The Fairchild’s family home is a 1946 brick Colonial. Andrew and Jourdan were both raised in red brick homes, so it feels full circle to continue the legacy with their own. Their ultimate goal has been to update the home’s classic details in a way that felt authentic to their own playful, modern style. In two years’ time, they’ve transformed 6 rooms top to bottom with paint, wallpaper, custom bookshelves, and a mix of new and old furniture. Through this process, Jourdan has honed her ability to assess and produce high-quality projects, gain a deeper understanding of timelines, and also further develop a whole home design vision. By staying true to her personal style and the story of this home, the results are full of character, truly unique, and designed to handle and enhance life at home with children and pets.

Jourdan uses her skills as a journalist and editor to uncover and decorate with unique, deeply personal pieces. She believes that everyone—young to old—deserves and can appreciate great design. So when designing her oldest daughter Sloane’s room, she asked Sloane a ton of questions about what she wanted most in the room (purple walls! an art station! a window seat!) before creating a vision that reflected Sloane’s personality and felt cohesive with the rest of the home. The finished space reflects Sloane at this stage in her life, but also gives her room to grow.

To give the upstairs hall bathroom a facelift without spending a fortune, Jourdan perserved the original black-and-white tile floors and built a design around them. A beautiful blue wallpaper featuring a bucolic scene softens the graphic floor and a removable sink skirt adds a colorful feminine touch around an existing pedastal sink.

The first space Jourdan and Andrew tackled upon moving into this house: the attic playroom. Giving their daughters a bright, happy, organized-ish place to play while they worked on other rooms proved to be a very wise move. This playroom took 9 days for Jourdan and her mother-in-law to wallpaper, and she’s still recovering. But was it worth it? Absolutely. The pattern wraps around the room with joy, and an arched bookshelf and a costume closet keeps toys and costumes contained. And that flower box—inspired by a table Jourdan spotted in Portugal—is a favorite design feature.

Photos by Lissa Gotswals, Stephanie Barbec, Katherine Jones
and Jenni Yolo