Name: Robert Perry + 2 cats: Gomez & Little Girl Linda
Location: South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Size: 1,900 square feet — 3 bedrooms
Years lived in: 5 — own
I met Robert a few years ago in a pretty unlikely way. We met in a bar, the bar he co-owns in South Philadelphia called Tattooed Moms. It's a place that has a hip vintage ambiance and it came as no surprise to me that his house had much of that same feeling — only much more masculine and a lot less electric.
Robert is an extremely laid back, cool guy and that is directly reflected in his home. The living room is cool and comfortable, the dining area turned office is masculine; featuring large pieces of wood furniture while his bedroom is scarcely decorated with bare essentials — including a dark green arm chair tucked right by the window. Visiting the top floor is as if you've been transported back forty years ago to Hawaii and that's exactly what he's going for. Robert's home makes you feel at home and it's just a place you want to be.
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My Style: Trash picked atmospheric love affairs and thrift store vampires.
Inspiration: A valid passport and last night's dreams.
Favorite Element: The strength and simplicity of the house: original ceiling medallions, lighting and door hardware; hand crafted bannister, ballasters & newlpost; detailed crown moulding
Dream Source: Sidewalks, curbs and back alleys.
Best Advice: what does YOUR happiness look like?
Other Inspiration: Vintage hawaiian & japanese graphics, the art and music of innumerable dear friends.
Thanks Robert!
Images: Kristen Lubbe
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Beautiful, clean place! Also a huge fan of Tattoo Mom....one of my favorite bars in Philly!
Love it!
Adore.
Especially:
Kittyface in #8,
touchable floors in #28,
Peter Pan and ten thousand other things in the kitchen, and
the aqua, turquoise, azure combinations in the loo.
Handsome, fun, real, and comfortable.
Can you tell me the name of the yellow-mustard paint you used? I love it!
I like the looks of the bare wood floors in the living room, bathroom and one of the bedrooms. Very timely as well since AT just did a post about it...
Also, do you collect fans? Noticed several throughout your home. Either that or it's really hot in Philly right now.
id also like to know the name of the paint! ive been lookingn for good mustards!
Your beautiful home just made me a tad bit depressed. It is gorgeous! I love the mustard wall paint and the wood floors.
beautiful :) yay philly!
I'm into this. Has a moody kind of vibe.
Your entire house is brilliant. I especially loved the photo which one of your cats was peering. so cute!
amazing wood floors + yummy orange chair.
What a fantastic home! The wood floors are amazing & the layout is lovely! Love it!
Love that green cabinet in the kitchen. Is that a built-in piece?
refreshing and wonderful. that cat peeking around the corner is adorable!
Love the dark timber floors, mustardy yellow paint in the bedroom and of course the cat.
Loving the lusciously rich range of color on your walls. And I agree with Splomo, pier723, blackrose, and Carolorac... best kitty cat photo I've seen in quite some time!
love.
The bedroom paint is a gorgeous colour. The frame about the bed is a perfect contrast too!
Glad to see such beautiful bones and that he has honored these elements. I am curious about the condition of the home when he bought it, how much work he had to do in it. Love the kitty pic also and wish both were shown. Great tour, thanks for sharing.
Love Tattooed Moms! Love your space! Love Philly!
Love, love, love!
I especially loved the yellow room and orange chair. I love this combo. That chair was awesome.
By the way I love the metal fans you have all over the house. I'm looking for the same for my condo. Can you please let me know where you found them?
Also, AT, why on earth don't you have a slideshow function? I'd look at more of these house tours, which I love, if I wasn't so lazy and didn't want to click thru all the pics. I also like to multi-task so if you could just add this function, I would never leave your site!
I just adore your entry with the calm blue paint and big white doors. Our house is at the other end of Philadelphia with a similar layout- but yours is so airy- even in the narrow hallway.
Great place...these early Victorian homes have such great structure. Philly pride!
vote #700 for the mustard paint color source. Its a hard thing to get right. Jealous!
great house! LOVE the pops of color!
Well, it looks like you have my dream home.
thank you for all your very kind comments. i'm happy you enjoy and appreciate my home as much as I do.
Ms_Rabbot, Caiti, callaloo, Carolorac, DIYgal, TKPKgirl, BStrave - the mustard walls are by Sherwin-Williams, the color is called Sole, the number is 6898. They were painted a while ago so not sure if it is a current color.
burnttoast & TKPKgirl: a good friend collects and restores vintage electric fans and was the source of all the beautiful fans in my home.
Robert has one of the most beautiful houses in which I've ever set foot. The architects and interior designers that I am surrounded with on a daily basis have a fair struggle to fashion works as pleasing as Robert's home. Many might think by looking at the photos that a significant amount of staging was done to forge the beautiful images in this article (many compliments to the photographer!) - but I'll be darned if every time I visit his home it is not a reflection of the images presented here. Robert has a very keen aesthetic eye and he surrounds himself on a daily basis with this masterpiece of an abode. Hats off.
Love the dark woods against the various colors in different rooms, especially the turquoise/blue. I especially covet the high ceilings and stunning staircase!
Decorating isn't as important as great architecture, tall ceilings, mouldings and great wood floors. Looks great...
Perfecto!
Amazing! Very unique.
A beautiful moody space, Is it my imagination--or is most of the furniture pushed up against the walls? Might want to think about floating a few pieces in the middle of the room.
Yay Philly! Looks like I need to check out Tattooed Moms!
The lamp in pic 25 is gorgeous.
Your floors are amazing...
Beauty and style - what a combination!
Kitchen (and everything) fabulous.