For the entry, the client requested a place to put her keys and mail down and a seating option. “I came across the concept of a gossip chair, which is a midcentury chair/table combination meant for sitting to talk on a telephone,” Hoffman says. “That was a fun way to bring in an interesting design element, but also have the practicality of both a place to sit and a little surface area.” The chair has been reupholstered in a Pierre Frey fabric. The Oushak Turkish rug is from Etsy, and the brass w
