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56 nshoremag.com October 2014 photographs by elise donoghue interiors Graceful Living Shannon Gilmour considers all aspects of her clients' lives before making a single suggestion. By Charlotte Roth Design ne for winchester-based designer Shannon Gilmour, grace is a way of life. Bringing this concept to her business, Grace Interiors, Gilmour thinks of the name as a double entendre: both the name of her daughter and the essence of her designs. "I live for moments of grace," she explains. "Classical music, beautiful china, fine art, and textiles." Gilmour's own home is a testament of this philosophy, with an eclectic mix of the fine and the understated. Next to a work of irreplaceable fine art, Gilmour has hung a tapestry from Turkey, purchased in a mar- ket for pennies. On display, collections of fine Herend china and exquisite Limoges boxes sit alongside some of HomeGoods' Avid Collector Shannon Gilmour has amassed an extensive art collection. best ceramic offerings. "In my own home," she explains, "I'm inspired by textiles and fabrics, different dimensions, mixes of color, history, and artistic focal points; but most of all I am inspired by the intangible feeling of a piece." Gilmour draws inspiration extensively from her travels, which began when she was young. "I spent summers in Mexico, Arizona, California, Milan, and Rome," she notes. "I developed a passion for art and travel at a very young age, and I bring that to my designs, both in my own home and in the homes that I design for clients." Gil- mour earned her degree in art history and later pursued a career at The Magazine Antiques in New York City. "I developed a background in antiques and spent time in