Adirondack Charm Meets Fresh Style — A Miles Redd Living Room I Love

Some rooms stop you in your tracks—not because they’re dramatic or showy, but because they feel instantly right. This Adirondack living room by designer Miles Redd, photographed for Architectural Digest, is one of those rare spaces that balances comfort, tradition, and freshness all at once. It feels lived-in, loved, and welcoming… yet wonderfully stylish.

A Fresh Take on Cabin Upholstery

What struck me first was the upholstery. Every major furnishing is covered in a Lee Jofa fern fabric, and instead of feeling repetitive, it creates a harmonious, collected-over-time look. The pieces themselves look like they came from different eras—some older, some newer—but the unified fabric ties them together beautifully.

If you love this style as much as I do, I carry the same fern print in my online shop — it has the same woodsy charm and works wonderfully in cabins, bunk rooms, and cozy sitting areas.

Ferns in Indigo and Linen   Photo Source: Kravet

It’s a reminder that mountain homes don’t have to follow the beige-brown-leather formula. Pattern can be cozy, not busy—especially when the palette is natural and the print references the landscape outside.

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 Adirondack living room by Miles Redd with Lee Jofa fern upholstery and traditional cabin decor.  Photo: Architectural Digest / Miles Redd  Noe Dewitt

(For more classic Miles Redd cabin decor style see my previous post on Miles' own rustic cabin.)  

Adirondack Style, Done the Right Way

The second thing I noticed: those wonderful Adirondack stick-style elements. The stair railing, with its classic twig pattern, adds an instant sense of place. It roots the room in traditional mountain craftsmanship without feeling rustic or heavy.

Adirondack details like this have so much charm—and when paired with lighter prints and fresh fabrics, they keep a home warm and soulful rather than overly “themed.”

 Classic Adirondack stick-style stair railing, log trusses and beams, wood tongue and grove walls all give cozy mountain cabin living room design.  Photo: Architectural Digest / Miles Redd  Noe Dewitt

Cozy, Inviting, and Happily Traditional

So many mountain interiors today fall into two extremes:

• the grey-white-black modern chalet look (beautiful but often too cold), or

• the heavy leather lodge look (warm but predictable)

This room sits right in the sweet spot.

It’s cozy, inviting, traditional, and casually elegant. The eclectic mix of upholstered pieces, the pattern-on-pattern softness, the timeless rug layering—it all works together to create a space that feels like it has evolved over decades, not designed in a day.

That kind of layered charm is at the heart of great mountain design.

For more photos on this same project, see Architectural Digest's article Step Inside This New York City Family's Ultimate Adirondacks Lodge.

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Let your mountain home reflect the beauty, comfort, and creativity you love.

— Sue Pipal

Ferns Fabric in Indigo White  Photo Source Kravet

Note:  Ferns also comes in coordinating wallpaper.  

       

Ferns Wallpaper in Green   Photo Source: Kravet

Bring Color Back! Let's Start with Red.

 

Native American-inspired, Manta Performance Fabric Photo Source: Schumacher

Red: The Classic Cabin Color Making a Comeback. For over a decade, design trends have leaned heavily toward black, white, and gray — sleek, minimal, and muted. But in mountain homes, where wood and stone naturally darken a space, neutrals can leave a cabin feeling flat and gloomy.  That’s why we think it’s time to bring color back — and what better color to start with than red?

Red has always been a classic in cabin décor. It brings life, warmth, and cheerfulness to cozy spaces without disrupting the rustic charm that makes cabins so irresistible. In fact, red is woven deeply into mountain-home traditions: classic plaids, durable woolens, Native American–inspired textiles, bright stripes, ginghams, and lodge patterns have all featured red for generations.

Photo Source:  Ralph Lauren Indian Cove archives

It’s also wonderfully practical. Red is a mid-tone color, which means it doesn’t show dirt easily. It looks fantastic in woolens, plaids, and textured fabrics — perfect for family use, pets, and gatherings. It provides warmth without heaviness, especially in rooms with lots of natural wood.  This season, we’re celebrating red with a curated mix of fabrics and wallpapers that feel both traditional and fresh:

A stag and oak wreath motif, charming and woodsy. Woburn Meadow Photo Credit: Schumacher

Image source unknown — used here for design inspiration and educational discussion.

Red is featured in Designer Miles Redd's own mountain cabin! (Above)

And don't forget wallpaper when you're decorating with red. Below, Fly Fishing. Inspiration idea: Use your favorite red wallpaper in bedrooms and the powder room. To view all our red cabin wallpapers, click here.  Photo Source:  Schumacher Left, Jules Wallpaper in Red.

A red and white velour safari print — playful, bold, and unforgettable. Safari Red  Photo Source Jane Shelton  Navajo Velvet , above, makes a statement but is oh, so soft and cozy to cuddle up in! Photo Source Kravet Red Pendleton Blanket, below.   Pierre Frey's Alpage, above, a classic chalet inspired beauty! Photo Source Pierre Frey Inspiration idea: All of these fabrics mix beautifully when layered. Don't be afraid to mix themes, textures and patterns. Let the red unite it all together in your rooms.  Use stripes and Native American–inspired fabrics on ottomans, benches, and banquettes. Try red accent pillows, quilts, and throws to bring instant warmth. Add pops of red in kitchen towels, pottery, dishware, and table linens to carry the color story throughout the home. And for the bedroom, a stack of Pendleton blankets, wool throws, or red-inspired sheets adds heritage charm and all-season coziness. Left Photo Source Pendleton

Visit our Red Fabrics

 Inspiration idea: Antiques and red accents in a Dragonfly Designs client project, above. It's all in the mix! European antique collectibles mix with American inspired plaid fabrics, antique hickory camp antiques, luxe fabrics and carpets.  Photo Source Dragonfly Designs with Permission Left, Aravis red plaid fabric.  Photo Source Nobilis

Visit our Red Fabrics

Don't forget that area rugs are another opportunity to add color!   Photo Source 1st Dibs 

Strong whimsical graphics and textural patterns together? Yes, please! We love the contrast in the mix of this masculine antlers hunt theme and the smaller wood grain pattern. Always try to mix scale in your rooms. A large pattern will fight with another large pattern, but here you can see that the smaller scale of the wood grain pattern offsets the large graphic perfectly. Above left, Antlers comes in both fabric and wallpaper. A knockout idea: do up a gentleman's library with this antler pattern on the both the walls and the curtains. Above right, Wood Grain fabric, a cotton and linen mix, great for curtains, light upholstery, bedding and toss pillows. Photo Sources:  Kravet

For over 60 different red fabrics and hundreds of specially curated mountain appropriate fabrics and wallpapers, visit tahoedreaminteriors.com. All items are sorted by color to make your selection process easy. We offer free samples. For design questions, advice, or general chatting about your home, contact Sue Pipal, Interior Designer, at spipal@att.net. Visit our Red Fabrics Photo Source Dragonfly Designs with permission. Related Posts You Might Enjoy Whimsical Wallpapers for Playful Rooms Add Playfulness to Your Cabin with Whimsical Wallpapers What to do if I feel that there is just too much wood in my log cabin? Can I paint my log walls? Need some cabin kitchen ideas? 8 Of the Most Charming Cabin Kitchens Ever