Three-Story Stairwell & Adjoining Landings

Tour Jared Hughes’s three-story stairwell and adjoining landings to learn more about his inspiration and sources for these beautiful spaces. If you enjoy this feature, subscribe to FLOWER magazine for more inspiring homes, gardens, lifestyle content, and of course, florals!

“I’ve spent a lot of time in England and have been fortunate to experience firsthand the details and design work in its stately houses. The Regency-style architecture was the jumping-off point for my inspiration.”

— Jared Hughes

SECOND-STORY LANDING

Antique chinoiserie chest flanked by busts on pedestals and topped with a blue lamp, architectural models, an urn and potted fern. Armless, chintz-covered chair in front of chest.

Photo by Hector Sanchez

Jared used an English hand-blocked chintz designed in 1859 by Jean Monro with collections of Grand-Tour objects throughout the upper-level landing.

Blue portieres open onto bedroom hallway with chintz-covered chair under red-shaded sconce on the second floor of the Flower Atlanta Showhouse

Photo by Hector Sanchez

Portieres leading into the bedrooms’ vestibules feature fabric by Vervain. Jared painted the Visual Comfort sconces red for additional strokes of color.

THREE-STORY STAIRWELL

Large lantern hanging above stairs at second-story landing. Brass rail system holds paintings hung in stairwell.

Photo by David Hillegas

In the curve of the stairwell, the designer hung art from a brass picture railing to create a salon-style look. “Most of the pieces are from my personal collection. It’s much more interesting when you combine different styles and periods. Mixing antique oil paintings with contemporary art creates the right amount of tension.”

Three story stairwell with brass railing and climbing leopard runner, looking down from second story landing.

Photo by Barry Dixon

“I’ve been obsessed with this pattern from The Rug Company for a long time. I use a lot of animal-print runners because they’re so forgiving. These leopards appear to crawl up the stairs— the design is both quirky and classic.” Jared adds that the brass handrail will only get more beautiful with age.

Terrace-level sitting area under the stairs designed by Jared Hughes at the Flower Atlanta showhouse

Photo by Hector Sanchez

Shell shaped chair in front of framed wallpaper panel on terrace level landing designed by Jared Hughes at the Flower Magazine Showhouse

Photo by Hector Sanchez

On the terrace level landing and in the sitting area, panels of a scenic wallpaper from Gracie are framed and hang on the walls. Hancock & Moore made the blue, tufted leather chairs on wooden legs with casters.

THE ELEVATOR

Photo by Hector Sanchez

The evalator walls are covered with a tufted green leather from Fabricut.

MORE ABOUT JARED HUGHES

FLORAL SPOTLIGHT

Cindy Brock and the team at Miss Milly’s Event Rentals, Florals, & Design created this rhapsody of jasmine, ‘Juliet’ garden roses, leucadendron pods, Japanese anemones, veronica, tulips, butterfly ranunculus, ‘Clooney’ ranunculus, symbol roses, nigella, variegated Italian pittosporum, and Italian ruscus for the second-story landing. The arrangement appears to have sprung from the blossoms in the English chintz covering the table.

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