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The homeowners opted for artwork rather than a TV above the sitting room fireplace, which is flanked by rift-sawn white-oak cabinets from Steve Adam of Platt Builders.
The clients’ existing Design Within Reach chairs in a whisper-pink hue harmonize with gray-washed cabinetry, a collaboration between ZEN Associates and Platt Builders.
When the sun sinks, lighting along the fence illuminates the upper terrace’s “sunset bar.”
Motorized louvers on the dining area’s pergola create just the right degree of shade—and protect the JANUS et Cie table and chairs from rain.
The homeowners enjoy a sprawling view of Boston from the comfort of a Gloster sofa shaded by a Tuuci umbrella—both sourced from Casa Design Group—on their rooftop terrace.
JANUS et Cie chairs and a sectional sofa from Rove Concepts hug a Lumacast firepit on the lower-level terrace of this Brookline, Massachusetts, home.
Wood slats, an element that appears repeatedly throughout the home, allow natural light to infiltrate the formerly dark front entry.
By adding wood slats to the foyer, the designers accomplished two things: they obscured the door that leads into the garage and created a mudroom. The table is by Kelly Hoppen.
A spa and an infrared sauna sit outside the home’s main living area.
The outdoor kitchen, with its convenient pass-through to the pavilion’s interior, is equipped with a grill and double burner, sink, beverage and wine refrigerators, and an ice maker.
DaSilva says he “tweaked” the tail of the pergola’s rafters to depict hungry sharks. A grid of festoon lights is recessed within the rafters, lending the seating areas a party-like vibe.
The pavilion’s fireplace is purposefully oversized and aligns with windows in the home’s new family room so it can be enjoyed from the home’s interior (and from the pool).
On the other side of the fireplace wall is a powder room and storage for cushions and pillows.
A piece of driftwood found on a nearby beach serves as the granite fireplace’s mantel.
Like the main house, the pavilion is clad in red cedar that will weather to gray over time. The bottoms of the pergola brackets are held above the bluestone terrace, points out architect John DaSilva, so that the cedar doesn’t absorb standing water and become stained.
The pergolas of this pint-sized Cape Cod pool pavilion, furnished by interior designer Carolyn Thayer, shade a dining area (pictured) and outdoor kitchen.
The Draenert stone-top dining table from Casa Design Group holds a hidden extension leaf that lengthens the table to seat twelve in seconds. Horticulturist Kerry Preston wrapped the space with bright, bountiful plantings for spring-to-fall color.
Among the many showstopping features of the roof-deck is the wall behind the TV, a handcrafted work by Alex Turco.
The glass tile backsplash of the kitchen area complements the tile used for the base of the bar.
The bar/TV area is surrounded by dozens of plantings, from evergreen shrubs to colorful perennials and annuals, many ensconced in planters painted a punchy magenta.
The bar/TV area is surrounded by dozens of plantings, from evergreen shrubs to colorful perennials and annuals, many ensconced in planters painted a punchy magenta.
The dramatic fire table, Cinta by Lumacast, warms the sitting area so it can be enjoyed even in the cooler months. Designer Robin Pelissier created a vibrant palette of pinks, blues, and purples for the furniture.
The rooftop paradise sports a colorful palette in both the furnishings and the lush plantings. The terrace’s separate areas are marked by ceramic tiles that are surrounded by ipe wood planks.
Boronkay says the landscaping was inspired by a palette he had in his mind’s eye. “I wanted it to be natural looking and not overly fussy. I was most specific about the colors, variations on tones of green and red. We planted two Japanese maples as an homage to my m
Lighting equals drama—even on the garage. A frosted-glass-and-steel door adds visual interest to the exterior.
Boronkay connected the garage (front) and house (back) with a structure that contains a mudroom and kitchen. A wraparound ipe deck ties it all together and provides outdoor living space.
The family room with its indoor/outdoor connection (and radiant heat flooring) is Boronkay’s favorite room in the house.
The kitchen countertops are Jet Mist, a honed gray granite that looks like soapstone but is more durable, while the upper cabinets are walnut, and the lowers are white lacquer.
The fireplace wall is defined by walnut banding; the bench and mirror have moved with Boronkay several times.
Boronkay in front of his uniquely modern walnut pivot door; it’s attached to its steel frame at the top and bottom, with no hinges.
“I’ve always loved black houses, and I just knew it was the right move,” says architectural designer and homeowner David Boronkay, who chose Benjamin Moore Deep Caviar for the home’s exterior.
The side door off the driveway opens into a neat-as-a-pin mudroom. Matte black accents begin here with the Tom Dixon pendant. The flooring is faux bluestone, the same used in the family room and patio. Indigo cabinets and drawers store coats and shoes.
Paula and Clayton Daher opened Mélange Home Shop in Kennebunk, Maine, last September.
Swivel chairs, racks displaying blankets from Morocco, and an antique table from France cozy up a corner.
Clayton, an architectural designer, worked with Reidson Corp and Adams + Beasley Associates to completely renovate the building, adding a dramatic dormer and painting the exterior Benjamin Moore Midnight Oil. Gregory Lombardi Design devised the shop’s front and back gardens.
The shop offers table lamps from Visual Comfort & Co. and rugs from the early 1900s that have been shaved and bleached by artisans in Turkey.
Built-in shelves corral trays and candy dishes from Nicolette Mayer as well as ceramics and artwork.
Rise and Set (2024), 48″H x 40″W each, marine debris and mixed media
Knot Works (2024), 48″H x 48″W, marine debris and mixed media.
Artist Jackie Ranney collecting and cleaning in Hull, Massachusetts.
Ranney in her studio.
Go With the Flow (2023), 60″H x 48″W, marine debris and mixed media.
Cap It (2023), 70″H x 55″W, marine debris and mixed media.
and Windy (2024), 50″H x 40″W, marine debris and mixed media.
27 Balloons (2023), 60″H x 48″W, marine debris and mixed media
Visual Comfort & Co. pendants illuminate the kitchen’s walnut-butcher-block-topped island. A custom plaster hood blends seamlessly with the surrounding plaster walls and ceilings.
A low-slung Four Hands coffee table anchors a cozy sitting area in front of the living room’s freestanding fireplace.
In one of the home’s two timber-framed portions, the owners transformed what had been a large game room into a primary suite.
A guest bathroom features a freestanding hammered-copper tub and matching undermount sinks with a quartz countertop. Walls are clad in porcelain tile, and the floor is soapstone.
Local furniture maker Terrance Kelly’s reclaimed-wood vanity is topped with a vintage marble vessel sink in the main-floor powder room.
The designers reconfigured what was originally a back staircase into a spacious, much-needed pantry featuring wine racks and shelf brackets made from reclaimed iron.
Interior designer Vanessa Elliott chose low-profile, neutral-colored furnishings, such as leather wingback chairs from Lee Industries, a Loloi area rug, and stonewashed linen curtains that would not conflict with the living room’s two-story fieldstone fireplace—or the view.
In the kitchen, a cabinet to the left of the farmhouse sink conceals an integrated panel-front Sub-Zero refrigerator.
The exterior features new landscaping, a new walkway, and a new shed roof over the front door.
he dining room also reflects the owners’ commitment to sustainability with a table local craftsman John Sherwood made using wood from a decommissioned barn.
Several metal pieces in the home, such as the kitchen table’s base, were handmade by artist Jeff Weisheipl from iron found elsewhere in the house.
The suite’s closet includes his-and-hers shelving and drawers and a comfy window seat.
Additional bookcases were added to the primary bedroom, where the red color theme continues in rugs, bedding, and accessories.
The primary bathroom is updated with a custom vanity in the same style and material as the new kitchen and family room cabinetry.
A nearby powder room also got a modern makeover with a sleek wall-mounted sink and honeycomb tile from Ann Sacks.
The contrast between old and new is especially appreciated in this view of the back of the house. Made of poured concrete and topped with granite, “the firepit is the heart of the garden,” says landscape designer Jen Stephens. To the left is a full outdoor kitchen. The porte cochere is to the right.
The flat copper roof defines the addition, while the dining room’s walls of glass blur the lines between indoors and out.
The roof was raised on the home office where more floor-to-ceiling glass panels provide a view of the sharply peaked gables of the 1840s Victorian.
The mudroom’s granite floor, which is one step down from the dark-stained oak floor of the kitchen, continues to the walkway and patio outside.
The kitchen has ample prep space with two full islands and a console counter along the back wall.
Nighttime views demonstrate how the light from inside the addition gives a warm glow to the patio. Linear lighting tucked into the overhang of the flat roof provides subtle illumination on both sides of the glass.
A two-story stained-glass window, original to the Victorian house, is visible above the fencing that separates the walkway from the garden.
Interior designer Stephanie King embraced red, a favorite color of the homeowner. “It became the neutral color in the family room,” she says, including in the alcove of the built-in cabinetry. Thin metal pulls indicate where refrigerator drawers are concealed in the base.
The fluted column of the porte cochere is the starting point for the granite walkway to the new entry. Fencing screens the walk from the patio, and floor-to-ceiling glass panels from the second-story home office offer a bird’s-eye view of everything.
A cantilevered wall-mounted bench and custom table and chairs are true to the modern theme in the dining area, which looks across the patio to a renovated Victorian carriage house on the property. The flat copper roof defines the addition, while the dining room’s walls of glass blur the lines between indoors and out.
A bookcase, one of many that hold the homeowners’ extensive collection of titles, shields the dining area from the mudroom.
In the sunroom, a sofa from Serena & Lily and a table and chair by Thomas O’Brien for Century make for an inviting sitting area.
Rosenfeld turned down the volume in the primary bedroom, where wallpaper from Brunschwig & Fils makes a quiet but strong statement.
In the primary bath, the vanity, designed by Rosenfeld and built by Triple Crown Cabinet & Millwork, is topped with Calacatta Oliva marble.
Michael Coutu overhauled the one-acre property, designing a patio and creating a new plant scheme that’s safe for the family’s animals.
The new mudroom is inspired by a classic tack room—a reference to the client’s love of horses; the paneling and cabinetry are Douglas fir, and the flooring is Belgian bluestone.
In the living room, designer Katie Rosenfeld paired a custom sofa wrapped in Schumacher velvet and Samuel & Sons fringe with a pair of wing chairs, also upholstered in a Schumacher print.
The living room walls feature a sumptuous bone-inlay wallcovering from Schumacher.
A stained oak island topped with Imperial Danby marble lends warmth to the kitchen.
Barn doors lead from the garage to the kennel area, which is complete with a kitchen for the animals; the flooring is a durable Belgian bluestone, the countertops are soapstone, and the cheerful paint color is Farrow & Ball Babouche.
A corner of the new family room features a custom console table, a lamp from Bunny Williams Home, a vintage Audubon print, and curtain fabric from Schumacher.
As part of the renovation and expansion, architect Mike Tartamella designed a new garage and connector that look as though they could have always been there.
Custom chairs surround a table from Hickory Chair.
A Scalamandré wallpaper provides an unexpected pop in the dining room; the sideboard, lamps, and art are all vintage.
For casual meals, the family gathers in the kitchen where custom Lee Industries chairs upholstered in a Lisa Fine Textiles fabric rest on an antique rug from Landry & Arcari Rugs and Carpeting.
Game night takes place around a Theodore Alexander table in the oak-paneled den, which is lit by a ceiling fixture from The Urban Electric Co. Three desks—one for each of the clients’ children—are built into the paneling and can be closed when not in use.
The wife’s closet is layered with a vintage chair from Hickory Chair and an antique runner from Landry & Arcari Rugs and Carpeting.
Waterworks tile and Benjamin Moore Chimichurri spice up the pantry with its hammered polished-nickel sink from Native Trails.
The casual seating area at the far end of the common area is dubbed “the screened porch” because it projects into the landscape and is flanked by retractable doors for cooling cross ventilation.
The kitchen’s contemporary lines are warmed by a white-oak acoustical ceiling and matching cabinets topped with Caesarstone. Ventilation equipment is concealed within a concrete wall that looms over the powerhouse gas range, which the husband commandeers most of the time.
Hallways are consigned to outer walls, to take advantage of the views. The owners love the way the hall’s curved corner plays off the home’s linearity.
Plump, sinuous seating from Edra helps offset the living room’s angular lines and concrete wall, which is inset with niches for firewood and art. “We wanted to play with the plasticity of the concrete,” architect Michael Price says.
The adjoining music studio has an acoustical ceiling and wall panels to counteract all the hard surfaces, including the concrete fireplace, which features a decorative control joint over the hearth in lieu of a mantel.
Set 100 feet above Cape Cod Bay, this 6,500-square-foot house hunkers into its setting, abetted by nearly three acres of naturalistic grounds designed by landscape architect Kris Horiuchi. “Wherever you are—in the house or on the decks—you always feel connected to the native coastal landscape,” she says.
The concave entry draws visitors in while sheltering them from the prevailing winds.
The common area is covered in heated concrete floor tiles and wrapped in scenery, interrupted only by interior overhangs that shield the sun and establish cozy areas within the open floor plan.
The husband’s bedroom overlooks the water to the west; plantings were carefully positioned to preserve privacy while enhancing the view.
A white-bronze vessel sink from Infinite Fitting rests atop a slab of live-edge honey locust in the powder room off the kitchen.