Luxury Living at One Dalton
April 25, 2023
Shades of pink and purple alongside traditional architectural details ground a Boston high-rise and give it a touch of glam.
Text by Erika Ayn Finch   Photography by Joshua McHugh
High-rise living tends to skew sleek and neutral both inside and out, and when a pair of empty nesters reached out to the team at Heather Wells, they did indeed want something modern for their Boston pied-Ă -terreâjust not too modern. âWith buildings like One Dalton, thereâs a tendency for the apartments to feel light and airy,â says senior designer Lily Heil, âbut our goal was to make the space feel significant. Through interior architecture, textures, and colors, we were able to set this unit apart from others while nodding to the buildingâs modernity.â
Initially, the clients requested that classic neutral paletteâa stark contrast from the end result. A living room rug and a rotunda cabinet in shades of mauve wound up sparking an entirely different color scheme: variations of pink, purple, and mauve with subtle veins of blueâmost notably in the two bedroomsâthroughout. âThere are so many versions of mauve,â says Heil. âItâs not overly feminine, and we used the handsomeness of the furniture to balance out the color.â
Metallic accents in the form of light fixtures, hardware, and, in the living area, a built-in bar with a striated eglomise backsplash glam it up a bit. In the entry hallway and the rotunda, which features access to the bedrooms, living area, and laundry, silk wallpaper on the walls and on the rotundaâs coffered ceiling adds richness to a part of the home that initially read as sterile. The addition of white pilasters goes a long way in cozying up the hallway, too.
âThe entire residence is elegant but with so much charm,â says Wade Bergeron of F.H. Perry Builder. âWhen you walk in, the architecture leads you to the living room, where through the windows you can see forty miles in either direction. It could feel like walking out on a ledge, but instead the views come to you, making it feel like a home rather than a perch in the clouds.â
As the project evolvedâthe pandemic turned it into a three-year-plus processâHeil began to recognize the wifeâs personality in the design details, even though the couple was at their primary residence hundreds of miles away. âThereâs this serious structure but also some softness and glamour,â Heil explains. âWhen she arrived for the install, I noticed her mauve nails coordinated with the apartment. Itâs always great to see how the design of a home can impact personal styleâand vice versa.â
Project Team
Interior design: Heather Wells
Builder: F.H. Perry Builder
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