40 May 9 • 2019
jn

continued from page 38

Clockwise from top left:

On the other side of the kitchen bar area are 

Singer’
s kitchen table and family room. A lazy 

Susan in the center of the beveled-glass table 

holds a decorative pear; to the right, a two-sid-

ed fireplace is surrounded by limestone, with 

matched drywall all the way up to the ceiling.

Two steps down from the kitchen, Singer added 

a bar area, which displays a pair of candelabras 

picked up during a trip to Italy with her daughter.

A white-glass console floats in the powder room. 
Behind it is a gray smoked mirror.

“Although built in the 1990s, the house reflects an 

urban variation of mid-century modern architec-

ture,” Singer says.

A terracotta sculpture in the living room is by a 

Polish sculptor. 

A collection of spray cans by grafitti artist Mr. 

Brainwash lines a shelf in the kitchen.

A peek into Singer’
s office to the right shows 

a gray-glass chandelier by Lindsey Adelman. 

Through the Plexiglass wall, a glimpse of the 

foyer.

at home
arts&life

“I loved that house,” Singer says. “I 
loved everything about it.” But, she 
adds, most of her clients live closer to 
the Birmingham area. “I felt like my 
whole life was spent in the car.”
She knew she wanted something in 
Birmingham, but never imagined she’
d 
find something that wasn’
t traditional, 
the prevalent style in the area.
“I knew I’
d want to gut whatever I 
found, to make it my own, so I wanted 
a house that needed work. But I wanted 
it to have a modern feel. When I found 
this one — I walked in and knew exactly 
what I could to do with it.”

The home had a modern frontage 
but with red brick, “giving it a modern 
Deco-y vibe,” she says. “Inside, I have 
ceilings that are 24 feet high and win-
dows 10 feet high. The light was coming 
in, and it was beautiful.”
Most important, though, was that it 
had plenty of space for a home office 
— something elegant and comfortable 
for meeting with clients and getting 
inspired.
And at the end of the day, she says, “I 
love my house. It’
s bright, pretty, com-
fortable. I just love it.” ■