Amazing Barn Transformation
When designer Steven Gambrel transformed a Virginia barn into an entertaining space, he looked to its past for inspiration—and found a romantic, racy chapter
Photo: Eric Piasecki , Article: Mimi Read
Steven Gambrel's First Barn Makeover
Steven Gambrel, one of America's top-tier interior designers, recently had a chance to consider the question. Although he
lives and often works in the most urbane precincts of Manhattan, Steven grew up in Virginia and still has ties there. When
the owners of a Middleburg horse farm asked him to convert one of their barns into a place for large, casual parties and just
hanging out and watching TV, he took it on with relish—his first barn, and on home turf.
Photo: An iron-and-wood bookshelf holds books on hunting and horses.
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