Sophisticated Simplicity: Suzanne Kasler Comes to Ambella Home for Texas Design Week

BY Anne Lee Phillips // 10.17.18

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Painted the palest of pale blues, the new side entrace practically dissolves in the light. A project from Suzanne Kasler's new book. Photo by Erica George Dines.

Suzanne Kasler: Sophisticated Simplicity

Suzanne Kasler. Photo by Erica George Dines

Although Kasler kept the kitchen tailored--- a highly functional work space in white with weather gray armories--they did dress it up more than usual to suit the client's lifestyle. Photo by Peter Vitale.

The architect designed the vanity, which looks like a vintage piece of furniture. A project from Suzanne Kasler: Sophisticated Simplicity. Photo by Peter Vitale.

Bright and full of light, the master bedroom and bath has a completely different aesthetic from the rest of the house. A project from Suzanne Kasler: Sophisticated Simplicity. Photo by William Waldron.

The enclosed porch is attached to the main house. Linen curtains give the exterior room the feeling of an interior room. A project from Suzanne Kasler: Sophisticated Simplicity. Photo by William Waldron.

Docks are iconic in the Low Country, and the ultimate places to sit, have a drink, and watch the sun rise and set.A project from Suzanne Kasler: Sophisticated Simplicity. Photo by Erica George Dines.

In this second-floor guest bedroom, we took a favorite, fun pattern and used it for the drapes, the headboard, and the dust skirt. A project from Suzanne Kasler: Sophisticated Simplicity. Photo by Erica George Dines.

Painted the palest of pale blues, the new side entrace practically dissolves in the light. A project from Suzanne Kasler's new book. Photo by Erica George Dines.

Although Kasler kept the kitchen tailored--- a highly functional work space in white with weather gray armories--they did dress it up more than usual to suit the client's lifestyle. Photo by Peter Vitale.

Bright and full of light, the master bedroom and bath has a completely different aesthetic from the rest of the house. A project from Suzanne Kasler: Sophisticated Simplicity. Photo by William Waldron.

The enclosed porch is attached to the main house. Linen curtains give the exterior room the feeling of an interior room. A project from Suzanne Kasler: Sophisticated Simplicity. Photo by William Waldron.

Docks are iconic in the Low Country, and the ultimate places to sit, have a drink, and watch the sun rise and set. A project from Suzanne Kasler: Sophisticated Simplicity. Photo by Erica George Dines.

In this second-floor guest bedroom, we took a favorite, fun pattern and used it for the drapes, the headboard, and the dust skirt. A project from Suzanne Kasler: Sophisticated Simplicity. Photo by Erica George Dines.

Atlanta-based AD100 designer Suzanne Kasler knows beauty and balance. Her rooms have a strong architectural foundation and a delightful mix of new and old, contemporary and traditional, and high and low that make her interiors timeless. Her new book, Suzanne Kasler: Sophisticated Simplicity (Rizzoli), features previously unseen interiors from oceanfront estates, country family homes, and city apartments, from Maine to spots all over the South.

The book also includes fresh ideas when it comes to organizing guest areas, creating functional and relaxing outdoor spaces, and assembling captivating vignettes.

Kasler’s work has been published in Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, House Beautiful, Traditional Home, and Veranda, and her two previous books Inspired Interiors and Timeless Style are Rizzoli bestsellers. Her furniture and textile collections for Hickory Chair, Lee Jofa, Visual Comfort, La Cornue, and Ballard Designs appear in homes across the country.

Traditional Home senior style editor Krissa Rossbund and Kasler will be at Ambella Home Monday, October 22, 6 pm, for a cocktail reception, followed by an illustrated talk at 6:30 pm, moderated by Rossbund. At Ambella Home, 1123 Slocum Street. For tickets to Texas Design Week Dallas, go to texasdesignweek.com