Get The Look of Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and JFK Jr.'s Loft

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Recreate The Kennedy Look at Home

Just like Carolyn Bessette Kennedy's quiet luxury style, the sartorial universe of the fictionalized show about her and JFK Jr.'s love story is utterly timeless. Audiences online are gushing about the set design for JFK Jr.'s Tribeca loft, and who can blame them? The space feels elevated, stylish, and original.

Though the death of minimalism has been much discussed over the past year, the praise for Love Story's interiors indicates a revival of the look, albeit in an updated format. Take, for instance, the dining room of the show's loft. It has white walls, industrial lighting, and dark floors. Warm and inviting mid-century modern style furnishings bring in a touch of curvature and intentionality. A china cabinet in the background hints at tradition while still keeping the space quite modern.

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Recreate The Kennedy Look at Home

Mid-Century Modern

Ambrogio Walnut Wood and Black Leather Dining Chair by Gianfranco Frattini

Black eather and wood is an unbeatable pairing, I feel the wood tones down the harshness of the black and makes it feel more livable. This midcentury-inspired dining chair is effortlessly cool and would look great tucked under a desk or in a group placed around a dining table.

Woven Surface

Juliona Metal Accent Stool

Stylish yet practical, this fold-away leather stool feels vintage and modern all at the same time. It's multi-faceted too as you can put this piece in the living room for extra seating or place it at the foot of a bed to hold a pile of clothes.

Budget pick

Mylo Solid Wood Table Vase

The easiest way to experiment with materials is to pick up a few decor pieces like this vase. I'd add plenty of fresh foliage to really enhance that fresh, organic feel.

Sleek finish

Tawton Dining Table

This hardwood table is simple and yet sophisticated. It's the perfect way to spotlight organic materials in your dining room, without committing to a total redesign.

100% wool

Ojai Handwoven Rug

The handwoven wool and ribbed border of this alabaster rug bring just the right amount of texture to a white living room like JFK Jr.'s whilst adding the most subtle variation in shade from the sofa and walls.

Contemporary lighting

Spotlight Led Ceiling Light

The simple, modern spotlights keep to the overall look of the Tribeca Loft, whilst they can be angled to create pockets of interest and depth within a space.

As opposed to the minimalism of the early 2020s, this retro take on the look is cozier, and more inviting, as embodied by Love Story's interiors. Dark tones in the dining room help to create this balance. Shelley Cochrane, design expert at Furniture Village explains: 'The trend for minimal interiors is very much here to stay but color trends of late have seen a warmer and softer take on the look come to the forefront. Sand and stone shades are great neutral base tones but incorporating brown into the scheme will help to bring depth and warmth to the space creating the perfect minimal, yet soulful colour palette.'

She continues: 'Brown’s earthy connotations instantly add a grounding and organic influence to your space, helping to cultivate a relaxing atmosphere. My favourite way to incorporate brown is in the dining room. Use natural materials like a wooden dining table and combine with a textural jute rug and rustic tableware. Layering various shades of brown from sweet caramels to deep oak makes the overall look feel cohesive and instantly relaxing, perfect for an updated take on the minimalist dining room.'

Though minimalism may fade in and out of popularity, it will never go fully out of style. This year, it's melding with the resurgence of '90s color trends.

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Sophie is a writer and News Editor on the Celebrity Style team at Homes & Gardens. She is fascinated by the intersection of design and popular culture and is particularly passionate about researching trends and interior history. She is an avid pop culture fan and has interviewed Martha Stewart and Hillary Duff.

In her free time, Sophie freelances on design news for Westport Magazine and Livingetc. She also has a newsletter, My Friend's Art, in which she covers music, culture, and fine art through a personal lens. Her fiction has appeared in Love & Squalor and The Isis Magazine.

Before joining Future, Sophie worked in editorial at Fig Linens and Home, a boutique luxury linens brand. She has an MSc from Oxford University and a BA in Creative Writing and Sociology from Sarah Lawrence College.