With an eye for detail, Collins adorned pillows with unique tapes and trims for added panache.
Bar stools from Circa Who Furniture sit atop a painted indoor/outdoor sisal rug by Mary Meade Evans and complement the New England Artisan Restoration bar; the antique crab grotto chair from Palm Beach Home Style was a highlight of the space.
In a spot designed for relaxation and conversation, art and decorative textiles add extra flair.
Charming details, such as a vintage turtle from Chairish, can be found throughout the space.
Iatesta Studio dining chairs sport cushions in a Manuel Canovas fabric.
The table is set with custom placemats and napkins by Leontine Linens.
Custom Billy Baldwin Studio slipper chairs in a Porter Teleo fabric flank an Iatesta Studio console and Currey & Company mirror.
Designer Honey Collins anchored one end of the terrace with a custom sectional by O. Henry House and a pair of Circlet stools by Janus et Cie. The chandelier from Currey & Company is a nod to the real-life palms just beyond.
The roof-deck’s original pavers got so hot during the summer that the space was difficult to use, especially for the kids. Bourque replaced the pavers and worked closely with Tuuci to install the exterior umbrellas via crane; everything, including the toss pillows, is weighted so it stays put for safety during life’s inevitable squalls.
In the playroom, the round rugs are actually FLOR carpet tiles; “that way they can get ruined and replaced,” Bourque says.
Designer Beth Bourque went with modular Roche Bobois sofas so the homeowners, who hadn’t moved into the space yet, had plenty of flexibility
“The original kitchen plans were very small, so we added more cabinets and extended it for a seamless look,” the designer recalls. As for the trio of eye-candy orb light fixtures, those are Melt pendants from Design Within Reach.
A Roche Bobois table and chairs bring haute style to this home’s dining space, where the custom cabinetry has an effervescent silver-leaf finish.
The platform bed’s custom upholstery and toss pillows were fabricated by Partners in Design in serene hues.
Built-ins were designed to accommodate specific pieces of art; these porcelain petals are by Valéria Nascimento and attach to the wall with magnets.
With porches and expansive patios on two of the retreat’s three levels, the homeowners have multiple options for enjoying outdoor living.
With its retractable screens, the elegant porch of this New Hampshire vacation home can be converted into an open-air, three-season outdoor room with the push of a button. The homeowners and their guests relax on hearty resin-wicker outdoor furniture while enjoying the home’s views of Lake Winnipesaukee.
Opposite the outdoor room, a smaller covered porch serves as a cozy vantage point of the lake. The owner’s hideaway home office perches above. The trim on the house is painted a custom tint of Benjamin Moore Dakota Shadow.
When the porch screens are raised, the space flows seamlessly onto the patio, which is surfaced in the same Blue Mist granite as the porch.
The porch includes a much-used outdoor grill and serving area that are close to the home’s kitchen and pantry.
The timber-framed porch has a wood-burning flagstone fireplace that makes it a year-round retreat for the owners.
To design this lakeside retreat, architect Rob Carty took his inspiration from several classic regional vernaculars—note the red cedar shingles—and included locally quarried stone to help the home blend in with its lakeside locale.
The team at Makkas Workroom fabricated most of the home’s window treatments, motorized shades, and bedding, including those seen in the rose room.
Behind the kitchen, Austin converted a back hallway into a mudroom and added a five-foot-by-five-foot powder room swathed in Christian Lacroix wallpaper.
Austin pauses in the doorway that leads from the living room to the dining room.
Nineteen steps lead from the street to the porch of designer Dane Austin’s three-story Boston home. “It looks out over the treetops, so it feels like an oasis in the sky,” Austin says.
Austin swapped the living and dining rooms to enjoy the home’s original fireplace more often. He found the Jenny Lind-style chair at an antique shop in Sandwich, Massachusetts.
In one of Austin’s favorite rooms in the house, the robin’s-egg-blue cabinetry has a 1950s vibe. The custom island recalls a provincial kitchen’s workstation.
Austin knows the story behind every artwork in the home, but the painting in the primary bath holds a special place in his heart; it was gifted to him by a beloved client who passed away, and it’s lit 24-7.
Custom-designed twin beds in the gold room flank an antique oyster chest complete with a pullout desk that Austin discovered at the Brimfield Antique Flea Market.
Austin left the original 1905 staircase unpainted and sought to emphasize the home’s origins with an art-deco-inspired chest designed by Laura Kirar for Baker. “It makes me think of the roaring twenties,” says Austin. When we were remodeling, we found old whiskey and gin bottles in the walls.”
The dining room showcases a coffered trompe l’oeil wood veneer ceiling that’s embedded with flecks of mica. “It gives off a subtle sparkle, especially during dinner by candlelight,” says Austin. The settee is upholstered in a velvet fabric by Harlequin.
The pantry features a playful oyster print from Covered Wallpaper.
A Christopher Farr wallcovering lends interest to one of the second-floor guest rooms.
The house has two primary bedrooms, and the one on the first floor contains a grasscloth accent wall in a hand-painted check pattern by Patina Designs; the pendant is from The Urban Electric Co., and the artwork is by Mary Maguire.
Architect Tom Catalano was tasked with designing a summer residence (left) for two sisters on a waterfront property located next door to their parents’ house, which Catalano conceived fifteen years ago. The existing pool and pool house (right) now serve both properties and act as a central entertaining space and social hub.
The office walls were hand-painted by Patina Designs, and both the window treatment fabric and the upholstery on the game table chairs are from Schumacher.
The side entrance opens onto the mudroom, which is lined with vintage French pack and creel baskets.
The clients tapped designer Liz Caan to decorate the interiors, which feature neutral and serene tones as seen in the great room.
The third-floor landing leads to the bunk room and two additional guest rooms.
The clients didn’t want a formal dining room, so Caan incorporated a banquette into the kitchen for casual meals; the barstools are from Hollywood at Home, and the pendants are from The Urban Electric Co.
A third-floor guest room is enveloped in a pattern by Robert Kime. The house has two primary bedrooms, and the one on the first floor contains a grasscloth accent wall in a hand-painted check pattern by Patina Designs; the pendant is from The Urban Electric Co., and the artwork is by Mary Maguire.
A light fixture from Bone Simple Design and a bench from O&G Studio liven up the foyer.
The kitchen sitting area, complete with a fireplace and a television, provides another space for the homeowners to entertain or hang out as a family.
Although the sisters’ home is a touch less traditional in style, it complements the architecture of the parents’ residence in an effort to create what feels like a cohesive compound.
The second-floor primary bedroom, with its views of Nantucket Sound, is equal in size to the one on the first floor. “Because we were designing the house for two clients, it was important that there be two identical primary suites,” explains Catalano.
The bunk room, which contains four full beds and four twin beds, features a lobster-print ceiling paper
The first-floor primary bath features mirrors from Villa & House, sconces from The Urban Electric Co., and a vintage chair.
A nook in the great room contains an unexpected bar area with custom cabinetry, hardware from Rejuvenation, sink fittings from Waterworks, and picture lights from Soane Britain.
The gardens turn meadow-like further from the house to frame the water view with a smattering of perennials and hydrangeas that plays against the strong vertical lines of ornamental grasses.
The periphery grasses are left purposefully unmown to add volume and nurture insects through late autumn when they turn a ravishing flaxen hue.
To give the pool pavilion/outdoor kitchen additional interest, architect Maryann Thompson created a crossbeam double scissor truss. A rot-resistant black-locust deck stays cool in the heat of summer when bare feet are prevalent. Informal plantings create a textural tapestry
The “seeping rock” water feature along the mini-forest path was the client’s idea; it adds a muffled gurgle to the experience.
The landscape weaves together curvaceous stone walls, conifers, and deciduous trees to vary volume and form.
From the front door, a sight line frames the waterside garden out back.
Guests are greeted by a schist-shard path winding through a central-island miniature forest in this Martha’s Vineyard circular driveway. A froth of hellebores and ferns obscures the bases of the slender birches and stewartias to give Michael Van Valkenburgh’s design even more depth.
Barton Kent Jr. treated the wicker headboards of the twin beds in a guest room to a coat of sunny yellow paint that pops against the room’s white walls.
Cowtan & Tout fabric and wallpaper make a guest room cozy.
The front door opens to a foyer that holds an old telephone closet, now repurposed for storage, still sporting its original hardware and tiny glass window.
The enclosed sleeping porch is a favorite for guests, who can open the windows to hear the ocean all night long.
The art above the bed in the primary bedroom is by Bruno Pasquier-Desvignes through Abby Yozell’s lifestyle website choixhome.com.
The Calacatta gold marble floors and vanity top give the primary bath its warmth.
The enclosed porch can be accessed from both the living room and the primary bedroom.
The living room’s three sets of double doors are opened on all but the gloomiest days to forge a connection with nature. Painter Barton Kent Jr. outfitted the floor with its wide stripes in sandy hues that further the home’s beachy vibe. Sofa and chairs wear easy-care indoor-outdoor fabrics in watery shades of blue and gray.
Milk glass pendants from O’Lampia illuminate the all-white kitchen’s oversized island crafted by Martha’s Vineyard cabinetmaker Ryan Dillon.
An upstairs guest room features a king-sized antique bobbin bed; the door to the right of the fireplace leads to the sleeping porch.
A new double-hung window brightens a corner of the living room where a game table sits below a pretty raffia pendant light from Atelier Vime.
Milk glass pendants from O’Lampia illuminate the all-white kitchen’s oversized island crafted by Martha’s Vineyard cabinetmaker Ryan Dillon.
Revamped by builder Andrew A. Flake and project manager Todd Debettencourt, the home retains its classic cedar-shingled cottage charm.
A hand-painted mural by artist Dean Barger wraps the dining room, where a Keith Fritz whitewashed dining table surrounded by cane-back chairs extends to seat eighteen.
A nineteenth-century whale carving hangs above a guest bed.
An antique Welsh cupboard from the Charles Spada showroom sets a welcoming tone in the back entry; a coir mat recessed into the floor grabs and holds sand from bare feet, keeping the custom Perennials runner clean.
The painting that hangs above the burled antique chest is by the late Holly Meade, a printmaker and illustrator.
A sweet table found in a junk shop and repainted blue anchors a simple coastal vignette.
The downstairs powder room is equal parts whimsical and nautical.
With the home’s center staircase removed, the living room is now a light-filled, wide-open space; Rylee designed the generously scaled striped rug—in two shades of the beachy blue she loves—that grounds the room.
The swan painting that dominates the wall behind the library’s RH sofa belonged to Rylee’s mother; its provenance remains a mystery. Designed for comfort, the room is grounded in a graphic rug from Indian Dhurries.
Designer Leslie Rylee’s love affair with her vacation home dates back more than twenty years, when she first started coming to the Maine coast. “It had everything I wanted: a screened porch, big yard, beach access,” she says. Six years ago, Rylee left a note for the owners, asking if they were willing to sell. She was, of course, thrilled with the reply.
Drapes fabricated from John Robshaw’s Ginger Coral linen inspired the formal dining room. Rylee repainted a table that came with the house and paired it with red Pavilion chairs from Palecek.
Rylee painted much of the wood in the house white with the exception of the paneled library. Connecticut artist Mary Maguire created the ship giclee that hangs directly above the desk.
A big yard and waterfront location were nonnegotiable for Rylee: the home’s patio sits sixty feet from the shore.
The warm palette was carried into the bar, which is painted Sherwin-Williams Habanero Chile.
Chairs from Schoolhouse adorn the pool house, which was built before the main residence so the family could enjoy summers on the property during construction.
The parents enjoy stellar views of the estuary from their bedroom, thanks to triple-pane Schüco windows that span more than six by nine feet and conceal motorized shades at the top.
Most meals are enjoyed on the heated porch, which interior designer Kristina Crestin painted a moody blue-black (Benjamin Moore Polo Blue).
The pool house is lined with sliding glass doors to accommodate a constant flow of guests, who can shelter on the covered patio or relax poolside in an RH chaise.
Hanging pendants from RH help fill the pool house’s volume and cast magical patterns on the ceiling—without upstaging the sectional, whose grass-green performance fabric is echoed in the Sallie Strand painting; the custom Ping-Pong table was designed by Crestin.
In the mudroom, custom grass-green lockers fitted with wire mesh doors keep kid stuff organized but in view and inject a burst of color.
Since the family loves sectionals, Crestin outfitted the living room with one from Lekker Home that easily seats nine; she upholstered the massive ottoman in a foot-friendly Dash & Albert rug.
There’s no shortage of seating at the kitchen’s twenty-two-foot island, which was made by B&G Cabinet.
The folksy front facade offers little hint of the home’s zero-energy design, which produces as much energy as it uses, thanks in part to solar panels on the neighboring barn.
A mammoth factory light from Rejuvenation illuminates the breakfast table in this Gloucester, Massachusetts, kitchen, which sports concrete counters and a corner pantry fashioned from steel-and-glass panels from Costa Fabrications.
“It’s a bird-watcher’s paradise,” the wife says of the estuary out back, where seals sometimes frolic between the mounds of marsh grass. The eighty-six-acre property is also home to chickens and goats, as well as an apple orchard and crops, which the children help tend as a kind of outdoor environmental classroom.
The primary suite includes a walk-in closet with sliding door panels on one side and a built-in dresser with leather handles on the other.
In the neighboring bath, white-oak vanities flank the water closet doorway; the tiles are from Marrakech Design and the lights are Hollis+Morris.
The barn includes storage and a room for processing apples, but it can also double as party space, thanks to heated floors powered by hydronic panels on the roof.
The new house sits on the same site as the old house and was designed to maximize views.
The parents enjoy stellar views of the estuary from their bedroom, thanks to triple-pane Schüco windows that span more than six by nine feet and conceal motorized shades at the top.
Most meals are enjoyed on the heated porch, which interior designer Kristina Crestin painted a moody blue-black (Benjamin Moore Polo Blue).
There’s no shortage of seating at the kitchen’s twenty-two-foot island, which was made by B&G Cabinet.
The folksy front facade offers little hint of the home’s zero-energy design, which produces as much energy as it uses, thanks in part to solar panels on the neighboring barn.
The primary suite includes a walk-in closet with sliding door panels on one side and a built-in dresser with leather handles on the other.
. In the neighboring bath, white-oak vanities flank the water closet doorway; the tiles are from Marrakech Design and the lights are Hollis+Morris.
The floating oak staircase and modern barn doors (not to mention the kitchen cabinetry) are all the handiwork of Jackson Moreau of Driftwood Cape Cod. The cabinets and trim in the cheery butler’s pantry are painted Benjamin Moore Buxton Blue.
At the top of the owners’ wish list was a screened porch. Hutker and Gates delivered with this four-season space, complete with a dining area and wet bar, that doubles as a family room.
Gates chose a rope-wrapped Palecek bed for the primary bedroom—“It has an amazing beachy texture but a really modern silhouette,” she says.
In the primary bath, the long double vanity, which includes a make-up table, was designed by Gates and fabricated by Driftwood Cape Cod
A play table and chairs from Serena & Lily sits atop an Erin Gates for Momeni striped rug in the youngest son’s bedroom.
“I have always wanted to use this Cole & Son paper in a Cape house,” says Gates of the appropriately named Melville wallcovering. “It’s the perfect blend of classic and whimsical.”
The triptych by Christine Flynn, which the homeowners commissioned from Claire Carino Contemporary in Boston, informed the living room’s palette.
Gates opted for a stronger-veined quartz on the kitchen island to counter the serene cerused-oak cabinetry; the pendants from Hudson Valley Lighting inspired the blue hue of the butler’s pantry.
The open-concept floor plan incorporates a living room, dining room, and kitchen. “The added benefit of the raised kitchen is that you see over the living room furniture to the water view beyond,” notes architect Mark Hutker.
While there is purposely no overly formal space in this Orleans house, designer Erin Gates sought to create a room that “still had the capacity to feel like a proper dining room.” Side chairs from Maine Cottage—a modern take on a Windsor—flank a table from Arhaus.
The bath off the upstairs bunk room has an Endless Summer vibe thanks to the surfboard wallcovering by Studio Four NYC.
The Porcelanosa soaking tub and waterfall quartz shower bench signal that the primary bath was designed with relaxation in mind.
Artist Jessica Pisano.
Daybreak, 40”H x 40”W, oil on panel.
Through Time and Space, 30”H x 48”W, oil on panel.
The Moment Time Stands Still, 30″H x 48″W, oil on panel.
Calm Waters, 36″H x 36″W, oil on panel.
Flight Pattern, 48″H x 48″W, oil on panel.
Dream Space, 48″H x 48″W, oil on panel.
Garden of Gold, 40″H x 40″W, oil and gold leaf on panel.
The team at Carpenter & MacNeille stripped the stairway in this Nantucket home to its frame and rebuilt it with white oak and a graceful handrail that wraps around the newel post. The oil paintings are by Kimberly MacNeille, architect Rob MacNeille’s wife.
The primary bath’s recessed teak ceiling references a lapstrake boat and increases the room’s ceiling height. Silver-wave honed tile installed as planks comprises the floor.
One of the first phases of the renovation included the expansive back porch, where the family likes to start their day, especially on the C&M-designed-and-built hanging couch. Furniture by McKinnon and Harris surround the teak table, which was crafted from a vintage ship’s grate.
Interior designer Wendy LeStage Hodgson chose two-toned and striped fabrics as well as a variety of furniture styles to add dashes of color and interest to the living room’s neutral design envelope.
The light-filled, oak-ceilinged kitchen and dining area take full advantage of the expansive views and include a marble-and-teak island and a round, expandable dining table, both custom designed and built by C&M.
C&M gutted an over-the-garage bedroom and renovated it with an award-winning series of bunk beds. The bunks, ladders, wall paneling, drawers, and closets were built in C&M’s mainland mill shop, shipped to Nantucket, and installed by the firm’s carpentry team over a three-week period.
The primary bath’s custom vanity, also designed and built by C&M, repeats on the other side of the room. The fixtures and mirror are from Waterworks, and the tile is from The Tile Room on Nantucket.
The bar area features a new teak ceiling, a Baikal quartzite countertop, and a porthole light from M-Geough in Boston.
Landscape architect Dan Gordon and landscape designer Patrick Taylor used a plethora of easy-care plants like Russian sage and fountain grass that play in the island breezes.
The cedar pergola, flanked by crepe myrtle trees and surrounded by exuberant fountain grass, has a reeded canopy roof to provide dappled shade. The walkway around the pool blends stone and grass for a natural look.
The peastone driveway passes between a meadow-like scene of fluffy white hydrangeas and feathery Russian sage and the more tailored entry walk. Privet hedges help the house feel nestled into the site.
A split-rail fence separates the property from the neighboring horse paddocks. From the rugged, natural-looking trees, grasses, and shrubs at the fence line, the yard progresses to the more structured look of the firepit area just off the house, where spiky purple agastache and soft yellow coreopsis lend both sculptural and colorful interest.
The couple wanted a pool, but the site their new house sat on wasn’t quite large enough to fit it comfortably. The solution: they bought the property next door and had Gordon and Taylor create a landscape plan that includes the long lap pool and pergola surrounded by hedges and plantings.
Inspired by the space-saving designs found in boat cabins, the built-in sofa—covered in a fade-resistant Sunbrella fabric—has plenty of space underneath for storing linens and other household necessities.
In the primary bedroom, a coral-colored headboard nestles cozily into a wall of storage cabinets with bedside cutouts that serve as nightstands.
Landscape architect Greg Lombardi’s clever use of elevation creates distinctive dining and entertaining areas in a compact backyard, which also includes a full outdoor kitchen and two storage sheds.
Twelve handblown tinted-glass orbs that resemble oyster shells and change color with the natural light shimmer above the kitchen island.
The Urban Electric Co. sconces and globe light on the shared night table in the guest room are covered in soft leather.
The designers managed to include a tiny but functional cabana-inspired “mudroom,” complete with a feeding station for the family dog below the bench. A ladder leads to a sunlit loft providing additional living and storage space.
A side door leads to the trellis-covered deck. LEFT: Architect Chris Brown raised the home’s elevation, enhancing the view of the harbor and reducing the view of the road.
The neutral walls, open trusses, nickel-gap ceiling, and sparse furnishings like this Knoll dining table keep distractions from the views to a minimum.
Outdoor areas like this sunny deck off the kitchen effectively double the 800-square-foot Cape Cod home’s living area from May to September.
A handsome woodgrain vanity coexists happily with a more coastal-comfortable shower clad in sea-glass-like tiles.
An additional guest bedroom features a mix of patterns and textures, including a Phillip Jeffries wallcovering. The team used the same Raoul Textiles fabric on the headboards and bed skirts, and the bed drapery is from Claremont.
Outdoor furnishings from Janus et Cie allow guests to take in the surrounding views and the landscape devised by Hollander Design Landscape Architects.
A blue dhurrie rug from Guinevere antiques anchors the living room. The artwork is by Karen Bezuidenhout. Fabrics from Peter Fasano and Pindler cover many of the furnishings, including the Bielecky wicker pieces and the draperies.
The kitchen island is painted Benjamin Moore Blue Jean. A mosque lantern from Guinevere antiques hangs above it.
An Elizabeth Eakins rug, with stripes that lead the eye to the outdoors, grounds the guest room.
A pink Farrow & Ball wallpaper envelopes another guest room. Lussier Lajoie Framing custom colored the octagonal mirror with a green glaze. A vintage patchwork quilt from Rafael Osona Auctions graces the foot of the bed.
In the guest bedroom, Benjamin Moore’s Fresh Dew offers a shift from the predominantly blue-and-white scheme used in the home’s more public spaces. The bed features a Soane Britain fabric on the headboard and skirt.
Green and gilt decorative vases from Hindman auctioneers add an unexpected pop of color to the guest bathroom.
A pair of Shoal light fixtures sourced from Scabetti and comprised of glazed-and-unglazed fine-bone china fish illuminate the living room. They reflect one of the owner’s hobbies, scuba diving, and create a mesmerizing sound when the doors are open and the breeze flows through.
Nantucket is all about entertaining,” says Bill Richards, a partner at Gary McBournie, Inc. The client’s own dining chairs were recovered in a Galbraith & Paul fabric, and decorative artist Deidre Mannix recolored a shell console (one of a pair). The nineteenth-century sailor-made woolie was sourced from Freeman’s auction house.
Grasscloth also adorns the walls of the living room, where Palecek chairs surround an Oomph coffee table. “The wallcovering recalls sand,” says Mattison. “We were going for sophisticated beachy.”
n the sunroom, the sofa and chairs are family heirlooms that Mattison had painted and reupholstered. The custom coffee table features a map of Osterville.
The sunroom’s elephant stool is vintage.
Upstairs, each bedroom has its own color scheme; the lavender primary features a light fixture from Coleen and Company, a bench from Redford House, and Matouk bedding.
The shade pops up again in the powder room, which is sheathed in a Thibaut wallpaper.
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