Inspired: Terrain at Styer’s

Behind the scenes at our favorite garden center: a bright meeting space with a vintage potting-shed vibe

Posted on Spring/Summer 2009  
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Barbara Botting, Philadelphia Home’s very own stylist extraordinaire, transformed Terrain at Styer’s circa-1890 building from a sad, ’80s-addled office into a luxurious, garden-inspired conference space. Her vision: “a simplified, chintz-free English cottage-style room with filtered light and niches for garden implements, ­cloches, plants, botanicals and books,” she says. The ground-up renovation included exposing and refinishing original hardwood floors, commissioning bespoke lighting, adding data ports and outlets, choosing the ­perfect paints — and exploring Terrain’s “art house” and Urban Outfitters’ warehouse for ­vintage filing ­cabinets, fireplace fenders, iron hooks, colorful ­fabrics — and one very charming birdcage. Barbara ­Botting, 267-250-7071,

Originally published in Philadelphia Home, Spring/Summer 2009
 

User Comments:

Overpriced and gauche
Posted by Anonymous | May. 15, 2009 at 7:32 AM
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An outlet of phony crap is Terrain at Styers. So ridiculous is the effect they stage that it borders on camp. Faux of every ilk is over merchandised and overpriced. This place was once an authentic old school nursery with history, horticultural wisdom and class. Urban Loutfitters greedy touch has transformed it into a sad memory.
Transported to a wonderland of design and ideas
Posted by Frances | Nov. 28, 2009 at 10:50 AM
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Ideas abound, unusual pottery, out door urns that you only see in pictures. Tree root tables unusual wicker and benches brought in from Asia give the homeowner the ability to decorate their home and garden in an a beautiful and one of a kind way Hats off to the in house design team !!
 
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