Story by Art Department / July 8, 2024
Many individuals perceive interior designers solely as furniture and accessory stylists. This differs for interior design duo Laurin Malatich and Beth Cochran from Malatich Cochran Design.
“Imagine you pick up a building and shake it. Everything that falls out is furnishings. Everything that stays in place is finishes,” Laurin and Beth said. Together, they are is detail oriented, cohesive and believe everything has a place.
Sinuous silhouettes, soft colors, and ample natural light create a desirable ambiance in the kitchen. A typical kitchen layout features a centered range hood; the designers, Laurin and Beth, emphasized the window to welcome in natural light, with the range hood subtly positioned to the left.
Laurin and Beth envisioned the dining room for year-round gatherings, with guests mingling in and out of the adjacent kitchen. With vaulted ceilings and astounding vertical windows, the room flooded with natural light, allowing these designers to work with a darker color palette.
The pantry has a dash of everything, a swing door with a round porthole window, colorful cabinetry, calacatta lux stone countertops, and tile flooring.
The designers identified relaxxation as the room’s primary focus after discussions with the homeowners. “I thought what is more relaxing than a hammock,” Beth explains with a light laugh. Macro Macrame, an artist in Brooklyn, created this intricate macrame screen, cleverly dividing the space.
The designer duo finished this project with a fostered relationship with the homeowners and a sense of pride, knowing they delivered exactly what the client’s wished for.
For more information, call Malatich Cochran Design at (843) 383-8836 or visit malatichcochran.com.
