The corner of a white room with a curved brown bench, collage of wall art and gray-and-white checkerboard floors

Designer Rachel Halvorson says she wanted the stair hall of this Nashville home “to feel old and new at the same time.” Here, a John Saladino-designed bench covered in Chanterelle-colored Schumacher velvet sets the tone atop antique Spanish floor tiles. A collection of vintage and contemporary art works—by Birmingham artists William McLure and McKenzie Dove, among others—hangs above a vintage hexagonal table from GasLamp Antiques.

Beyond This New Nashville Home’s Stately Front Door Are Collected Interiors That Honor The Past