In With the New

On March 12th, I wrote a post about Quirk director Katie Ukrop's house, which was featured in the August 2008 edition of Domino. This evening I found some photos online that seem to indicate that Richmond, Virginia, interior designer Suellen Gregory has updated the Ukrop home. The interiors still have a lot of pink touches, but the walls have been painted gray. What do you think?

Interior design by Suellen Gregory.

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Interior design by Suellen Gregory.

Color of pink tables: "Marry Me"

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 Interior design by Suellen Gregory.

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 Interior design by Suellen Gregory.

Photography by Kip Dawkins. 

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 Interior design by Suellen Gregory.

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 Interior design by Suellen Gregory.

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 Interior design by Suellen Gregory.

Photography by Kip Dawkins. 

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I found three versions of the dining room, but I think the photo with the bright pink and white chairs may feature the most recent iteration:

 Interior design by Suellen Gregory.

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 Interior design by Suellen Gregory.

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 Interior design by Suellen Gregory.

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 Interior design by Suellen Gregory.

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 Interior design by Suellen Gregory.

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 Interior design by Suellen Gregory.

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Interior design by Suellen Gregory.

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Here are photos from Domino:

The leather round-back chairs in this photo remain in the current living room, but the painting over the mantel has been moved into the dining room: 

"Shiny leather round-back chairs shake up an otherwise genteel living room."
Katie Ukrop's row house in Richmond, Virginia's Fan District.
Interior design by Katie Ukrop.
Photography by Paul Costello.
Text by Ruth Graham.
"Neo-Southern Belle" produced by Sara Ruffin Costello.
Domino (August 2008).

Katie Ukrop's row house in Richmond, Virginia's Fan District.
"House Crashing: A Dreamy and Decadent Delight" by Sherry Petersik.

Young House Love (January 27, 2009).

"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 Sunny Goode 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."

Parlor of Katie Ukrop's row house in Richmond, Virginia's Fan District.

Interior design by Katie Ukrop.

Photography by Paul Costello.

Text by Ruth Graham.

"Neo-Southern Belle" produced by Sara Ruffin Costello.

Domino (August 2008).

"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."

Kitchen of Katie Ukrop's row house in Richmond, Virginia's Fan District.

Interior design by Katie Ukrop.

Photography by Paul Costello.

Text by Ruth Graham.

"Neo-Southern Belle" produced by Sara Ruffin Costello.

Domino (August 2008).

"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)."

Kitchen of Katie Ukrop's row house in Richmond, Virginia's Fan District.

Interior design by Katie Ukrop.

Photography by Paul Costello.

Text by Ruth Graham.

"Neo-Southern Belle" produced by Sara Ruffin Costello.

Domino (August 2008).

"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."

Dining room of Katie Ukrop's row house in Richmond, Virginia's Fan District.

 Interior design by Katie Ukrop.

Photography by Paul Costello.

Text by Ruth Graham.

"Neo-Southern Belle" produced by Sara Ruffin Costello.

Domino (August 2008).

Dining room of Katie Ukrop's row house in Richmond, Virginia's Fan District.

"House Crashing: A Dreamy and Decadent Delight" by Sherry Petersik.

Young House Love (January 27, 2009).

"A painted border of warm-brown interlocking rings defines the dining room with a subtly classical formality."

Dining room of Katie Ukrop's row house in Richmond, Virginia's Fan District.

Interior design by Katie Ukrop.

Photography by Paul Costello.

Text by Ruth Graham.

"Neo-Southern Belle" produced by Sara Ruffin Costello.

Domino (August 2008).

"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."

Bedroom of Katie Ukrop's row house in Richmond, Virginia's Fan District.

Interior design by Katie Ukrop.

Photography by Paul Costello.

Text by Ruth Graham.

"Neo-Southern Belle" produced by Sara Ruffin Costello.

Domino (August 2008).