Inside A Renowned Interior Designer’s 350-Year-Old Inn

Jeffrey Bilhuber's clients include Anna Wintour, Iman, Mariska Hargitay, and the late David Bowie; but in this story, Bilhuber took on the challenge of renovating a historic house on Long Island for himself and his son Christoph.
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[@mitchg7809]

“I never met a canopy bed I didn’t like” That’s some old school queenery right there

[@ivorytower99]

....Like Mary Jane Girls... "In My House... in mY house..."! lol

[@codent]

and paradoxically, the cojones he has to paint a room chartreuse.

[@sawyerramos3113]

hahahahaha

[@TASconfidential]

LMAO!!!!

[@juliancoulden1753]

So nice to see an old American house which is treasured by its owner. This house cries out to be preserved, loved and kept as it is, and what a glorious job he has done.

[@facemafia]

Did Wes Anderson direct this?

[@loopyloops3393]

Damit you beat me to it.

[@a697ag]

Yes, and I love it

[@johnryman1016]

Notes on CAMP by Susan Sontag. C.A.M.P. initials NYC Police used for Caucasian Adult Male Prostitute, n'est-ce pas?

[@anthonyiloenyosi5713]

I was literally about to mention Wes, LOL. Well played good sir, well played.

[@jojammyy]

Hahah immediately the first thing I thought of.

[@mountaindogh2o2]

Finally someone who's creative with the interior design while still being respectful to the home's history.

[@uschilou]

Those old pictures of the house were gorgeous.

[@lisita1020]

Absolutely love with what he did to the place. He’s fabulous. His home is absolutely breathtaking beautiful. 💖 I love how he isn’t afraid of color.

[@alialaksono2795]

damn the editing & background music doe

[@abbeygrantham1191]

The music is a little quirky. Good content though.

[@audrahollis5364]

favorite part is the art he left on the walls in the private area. His son is so sweet and smart

[@jillbriska2416]

Ohhhhh that blush pink bathroom was lovely❤️❤️❤️

[@loveforeignaccents]

So whimsical and unique... I love it!

[@ClaudyArfaras]

Thank you... Very interesting and informative and the son's segment especially so, reflecting yet another generation of enthusiasm to carry on the historical significance of this grand style of early American splendor...

[@aliciaegan4665]

Wow! Stunning home! Love that unexpected wall color! Keep up the good work with this series!

[@fleurdursanter9452]

I love old homes. They have so much charm.

[@Digitalhunny]

Christoph is _certainly_ one well spoken, articulate young man. 🥂

[@JackYourBodTee]

Just gorgeous and so beautifully kept with honoring history- the “soul” of it, as he stated. Thank you!

[@elizabeths4371]

Enjoyed this! That bold chartreuse on the walls was unexpectedly cheerful!

[@SisiYemmieTV]

Pink sofa? I'm here for that!

[@loveyourself5239]

Spectacular absolutely stunning inviting love the whimsical in certain areas love the advice great video thank you so much

[@roselioliveira628]

These places have essence, you can see that the owners put love into every piece of decor.

[@rreid498]

This is stunning. I adore the colour palettes

[@Straightfromshibuya]

I have a 130 year old Victorian home here in Northern California. I love waking up to a home with character

[@HawthorneHillNaturePreserve]

Fascinating! I love the integration between antique or original and the new or more modern without detracting from the history or antiquity.

[@eleanorryanryan2442]

It's really a georgous home, seems like a lovely gentleman with his lovely son, regards from Ireland. 😊🍀🇮🇪

[@lolagreydottir6429]

I love this series. So much better than others like AD

[@clemmyw.1967]

Never thought i'd ever see a living space painted in neon color, green one at that, paired with soft blush pink couch. GORGEOUS. 💚💖

[@andrewmccarthy110]

I love this, thank you so much for sharing

[@shaykira1492]

I love this series!! 😍🤩

[@anna-maria5186]

Yay, Wendy is back! I love this show

[@violetthecat5479]

I love this house! So beautiful!

[@bernadettehooper4318]

Love his color choices.

[@denicekimberly3255]

Just saw an article that he listed this house for sale less than two weeks after this video was released.

[@ahumanaperson]

denicekimberly I do believe that’s the only reason anyone agrees to have these videos made. Why else would they waste their time to show off?

[@mcdn1]

@@ahumanaperson and lose their privacy, too.

[@AshaCattette]

I feel like I’ve seen Jeffery on Barefoot Contessa...but this house screams “no hunny...THIS is authentic vintage!”

[@FacheChanteDeux]

I wish I could tour this house in person. Lovely.

[@Turbonilla]

I'm in love with the colors!

[@user-qb5dd6lq2p]

*seeing that Anna Wintour is one of his clients I understand now where she got her inspiration for the "CAMP" theme of the Met lol*

[@piperrasmussen]

Andrew Bolton came up with the theme, not Anna Wintour

[@user-ph6we3bz6b]

2:06 gave me major Wes Anderson vibes.

[@KellyBurnett138]

Chic lime? YES PLEASE!! Love it!

[@jemccoy7246]

Sublime, happy & brave. Love the scholarly & technicolor-y aesthetic. Really love the courage to champion American Colonial Revival at a time when that's not cool. Pretty brave and also--pretty. As in Mario Buatta's 'chic lime" ! Too funny. (Sorry, Jeffrey, if the shoe fits... ) Team Lime all the way! I agree w/those who say 4 min is too short to do justice to the subject. We didn't even see that wonderful bedroom with the white cabinet bed a la Monticello that opens on both sides and has furled red & white striped curtains and an amazing pink/orange/white & black quilt. Wasn't it his son's bed when he was small? It must have felt like his own personal sleep fort. Those bed curtains inspired some beautiful, extravagantly striped & furled drapes for our house--thank you, Jeffrey!

[@CaryHThompson]

LOVE it when you said "you can't buy soul"! so true.

[@andreakallfa2637]

Good video. Love the couch.

[@christopherone1]

so charming...luv all the color. it's a shame we really didn't get to see much of 'the house.'

[@pphedup]

1:14 I was awed by the perfection until I saw the 80 pillows on the canopy bed. What's with the designer obsession with towers 'o pillows??? But the man is really a genius! You just don't see this caliber anymore....gray, white, black, yawn. Does my heart proud.

[@cloisterene]

I really love that shade of yellow-green, compared to similar colors that one is perfectly balanced.

[@acecoycoy]

I love it! It looks like a home in a Wes Anderson film.⭐️

[@epatterson1504]

Beautiful

[@godhams]

Loving all the COLOURS in this warm & very inviting artistic beautiful house!! I will never be able to get my head round the greys white & blacks...& why are people so frightened of RED??! (Love u'r bedroom!!) Love from Malta😎

[@abbeygrantham1191]

I thought I was the only one that thinks everything doesn't have to be grey, white or black. It's pretty but I certainly think the whole house shouldn't be only those colors.

[@godhams]

@@abbeygrantham1191 but...surrounded by all those FAB COLOURS on a Gray Gray day...how marvellous is that to wake up to & lift u'r mood!!😉

[@bonniewalker8723]

Bright and Beautiful I love fresh linens

[@SR-rz9uj]

I think this is stunning. The colors are vibrant and gorgeous, and how everything comes together is amazing. I absolutely love this and appreciate the care and preservation going into historic homes. And wouldn’t Wes Anderson be influenced by the established designers like Mario Buatta (the one who recommended the chartreuse), Dorothy Draper, and more?

[@sjane7229]

The bathroom is awesome

[@katherinerosales91]

Love this way is filmed ❤️ Budapest vibes

[@rachelgarber1423]

Love old houses

[@MrMrremmington]

Better have a fainting couch in that living room from the Apoplexy inducing green. Drama drama drama. Looks like a great house for fun living, and with all that history Ur bound to be on the Registry.

[@ModestMom2009]

Just amazing! Beyond beautiful!🌹

[@grantnoroyan9275]

lol it looks like a bad flea market disaster

[@soulsessions4219]

That kitchen! That baby pink bathroom! ❤️❤️❤️

[@sharonmcmann-morelli4896]

i love your sofa, is it a chesterfield? the house is gorgeous!

[@2Sugarbears]

Would love to see this house.

[@florenceblack6172]

Gorgeous

[@Kimbeeerleeey]

I thought I saw an article that said he's selling it. It's probably only, oh, what? Like $15,000,000? No biggie.

[@joyg4387]

I love “chic lime” gorgeous

[@CeridwenHafMorys]

Love the bathroom pink.

[@rocket7697]

Fabulous place.

[@user-qb5dd6lq2p]

*now THIS is "camp"*

[@ParkerTaylor515]

Looks like someone's old auntie lives there. Yes, he does.

[@rocket7697]

Cheap, tacky comment

[@laylaali5977]

Beautiful house

[@laurasingleton2315]

I like every room except the chartreuse room. But I've always had an aversion to the hue.

[@ivorytower99]

Honestly, I'm surprised from looking at this inn, how this man could be a noted, top interior decorator.

[@bethrogers5553]

I wish I knew the name of the soft pink wall paint.

[@audreybutts615]

Simply Beautiful.

[@marvinraphaelmonfort8289]

Ahdorbs kid. Love the house!

[@Gubancosful]

Brutal.

[@MarcusLeepapi]

Looking nice...

[@jintsfan]

How close was this to the sale ? Was it sold ?

[@LordGryllwotth]

That green colour is actually pleasing! But not in a bedroom doh!

[@mrsmucha]

It works great in a living room/dining room, places where people gather. It is playful and upbeat. I used Benjamin Moore's Apple Green.

[@someoneinsomeplace]

Who needs furniture? I'd be happy just sitting on that incredible floor.

[@th3azscorpio]

Poor folks talk.

[@davidkeogh1570]

Me,I would rather have a home than a house.I would be afraid to sneeze in that house as it might take revenge.

[@th3azscorpio]

😂😂😂 Take revenge? Best comment here!

[@ciel222]

VERY NICE

[@nadjak3410]

The Chartreuse yellow is so beautiful :) love the house

[@Sarah-tn9iz]

Agreed. Chartreuse yellow is the first I’m seeing it in the flesh and it’s def worth going on about. I too never met a canopy bed I didn’t like. This house is fab

[@artisanhome8980]

Wow, a homeowner who isn't afraid to use bold colors and wallpaper. How refereshing!

[@ericmiller6828]

This looks like an home tour as shot by Wes Anderson.

[@HoneyBunchesMcLover]

Was anyone else disturbed by her pronunciation of Steuben?

[@tranquileyesher]

Chartreuse and pink 💗 😍

[@andthegocartyourodeinon]

I’m curious to know how that lovely, old home is heated in the winter and cooled in summer.

[@ThePricipleOfParsimony]

What's wrong with Chic Lime?? Anyhow, love the colour. I once worked in a hair salon this colour and people wanted it changed so badly...I was sad when they rid of it...it's was so fresh and uplifting!

[@freelovedragon1417]

Heaven on earth🥰

[@Pascua_bunch]

The different rooms seem like they could be in a Wes Anderson film

[@mahumike7531]

helpful!

[@t.s.5206]

charming

[@hamzahalasadulloh7779]

He’s an interior decorator, not an interior designer.

[@aaishahhassain8100]

I had a beautiful 4 poster, i agree ive never met a canapy bed i did not love. ☺😘

[@inka87871]

OMG what is he sitting on ?

[@flossyraven]

That yellow is atrocious but to each their own😩

[@Cenepk101]

I'm in love with Jeffrey Bilhuber. That is all.

[@user-yi5uy9pi7r]

Так хорошо !

[@Sora06241]

Im gonna steal that pink sofa

[@b_uppy]

What shade of lime green was that? I couldn't catch it. Not sure I would like to stay as a hotel guest as the rooms for guests look dull.

[@KSlizzle]

B uppy chic lime!!!

[@b_uppy]

@@KSlizzle Thank you! I love that shade. It seems cheery

[@xiaoleiyue9355]

love！！

[@dianea5090]

Ravissant💕💕💕💕

[@oliviacasino8888]

You know a house successfully reflects the viewpoint of it’s owner when there are verbose yeahs and vehement neighs following the viewing! I love it’s wild individuality but can well belief it’s not everybody’s cup of tea. Please oh please may I have a better edited and longer look at these interiors.

[@arcana830]

Is this what rich people do with their time?

[@CatskillsGrrl]

It is what talented, driven people who have worked hard for all they have do with their time.

[@melissac5740]

@@CatskillsGrrl ah yes, because we live in a meritocracy.

[@ciel222]

WELL SAID

[@lakelili]

Some of them.. sometimes they also go sailing or skiing... fund a museum... endow a research chair at a university... but most keep going to work because that's how they got rich...

[@mcdn1]

You don't have to be rich to be creative with your own home, although you need other things.

[@RIXRADvidz]

they themselves do not see the caricature, only we on the outside can see the hyperbole and pretense artifice projected for the camera more wooden than the paneling in the dining room

[@SeanSloan]

Americana kitsch

[@dennislouie]

You’re re just jealous that there is more plastic in his face than there is in your Tupperware drawer!

[@nadjak3410]

We on the outside... Do you mean people without creativity?

[@pphedup]

"They..." Gays or artists?