Emilia Fazzalari Grousbeck and Wyc Grousbeck’s Boston Townhome

Interior designer Lucinda Loya worked closely with the developer, Chevron Partners, to safely cover the floating fireplace surround—all the way to the edge of the firebox—in Holland & Sherry wallpaper. The paper contains rope and a layer of paint for texture.

Loya and homeowner Emilia Fazzalari Grousbeck chose furniture that would be comfortable for tall house guests; witness the deep Todd Merrill Studio sofa.

Holly Hunt swivel chairs sit on a graphic carpet from The Rug Company.

The CE above Maison Vernon’s entrance references the building’s original occupants, the Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor.

The cognac stripe in the dining room frames not only the window but also Les Cordes, a sculptural lighting fixture by French artist Mathieu Lehanneur.

Fazzalari Grousbeck, who loves to cook Italian food, preps meals at Neolith countertops.

In the powder room, a mirrored wall behind a marble Adige Design vanity reflects Jean Paul Gaultier wallpaper and a Circa Lighting sconce.

Iron vents, custom made in Italy and monogrammed with MV for Maison Vernon, like the ones in the main bedroom, can be found throughout the home. A shimmering Missoni mohair fabric covers the bed.

“There’s something so cool about this shower,” says Fazzalari Grousbeck, referring to the main bathroom. “It’s seamless—there are no [metal] hinges holding it together. Frosted-glass shutters give us natural light and privacy.”

As every good New Englander knows, stripes are always the answer. So, after interior designer Lucinda Loya lost sleep trying to come up with a bold statement for her clients’ Boston dining room, it hit her: stripes.

Now when you exit the elevator into the fourth-floor apartment in Maison Vernon, a seven-unit building on Beacon Hill, the first thing to catch your eye is the Sherwin-Williams Copper Mountain stripe down the center of Emilia Fazzalari Grousbeck and Wyc Grousbeck’s dining room ceiling, wall, and window frame. It wasn’t an easy sell for the Houston, Texas-based interior designer—even if she considers Fazzalari Grousbeck one of her best friends.

Everything in the space launched from that stripe,” says Loya, “but the day before we were set to begin painting, Emilia called and said she changed her mind and didn’t think we should do it. I had to reconvince her.”

Now, the dining room is Fazzalari Grousbeck’s favorite space in the apartment. In fact, the co-founder and CEO of Cincoro Tequila and her husband, lead owner of the Boston Celtics, dine in the room every day. The apartment, which they purchased in 2017, serves as home court when the couple and their blended family of six are in Boston. Maison Vernon was originally constructed in 1917 by the Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor as a printing facility, and no expense was spared, says John I. Meyer Jr., principal at Meyer & Meyer Architecture and Interiors, the project’s architect. Most notably, the building is fifty feet wide in a city where sixteen to twenty-two feet is the norm.

That, says Marcel Safar, a founding partner at Chevron Partners, is what prompted his firm to purchase and develop Maison Vernon in 2014. “No one wanted this building because it doesn’t have parking, but to us, its grandeur was so unique because its width is so rare for Boston,” says Safar. “Our clients use their spaces for everything from family gatherings to important functions, and those spaces become expressions of the client.” As for the lack of parking, twenty-four-hour valet service mitigated the issue.

Indeed, the Grousbecks like to host parties—with large guest lists. Loya designed the apartment with custom furnishings and an open layout conducive to the tall basketball players and coaches who come for dinner. Comfort was of utmost importance to the couple.

“This home is so special to us,” says Fazzalari Grousbeck. “Above all, it’s livable. Every time I walk into the apartment, I smile.”

Interior design: Lucinda Loya, Lucinda Loya Interiors
Architecture: John Meyer, Nancy Sadecki, Meyer & Meyer Architecture and Interiors
Developer and design concept: Chevron Partners