The Foundation
This project began with a simple request, but a more meaningful need soon emerged.
When the client first came to Julian Design, she was looking for furnishings updates ahead of an upcoming graduation. But once we visited the home, it became clear that the real disappointment was not in the decoration. It was in the lack of architectural presence.
The foyer was a long hall leading to small rooms. The flow of the house felt abrupt, with each room experienced in isolation. What the home needed was not surface change, but a more thoughtful sense of structure—something that could bring warmth, movement, and interest to the experience of living there.
This became a three-part remodel, each phase building on the last.
Architectural Language
The design approach centered on creating cohesion and character throughout the home.
Working with Jim McNeil, the space was opened and reshaped to create a more natural sense of movement. Depth was introduced into the walls. The ceilings gained dimension. Rounded corners softened transitions and allowed the home to feel more fluid and composed.
The result was a new spatial rhythm—one that no longer dropped you abruptly from room to room, but instead created a sense of interest at every turn.
The main level carried an interpretation that leaned Euro-French in spirit, with a formal quality in the living spaces and a greater sense of architectural expression throughout.
Craft & Composition
Materiality and detail brought permanence to the work.
The home lacked dimension and layers. In response, the design introduced a more authentic and expressive language—one that felt grand, but still personal to the family who lived there.
A defining moment within the project was the marble fireplace, hand-carved overseas through one of Julian’s partnerships and reassembled piece by piece during installation. It stands as a reflection of the project’s larger intention: to create spaces with depth, distinction, and a lasting sense of beauty.
Across the home, each phase extended that same philosophy:
- Part One: Main living area, foyer, dining room, and powder room
- Part Two: Lower-level entertainment spaces
- Part Three: Primary suite
In the lower level, that architectural experience was expanded rather than treated as separate. A bar, kitchenette, pool table area, gift wrapping room, fireplace, and wine cellar brought both utility and richness to the space.
The Experience
This is a home designed around the pleasure of living well within it.
The homeowners are a busy family with two children in high school, and entertaining was always meant to be an important part of how they used the home. Early on, it became clear that the original rooms were simply too small to support that way of living. By reconsidering the plan and, in some cases, eliminating rooms to create more space, the home became more generous, more functional, and more aligned with the family’s rhythms.
What makes Fieldstone Place so meaningful is not only that it was transformed in phases, but that each phase remained deeply connected to the last. The clients truly love their home, and wanted every inch of it to feel personalized and special to them.
“This project was intensely personal. It was my own home!”
Julie Ann Witt
Results
The success of this home lies in its continuity.
What was once a house with bare bones architecture and disjointed flow became a layered, expressive home with a stronger sense of identity. Each phase brought greater cohesion, character, and dimension—allowing the home to feel complete, yet deeply personal.
Fieldstone Place stands as an example of what can happen when architecture and interiors are considered together: a home that feels more gracious, more functional, and more fully its own.
The Harmony of Rooms
Each space was developed as part of a larger whole—connected through architectural language, proportion, and feeling.
- Explore the Living Spaces
- Explore the Dining Room
- Explore the Bathroom
- Explore the Entertainment Spaces
- Explore the Primary Suite
