W0hIEaGezYI3jJdSvj4guOULoQhvFAUpM6_QZbfRDKXCwO0oBL-R5tNl3Ps1EFRk7Czscex1HFbhLTFyNP0NVHptTqMzFLuh_1ED3OglQ/s1600/404340_10152203939325006_754433490_n.jpg" width="620" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Nestled in historic downtown Louisville, 21c Museum Hotel is a 91-room boutique hotel, contemporary art museum, award-winning restaurant and cultural civic center."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.magazine.org/industry-news/press-releases/member-press-releases/travel-leisure-announces-winners-2014-global" target="_blank">2014 Global Vision Award Winner</a> - Travel and Leisure Magazine.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text via 21C Museum Hotel <a href="http://www.21cmuseumhotels.com/louisville/" target="_blank">website</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">21C Museum Hotel in Louisville - housed in a refurbished 19th-century tobacco and bourbon warehouse.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via <a href="https://www.facebook.com/21cMuseumHotels/photos/pb.72903720005.-2207520000.1424351071./10152203939325006/?type=3&theater" target="_blank">Facebook</a>.</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">21C Museum Hotel in Louisville was created in an area of the city that was in transition. Richmond's Arts and Culture District, home of Quirk Gallery and the Ukrops's Quirk-branded hotel, is also in transition. Restaurants and galleries are moving to this part of downtown, and Ted and Katie hope their development of the historic building at 201 West Broad Street will draw both Richmonders and out-of-towners to this revitalized area. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">They would like to open their boutique hotel before the <a href="http://richmond2015.com/" target="_blank">UCI Road World Championships</a> cycling event takes place in September 2015. While we wait to see the building, which will feature the "aesthetics" of Pilar Proffitt and Robert Bristow of Poesis Design (<a href="http://rvanews.com/news/art-focused-boutique-hotel-coming-to-broad-street" target="_blank">source</a>), we can revisit the home of Ted and Katie Ukrop:</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4jkEh0DlJ00VmfPVtq60XkYCgfh3cPiZGCrAUdRzwLfBJ5EEc6qOHV_E0geB7WWtCHAtXS-BbQEInDjMbDTN9ozEZyn-OzSqVAnnMpvazP5EjLIBN72ACwrsOvj_1cJ9xln8lbsFYWc/s1600/katie-ukrop-front-porch-doo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4jkEh0DlJ00VmfPVtq60XkYCgfh3cPiZGCrAUdRzwLfBJ5EEc6qOHV_E0geB7WWtCHAtXS-BbQEInDjMbDTN9ozEZyn-OzSqVAnnMpvazP5EjLIBN72ACwrsOvj_1cJ9xln8lbsFYWc/s1600/katie-ukrop-front-porch-doo.jpg" width="416" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Katie Ukrop at her front door.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/01/housecrashing-a-dreamy-decadent-delight/" target="_blank">House Crashing: A Dreamy and Decadent Delight</a>" by Sherry Petersik.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Young House Love (January 27, 2009).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzDpV2diAGZHzvsLVw9d70f4QxMZG0qEufDnDBo2aoUL97kgHVbCrW2_VIfs_w95e4-kTCEsjFhg7yRpt7ElwgSHCUl_yD0FwrMKjm3Q7Zml9JRc2FBWhaQZAm7v-UQD03anun0xaTOIw/s1600/1195dafa37e64106a74f7da8910d48aa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzDpV2diAGZHzvsLVw9d70f4QxMZG0qEufDnDBo2aoUL97kgHVbCrW2_VIfs_w95e4-kTCEsjFhg7yRpt7ElwgSHCUl_yD0FwrMKjm3Q7Zml9JRc2FBWhaQZAm7v-UQD03anun0xaTOIw/s1600/1195dafa37e64106a74f7da8910d48aa.jpg" width="628" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Shiny leather round-back chairs shake up an otherwise genteel living room."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Katie Ukrop's row house in Richmond, Virginia's Fan District.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Katie Ukrop.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Paul Costello.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Ruth Graham.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Neo-Southern Belle" produced by Sara Ruffin Costello.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://domino.com/" target="_blank">Domino</a> (August 2008).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguHLDN7AcnVocjfLUR0DdtDcL6WeuCn2PbEXNA51frrBgZNLf6vvV2G7PUukurH_S4EKC7lkb3WxGnHd6SorFknNWNhWUgOicu0eRS30tQBnQv47kUSwu97kag3TmgG6lJCjxRU17EtAY/s1600/brownstone-high-ceilings-dr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguHLDN7AcnVocjfLUR0DdtDcL6WeuCn2PbEXNA51frrBgZNLf6vvV2G7PUukurH_S4EKC7lkb3WxGnHd6SorFknNWNhWUgOicu0eRS30tQBnQv47kUSwu97kag3TmgG6lJCjxRU17EtAY/s1600/brownstone-high-ceilings-dr.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Katie Ukrop's row house in Richmond, Virginia's Fan District.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span><a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/01/housecrashing-a-dreamy-decadent-delight/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">House Crashing: A Dreamy and Decadent Delight</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" by Sherry Petersik.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Young House Love (January 27, 2009).</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimD44STJmuFq5yb0Uhwr9RGJWBaxjMZ_74ns8lyK0w0QXR7AXjtYWLFU9-Sc17yZ1FRvxs0dUgHubPeJdS_DzxITUANTVcpRP6tlU3TQLivKekk03w0bU7mo2JNhNd_-WFvkGtGoXwEBE/s1600/003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimD44STJmuFq5yb0Uhwr9RGJWBaxjMZ_74ns8lyK0w0QXR7AXjtYWLFU9-Sc17yZ1FRvxs0dUgHubPeJdS_DzxITUANTVcpRP6tlU3TQLivKekk03w0bU7mo2JNhNd_-WFvkGtGoXwEBE/s1600/003.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Most homes in the dominantly Victorian 'Fan' district (so-called for its splayed grid of roads) boast wide-planked pine floors, but Ukrop's were nothing special. So last year she hired local decorative artist <a href="http://sunnygoode.com/" target="_blank">Sunny Goode</a> to paint the downstairs floors in paler shades. Every inch had to be sanded, coated several times with acrylic paint and then glazed, but the resulting infusion of delicate tints took the house into the 21st century. Here a neutral-toned motif, which was inspired by a book of Turkish patterns and Ukrop's passion for florals. provides both graphic flourish and an earthy counterpoint to the glossy coffee table and mid-century style settee."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Parlor of </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Katie Ukrop's row house in Richmond, Virginia's Fan District.</span><br /><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Katie Ukrop.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Paul Costello.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Ruth Graham.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Neo-Southern Belle" produced by Sara Ruffin Costello.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://domino.com/" target="_blank">Domino</a> (August 2008).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji40ACnM7Y5-dydGuI7lz_OhG-HCniD_BXWcl3ybFlZQQvunV1FL_XiCbNx8z5kRW8Dnp4jYQuMZw8Iuu5I47K9td0UcdFIayH6GQomBCNhMxbxvi4DpSWH2VlMsTf7cL_DpQPhu9gIv8/s1600/aa99d51fcfb82c541374eb1346f237f8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji40ACnM7Y5-dydGuI7lz_OhG-HCniD_BXWcl3ybFlZQQvunV1FL_XiCbNx8z5kRW8Dnp4jYQuMZw8Iuu5I47K9td0UcdFIayH6GQomBCNhMxbxvi4DpSWH2VlMsTf7cL_DpQPhu9gIv8/s1600/aa99d51fcfb82c541374eb1346f237f8.jpeg" width="518" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"With glass-paned cabinets, nickel pulls on the vibrant-white drawers and a French-style table, the prevailing look in the sunny kitchen is pure country. But curvy wood chairs bring it up to the moment, keeping the overall effect from being too precious."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kitchen of </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Katie Ukrop's row house in Richmond, Virginia's Fan District.</span><br /><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Katie Ukrop.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Paul Costello.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Ruth Graham.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Neo-Southern Belle" produced by Sara Ruffin Costello.</span></div><a href="http://domino.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Domino</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (August 2008).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwuILUDtZDsHHi8hmZ53MivGZ224ogMCji-DO2nbd_XB4rk2ocJ4xQs0TFvT6uFWJdy1VKunmS1vw8f6Vn5_U22ouw7tTDyihv8Iy4JYMOpFd8ZHB1AZTzrfCxLVcT-rSzhfKhb-YNWzk/s1600/004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwuILUDtZDsHHi8hmZ53MivGZ224ogMCji-DO2nbd_XB4rk2ocJ4xQs0TFvT6uFWJdy1VKunmS1vw8f6Vn5_U22ouw7tTDyihv8Iy4JYMOpFd8ZHB1AZTzrfCxLVcT-rSzhfKhb-YNWzk/s1600/004.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The utilitarian stove works overtime as a display case for Ukrop's stash of vintage white ironstone, which she adores for its white-on-white tones (and because both her mother and her sister are collectors too)."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kitchen of </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Katie Ukrop's row house in Richmond, Virginia's Fan District.</span><br /><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Katie Ukrop.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Paul Costello.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Ruth Graham.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Neo-Southern Belle" produced by Sara Ruffin Costello.</span></div><a href="http://domino.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Domino</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (August 2008).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINLmGj5SYAZ5q6LX19tX-rptzD2Aao7qCFPkiHQxHquQcWuIKPCgtLHlZM05MNHpX3haRwmkbziRWHAdDdQ2cGNGZhmyG5zW3xmXKF5K_3pmBOuOxceOFocy34y2ZhwWI1OSEZ3m5X0U/s1600/005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINLmGj5SYAZ5q6LX19tX-rptzD2Aao7qCFPkiHQxHquQcWuIKPCgtLHlZM05MNHpX3haRwmkbziRWHAdDdQ2cGNGZhmyG5zW3xmXKF5K_3pmBOuOxceOFocy34y2ZhwWI1OSEZ3m5X0U/s1600/005.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"For years, Ukrop's large formal dining room was a creamy ivory. Though it was perfectly nice, she explains, 'It never had enough oomph.' On a whim, she changed the color of the walls and ceiling to a pale pink, bestowing instant energy. . . . The oval pedestal table's lacquered sheen and sturdy central column balance the frill of the chandelier and the weathered patina of the wood pieces. To further the relaxed, romantic mood, Ukrops put in a refurbished thrift-store settee and billowing curtains."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dining room of </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Katie Ukrop's row house in Richmond, Virginia's Fan District.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Katie Ukrop.</span><br /><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Paul Costello.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Ruth Graham.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Neo-Southern Belle" produced by Sara Ruffin Costello.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://domino.com/" target="_blank">Domino</a> (August 2008).</span></div><div></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBZAH4sEDGoIydFcspdQT9GiuHPp22ZTNppO-M_NnYHydBLzbumtkAOubw7neBvp6kw2rLlDhgaXO1rNoiaGj0Qj37ZRWf7m29sgLuAwXBxb1xQ86H_yJ4C863YINLNuFwyIbslAUipY/s1600/formal-dining-room-lacquere.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBZAH4sEDGoIydFcspdQT9GiuHPp22ZTNppO-M_NnYHydBLzbumtkAOubw7neBvp6kw2rLlDhgaXO1rNoiaGj0Qj37ZRWf7m29sgLuAwXBxb1xQ86H_yJ4C863YINLNuFwyIbslAUipY/s1600/formal-dining-room-lacquere.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dining room of </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Katie Ukrop's row house in Richmond, Virginia's Fan District.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span><a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/01/housecrashing-a-dreamy-decadent-delight/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">House Crashing: A Dreamy and Decadent Delight</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" by Sherry Petersik.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Young House Love (January 27, 2009).</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGwYp-GJ0tuGa9syZkDk1jtmbFJgwZq_8ZG5Uao7SUeffF2baYFVeIu4UsQ_vuVf5Cxv4jBbiet1EGE48lyb8wJFuDXks0Snq7FmMck4v5cBfCoP-Z-dEXom7tXS6hNy-3A8nM6djEo8/s1600/006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGwYp-GJ0tuGa9syZkDk1jtmbFJgwZq_8ZG5Uao7SUeffF2baYFVeIu4UsQ_vuVf5Cxv4jBbiet1EGE48lyb8wJFuDXks0Snq7FmMck4v5cBfCoP-Z-dEXom7tXS6hNy-3A8nM6djEo8/s1600/006.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A painted border of warm-brown interlocking rings defines the dining room with a subtly classical formality."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dining room of </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Katie Ukrop's row house in Richmond, Virginia's Fan District.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Katie Ukrop.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Paul Costello.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Ruth Graham.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Neo-Southern Belle" produced by Sara Ruffin Costello.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://domino.com/" target="_blank">Domino</a> (August 2008).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXgSLSULkTiQxQuWxg1gO2czPcoCvi303MDWv-ZBCypnzlo724HaMGE5mgOh7PVkwbc8Ez8kIaEaQNU3RRBBNSm9O_aV3nHxGbivVpCDZ7fuPKkYhHDtf2Ik-mWxDWoq4Ge6tYf4TDVJo/s1600/007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXgSLSULkTiQxQuWxg1gO2czPcoCvi303MDWv-ZBCypnzlo724HaMGE5mgOh7PVkwbc8Ez8kIaEaQNU3RRBBNSm9O_aV3nHxGbivVpCDZ7fuPKkYhHDtf2Ik-mWxDWoq4Ge6tYf4TDVJo/s1600/007.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"It's here that Ukrop's 'when in doubt, repaint' philosophy takes center stage. An old armoire, which she coated in white, hides the television and stores her 'ridiculously large' cache of sweaters. Further recipients of the all-white treatment: the mantelpiece, the iron bed frame and the wall sconces that serve as bedside lamps. She pumped up the femme factor - luckily, her husband doesn't mind - with pleasingly mismatched linens, most of which are garden-themed, the bench was re-covered in a vintage curtain from a local shop. The inside of the nonworking fireplace is enlivened by an arrangement of seashells and an artwork from a local auction hangs above. Baby-blue walls complete the soothing tableau."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bedroom of </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Katie Ukrop's row house in Richmond, Virginia's Fan District.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Katie Ukrop.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Paul Costello.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Ruth Graham.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Neo-Southern Belle" produced by Sara Ruffin Costello.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://domino.com/" target="_blank">Domino</a> (August 2008).</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaVf16xR8NVK2P_rwSwnQuYGCn9zGwPTKCdbKaloFHSGZ_zAjP5Z6y7u4efUyQvzzzQDKWKXkRJhAypk6m7KfQgHNDB6wFvB2V1_y9OiiqYPb7gJJBEbVu1Mm64IJ0ky3l1sfdXrrqEgs/s1600/008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaVf16xR8NVK2P_rwSwnQuYGCn9zGwPTKCdbKaloFHSGZ_zAjP5Z6y7u4efUyQvzzzQDKWKXkRJhAypk6m7KfQgHNDB6wFvB2V1_y9OiiqYPb7gJJBEbVu1Mm64IJ0ky3l1sfdXrrqEgs/s1600/008.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Stone fruit baskets frame the archway, which is bursting with climbing roses and vines."</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Backyard of </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Katie Ukrop's row house in Richmond, Virginia's Fan District.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Katie Ukrop.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Paul Costello.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Ruth Graham.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Neo-Southern Belle" produced by Sara Ruffin Costello.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://domino.com/" target="_blank">Domino</a> (August 2008).</span></div></div>

Katie's House and Hotel

The August 2008 edition of Domino featured the Richmond, Virginia, home of Katie Ukrop, director of Quirk - a gallery that exhibits the wo...

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