A cascading light fixture adds a dose of drama to the helical staircase, which is housed in the stone silo.
A front door made from a slab of Bastogne walnut bisected with glass allows light to pass through. Just behind it, explains homeowner Shannon Young, is an illuminated salt wall. “It looks like it’s on fire!”
Douglas fir, stone harvested from the site, and rough-sawn-wood siding comprise the exterior.
A statement-making bird’s-nest fixture is the “icing on the cake,” Young says.
Because a timber frame absorbs so much light, selecting the right lighting was critical; the goal of incorporating lots of strip and indirect lighting was to see the light but not the source.
Wallpaper from Thibaut adds interest to the his-and-her office space.
The homeowner graduated from University of Notre Dame, thus the green (it’s Benjamin Moore Vintage Vogue on the walls), blue, and gold palette.
From the foyer, it’s possible to see the artwork in the dining room and office. That silver-leaf tree-trunk table comes from Phillips Collection.
Gold Rush, an oil on canvas by James Rieck, was completed in 2015.
The dining room table, site of many dinner parties, was designed by Moss Design and fabricated by Old Mill Road Company. Moss Design also created the plush chairs, which are covered in upholstery from Schumacher and Kravet. The glam light is from Arteriors.
Will Be Home by 5 P.M., a painting by emerging artist Hiejin Yoo, has already significantly increased in value, says designer Meghan De Maria. “Our financial clients always appreciate that.”
Countertop: Statuario Marble. Design By: Stern McCafferty Architecture and Interiors. Builder: Thoughtforms. Photography: Trent Bell.
Countertop: Statuario Marble. Design By: Stern McCafferty Architecture and Interiors. Builder: Thoughtforms. Photography: Trent Bell.
Countertop: Statuario Marble. Design By: Stern McCafferty Architecture and Interiors. Builder: Thoughtforms. Photography: Trent Bell.
Countertops: Calacatta Marble with mitre joint edge detail. Design: Rosemary Porto, Poggenpohl. Builder: FBN Construction. Photography: Greg Premru.
Countertops: Calacatta Marble with mitre joint edge detail. Design: Rosemary Porto, Poggenpohl. Builder: FBN Construction. Photography: Greg Premru.
Countertops: Calacatta Marble with mitre joint edge detail. Design: Rosemary Porto, Poggenpohl. Builder: FBN Construction. Photography: Greg Premru.
Countertop: Bianco Laser Marble honed. Designer: Melinda Gulietta, Bespoke of Winchester. Photography: Jessica Delaney Photography.
Countertop: Bianco Laser Marble honed. Designer: Melinda Gulietta of Bespoke of Winchester. Photography: Jessica Delaney Photography.
Countertop: Super White Fantasy marble. Designer: Melinda Gulietta of Bespoke of Winchester. Photography: Jessica Delaney Photography
Zeus the cat approves of the home’s special touches, like the maple wraparound shelves at the kitchen’s entrance.
The living room’s green and gray Finn Juhl chair is a favorite perch for the homeowner. The floor lamp was crafted by Daniel Oates of DBO Home.
Pottery by Dana Brandwein of DBO Home populates the kitchen’s open shelves.
The dining area’s Nakashima-inspired table is one of several pieces by furnituremaker Geoffrey Holmes of Sheffield, Massachusetts.
The upper level’s vertical red-cedar siding and the lower level’s stucco are painted a warm, rich gray. “It was on my wish list to have property that didn’t need to be mowed,” says the homeowner about the pachysandra, ferns, and trees that cover the half-acre lot.
Local craftsman Gilbert Fitch came out of retirement to fabricate the glass-and-mahogany entry. A trio of pieces by artist Gary Passanise inspired the entry’s neutral palette.
The basement’s Formica-paneled cabinets pay homage to midcentury French designer Charlotte Perriand.
The main bath holds a 1960 cabinet by Paul McCobb, a treasure found at Finch Hudson in Hudson, New York.
A large piece by Gary Passanise dominates a wall in the main bedroom. The homeowner cherishes her bedspread, the very first quilt ever made by her granddaughter Sarah.
Nancy FitzPatrick and Bodie relax in the foyer.
LandscapingHP Broom Housewright’s Skip Broom found the blacksmith’s shop whose rafters and framing form the great room in the home of Nancy and Paul FitzPatrick. Designer Carol-Ann Speros freshened the home with a neutral palette and a mix of traditional and contemporary furnishings.
The clean, contemporary kitchen has a touch of industrial style with its subway-tile backsplash wall, galvanized-metal sconces, and a vintage French Holophane pendant.
All of the bedrooms, including this sweet room for the grandkids, have wall-to-wall sisal carpeting.
The bedroom wing’s exterior sports a barn door that looks authentic but doesn’t actually open.
Speros paired a zinc-topped table from Restoration Hardware with the FitzPatricks’ own antique chairs. The blacksmith shop’s old timbers make a perfect exhibition space for the couple’s art collection.
Speros outfitted the library, which connects the great room to the bedroom wing, with horsehair wallpaper from Phillip Jeffries. Skip Broom’s company crafted the built-in bookshelves.
One of many vintage rugs in the home anchors a cozy sitting area at one end of the kitchen.
The great room’s exterior vertical siding suits its eighteenth-century origins.
Look carefully: the transom and the small window—one of two in a guest bedroom—are the reason Broom crafted the exterior’s nonfunctioning barn door.
Broom designed the house to look as though it evolved one addition at a time over generations.
Wherever possible, Broom used materials he salvaged from old buildings around New England, including the floorboards and timbers.
A spiral staircase leads to the third-floor office and terrace—Vincent’s favorite room in the house—which is outfitted with furnishings the Faloticos collected over decades, including an Eames lounge chair, Noguchi table, and Tibetan rug, their first purchase as a couple.
A pocket door leads to the serene en suite bathroom and a Japanese soaking tub with corner views of Manhattan.
Floor-to-ceiling windows along the western-facing back wall of the house deliver breathtaking views. Custom pillows mimic the vistas, which are three-quarters sky.
The couple chose a warm, dark tone for the wall of windows along the back elevation to complement the modern farmhouse style; steep grading here meets a stone retaining wall original to the pre-existing house, which was taken down.
The covered porch is a favorite spot for relaxing.
In the kitchen, white plaster frames rift-sawn oak cabinetry panels to create a quiet geometry and tranquil palette, a motif that’s repeated in the kitchen island—which is topped with polished concrete—a nearby built-in desk, and elsewhere.
The great room’s glass doors open to a generous covered porch; a painting by Donna von Holdt hangs above the granite fireplace, concealing a television screen. The Oomph backgammon table was a gift from Louise Brooks, partner in Brooks & Falotico and co-founder of the furnishings line.
By thoughtfully removing trees from an overgrown four-acre property on a high ridge, architects Angelina and Vincent Falotico revealed stunning views up the Hudson Valley and as far away as Manhattan. They restored the majority of the landscape with native meadows.
A bocce court is framed with Corten steel, used throughout the landscape for a clean and simple aesthetic.
Windows wrap around the corner of the light-filled main suite, allowing sight lines to move across multiple walls; artwork by Randy Orzano, Vincent’s cousin, hangs above the bed.
Schumacher’s Pyne Hollyhock print—made popular by designer Albert Hadley—enlivens the living room. “This is a masculine way of doing chintz,” says Puiia.
A dated 500-square-foot addition became a light-filled family room with a television area, an informal dining area, and a workspace for Venkiteswaran.
Puiia’s plan included doubling the size of the kitchen, which he carefully crafted to avoid looking too new.
Puiia sets the table in the family room, which is used for informal entertaining.
Designer Jason Puiia reimagined the 1970s three-car-garage addition to better suit the eighteenth-century residence, trading in vinyl siding for cedar shingles and adding a porte cochere, carriage doors, gables, and a cupola.
The living room’s original wood-burning fireplace from 1760 was preserved and repainted.
Puiia, left, with his partner, Keith Venkiteswaran, and their Coton de Tulear, Ziggy.
In the family room’s dining area, a fixture from Shades of Light hangs above a West Elm table, Pottery Barn side chairs, and armchairs from Mainly Baskets Home; the artwork is by Mark Liebergall.
In a corner of the living room, an antique secretary cabinet complements a fretwork chair found at an estate sale in Salisbury.
In the bedroom, vintage bedside tables flank a bed from Charles P. Rogers, while an Oushak-inspired rug ties everything together.
Another addition, which had served as a doctor’s office, morphed into the main suite. The new bath features a Randolph Morris tub, Carrara marble flooring, and a Cheviot sink.
Kitchen Design: Rosemary Porto, Poggenpohl, Builder: FBN Construction, Photography: Greg Premru
Kitchen Design: Rosemary Porto, Poggenpohl, Builder: FBN Construction, Photography: Greg Premru
Kitchen Design: Rosemary Porto, Poggenpohl, Builder: FBN Construction, Photography: Greg Premru
Cabinet doors conceal the inevitable chaos of messy coats and other clutter in a family-friendly mudroom.
A well-conceived furniture arrangement uses swivel chairs to accommodate conversation or television viewing.
An antique chest keeps dishes and serving utensils at-the-ready in a North Shore dining room.
van der Kieft chose a soothing palette with an understated coastal vibe for a light and airy living room in Marblehead, Massachusetts.
Bold navy blue cabinetry is balanced with large windows allowing light to stream into the kitchen.
A mix of textures such as this rattan console from Currey & Company adds interest to a monochromatic palette.
A well-conceived furniture arrangement uses swivel chairs to accommodate conversation or television viewing.
Cabinet doors conceal the inevitable chaos of messy coats and other clutter in a family-friendly mudroom.
An antique chest keeps dishes and serving utensils at-the-ready in a North Shore dining room.
An antique bar is the focal point of the lower-level family room.
Wooden shutters offer privacy in a serene guest bedroom.
The sage-green roof adds to the cottage ambience.
Perennials, annuals and smaller trees make for a lush landscape that doesn’tt obscure the views.
Tucking the second floor under a low roofline keeps t he profile of the house smaller.
A lower terrace looks over the lake.
An arched pass-through with pocket doors makes for easy access between kitchen and dining room.
White cabinets, ceiling timbers and the distressed black paint on the island make the kitchen feel cottage cozy.
Antique chairs surround a reproduction dining table. The Georgian hutch holds a prized collection of Staffordshire.
A palette of soft neutrals punctuated with bright red brings a breezy air to the living room.
The five-car garage is designed to look like a cozy guesthouse.
The high-ceilinged foyer is outfitted with antiques collected over the years.
A small peaked gable with a welcoming arch cut gives the front entry an intimate feel.
A spiral staircase crafted entirely of wood spirals to the second floor.
A view of the luminous showroom from the Boston Design Center promenade.
The Lloyd Large and Small Jeweled sconces and the Leighton Small Sconce, all by Kate Spade New York, are reminiscent of women’s jewelry.
Sputnik-style chandeliers take center stage among the hanging fixtures.
Gold and crystal chandeliers, sconces, and table lamps create a glamorous workspace for the expert lighting team.
Outdoor lighting, including the iconic Fresno lanterns from Chapman & Myers, makes a graphic statement.
A minimalist background lets the fixtures shine at Circa Lighting’s new Boston showroom. Designer Julie Neill’s Luna chandeliers in both matte white and gold are seen in the foreground.
The inn’s meeting room was originally a sleeping porch; the table was crafted using wood from a 200-year-old maple tree that had to be removed from the property.
The accent wall in the reception area was crafted from the building’s original doors, which were discovered in a loft in the barn. Groton, Massachusetts, artist Elaine Chamberlain was commissioned to create the painting on the wall.
Artifacts discovered during restoration, including sheet music signed by Daniel Pickering’s daughters, adorn the living room.
The Barn is used for tasting dinners and innkeeper suppers.
The Cookes restored the original 1800s fence right down to the hand-carved balusters and terra-cotta post caps, which still retain the original stamp for South Boston’s H.A. Lewis.
. Crown Point Cabinetry created the cabinets in the kitchen; Carlisle Wide Plank Floors laid flooring throughout the inn.
From the boardwalk looking back to the house, the pillars supporting the deck are completely camouflaged in plantings.
To create a sense of mystery on the path to the back of the property, ivy gropes around an heirloom iron gate from the homeowner’s family.
A few steps below the house, a seating area and firepit surrounded by catmint overlook the ocean before stone steps descend to the wetlands/ocean level.
To soften the grade drop between the street and the garage with its extra parking space, landscape designer Michael Walek put in a stone wall buffeted in roses.
“I love Nikki’s style. It’s stylish but not fussy,” homeowner Kristen Hartz says. The Orient Express counter stools are woven from family-friendly synthetic rope.
Clear-acrylic hardware with weathered-brass detailing adds the slightest hint of glam to this modern-farmhouse kitchen with coastal undertones.
The homeowners chose the abstract artwork by Isabelle Lirakis and the William Morris fabric for the custom throw pillows.
A new built-in banquette with durable tweed seat cushions hugs the corner of the kitchen, creating a cozy breakfast nook that overlooks the back garden.
The paint color of the cabinets, Icy by Sherwin-Williams, ties in the period-appropriate wallpaper the homeowner used in the dining room. The marble checkerboard-patterned floor tiles by Paris Ceramics, which are honed and slightly tumbled, have a Victorian sensibility inspired by what one might have found in a kitchen of this era.
“The Visual Comfort pendant lights look as though they could have come from a train station,” says designer Dean Sawyer, who collaborated with homeowner Emily Rives on the fixtures and finishes.
By relocating doorways, the architects were able to take advantage of the short hall to the kitchen. The new pantry wall and cabinetry nearly double storage capacity.
Pattern on the walls helps balance the solid blocks of cabinetry, though it’s also smooth and neat. “If we had used tile with grout lines, there would be a very different feel,” architect Christina Marsh says.
The Corbett Lighting Calligraphy pendants over the island relate to fixtures elsewhere in the home.
Counter stools placed across from one another are more conducive to conversation than ones positioned side by side. “They can sit here for an intimate dinner,” designer Ana Donohue says.
A room painted in New Hope Gray by Benjamin Moore is a soothing retreat for the homeowners.
One of the requests for this full-home renovation was a formal but approachable dining room. A floral Cowtan & Tout fabric used for the drapery inspired the warm color-scheme while an informal pine table and upholstered chairs make the space feel cozy and welcoming.
An oversized ottoman is a cozy alternative to a coffee table while smaller upholstered ones can be used as footrests or stools.
van der Kieft oversaw the renovation of a historic home that focused on creating a large family-friendly space with an open floor plan.
van der Kieft thinks a powder room is a perfect spot for trying a bold wallpaper. She recommends using wainscoting on the bottom of the wall to protect the paper from splashes and other messes.
Fireplace logs are stacked between granite stones.
Floating treads keep the stairway feeling light.
A stone floor and Western red-cedar timbers make the screened porch feel as though it’s part of the outdoors.
“There’s nothing more timeless than a white house,” says Carroll about the shingled main house.
Nickel-gap paneling and a free-floating wooden shelf bring warmth to an all-white powder room.
The second-floor main suite has a deck overlooking the river; the gray, white, and palest-yellow rug is from Mougalian Rugs.
The main bath sports a trough sink and a shower that spans the width of one wall.
Architect Jessie Carroll chose slender muntins of black metal for the windows to keep the focus on the view.
“We don’t like a lot of spoons in jars on the kitchen counter,” the wife says. No fear of that in this kitchen where small appliances and the pantry hide behind the paneling.
A double-sided wood-burning fireplace separates the living and dining areas. The dining table of aged walnut with a metal base, crafted by Hudson Valley, New York, artist Chis Lehrecke, sits atop a wool rug from Portland, Maine-based Mougalian Rugs.
A metal roof tops the breezeway that leads from the dining room to the screened three-season living room. Todd Richardson’s landscape design incorporates native plantings that help the house sit unobtrusively on its riverfront site.
