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That depends on what you mean by best. The “fun” thing about living in a 1780s barn is that there are endless upgrades, all of which are necessary. But if we’re talking best in the sense of most pleasurable? My home office is in an outbuilding that used to house squab. So we call it the Pigeon House. The building also has a garden shed with a separate entrance, and we decided to insulate the shed, line it in rustic pine, and break through the wall. So now I have this extra little room in my office with all my storage and my printer and stuff like that, plus a little bathroom with a composting toilet. It’s just so delightful and sweet and feels like found space, which is so rare. Now I just need a new garden shed…or I have my eye on a stunning BC Greenhouse!

A simple or budget-friendly design move you wish you’d known sooner?

Peel-and-stick wallpaper is amazeballs.

My favorite sheets are…

Piglet in Bed makes the softest linen sheets in stunning colors. I’m particularly partial to their Atlantic shade of blue, but they also have some really fun plaids that work in our farmhouse but still feel fun and modern. And I love every single blanket that Schoolhouse has ever made.

My favorite paint color for the bedroom is…

White. I like white walls, especially in my bedroom. I like that clean, bright, peaceful feeling.

My unpopular design opinion is…

Did you read the thing about the white paint?

My go-to kitchen utensil is…

We have a wooden utensil that isn’t quite a spatula and isn’t quite a spoon but is somewhere in between. A spoontula? It’s just the greatest shape and feels amazing to hold. Someday I want to get better at woodworking so I can make more of them and give them to everyone I know.

A few words that describe my design style:

We aspire to be Japandi: minimalist, but with bold color and pattern here and there.

Even Sally&#8\2\17;s outdoor space has pops of bold color. Photograph by Sally Kohn, from The Year of Magical Lighting (or How I Nailed My Outdoor Lighting Scheme).
Above: Even Sally’s outdoor space has pops of bold color. Photograph by Sally Kohn, from The Year of Magical Lighting (or How I Nailed My Outdoor Lighting Scheme).

What item from your closet do you have on repeat?

I’m fairly obsessed with Outerknown blanket shirts. The perfect layer. Can dress them up or down. I wish I had 10 of them.

Favorite design shop to visit (online or in person)?

Our friend Meg runs Modern Love in Frenchtown, NJ, and carries everything of our dreams. Whenever we’re there, we find some Japanese office supplies or beautiful woven basked that we absolutely need.

Something you’re coveting?

My friend Clare V has a new collab with Schoolhouse. And I love all things Schoolhouse and love Clare V, so of course their collaboration is perfection. I have my eye on a bright red lamp they did that feels to me sort of like a cartoon character it’s so dang cute.

Anything else you’d like us to know?

I’m currently lining a linen closet with tongue-and-groove cedar and building cedar shelves. And we’re converting a small room into a “snug”, with a cozy raised daybed that I’m building out of an old twin bed frame. So stay tuned for that! And I’m very very slowly trying to teach myself to do 3D computer rendering so that I can better plan and envision future house and garden projects. But that’s a complete slog for me. It’s HARD.

Thanks so much, Sally! Follow her work at @sallykohn and sallykohn.com—and right here on Gardenista and Remodelista, too.

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N.B.: This column was first published on Remodelista on January 12, 2025.

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