{"id":2924,"date":"2025-10-08T12:35:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T04:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/2025\/10\/08\/required-reading-stylist-hilary-robertsons-nomad-at-home\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T12:35:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T04:35:00","slug":"required-reading-stylist-hilary-robertsons-nomad-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/ms\/required-reading-stylist-hilary-robertsons-nomad-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Bacaan Wajib: \u201cNomad At Home\u201d oleh Stylist Hilary Robertson\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even if you don\u2019t know the name Hilary Robertson, chances are you\u2019ve admired her work. An in-demand creative director and interior stylist, she has been deftly \u201cmoving furniture around,\u201d since childhood. Raised in England and now based in Brooklyn, Hilary, aka Mrs. Robertson, has created memorable visuals for a dizzying list of clients, from Elle Decoration<\/em> and Vogue Living<\/em> to Crate & Barrel and Benjamin Moore; developed products for the late lamented Bloomist; and recently co-designed vegan cantine Belse NYC.<\/p>\n

Hilary\u2019s look is that hard-to-achieve mix of minimalist and lived in, pale but alive with patinated surfaces and sculptural bits of nature. And she likes to have a hand from start to finish: along the way, she\u2019s conceived, art directed, and written five standout interiors books, including The Stuff of Life and  The Monochrome Home. Her latest, the just-published Nomad At Home<\/em>, \u201cdissects the desire to wander from the point of view of the design-led traveler.\u201d The featured houses belong to two main types of wanderers: those who have furnished their home bases with souvenirs, and transplants who fell in love with a far-away place\u2014in Hilary\u2019s case, a former schoolhouse in Connecticut\u2014and decided to stay put. Both use travel inspiration to inform how they live.<\/p>\n

One of our favorite examples of the latter belongs to American interior designer September Moore and her South African husband, Colin Moore, who moved from Florida to France, and for years have been overhauling crumbling dwellings in the Languedoc. Hilary describes her friend September as \u201ca dab hand at creating an elegant atmosphere with simple ingredients: her rooms, always in ancient French buildings, are the decorating equivalent of \u2018le mot juste.’\u201d<\/p>\n

Join us for a tour of Chez Moore with Hilary as our guide.<\/p>\n

Featured photography by Anna Malmberg for Nomad at Home<\/em> by Hilary Robertson (@hilaryrobertson), courtesy of Ryland Peters & Small.<\/p>\n


Above: The case for dual patterns and revealed layers of paint. September\u2019s starting point for the project were the color choices. <\/p>\n

She and Colin sold their former house by posting tantalizing photos of it on Instagram (@septembermooreprojects) and moved into the historic residence where Colin\u2019s chiropractic office had been located. \u201cThey then acquired a second fixer-upper on the corner of that same street,\u201d reports Hilary and currently live in both places\u2014and have recently started renovating a house in Mallorca.<\/p>\n


Above: The Moores installed a compact, stained plywood kitchen with a preserved French casement window. \u201cSeptember insists that a smaller kitchen is easy to work in, with everything close at hand,\u201d says Hilary. <\/p>\n

September and Colin have become such practiced hands at remodeling that they tackle much of the work themselves: \u201cWhen it comes to furniture and lighting, September\u2019s mantra is \u2018find
it (vintage), build it, or make it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n


Above: \u201cSeptember\u2019s trademark colors have always been those muted, chalky, subtle shades reminiscent of C\u00e9zanne landscapes and Morandi still lifes,\u201d writes Hilary. For this remodel, September\u2019s friend Bronwyn Riedel, joint founder of limewash specialists Bauwerk Colour, happened to be visiting and helped select the palette. <\/p>\n

Go to Remodelista 101 for everything you need to know about limewash paint.<\/p>\n


Above: What Hilary terms the \u201crough-luxe good looks\u201d come courtesy of scraped old wood, raw concrete, and lime-painted walls.,

Above: In one of the bedrooms, the Moores introduced a paneled wood wall as \u201ca texture break from limewash.\u201d
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Above: Another bedroom with a fireplace is painted in Bauwerk\u2019s Marrakech. Paper globe lights in different shapes and sizes, \u201cthe minimalist\u2019s go-to lampshade,\u201d notes Robertson, appear in just about every room.
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Above: September\u2019s home office completes her bona fides as what Hilary calls \u201can essentialist.\u201d It comes with a \u201cflash of green\u201d out the window, \u201cthat brings the room alive.
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Above: Raw concrete, terra-cotta tile, and subtle black accents in the shower room.
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Above: Nomad At Home, $45, published by Ryland, Peters & Small, is now in bookstores everywhere. <\/p>\n

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