CONTINUED... rigorous coursework and graduated with a BS in Interior Design in 1979. Magee said, “I inherited a lot of my mechanical abilities from my father, who is an accomplished architect.” He recalls the best professional advice that he received from his father, “Remember in design work, the job and the people get what they ask for. It isn’t all photographical. Our work is 2% glamour and 98% passion. Love what you are doing.” That advice has stuck with him throughout the years when he worked on such projects as a designer show house at the Washington, DC, Design Center, which was highlighted in Southern Accent Magazine, as well as other residential and commercial projects. The Magees searched for their own home in a neighborhood that would be perfect for their young son, Timothy. They found a 3,000 square foot, late 19th, early 20th century style farmhouse. It was nearly complete when they purchased it, which presented challenges in the creation of the final product. “I have been creative with the space,” Jack
said. “There is something going on wherever the eye can see. A lot of what I have done with the house is to use connectivity in the accessorizing. It is an amalgamation. I had a lot of inspiration
and guidance from my friends, Steve O’Brien of Stephen N. O’Brien Interior Decoration, who helped me pull it all together, and also from Spencer White of
Enhancethehome.com, both of Easton, MD,” said Jack. “I couldn’t have done all of this on my own. Their help was so important to me.”
Eleanor added, “My favorite room is our living
room. It is the room that Timothy affectionately calls, ‘the fragile room.’ The way everything connects, it just shows off Jack’s skills as a designer. He is a big Titanic buff and he has incorporated his Titanic model print into the room.”
The formal living room features a mixture
of remodeled, re-upholstered couches with complementary throw pillows, and chairs passed down from various family members. “The challenge was to put together the right fabrics on the couches with the right window treatments and accents to pull it all together,” said Jack. The restored leather and green velvet simple
barrel back chairs were originally in the Alex Brown and Son Brokerage firm in Baltimore. Jack designed the window treatments and had the seamstress cut the curtains on the bias bringing a surprise diagonal element enhanced by the French tassels. The secretary desk is a top-opening design, early Victorian, but not too heavy for the room. On top of the secretary is an antique sterling biscuit container and Eleanor’s silver candle lamp. Jack’s use of space in the entry way and dining
room is clever. As one of the walls in the dining room doubles as a wall in the entry way, his use of space allows the wall to melt into whichever room one pleases. The other three walls are adorned with custom-made pony fencing wainscoting installed with old-cut nails. The wainscoting is very traditional, but also works as contemporary. Portraits of Eleanor’s family members line the upper walls. As another one of Jack’s visual
“Remember in design work, the job and the people get what they ask for.
It isn’t all photographical. Our work is 2% glamour and 98% passion.
Love what you are doing.” ~ Jack Magee
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