The Brunschwig & Fils chinoiserie fabric on the table and the Stark area rug foretell the home’s palette of creams, greens, blues, and a warm cinnabar color.
In the dining room, Pomeroy painted the walls, trim, and window mullions a greige hue for cozy warmth. The pale blue ceiling reflects the robin’s-egg blue of the head chairs.
The recently built deck overlooks a Kent Duckham-designed garage.
A daughter’s room blends a modern vibe in the rug and draperies with a touch of old-world elegance in the white bed and bench.
The west-facing patio means unobstructed sunsets from a private perch that’s only 400 feet away from the main residence via a stone-paved bridal walk, originally created by Cushman Design Group for a family wedding.
A wrought-iron bed frame by Made Goods helps keep the second-floor guest room feeling light and airy like the rest of the retreat.
The primary bath is a virtual glass cube with its see-through barn-door entry, walk-through subway-tile-clad shower, and BainUltra tub, where users can soak up both the bubbles and the scenery.
A small under-stair space was carved out for a powder room, with Wayne Pate + Studio Four NYC wallpaper adding a cheerful pop of color.
The sunken firepit is a family gathering place even when Peak Sanctuary isn’t in use.
A live-edge coffee table harmonizes with the overhead cross beams and the rough-hewn granite mantel on the nearby fireplace.
The open kitchen, contiguous with the great room, reflects the home’s role as a hub for entertaining: the elevated table blends formality and comfort while also allowing diners to peer over the great room furniture and drink in the mountain views.
Peak Sanctuary, as the retreat is known, is located on a small lot up the hill from the couple’s main residence in Stowe, Vermont. The team at Cushman Design Group carefully positioned the structure so that the great room, patio, and primary bath have views that are both unobstructed and shielded from wandering eyes by the long, narrow body of the home.
The great room and patio share the same panoramic views of the Green Mountains. Natural wood, stone, earth tones, and restrained fabric choices give the room its comfortable rustic-chic look.
A cupola and metal roof lend the retreat its barn-like appearance, but a sturdy portico made from Douglas fir adds bucolic character and keeps the two-story structure from feeling too boxy.
The exterior materials palette includes natural cedar siding (horizontal in the front, as seen in this image, and vertical in the rear), white fiber-cement panels, and ebony-stained cedar accents. “The cedar is already in the process of aging, and the goal is for it to weather to a nice silvery gray,” says architect Matt Genaze.
A view of the rear facade. In addition to planting a variety of evergreens, ZEN Associates selected flowering deciduous shrubs and grasses. Because the property abuts conservation land, the landscape designers focused on a naturalistic scheme that preserves the property’s peaceful wooded vistas.
As a result of the property’s sloping grade and the home’s split-level design, there are a total of five levels, half a story apart, connected via a white-oak-and-painted-steel staircase; the light fixture is from Bocci.
Inspired by the original residence, the new house features two wings: one containing the in-law suite and kitchenette, primary suite, office, and garage (left); and the other with the main living spaces, lower-level family room, children’s rooms, guest room, and a lounge area (right).
The primary bath features a custom white-oak vanity and a Badeloft tub.
The bluestone terrace in the front of the home is accessed by expansive sliding glass doors in the main living area.
The living area opens onto a terrace in the front of the residence.
The sleek new kitchen features white-oak cabinetry and quartz countertops.
A glass entry in the rear of the house connects the two wings.
From inside the home, views of the backyard and the conservation land beyond greet visitors.
The kitchen cabinetry extends into the breakfast area, which overlooks the front terrace. The family often enjoys alfresco meals, so easy access from the kitchen to the terrace was one of the client mandates.
The dining area opens to both the kitchen and the living space; the homeowners selected all of the furnishings.
The front entrance opens into the dining room. “It’s an interior room,” says senior designer Christine Rankin, “so using steel-and-glass doors allows for natural light from other spaces to filter in.”
Outdoor space was high on the list of priorities for the homeowners, and this townhouse boasts a courtyard and three decks, including this roof-deck with views of Boston landmarks, Cambridge, and the Charles River.
Payne|Bouchier designed and built the home’s central staircase for the previous homeowners. The glass door behind the staircase reveals the home’s elevator; the shaft transformed from mint-green to white during the renovation.
A sculptural ebonized limed-oak chair in the living room reflects the serpentine shape of the nearby staircase and dialogues with artwork by Delita Martin.
Swathed in rich blue-gray tones, the sultry second-floor primary bedroom is anchored by a plush leather, wool, and silk-tufted carpet—and it’s watched over by Russell Young’s enamel-and-diamond-dust screen print of Muhammad Ali.
The wife took inspiration from her favorite home away from home, Miami’s 1 Hotel South Beach, when it came to spaces like the primary bath.
The greenhouse now shelters an eleven-foot-by-seven-foot in-ground plunge pool and a preserved-moss (translation: no watering) mural. The pastoral scene depicts grasses native to New England.
This Back Bay home’s courtyard and greenhouse were repurposed as a tranquil spa area with furniture from Casa Design Group.
The windowless fourth-floor music room and library, with a photograph by Gordon Parks, is the wife’s private retreat.
Though not necessarily the homeowners’ taste, the townhouse’s original stained-glass windows, seen here in the formal living room, became an important part of the design. “They recognized it as art,” explains architect David Hacin.
The designers hunted far and wide for a slab of Panda White marble with just a touch of green veining for the kitchen island. They finally found what they were looking for at Marble and Granite.
The basketball-loving husband’s list of must-haves included large TVs in every room (except the dining room). Witness the patinated-steel range hood that conceals a flat-screen in the kitchen.
The 8,200-square-foot, five-bedroom, Romanesque townhouse was built in 1881.
The shared dressing room features a window seat for two at the far end.
A mirror framed in panga panga wood, the first piece sold by Rhode Island School of Design alum Tiarra Bell, receives a place of honor in the formal dining room.
The top floor serves as an entertainment space for the family, complete with its own deck.
A shower in one of the baths is sheathed in tile from Greenwich Tile & Marble.
A new spiral staircase leads to the guest rooms on the second floor, while custom shelving showcases the client’s art and books.
Texture abounds in the barn’s second bedroom, which is enveloped by a Cloth & Clover wallpaper; the bed is from Industry West.
The former hayloft houses two bedrooms, one of which features the original stone wall—complemented by a headboard from The London Factory and a lamp from Shoppe Amber Interiors—and curved window openings.
A new window occupies an original opening and allows light to flood into the workspace, where a custom desk is paired with a chair from Design Within Reach.
A new fireplace anchors the living area, where a chandelier from Blueprint Lighting hangs above a sofa from Kardiel, a vintage upholstered armchair by Svend Skipper, a vintage wood-frame chair by Jens Risom, and a rug by Merida.
A wet bar features custom cabinetry, a walnut countertop, and Waterworks hardware.
The designers sourced stone for the new chimney to match the barn’s original facade.
In the dining area, Eames chairs surround a table by Richard Wrightman.
A portion of the main floor is devoted to a golf simulator. A pair of campaign chairs by Richard Wrightman flank a custom ottoman from J&J Upholstery & Decorating that conceals the simulator technology; the drink-drop table is from West Elm.
Doors on either side of the living room fireplace offer teasing views into the sunroom.
The long, narrow sunroom is home to a conversation area, game table, and bar.
March wanted the decor to look masculine, as exemplified by the powder room in the entry hall, which pairs a Holland & Sherry plaid wallpaper with a furniture-like vanity from Fairmont Designs.
Rizzo divided the living room into several seating areas united by a soft, harmonious color palette and understated patterns. A heathered-linen wallcovering from Phillip Jeffries provides a textured backdrop for the antique Georgian-style mirror above the fireplace; the auction-house wing chairs were reupholstered in a windowpane fabric from Holland & Sherry.
In the kitchen, brass accents are repeated on the custom ebony-stained cabinets, which open to reveal burgundy interiors. Rizzo collaborated on the kitchen with Mary-Beth Oliver from Karen Berkemeyer Home.
To return the house to residential use, Rizzo stripped away some commercial interventions, replaced all the windows and doors, and added a widow’s walk on top.
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