Charlotte artist Megan Daisy Milner’s home is packed with personality thanks to her vibrant art collection and personal touches all throughout the house. “When people come into our house, I want them to feel welcome, relaxed and also get a sense of every single person that lives in our house,” she tells Garden & Grace.
Mission accomplished—we think.
Inspiration strikes as soon as you step through the front door. The foyer is covered in Maysong, a mural by Paul Montgomery, and you have a clear slight line into the living room—Megan’s favorite room in the house.
“The fun thing about being an artist is your home becomes like a rotating gallery,” Megan says. She often hangs paintings in her own home before making them available for purchase.
The living room’s a treasure chest, bursting with antiques, family heirlooms and bright art. There’s a duck hunted by Megan’s husband, and a piano for the kids to practice on. Megan put her own personal touch on the space with curtains done in fabric from her line.
The formal living space flows into the dining room which is wrapped in St. Albans Grove by Anne French in the aqua colorway. The dining room is also home to one of Megan’s most precious items: a dining set passed down from family. “It was my husband’s great grandparents and my father-in-law talks about going over to their house after school and doing homework on the dining table,” Megan shares.
The scratches are proof of all this memories made around the table in the last 100 years. “I think about all the dinner parties that have been on that table, and then all the dinner parties to come. I think his great grandparents would be so excited,” Megan says.
Family is certainly a theme throughout this storied Charlotte home. You’ll find duck motifs adored by Megan’s husband, and artwork and items beloved by the family’s three young kids.
The kids have an art wall where they have free-reign to curate as they wish. Thibaut’s box kite wallpaper in spa blue is the room’s canvas.
One of the best things about Megan’s home—in our opinion—is just how personal it is. The precious wallpaper hanging in her daughter’s nursery is from her own line. It’s the grasscloth Daisy Chain Wallpaper in neutral.
There’s also a hand-painted daisy tea set that Megan’s grandmother made for her fifth birthday. “I remember how special I felt that somebody had mailed this to me across the country. … It was such a special gift because it felt like she knew exactly what I would’ve want,” she says.
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