Simple is Better
Fourteen years ago, Barbara Cosgrove started a garage studio to sculpt clay and metal lamp bases that had a traditional yet
artfully updated feel. Today, she still has the same garage—it’s tucked behind the 1929 Edward Tanner-designed shingle-style
home she’s shared with her husband, Hal, for 25 years. But cars are parked in it now, and she’s a far cry from crafting each
lamp by hand.
The “simpler is better” philosophy that guides her designs also steers her home’s interior style. “Sometimes you can get carried
away with stuff,” she says. “It’s so much more pleasant to keep things minimal, clean, and easy.” But Barbara’s idea of minimal
doesn’t appear cold and stark, thanks to her decorating balancing act.
Photo: Barbara enjoys time in the front yard with grandsons Chase and Quinn and daughter-in-law AJ.
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