A dark-paneled billiard room became a cozy family room with high-gloss blue walls and a fun mix of patterns, including striped chairs, a floral sofa, and an abstract Landry & Arcari rug.
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 high-gloss indigo wall color in the study was a holdover from the previous owners; “We loved the dark, cozy feel,” remembers the homeowner. Lindsay leaned into the vibe, going a bit more midcentury modern and moody with the furnishings.
The primary bedroom’s wool-sateen drapery wall is the same shade of blue as the Schumacher wallcovering and conceals shelving used for storage.
Counter stools (with brass details on the footrests) surrounding the pewter-topped kitchen island were what prompted the wife to contact Gannon.
The family room’s fireplace wall extends into the kitchen; Gannon topped the built-in cabinets with stone so the homeowners could use the surface to serve apps and drinks during family get-togethers.
The sofa at the end of the bed faces what appears to be a mirror but is actually a TV. Like almost every seat in the condo, the comfy reading chair pairs with its own drink-drop table.
The built-in bar off the living room is a “little jewel,” says interior designer Kate Kelley.
Texture, in the grasscloth ceiling and wall papers, and pattern, in the rug, window treatments, and sofa, put the cozy in the room the family calls the “cozy den.”
A luxe blue velvet lining the foyer’s niche acts as a conversation starter. “Everyone wants to touch it,” says Daher.
Pocket doors join the husband’s office and the guest room, which features a custom bed nook sheathed in a Phillip Jeffries wallcovering.
Original bird-motif stained-glass found throughout the residence inspired the decor; antique pieces include the table, artwork, and rug, while the chairs are from Bernhardt and the light fixture is from Arhaus.
The dining room is located off a central gallery space, which features a center-hall table. The flooring and beams are original to the historic home, which was built as an artist’s studio.
Using a rich palette of dark blues, grays, and tans, interior designer Christina Roughan renovated this New Canaan home office into a multipurpose room that includes cozy sitting areas for overflow party guests, a wall covered with photos of rock and roll icons who have inspired the guitar-playing owner, and a desk for getting work done.
As Roughan explains, “Strong imagery mixed with textures and a wood-veneer coffered ceiling help create a calm yet powerful presence, while numerous decorative small pieces, such as the KleinReid ceramic vase on the coffee table, resonate with the interior.”
A comfy banquette, a custom O&G Studio table, and a statement-making pendant by California-based Ravenhill Studio make this corner of the kitchen a coveted spot for coffee and conversation.
Deep blue cabinets in the adjacent pantry add a happy pop of bold color to the scheme.
In this Watch Hill, Rhode Island, home, large communal spaces alternate with more intimate rooms like this library, whose bookcases are backed with an embroidered fabric from Schumacher that’s also repeated on the pillows.
In the den, muralist David Faust painted each panel with a scene from nature, overlaying some with favorite quotes.
In the husband’s third-floor office, the design team preserved the defunct fireplace’s herringbone tile.
The original dining room morphed into a dazzling library with its drawn-plaster ceiling—an in-kind replacement of the original—and navy grasscloth-covered walls.
The designers were tasked with taking the edge off a starkly modern primary bath, so they added pale lavender wallpaper and a plush, slightly freeform vanity bench.
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.
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.
The bunk room, which contains four full beds and four twin beds, features a lobster-print ceiling paper
Milk glass pendants from O’Lampia illuminate the all-white kitchen’s oversized island crafted by Martha’s Vineyard cabinetmaker Ryan Dillon.
The triptych by Christine Flynn, which the homeowners commissioned from Claire Carino Contemporary in Boston, informed the living room’s palette.
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.
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 bar area features a new teak ceiling, a Baikal quartzite countertop, and a porthole light from M-Geough in Boston.
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.
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.
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.
The shade pops up again in the powder room, which is sheathed in a Thibaut wallpaper.
Indoor-outdoor living is important to the clients, so architect Patrick Ahearn designed several spaces for the family to take in the natural surroundings. The screened porch features teak furniture from Summer Classics.
The golf-course-inspired office is painted a custom shade of green lacquer from Fine Paints of Europe.
In the office, Aronson Woodworks custom made the ash-wood desk, finished in the company’s signature Claize in a bright shade of blue.
Designer Allison Mattison carried the clients’ love of blue, white, and green into the family room. “Blue runs through every room downstairs, so there’s a nice flow in terms of the palette,” she says.
The fireplace wall in the dining room is painted a custom shade from Fine Paints of Europe; “That hydrangea blue is a color they love, and it feels so them,” says Mattison.
A bar area painted the same hue flanks the fireplace.
The study, with windows that open onto the four-season room, is a lesson in layers. Quadrille wallpaper adorns the walls, and the trim is painted Benjamin Moore Van Deusen Blue.
The pool house embraces all things nautical. “It’s such a special room,” says Whitla. “In the summer, those doors are wide open, and in the fall, there’s a fire in the fireplace.”
At one end of the house, a deep blue ceiling in a bunk room with two queen beds adds some drama
Views and light flood the family room, which is flanked by cutout Greek Revival columns and an inglenook designed for conversation or contemplation. “The owners really wanted it to feel bright, open, and coastal,” says Polhemus Savery DaSilva owner and CEO Aaron Polhemus.
The couple wanted to reuse their existing dining table and chairs, so Csongor updated the latter with new fabric and paired them with a Paul Ferrante chandelier that hangs from a ceiling adorned with arches that are echoed in the transoms.
Original BTC pendants illuminate the hardworking blue-gray pantry.
In another guest room, both the antique bedside table, topped with a lamp from Chairish, and the artwork are from the clients’ own collection.
An America’s Cup yacht, the whaler Charles W. Morgan, and the owners’ yacht are among the vessels plying the waters of Nantucket Harbor in the dining room mural hand-painted by Segreto Finishes
Designer Kaitlin Smith arranges a bouquet that complements the Anna French for Thibaut Roscoe wallcovering and the dining room ceiling lacquered in Benjamin Moore Newburyport Blue.
“I wanted to create young bedrooms for my young children—I wasn’t worried about them growing into them,” notes Smith, pointing to the Sister Parish Serendipity wallcovering on the ceiling, the vintage Babar the Elephant prints, and the vintage rocker from her own store, Highpoint Home.
Antique French cane beds with Matouk linens and Amanda Lindroth shams anchor a cheery guest room.
In the kitchen, an earthy patinated-steel hood and Waterworks tile complement cabinets painted Benjamin Moore Brewster Gray; the exuberant chandelier and tufted red-leather benches are from Sedgwick & Brattle, Filicia’s to-the-trade showroom.
The primary bedroom’s bed and lounge chair are outfitted in Quadrille’s China Seas fabric in pretty shades of turquoise and navy.
Oomph’s Westport Classic Mirror in Tucson Coral as well as coral stool cushions and toss pillows add a lively touch to the living room’s palette of blue and white.
White trim pops against the turquoise and royal blue of the family room’s walls and furniture. Hot pink, lime green, and color-block prints from the late Wendy Concannon add zip.
Classic and contemporary meet in the foyer, where vivid turquoise grasscloth makes an unexpected companion to the traditional architectural details
An embossed Élitis Mindoro wallcovering that helps showcase one of homeowner Patricia Pomerleau’s own photographs covers the room’s accent wall. Pomerleau purchased the wallcovering before even building the house.
The light-filled breakfast/dining nook takes full advantage of the home’s views and features two of Philippe Starck’s iconic Masters chairs. Orange frosted glass tops the Sovet pedestal table.
Fireplaces, like this one in the main level’s snug den, have mantels crafted from stone brought from Italy. Wool drapes and a chenille chair with leather cording enhance the cozy feel.
A faux suede ceiling and sueded wallpaper make the den perfect for curling up with a good book. The formal dining room, with its cherry blossom wallpaper from China Seas, can be glimpsed through the doorway.
Two large-scale photographs by Marilyn Minter dominate the living room. “I love them because they reflect female empowerment and choice, a message the artist always conveys in her work,” says homeowner and designer Charlotte Zawel.
In the living room, the color palette of the Slinky print by artist Tara Donovan inspired Pauline Curtiss’s hand-painted ombré treatment of the fireplace. “I wanted to take that blackness of the hearth and stone surround and fade it up to the bright white of the molding and ceiling,” says Curtiss.
The new kitchen sports custom cabinets painted Farrow & Ball Parma Gray and a La Cornue range that had to be hoisted through a window on a crane. The Urban Electric Co. lantern is surrounded by soffits concealing ductwork.
The neighboring breakfast area showcases a Pierre Frey toile the owner treasured from a previous home.
A bar cart from Soane Britain sidles up to the dining table for easy access.
A built-in hutch houses Smith’s large cabbage ware collection—a lovely pop of green in a sea of blue.
A herringbone-patterned runner in a soft French blue covers the stairs that lead to the back half of the house. “It was once servants’ quarters; now my husband and I are the servants,” jokes Smith.
The brass range hood is from CopperSmith. “I wanted something as elevated as the range but that didn’t compete,” says Smith.
The custom-made pendants are wrapped in Schumacher’s Elton Cotton Check fabric. “They add a nice softness to the space,” says designer Kate Smith.
The compact size of the sitting room compelled designer Prudence Bailey to place a quartet of armchairs around an airy coffee table from Mr. Brown London.
A high-gloss ceiling enhances the family room’s sense of space, as do the iron-and-glass panels framing the entry to the adjoining eat-in kitchen.
Lucite chairs add flair and friction to the mix of modern and traditional elements in the dining room. A subtle animal theme is carried through from the chair upholstery to the horse-head sculpture sourced from Eleish Van Breems Home to the hair-on-hide rug.
Blue notes in the living room include a Precedent sofa and a painting by artist Fernando Varela. The nesting tables are from Pottery Barn.
Radman designed and installed the built-in desk and open shelving in the kids’ study.
The family room, which features a sofa from Eleish Van Breems Home and deep chairs by Thom Filicia, is furnished with comfort top of mind.
In the office, the Phillip Jeffries Dojo Weave wallcovering in navy plait complements artwork from Arhaus. A striped Annie Selke rug pulls it all together.
In the dining room, the Nimbus resin bubble chandelier from Oly is the star.
Cobalt-blue glossy lamp shades by Currey & Company flank a large abstract in the dining room.
Galbraith & Paul’s Lotus wallpaper in the powder room off the foyer complements the adjacent room’s grasscloth and makes a subtle impact.
Najnigier says the colors in the primary bedroom’s pleated printed-linen wallcovering remind her of a winter sunset. DiCarlo Upholstery carefully covered the sconce switches in the same Romo boucle fabric as the wall-to-wall headboard.
Romo wallpaper depicting an abstract garden envelopes the powder room.
To prevent fading, the Lee Industries chairs in the sunroom—enclosed by Tischler und Sohn steel-framed windows—were upholstered in indoor-outdoor Cowtan & Tout fabric.
Duffy enveloped the powder room in a Harlequin wallpaper and outfitted it with a WS Bath Collections sink, Brizo faucet, and Arteriors mirror.
Her office centers around a Made Goods faux horn desk. Duffy matched the millwork color to the niche’s Phillip Jeffries wallpaper. The gold ceiling paper is also Phillip Jeffries.
Some cabinetry and the kitchen’s central island showcase blue, the wife’s favored color, which designer Lisa Duffy also picked up in the Perennials fabric on the RH stools. Massive wood beams and white-oak floors add rustic charm to industrial touches like iron-and-glass cabinetry, steel-framed windows, and House of Rohl fixtures.
The lower level’s new powder room packs a dramatic punch with its azure tiles in a herringbone pattern and a vintage-style sink with exposed plumbing. “We were going for a Downton Abbey look here,” Karen Calo says.
An upholstered headboard, silky bedding, a bench outfitted in lustrous silk velvet, and grasscloth wallcovering give the primary bedroom its cocoon-like ambience.
Avid readers, the boys love their bedside sconces and acrylic book racks.
Filled with blue notes, the boys’ room was furnished with Newport Cottages bunks fitted with Crate & Barrel bedding in a solar-system motif. Designer Georgia Zikas added the orange acrylic Philippe Starck side table because it felt very “futuristic” to the boys. The planet mobile and artwork are from Etsy.
An array of clever details, including a Cooper Classics mirror, a statement light fixture from Currey & Company, and felt animal heads from Fiona Walker England elevate the room.
For the dining room, Boothby brought in the clients’ Stark rug from their previous home, along with their antique dining table and chairs, which she had recovered in two different Perennials fabrics. A previous set of owners had installed the blue grasscloth.
“I wanted the house to feel restful,” says designer and homeowner Mariel Goodson, who left the living room windows bare to enhance views of the lake. Farrow & Ball’s glossy Light Blue complements the Phillip Jeffries grasscloth.
Goodson went for an English cottage look in her oldest son’s bedroom, which features wallpaper from Soane and beds topped with antique suzanis.
A patterned backsplash is a focal point of the kitchen.
Clerestory windows flood the new kitchen with natural light.
Another feature of the custom cabinetry is a retractable step stool, which measures a mere one-inch thick when folded and stored.
Platt Builders installed custom cabinetry that includes a movable shelf for the stand mixer, allowing the client to pull out the heavy appliance with minimal effort.
Another feature of the custom cabinetry is a retractable step stool, which measures a mere one-inch thick when folded and stored.
“The brass hardware from Waterworks serves as the jewelry in this pantry,” says Conti.
The remodeled basement is daughter Kidder’s domain, starting with a mudroom outfitted with reindeer wallpaper from Élitis.
Brady maximized space in a guest room by inserting the bed in a nook outfitted with bookshelves and a TV.
The dining room’s window bay was transformed into a game area that doubles as overflow dinner seating. (Twelve-year-old daughter Kidder made it her “home office” during the pandemic.)
A larder, built by Bespoke of Winchester, to the left of the range contains a microwave and pantry storage. The island is painted Farrow & Ball Studio Green and topped with soapstone.
In a guest room, hand-painted Alpha Workshops wallpaper purchased through Dennis Miller New York, a Rosemary Hallgarten alpaca rug, and crystal pendant sconces lend a luxe yet tranquil vibe.
The interior dining area features a built-in banquette and custom chairs around a BoConcept table, all underneath a modern Ochre chandelier.
The new blue mudroom—the handiwork of kitchen and cabinet designer David Devendorf—is a handsome spot to hang your (sun) hat.
Rabun opted for a large-scale tile backsplash so it’s visible from across the open kitchen, dining room, and living room; the indoor/outdoor woven basket-weave-and-teak stools are from Made Goods.
In the blue guest room, “the mix of colors and patterns lends a ‘collected over time’ feel to the space,” says Rabun.
The homeowner’s office makes a statement with high-gloss Benjamin Moore Hudson Bay navy walls and an antique campaign desk in mahogany.
Crisp Architects recreated the crown molding found in the rest of the house in the cozy library/TV room. A Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams ottoman serves as a coffee table surrounded by blue velvet sofas from Hickory Chair.
The kitchen flows into the family room, where a linen-wrapped game table pairs with a window seat.
In the kitchen, Morgan Harrison customized The Urban Electric Co. light fixtures with Benjamin Moore Blue Heron to match the island.
From the front door, guests look through the house into the great room and then the courtyard beyond.
The architects designed the floor plan to be more open than a traditional colonial, with a great room that contains the living and dining areas, which are separated by a library table.
No rooms are off-limits to the couple’s kids, so all fabrics, rugs, and surfaces were selected for their durability.
In the foyer, a blue Phillip Jeffries wallcovering, console table from The CEH, blue-and-white benches from Highland House, and a navy lantern from Mitzi all work in harmony with the door, which is painted Benjamin Moore Evening Dove.
Artwork by Kim Romero presides over the dining area, which features a custom table, Jessica Charles chairs upholstered in a Fabricut velvet, and a chandelier from Generation Lighting.
To designer Michelle Morgan Harrison’s delight, the clients wanted to experiment with high-gloss color, so she paired a Schumacher wallpaper with Benjamin Moore Oxford Gray in the butler’s pantry.
In the garden room, builder Martin Conneely raised the ceiling to bring more volume to a tiny space. The homeowners’ dogs, Chase and Callie, quickly claimed the daybed as their own.
Osborne & Little wallpaper gives the built-in shelves and Kravet-upholstered daybed depth and echoes the garden outside. Circa Lighting task lamps encourage reading.
In the great room, which was sooty from the woodburning fireplace, the design team scrubbed the stone, refreshed the beams and waincotting, and replaced the drywall on the walls and ceiling. A new gas fireplace insert ensures the family can use the feature without the mess.
Benjamin Moore Largo Teal and Osborne & Little Aravali wallpaper transformed a former craft room into a chic wet bar. Sayeed found the lantern-style light fixture on one of her trips to India.
The homeowners opted to keep the 1920s-built home’s original leaded-glass windows, which Conneely lovingly restored. “Taking those away would have been a sin,” he says
The gray grout between Cle Tile’s Moroccan zellige backsplash, says designer Heide Hendricks, mimics shadow lines.
The living room’s architectural details stand out thanks to a coat of pale blue paint on the walls and windows framed in agate-patterned curtains. The sofas are covered in a plush blue velvet from Kravet.
A selection of the clients’ prized artwork hangs over a study desk with a wood top that matches the floors.
Mirrors cleverly expand the sense of space in this skinny Jack-and-Jill bathroom and reflect—literally—the bold choices in color and pattern.
“I love turquoise,” says the owner of the inspiration for the dining room’s palette. To balance the bold hue, Kolb selected a neutral velvet fabric for the curved banquette, and the custom-made chairs have backs fabricated from a hand-script upholstery by Design Legacy. The bronze Sputnik chandelier adds a dose of glamour.
The butler’s pantry off the kitchen gets more than a passing glance with a gallery of family photos, a ceiling papered with GP & J Baker, and walls the bold color of Benjamin Moore’s In the Midnight Hour.
The room’s palette was inspired by an overlooked painting that Gates found relegated to an obscure corner; she rehung it above the mantel, between two vintage sconces from Chairish.
Her clients’ willingness to take risks is what made their game room successful, says Gates. “Not everyone will commit to wall-to-wall blue-plaid carpet. But they really went for it, and it’s so perfect for what that room is.” The carpet is from STARK, while the pool table and shuffleboard are custom through Pharaoh USA. A ceiling fixture from Visual Comfort tops it all off.
Traditional at a glance, the living room’s Lucite-and-leather bench reveals its contemporary side.
Son Frankie’s room is painted a light blue with an Erin Gates by Momeni rug. Wooly textural art hangs above the Pottery Barn crib.
One of a pair of heirloom wing chairs refreshed with a broad blue stripe is joined at the fireplace by other vintage pieces collected at antiques markets around the region.
The wife’s closet, painted in Benjamin Moore Yorktowne Green, is her special enclave. “It makes me so happy!” she says.
Casey turned an unneeded full bath located in the middle of the first floor into a jewel-like powder room that opens nearer the entry.
Designer Becca Casey honed the color palette by pulling hues from the landscape and leaning into her own favorite shades. For example, the front door is painted in Benjamin Moore Britannia Blue.
In the kitchen, pendant lights from Selamat Designs hang above a custom table, rug, and chairs, the latter of which are covered in a colorful Knoll fabric.
The entry features a Cassoni light fixture and a vintage Milo Baughman bench.
In the jewel-box-like butler’s pantry, a Phillip Jeffries wallcovering complements millwork painted in Farrow & Ball Hague Blue.
The kitchen’s leopard-themed glass mosaic backsplash features 24-karat gold leaf and adds another Old World element.
A Cole & Son wallcovering on the foyer’s ceiling coordinates with the aqua-blue wall color. Stained oak, natural maple, and walnut comprise the inlay floor.
French doors, painted the same lush Farrow & Ball Sugar Bag Light as the rest of the foyer, lead to the living room.
To create this “anti-kitchen,” designer Duncan Hughes skipped whites altogether and opted for Benjamin Moore Van Deusen Blue walls, made even more mesmerizing with original artwork by Eric Zener. Leather banquettes and gold Jonathan Adler chairs add to the clubby feel.
“This is my favorite room in the house,” says the wife of the upstairs guest bedroom. “Every child wants to sleep here.”
Paisley pillows and framed maps honor the Provincetown location of the home. Textured blue grasscloth wallpaper by Thibaut provides a subtle wrap to a room where bold stripes and geometric patterns otherwise dominate.
Broad vertical stripes in the Kravet wallcovering give this upstairs bedroom a sense of height, while the grasscloth’s earth tones pleasantly contrast the room’s nautical shades of blue.
A turquoise Red Egg bedside table is an eye-catching offset to the twin white wicker beds, but closer examination reveals matching aqua tones mixing with light blue hues in the Mally Skok wallpaper.
Tasseled drawer pulls tease a color palette that—like the hydrangeas that served as inspiration—can thrive through many seasons, not just summer.
A sitting room on the second floor serves as a media and game room; a Phillip Jeffries grasscloth covers the walls, and a pair of custom daybeds are upholstered in a Romo fabric.
The dark hue (Benjamin Moore Old Navy) of the TV room creates a cozy sanctuary off the bright and lively living room. The custom chair is upholstered in Langham by Jim Thompson Fabrics.
It reappears in the living room in Morning Still Life, a painting by Lillia Frantin, which inspired the addition of bright greens and blues to the palette. Designer Heather Wells kept the vibe casual by incorporating vintage furnishings, such as this wicker-block sofa designed by John Hutton for Donghia.
A once-characterless condo got a bold refresh that is both comfortable and conducive to frequent entertaining; the counter stools are from Bungalow 5, and the punchy striped fabric is from Robert Allen.
Designer Laura Keeler Pierce wanted to open up the kitchen without sacrificing storage; the custom hanging brass-and-glass shelving unit, fabricated by Fishbone Metal Works, does the trick.
A sunshine-filled nook by the bay window has the ideal spot for tucking into a good book: a comfy Eero Saarinen womb chair from Knoll.
“The room gets a lot of light,” notes architect and designer Michele Kolb. “That’s why I was able to use a dark color.”
Taking inspiration from boutique hotels, designer Justine Sterling gave each bedroom suite its own signature color.
The first room to receive a makeover belongs to seventeen-year-old Jack Lambros, who helped choose the Ralph Lauren wallpaper.
The sunroom is everybody’s favorite indoor spot, tailor-made for relaxing by the fire with a cocktail or a good book. Summer Classics woven sofas face off over a low coffee table crafted of reclaimed Russian oak.
Interior designer Christine McGovern went for plenty of texture in the living room, starting with the abstract rug the homeowners already had and adding a crushed velvet sofa, Phillip Jeffries jute wallpaper, and draperies of linen by Anna French for Thibaut.
Gentleman’s Gray shows up again in the second-floor office, which features a geometric rug from Beauvais Carpets.lor also appears in the main suite’s dressing area, which the architects completely reworked.
Benjamin Moore Gentleman’s Gray in a high-gloss finish adds drama to the third-floor main bath.
The color also appears in the main suite’s dressing area, which the architects completely reworked.
Designed by Michael S. Smith for Kallista, these mirrored medicine cabinets boast frames that light up. The sleek vanity echoes the room’s black-and-white scheme while exposed plumbing adds a subtle industrial appeal.
The homeowners purchased Nancy Gruskin’s vibrant painting from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, annual alumni sale.
Schoolhouse crafted this mirror and light fixture, and Benjamin Moore Waterbury Green adorns the walls.
Down came two walls to create an open-plan kitchen, breakfast area, and family room.
The kitchen island is topped with leathered Nero Mist granite and painted Farrow & Ball Hague Blue. To seamlessly tie together the home, all the walls in the public spaces got a coat of Benjamin Moore Light Pewter paint.
In the study, a quartet of Bernhardt Design swivel chairs circle an ottoman custom designed by Kaplan and upholstered in Pollack fabric; the fireplace surround includes tile from Discover Tile.
The kitchen backsplash sports more Delft tiles.
The owners’ collection of Staffordshire dinnerware, displayed in the dining area, inspired designer Gerald Pomeroy’s choice of the garden level’s blue-and-white palette.
The garden-level powder room was treated to a bold Thibaut wallpaper.
In the same space, Tharp specified a daybed, ottoman, and sectional from her own custom line, the Lisa Tharp Collection; the cozy-yet-streamlined pieces don’t monopolize visual space. Swivel chairs offer flexible seating; Scofield sconces hang above the fireplace.
To draw the eye upward in the long, open-plan living area, interior designer Lisa Tharp added beams and rafters to ceilings, hung drapes as high as possible, and replaced the existing fireplace surround with floor-to-ceiling paneling.
A bunk room with toe-to-toe twin beds on each side is used for lounging or guests. Striped wallpaper, Schoolhouse sconces, and vintage art lend a nautical vibe.
The living room’s stone fireplace was inspired by the one in the original house; that’s Skok’s Nichola fabric on the French footstool.
The living area’s custom tiered coffee table with brass edges makes way for cocktails and storage.
The powder room’s Margate wallpaper from Thibaut calls up the color of the sea and sky. A rope sconce and lacquered-brass fixtures add a maritime touch.
Window shades of Quadrille’s Clementine pattern keep the morning sun at bay in the master bedroom. The elephant sconce, one of a pair, is another Brimfield triumph.
The attic above this guest bedroom was partially removed to add an extra window and more natural lighting, accented by a cut-crystal chandelier.
The master bath’s space-saving shower is set against a backsplash of locally quarried Danby marble and drains into a floor inlaid with an oval design repeated throughout the home.
Covered by a wooden ceiling designed to resemble the hull of an upturned boat, the screen porch was the one major addition to the home. All-weather chairs surrounding a coffee table crafted from a tree harvested on the property afford lake views warmed by a crackling fire.
Painted in a blue tone to match the waters of Lake Champlain, the dining room features a landscape mural by a local artist and a chandelier with wax candles whose light reflects off a high-gloss ceiling that increases the sense of space. The bay windows are original to the house.
Opposing twin fireplaces warm this stone-sided room at the center of the house, enlivened by the face of an antique French clock. The custom mantel incorporates an oval design found on the transom over the front door, and the bench and sling chair provide extra seating in a compact room.
The mudroom’s checkerboard floor is made of local Panton stone, matching that used in the walls of the house and on the property.
With the ocean on one side and the blue bay on the other, the location of this Maine vacation home couldn’t be more heavenly. Multiple decks celebrate the spectacular location and offer bonus living space. “I was worried about building,” says the wife. “But our builder was wonderful. Everything went smoothly.” The well-worn path is a direct route to the sea.
A Rohl rainhead in the outdoor shower takes care of sandy beachgoers.
Hand-painted Carrara marble tiles line the master bathroom’s shower, while beadboard walls add to the beachy character.
The owners opted for pieces that suit a summer lifestyle, like a Serena & Lily woven seagrass bed. A fun recipe of stripes, florals, and paisley raises the room’s spirit.
Window seats flanking the fireplace provide extra seating and make snug spots to curl up with a book. Rosenfeld says she found most of the room’s fabrics, including all the lively pillow covers, at small independent fabric houses and artisanal shops.
A powder room features a simple but elegant design with a sink of statuario gold marble and an embedded mirror flanked by dark gray paneling.
The blue-and-white palette continues in the powder room.
The family room/library is ideal for rest, play, or conversation. The bookshelves hold a collection of hand-turned wooden pieces by the homeowner; he also crafted the backgammon table behind the sofa.
A glimpse of the campaign-style desk-and-drawer unit designed by designer Jenn Orr. The U-shaped piece runs along the perimeter of the office.
The custom teak campaign-style dining table was crafted by Kariba Woodworks in Sandy Hook; they worked with the homeowner, who turned the legs.
A cozy corner of the long, narrow living room is furnished for comfort with a sectional from A. Rudin in an inviting shade of blue. Making an appropriately maritime statement is a collection of photographs from the Rosenfeld Collection from the Mystic Seaport.
Hand-hammered brass sconces add a bright touch above a pair of comfy chairs from The Antique and Artisan Gallery in Stamford.
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