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The new screened porch is full of old-fashioned charm with an assemblage of vintage rope sofas, elephant garden stools, garden chairs, and a Pearsall compass dining table.
At the back of the house, the reconstructed barn, kitchen wing, and new garage form a protected courtyard terrace.
The primary bedroom is awash with complementary patterns in the Scalamandré wallpaper and pillows and the Elizabeth Eakins custom carpet.
The parlor is a tribute to interior designer and homeowner Ali Mahon’s ability to mix patterns to create a bright and inviting whole. Vintage pieces range from a pair of antique Louis XVI upholstered armchairs to a 1975 acrylic and leather chair by artist Jeff Messerschmidt.
The pantry, painted Benjamin Moore Kennebunkport Green, provides extra storage, a second refrigerator, and craft space for Mahon’s needlepoint hobby.
The existing fireplace mantel and cupboards in the original parlor, now used as a study, are painted Benjamin Moore Shaker Beige.
Mahon is seen here in her new kitchen; Sanders used wood accents to subtly tie the modern space to the nineteenth-century house and barn.
The gallery-style hallway in the new wing displays a triptych of Italian landscapes purchased from the William Hodgins estate on the right.
A vintage farm table and Old Hickory hoop chairs with seat cushions made from bandanas are set atop new bluestone floors. The pair of oversize lanterns are from Jamb.
The home’s two-story addition, set back on the right, houses the kitchen and mudroom on the first floor and bedrooms above.
Architect Rob Sanders created a side entrance that opens to a sunny foyer. The new staircase leads to the second floor, while two steps lead down to the kitchen wing.
In the dining room, Mahon used Galbraith & Paul’s curry-toned Sumi wallpaper to set an eclectic stage.
The post-and-beam frame of the reconstructed barn lends itself to an open-concept great room. The loft, lined with wrought-iron railings, was raised to accommodate the dining area below.
Striped wallpaper from Casa Branca, an American Centennial quilt, and a framed forty-eight-star American flag take center stage in the new first-floor bedroom suite.
From the terrace, the view across the sunken spa is to the pair of smaller barns, now painted red, that house Mahon’s antiques showroom.
A vanity area between the primary bedroom and bath features a table from Villa & House and a chair from Scout Design Studio.
The sunroom is both a laid-back gathering space for the family and a playroom for the kids; a fern wallpaper from Wallshoppe embellishes the ceiling, the sectional is from Lee Industries, and the light fixture is from Arteriors.
The primary bedroom is enveloped in a soothing blush grasscloth from Phillip Jeffries; bedside tables from Modern History and lamps from Made Goods flank a bed from Palecek, and the chair is from Schwartz Design Showrooms.
Wallpaper from Thibaut lends interest to the powder room; the vanity is custom.
The living room features a Thayer Coggin sofa upholstered in a pink velvet from Kravet, CR Laine swivel chairs covered in a Schumacher fabric, and a cocktail table from Mr. Brown London; the art is from Betsy Biscone Art Advisory.
The laundry room showcases a whimsical paper from Voutsa.
The kitchen cabinetry, which is painted Farrow & Ball Mizzle, is paired with marble backsplash tile from StoneImpressions. A walnut countertop for the island seating area adds warmth.
A Serena & Lily mirror hangs above a console from Mainly Baskets Home in the entry.
It’s all about layers in the dining room with its Phillip Jeffries grasscloth, custom Dunes and Duchess table, chairs from Villa & House, light fixture from Coleen & Company, and artwork by Amy Vischio.
A son’s love of outer space is reflected in wallpaper from Spoonflower; the bunk bed is from Pottery Barn Kids, and the chair is from Modholic.
A vintage milk-glass light fixture that was in the house when the owners bought it adds a touch of glamour to the sitting room.
The homeowners’ existing bed was treated to new Matouk linens and placed on a rug from Palace Oriental Rug of Wilton.
A checkerboard floor and Cole & Son wallpaper on the ceiling pack a visual punch in the pantry.
The living room’s faux-shearling ottomans stand ready to be used for extra seating; the paintings above the console tables and the sitting room’s mantel are by Boston-based artist Brittney Ciccone.
Melt light fixtures from Tom Dixon hang above the island.
Working with Kloter Farms, Lyon and his clients gutted the kitchen and reworked it to make space for a large island and to create access to the adjacent mudroom and pantry.
The living room’s original parquet floor makes a gleaming base for a seating arrangement that includes a pair of Kravet chairs in a striped velvet fabric from Romo
The family’s dog, Leonard, makes himself at home in the foyer, where designer William Lyon installed a bold Sanderson wallpaper with a metallic sheen and a deco-glam settee from Christian Siriano as modern foils for the ornate staircase.
The 1870s house has all the classic Victorian features and was so well-preserved that the new homeowners didn’t need to change a thing on the exterior.
With its circular shape and golden tone, the showstopping light fixture from Visual Comfort & Co. plays off the Kravet dining table’s brass feet and circular cutout. The Zuber wallpaper came with the house, and Lyon and his clients wisely agreed it should stay.
The breakfast nook’s L-shaped banquette sports a family-friendly vinyl shagreen seat.
The third-floor bath holds a floating sink crafted from a single slab of stone.
Architectural designer John W. Sliva was called in to reconfigure the third-floor attic to hold a guest room, gym, media room, and this guest bath with its oversize tub.
Interior designer Hannah Oravec, seen here with her rescue dog, Kona, opened Lawless Design Shoppe this spring. The shop’s namesake, Oravec’s grandfather Robert Lawless Cushman, is pictured in the portrait behind her.
Oravec has a soft spot for pastoral artwork like the vintage wild horse tapestry seen here.
Shelves display small items like blankets by Bronte Moon and throw pillows from Twenty Third by Deanne and Seak, an MIT-based startup promoting Southeast Asian artists.
A Henning Kjaernulf sideboard from Denmark features a scalloped apron and raised-panel molding.
The shop showcases antiques and vintage pieces against chocolate-colored walls. The ceiling, painted the same moody hue, is studded with light fixtures featuring hand-painted ceramic toile shades from England.
A nineteenth-century oil painting hangs above a Scandinavian chest of drawers from the 1960s/70s.
Bethany Noël in her Holliston, Massachusetts, studio. Portrait by Hilary Casavert
Over Troubled Water (2021), 36″H x 36″W, acrylic, chalk pastel, and white gesso on canvas.
The Fells (2021), 40″H x 30″W, acrylic, chalk pastel, and black gesso on canvas.
Northern Kingdom (2017), 48″H x 48″W, acrylic and black gesso on canvas.
Melisma (2024), 48″H x 36″W, acrylic, chalk pastel, and white gesso on canvas.
Cemetery Leaves (2023), 36″H x 36″W, acrylic and black gesso on canvas.
Blood Orange (2023), 36″H x 36″W, acrylic, chalk pastel, and white gesso on canvas.
Backyard Roses (2023), 30″H x 30″W, acrylic, chalk pastel, and white gesso on canvas. Backyard Roses (2023), 30″H x 30″W, acrylic, chalk pastel, and white gesso on canvas.
Photograph by Erin Little
Photograph by Erin Little
Photograph by Erin Little
Photograph by Jared Kuzia
Portrait by Bruce Rogovin
Portrait by Bruce Rogovin
Photography by Trent Bell
Photography by Erin Little
Photography by Erin Little
Photography by Erin Little
The autumnal room includes a spacious window seat, ideal for quiet contemplation as Maine transitions into its full fall glory.
A stairway leads guests from the second-floor entry down to the main living area. The Lee Industries daybed tucked under the floating staircase is a favorite spot for curling up with a book.
Dramatic glasswork and minimalist lines mix with traditional Downeast design elements like a peaked metal roof and board-and-batten siding to keep the vacation home in touch with its waterfront environs.
Duffy lets the natural world deliver the color in the main living areas, but she indulges her own favorite hues in the home’s four bedrooms, each with its own distinctive design. A Palecek chandelier cascades over an Oly Studio bed in this blue-tinged guest room, which has a bone-inlay nightstand and oversized shell sconces by Made Goods.
The powder room’s custom sink is hewn from a single block of native stone and sits on a floating walnut base.
Intimate gathering spaces, like this fireplace sitting area off the main living room, bring a touch of coziness to the grandly scaled design.
Black-framed windows help give the home its contemporary character, both indoors and out. Natural wood accents, nickel-gap paneling, and comfortable Verellen armchairs and couches harmonize with the home’s rustic setting and help offset expanses of monochromatic walls.
Duffy describes the kitchen, with its expansive island, trellised pantry door, and Moroccan rugs, as “functional but warm.”
The kitchen’s decorative accents—wicker-backed chairs, wood cabinetry trim, and brass hardware—conspire to add a sense of country sophistication.
Of the three homes planned for the property, the main house is furthest from the water, but endless summer days spent in and on the pond are just steps away.
In the dining area of designer Lisa Duffy’s Maine home, the tasseled chandelier, custom made by M2C Studio, reflects her passion for African-inspired decor.
Lined up like an imagined herd of fluffy sheep, these delightful Verellen stools, covered in faux curly lambswool, epitomize design that is stylish but also comfortable enough for family getaways with children and future grandchildren.
Honeycomb-framed Paleck chairs and grasscloth wallpaper by Mark Alexander soften the otherwise masculine primary bedroom.
The concrete soaking tub in the primary bath adds contemporary heft to a room edged with handmade Zellige tiles from Morocco.
Brass shelf brackets match the trim on the bar cabinetry.
Portrait by Bruce Rogovin
Photograph by Cory Gans
Photograph by Joshua McHugh
Photograph by Cory Gans
Photograph by Joshua McHugh
Portrait by Bruce Rogovin
Photograph by Trent Bell
Photograph by Trent Bell
Photograph by Aaron Kraft
Photograph by Aaron Kraft/Krafty
Portrait by Bruce Rogovin
Photograph by Nat Rea
Photograph by Ivar Bastress
Photograph by Michael Morgan
Photograph by Jim Westphalen
A seating area overlooking the patio contains a pair of chairs upholstered in a fabric from John Rosselli & Associates with a Schumacher trim.
It’s common to have several people in this Berkshires kitchen at once, and a secondary sink provides an opportunity to spread out.
The wet bar adjacent to the kitchen is outfitted with a sink, wine storage, and refrigerator drawers for entertaining. The cabinetry is painted Benjamin Moore Dove Wing and is topped with Campan, a green-and-gold marble.
An S. Harris binding from Fabricut complements a Twigs fabric from John Rosselli & Associates on the window treatment. The floors in the kitchen and wet bar are a mix of walnut and travertine.
Awash in neutrals and texture, the kitchen’s cabinetry is stained, wire-brushed oak, the flooring is white oak, and the countertops are brushed Caribbean Island marble.
This nook in the kitchen of a Boston brownstone serves as the only dining area in the home, so the table can expand to seat twelve. The wallpaper is from Holly Hunt, and the Kravet chairs are upholstered in Perennials indoor-outdoor fabric.
A Hudson Valley Lighting fixture illuminates the breakfast area with its custom banquette upholstered in navy leather from Osborne & Little and a chair from Burke Decor.
Unused wall space by the ovens allowed for a decorative moment featuring custom black metal shelving.
To keep the kitchen modern but inviting, designer Nicole Hirsch had the cabinets treated with a whitewash stain. The countertops are quartz, and the barstools are from GUBI.
Open shelving, also constructed of oak, provides additional storage.
The palette is inspired by the view of the lake and trees beyond. The barstools are from McGee & Co.
The light fixtures and sink fittings are from deVOL, and the unlacquered brass hardware is from Rejuvenation. “The brass ages really well,” says interior designer Jenny Morrison.
A pair of dishwashers are located near the sink for easy party cleanup.
Smoked-oak cabinetry, metal-mesh cabinet doors, and an antiqued-mirror backsplash comprise the wet bar.
A custom metal hood from Raw Urth Designs vents the Wolf cooktop.
White- and smoked-oak cabinetry paired with a Calacatta Bettogli honed marble backsplash and countertops—the eleven-foot island features a single, two-inch-thick slab—give this kitchen a timeless appeal.
A table, chairs, and lighting all from Palecek complete the breakfast area.
The front door, painted Farrow & Ball Hague Blue, effectively sets the tone for the interior palette of this Amherst, New Hampshire, home. “Blue and white were a given,” says interior designer Jason Ruff of the wife’s favorite color combination.
In the entry hall, chairs and a table from Serena & Lily sit on a Caitlin Wilson rug; the artwork—a vase of hydrangeas and a Paris scene—is from the owners’ collection.
Martha’s Vineyard meets Amherst in the great room: the painting above the mantel is by one of the homeowner’s favorite island artists, Jan Pawlowski, while the fireplace surround is fabricated from New Hampshire granite.
The homeowner had four directives when it came to the kitchen, remembers Ruff: “Find a place for my small appliances; find a place for my cookbooks; and find a place for my blue-and-white china—and make it beautiful.” The designer delivered.
When company calls, the Theodore Alexander Jupe dining table can expand to seat ten. The blue-and-white Chinese fretwork carpet is from Williston Weaves, and the chandelier is from Crystorama.
The primary bedroom, which is anchored by a canopy bed from Frontgate, leans toward the French country aesthetic.
Ruff took great care with the details—note the herringbone tile floor pattern that he hand-sketched as well as the shelving tucked next to the Japanese soaking tub. “Creating various spaces to display beloved heirlooms and artwork was a priority throughout,” he says.
The table from Dunes and Duchess, which sports a limed-oak top and a base finished in high-gloss blue, is the star of the breakfast nook.
Lewis chose one long sofa from Minotti to define the seating area around the fireplace, which is sheathed in thin sheets of porcelain. An expanse of Marvin windows affords views of the tranquil meadow beyond.
Keeping with the warmth that wood brings to the interiors, Lewis selected kitchen cabinets in a walnut finish from SieMatic. They are accented with a marble exhaust hood and backsplash, while the countertops are Neolith.
A rounded bar-height tabletop at the end of the kitchen island “provides a place for casual seating with a view across the open living area,” says interior designer Polly Lewis.
Sunlight floods the gallery-style hallway through floor-to-ceiling windows, one of many design features that give the house its modernist rhythm.
A combination of gable and flat rooflines creates a harmonious interplay between traditional and modern architectural elements.
A granite-and-bluestone terrace is nestled in a protected corner where the living room wing, at left, has full access via a suspended open deck that adds to the modern sensibility of the house.
In the entry hall, the main staircase leads to an open walkway on the second floor; at ground level, windows frame a protected courtyard, where native low-bush blueberry offers summer fruit and colorful fall foliage.
The custom dining table from New Hampshire craftsman Tod Von Mertens is made of locally harvested maple and recycled steel.
In a guest room that also serves as the husband’s office, Pierce found a home for his collection of vintage posters.
A David LaPalombara painting of Acadia National Park graces the living room and pops atop Peter Fasano wallpaper; the drapery is Schumacher with a Samuel & Sons trim.
Graphic green Peter Fasano wallpaper lends structure to another guest room. “It has this, ‘I’m sitting in Maine looking at the trees’ quality to it,” says Pierce.
Beacon Hill is so beloved for its Federal and Greek Revival architecture that it became Massachusetts’s first historic district in 1955.
A stair runner installed by Artisan Carpet ensures the homeowners’ shih tzu doesn’t slip.
Hand-cut botanical collages by Lora Avedian, Schumacher upholstery, and a scalloped Mally Skok table by Dowel Furniture cozy up the dining area. “We spent a lot of time with this idea of what was the right level of formality,” Pierce says. “How do we have these spaces reflect all occasions?”
For the work-from-home space in the primary bedroom, the team lacquered a Dunes and Duchess desk in Farrow & Ball Dix Blue. The wallpaper is from Quadrille.
Fermoie lampshades with a splatter pattern bring a touch of whimsy to custom-painted sconces.
A pair of still-life paintings define a bar cart area in the living room.
Interior designer Laura Keeler Pierce reimagined a bland Boston brownstone into a home filled with personality and charm, as epitomized by the dining area’s formal yet playful banquette.
Looking across the foyer from the living room into the dining room, an Ektacolor print by Shimon Attie grabs the eye.
Seen from the foyer, the sculptural staircase epitomizes quiet luxury.
The condo’s existing archways and curves inspired Sharff’s design for the plaster staircase that replaced the more traditional original.
The white-oak flooring used throughout was sourced from sustainable forests in Germany and coated in natural resins, waxes, and oils rather than polyurethane to reduce exposure to chemicals.
For a dose of drama, the primary bath’s shower cascades from the ceiling.
Against a lilac background, the living room’s de Gournay silk wallcovering depicts a willow tree in hues of deep purple, aubergine, and white.
The Paul Fournier painting above the living room fireplace was a gift to architect and homeowner David Sharff’s wife from her father when she graduated from college.