Images by Taylor Hall O’Brien
Creative Direction & Styling by Liz Gardner
Interior Design by Jacqueline Fortier
Florals by Kelly Dorow

In a quiet corner of Minnesota lies an extraordinarily well preserved piece of French history: a remarkable, entirely intact Parisian interior, dating from the 18th-century. How did it get there? Taylor Hall O'Brien investigates. Read the full story here.

Happy Campers for The World of Interiors

Images by Taylor Hall O’Brien
Words by Donna Salek

Replete with historical and cultural significance, forged through passing generations, Camp Wandawega in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, still oozes a nostalgic all-American charm thanks to its current custodians. Read the full story here.

Images by Taylor Hall O’Brien
Styling by Hudson Moore
Words by Jennifer Fernandez

Centered by Design incorporates well-curated antiques to give this recently renovated Chicago home an old soul. The perfect example of New York cool meets California calm. Read the full story here.

Images by Taylor Hall O’Brien
Interior Design & Styling by Studio Day Design

This St. Paul, Minnesota home’s 1890 Exterior inspired the wood cabinets in the kitchen. Read the full story here.

A Designer's Greek Revival Home In The Hudson Valley for Cabana Magazine

Images by Taylor Hall O’Brien
Words & Styling by Liz Gardner
Editor: Camilla Frances

In the 25 years that milliner and fashion designer, James Coviello, has owned his one-acre property in the Hudson Valley, he’s attended to every nook and cranny, reaching into his expertise of 19th-century domestic structures. Liz Gardner and Taylor Hall O'Brien take a tour, discovering how the house has become Coviello's calling card. Read the full story here.

Inside the ancestral home of the Earls of Bradford, Weston Park

Images by Taylor Hall O’Brien
Styling & Creative Direction by Liz Gardner
Words by Emma Becque

Viscount and Viscountess Newport, Alexander and Eliza, are planting the seeds for generations in more ways than one. The young couple is restoring their Bradford Estates, creating communities and tracking their lost ancestral heirlooms. Today, their countryside retreat is blossoming in more ways than one too - step inside for an exclusive peek. See full story here.

Images by Taylor Hall O’Brien
Interior Design by Ryan Lawson
Styling by Liz Gardner

79 Summers in Rural Wisconsin for Cabana Magazine

Words & Images by Taylor Hall O’Brien
Art Direction + Styling by Liz Gardner
Florals by Kelly Dorow
Editor: Camilla Frances

Eighty-year-old Bill Carter has spent 79 memory-filled summers at Kelley's Kabin, a collection of atmospheric log cabins overlooking the Flambeau River in rural Wisconsin. Bill gives Taylor Hall O'Brien a tour, sharing the cabins' history and stories of summers past. Read the full story here.

A 1920s Minneapolis Craftsman, Moody Makeover

Images by Taylor Hall O’Brien
Interior Design by Anne McDonald Design
Styling by Liz Gardner

Anne McDonald recently worked her magic on a 1920s Craftsman bungalow that was lackluster and cluttered, using its original dark-stained red oak trim and millwork as the inspiration for a moody palette of rich browns and ambers. Then she balanced the warmth with dusty blues and deep greens that highlight the leafy views through the windows. Read the full story here.

A Living House for Cabana Magazine

Images by Taylor Hall O’Brien
Interior Design, Creative Direction, Styling by: Liz Gardner

Maison Bodega, a 1920s mansion in Minneapolis with a storied history, is the culmination of all things nearest and dearest to multi-hyphenate creative, Liz Gardner. Taylor Hall O’Brien meets Liz for a tour of the unique space, discovering a house alive with creativity. Read more here.

The Rand Tower Hotel for Marriott Bonvoy 

Images by Taylor Hall O’Brien

Creative Direction & Styling by Liz Gardner

A Living History for Cabana Magazine

Images by Taylor Hall O’Brien
Creative Direction & Styling by Liz Gardner
Special thanks to Kelly Dorow
Editor: Camilla Frances

Written above the entrance of the historic Batcher Block Opera House are the words, “A place where dreams come true.” For Colleen Frost, who purchased the building in 2003 after a terminal cancer diagnosis, it has become her living legacy. Now, 21 years later, when asked about the moment she purchased the property, she references the poet, William James, who pledged to ‘spend my life working on something that will outlast my life.’

Read the full story in issue 22 of @cabanamagazine with covers by @chanel x @lesage on newsstands worldwide.

A House of Surprises - An Antique Dealer's Modernist Home

Images by Taylor Hall O’Brien
Creative Direction & Styling by Liz Gardner
Florals by Kelly Dorow

In a quiet wooded grove in Minnesota, Belgian-born antique dealer, Claire Steyaert, has filled her Bauhaus-inspired Modernist home with a lifetime's worth of art and antiques. Taylor Hall O'Brien meets Claire for champagne, croissants and a conversation about the joy of collecting. Read the full story here.

Before my client, turned dear friend, sold her beloved summer cabin, we took one last trip north to document the place so she can keep the memories forever.

Images by Taylor Hall O’Brien
Interior Design & Styling by Deidre Webster of Studio Day Design

Images by Taylor Hall O’Brien
Interior Design by Ryan Lawson
Styling by Liz Gardner

Henri Interiors Gives a Minnesota Home a Psychedelic Refresh

Images by Taylor Hall O’Brien
Interior Design by Henri Interiors
Styling by Hannah Tilou

For a family home in Wayzata, Henri Interiors went a little wild. The starting point was a stately 11,000-square-foot structure where every inch was regal and refined. The only issue was that the family was entirely not. Read the full story.

Images by Taylor Hall O’Brien
Interior Design & Styling by Prospect Refuge Studio

There’s Hidden Meaning to the Custom Tiles in This Family’s Minneapolis Renovation by Prospect Refuge Studio. Read the full story here.

Seize the Clay

Ceramicist Ginny Sims’s joyful Minnesota home is a well-loved space, stuffed to the rafters with colour and craft. She first set her heart on it as a lodger before later coming back to make it her home and studio.

Images by Taylor Hall O’Brien
Words by Ariadne Fletcher

Tchotchkes Design Studio places family heirlooms at the center of their design concept in this fully in-tact Mid-Century rambler. Brimming with personality and nostalgia, the project oozes charm and familiarity.  

Images by Taylor Hall O’Brien

This Mission Victorian in San Francisco was reimagined by Yond Interiors to suit a young family. Every detail was thoughtfully redesigned to balance the home’s historic charm with modern needs. This complete Victorian home renovation in San Francisco now offers the perfect blend of old-world charm and functional modern spaces.

Images by Taylor Hall O'Brien
Styling by Rachel Forslund
Architect: O'Sullivan Architecture
Builder: Larkspur Builders
Cabinetry: Workhorse Cabinetry

Taylor Hall O'Brien visits a 3000 square-foot warehouse bursting with creativity and atmosphere, filled with thousands of books and endless collections of objects: the Minneapolis studio of writer and artist, David Coggins Senior. Read the full story here.

Words & Images by Taylor Hall O’Brien
Styling by Amy Quinlivan

Sometimes designers have a handful of smaller projects that aren’t full home projects for publication, but they still want to document them for their website and social media. Here is an example of a portfolio update for interior designer, Anne McDonald.

Images by Taylor Hall O’Brien
Styling by Liz Gardner

Wolfe Studios creates a calm oasis in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona.

Images by Taylor Hall O’Brien
Styling by Hannah Klemm
Architecture: The Design Office

Kitchen by Oho Interiors as seen in Real Simple.

Images by Taylor Hall O’Brien
Styling by Liz Gardner
Builder: JN Built

We take a tour of the home of Hello Norden owner/designer, Kassina Folstad, for White Bear Lake Magazine. Read the full story here.

Images by Taylor Hall O’Brien
Interior Design & Styling by Hello Norden

Images by Taylor Hall O’Brien
Interior Design by Henri Interiors
Styling by Hannah Tilou

Henri Interiors Creates a High-Contrast Haven for NHL Pro Matt Dumba. Read the full story here.

Centered by Design updates this Raleigh, North Carolina home with color, pattern, and bespoke pieces to give the space richness and depth. As seen in Homes & Gardens UK.

Images by Taylor Hall O’Brien
Styling by Andrew Carter Thomas

Mary Jo & Steve Hoffman perfectly aligned the release dates of their respective books. Both books, STILL: The Art of Noticing by Mary Jo Hoffman and A Season for That: Lost and Found in the Other Southern Franceby by Steve Hoffman, were the products of decades of work. They hit stores within months of each other and since, the couple has been on a whirlwind book tour throughout the US and abroad. Both books have landed atop best seller lists nationwide and are receiving critical acclaim throughout the publishing world. They called me as they were finishing up their books to shoot lifestyle images and portraits to be included within their books, and also for use for press and social media promotion. We spent the day capturing their home, their craft, and taking a handful of portraits which included two wild Sandhill Cranes who have claimed their backyard in Minnesota as their lifelong nesting place.

Images by Taylor Hall O’Brien