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It took meticulous attention to install the felt soundproofing panels; recessed overhead lighting gives them visual interest.
The owner wanted a place to sit and enjoy traditional media. Walnut beams create a warm feel and complement the colors, while a poster brings the movie-theater vibe.
Just off the main living area, this 300-square-foot media room boasts a water-feature view and stadium seating. Interior designer Laura Bohn chose the lively rug and color scheme, and Advanced Home Audio installed a nearly invisible sound system that includes speakers hidden below the walnut counter.
The vanity’s middle cabinet pulls out—almost like a spice rack—to reveal double-sided storage for each of the homeowners’ personal items.
When the shower is in use, the lighting in the stall automatically turns on, and the vanity mirrors contain a heating element that prevents them from fogging up.
Almost every surface is sheathed in solid stone, including the Pacific Gray marble walls, the Sugar marble moldings and trim, and the waterjet mosaic floors featuring Carrara, Bardiglio, and Pacific Gray marbles.
The lack of hardware on the concrete-topped vanity draws attention to the Watermark sink fittings, which, according to Sigalow, help drive home the industrial look.
Sigalow wanted the focus of the room to be the simple-yet-sculptural soaking tub by Victoria + Albert.
Elissia Sigalow knew she wanted something different and bold for the shower enclosure, so she designed a black metal-and-glass grid that complements industrial elements found elsewhere in the home. Inside is a sleek concrete bench.
Lindsay swapped a built-in double vanity for two washstands with Regency-style metal legs from Palmer Industries and Blue de Savoie marble with a traditional curved backsplash
The stand-up makeup chest is topped with Blue de Savoie marble, which also appears on the washstands. “Using the same stone makes this item feel like it belongs in the room,” says Lindsay.
The bath’s focal point comes courtesy of a hand-painted de Gournay panel and a soaking tub from Crosswater London. “The paper adds depth to the space,” says Lindsay.
Dahlias and Figs (2021), signed, limited edition, archival digital inkjet print.
Botanical IV (Water Lilies and Poppies) (2013), signed, limited edition, archival digital inkjet print.
Orchard Figs and Pears (2020), signed, limited edition, archival digital inkjet print. Botanical IV (Water Lilies and Poppies) (2013), signed, limited edition, archival digital inkjet print.
Artist Paulette Tavormina.
Vanitas IV, Dreams, After A.C. (2015), signed, limited edition, archival digital inkjet print.
Merlin and the Cat (2019), signed, limited edition, archival digital inkjet prin
Anthony and Cleopatra (2017), signed, limited edition, archival digital inkjet print.
Rosenstein designed a pair of signature oak side tables that flank a canopy bed enveloped in Cowtan & Tout check curtains for the guest room.
The primary bathroom features a custom oak vanity with Waterworks fixtures and Urban Electric Co. brass sconces.
In the nursery, Rosenstein used Peter Fasano wallpaper and drapes, which are accented by vintage animal prints found at a Paris flea market.
In the living room, a pair of English rolled-arm sofas upholstered in Thibaut performance fabric face each other for easy conversation. The vintage Moroccan wool rug brings out the patina of the fireplace surround, while the draperies add another layer of texture.
In the expanded kitchen, woven jute stools tuck under the island, while a custom integrated sink overlooks the deck and backyard.
In the family room, painted Benjamin Moore Aganthus Green, a custom sofa that doubles as a daybed sits beside a chair covered in a durable Perennials fabric.
Designer Grace Rosenstein added two dormers, a front porch, and a cedar roof to the original Cape Cod-style residence.
Visitors enter through a Dutch door painted Benjamin Moore Essex Green. Vintage sketches purchased at a Paris flea market line the walls, and a Charlotte Perriand-inspired woven chair balances the vintage pine console.
In the dining room, a pair of handblown glass pendants from Ann-Morris illuminate Rosenstein’s first purchase for the home: an oak farmhouse table. Built-in cabinetry stores chinaware.
The focus of the breakfast room is a Rose Uniacke pendant that hangs above the custom oak trestle table surrounded by chairs covered in a Perennials stripe.
The lower-level workout area includes a handsome sauna.
Who would ever want to leave a space as heavenly as the all-white primary bathroom?
The main level’s palette of quiet earth tones and pale blues becomes deeper and more textured in the lower-level family room with its adjoining game room. Schumacher’s Creeping Fern fabric dresses the McGuire lounge chairs, while a nubby Dedar fabric covers the oversized ottoman.
A second-floor hallway outfitted in Cowtan & Tout metallic tile leads to a balcony overlooking the foyer with its multicolored crystal chandelier from Hammerton Studio.
Urban Electric Co. lights gleam above the Calacatta gold marble island top. Rift-sawn oak gives the cabinetry a furniture-like look. “Because the kitchen is open to the dining and living rooms, we wanted it to be a bit dressier,” says Forehand.
A second-floor hallway outfitted in Cowtan & Tout metallic tile leads to a balcony overlooking the foyer with its multicolored crystal chandelier from Hammerton Studio
Christian LaCroix’s lush Canopy wallpaper makes the room feel like a tropical paradise.
A sweet sleeper sofa tucks into a niche in an upper-level guest room.
An oyster shell mirror in a foyer niche nods to the home’s waterfront location.
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.
The foyer’s oak paneling and Chippendale-style stairway suggest a sense of formality that is softened by the floor of hexagonal limestone and marble tiles in subtle earth tones.
In the less formal of the home’s two dining rooms, chairs of oak and rattan with leather seats from MTC Studio Designs surround the custom dining table. Phillip Jeffries grasscloth in the upper paneling furthers the casual 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.
A lower-level guest room holds both a queen-size bed with a woven rattan headboard and a pair of bunk beds.
A spiral staircase from The Iron Shop connects the main floor to the loft above. Designer Olivia Charney filled the stairwell walls with dozens of family photos, which she mounted in coordinating frames. “I thought it would be fun to have that walk down memory lane as you were moving up the staircase,” Charney says.
A shuffleboard table dominates the upstairs loft, which also includes an overflow sleeping area for guests.
The renovation of this Southport barn utilized timbers salvaged from the original structure, including a vertical post bearing the inscription “1892,” which Charney preserved behind a Lucite frame.
A Ralph Lauren lamp illuminates an RH chaise in a corner of the upstairs loft, which is wrapped in a warm textured wallpaper from Phillip Jeffries.
In a nod to the owner’s Texas roots, a longhorn skull overlooks the kitchen island, where rustic wood is paired with sleek marble.
Tile America’s handmade subway tile is a textural take on a traditional backsplash material; the effect is echoed in the backs of the McGuire stools.
The 1,700-square-foot barn was rebuilt from the inside out and fitted with broad swinging doors that welcome pool users and partygoers; barn doors on either side (one operable, one not) mimic the originals.
A sinuous steel pendant from Noir illuminates a custom table fashioned from salvaged wood and paired with Noir chairs and a bucolic Paula Blackwell painting.
The Texas ranch aesthetic continues in the bedroom, where leather straps adorn a modified Room & Board bed and Katy Skelton bench.
A nineteenth-century French door opens into the pool bath, where a Loon Peak vanity is fitted—appropriately enough—with sliding barn doors.
A Ralph Lauren lamp illuminates an RH chaise in a corner of the upstairs loft, which is wrapped in a warm textured wallpaper from Phillip Jeffries.
A shuffleboard table dominates the upstairs loft, which also includes an overflow sleeping area for guests.
The 1,700-square-foot barn was rebuilt from the inside out and fitted with broad swinging doors that welcome pool users and partygoers; barn doors on either side (one operable, one not) mimic the originals
A Ralph Lauren lamp illuminates an RH chaise in a corner of the upstairs loft, which is wrapped in a warm textured wallpaper from Phillip Jeffries.
In a nod to the owner’s Texas roots, a longhorn skull overlooks the kitchen island, where rustic wood is paired with sleek marble.
Tile America’s handmade subway tile is a textural take on a traditional backsplash material; the effect is echoed in the backs of the McGuire stools.
The 1,700-square-foot barn was rebuilt from the inside out and fitted with broad swinging doors that welcome pool users and partygoers; barn doors on either side (one operable, one not) mimic the originals.
A sinuous steel pendant from Noir illuminates a custom table fashioned from salvaged wood and paired with Noir chairs and a bucolic Paula Blackwell painting.
The Texas ranch aesthetic continues in the bedroom, where leather straps adorn a modified Room & Board bed and Katy Skelton bench.
A nineteenth-century French door opens into the pool bath, where a Loon Peak vanity is fitted—appropriately enough—with sliding barn doors.
The stairwell lets filtered western light down to the windowless lower level.
Ceilings in the primary living spaces peak at fifteen feet. “We didn’t want it to feel overwhelming,” says architect Elizabeth Herrmann. “It’s pretty easy to make spaces that are too lofty.” A Noguchi Akari pendant adds a warm and serene touch of Japan in the living room.
In the kitchen, the silver-gray countertops feature the same stone as the fireplace mantel and surround. “It has a nice leathery finish, so it feels really great on the hand,” says Herrmann.
“It was really important to these clients that the home settled naturally into the woods,” Quinn says of the house that’s surrounded by maple, hemlock, and white birch trees.
Multiple outdoor gathering spaces allow guests to take in the landscape from all angles.
The home’s pigmented concrete walkway leads to a showstopping front door, created from one of the property’s spalted-maple trees.
The dining room protrudes out into the land further than any other space in the house, offering up unobstructed views of the mountains to the east. A trio of pendant lights casts a welcoming glow over the custom table, which comfortably seats ten.
“I don’t normally put pine and cherry together, but the old growth and cherry worked well,” Herrmann says of mixing woods in places like this breakfast room located off the kitchen.
Built-in bookshelves can be found in a few spots throughout the home. “My clients really wanted to integrate books into their house,” Herrmann says, “so we created these little shelves where someone could easily grab a book.”
Even in the three bedrooms, like the primary on the first floor, expansive windows allow light to flow.
This hall bath is quite compact, but Sayeed still managed to deliver a luxurious space packed with amenities, from a well-lit linen closet to a towel warmer.
The shower niche mimics the angled ceiling of the room, which is located beneath a staircase on the second floor.
The designer had to work around the three original windows that couldn’t be touched due to the home’s historic status. A frosted-glass cover protects the existing window in the new shower from moisture.
In the enlarged primary bath, three-inch-square glass tiles from Waterworks cover both the vanity backsplash and the shower walls. Designer Vani Sayeed chose the tile for its “tortoise-shell sensibility” and the way its irregular surface catches the light.
As a nod to her clients’ affinity for Morocco, Maher selected Moorish-inspired glazed-terra-cotta tiles from Walker Zanger for the shower. “The terra-cotta comes through the glaze and helps warm up the space,” says the designer.
The double vanity is topped with Danby marble and features brass accents in the form of Graff sink fittings, Rejuvenation mirrors, and sconces by Kelly Wearstler.
The designer enlarged the existing bath, borrowing additional space from a bedroom closet. Opposite the main shower is a birch vanity and an adjacent water closet.
The sauna features a cedar interior and a hemlock exterior as well as accent lighting “to keep up the ambience,” notes designer Teri Maher.
The designer had the faucets from Watermark customized in the same bold blue hue that appears in a striped rug in the adjoining bedroom.
In another boy’s bath, a mostly gray palette extends to the shower, which features domed semicircular gray tiles. “Their shape works so well with the faucets, which are the main story here,” says Hirsch.
This green shade is carried into the shower, which is sheathed in tile from Art of Tile & Stone. Hirsch chose black hardware to lend a youthful touch.
Benjamin Moore Nile Green was the jumping-off point in this boy’s bath designed by Nicole Hirsch. Custom cabinetry without any hardware maintains a contemporary feel.
A collection of ginger jars surrounds a cushy chair in front of the gallery wall. Fabric from Design Legacy by Kelly O’Neal, available through Elizabeth Home, wraps the pillow and ottoman.
A dining table that Benedict regularly resets greets visitors when they walk in, while an étagère showcases everything from books to vintage items Benedict sources from her travels. The abstract paintings are by Linda Donohue.
Shop owner and interior designer Elizabeth Benedict says the gallery wall is her favorite spot in the space. “I love to include mirrors and baskets to add dimension and break up the art,” says Benedict. The gold-framed painting to the left of the round mirror belonged to Benedict’s mom.
Paintings by Connecticut artist William McCarthy, Elizabeth Home’s artist in residence last fall, hang in the coffee/flower shop.
Paper depicting Andy Warhol’s portrait of Queen Elizabeth II lines the wall behind the coffee counter in Elizabeth Home Decor & Design’s shop within a shop, Petal & Press.
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.
Zawel gave the kitchen a light facelift, which included painting the island and incorporating new lights and backsplash tile; the custom stools are by Boston-based Jeff Woods.
The Zawels purchased a series of prints by British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare CBE RA at Art Basel in Miami that now line their upstairs landing.
Tasked with the two-story mural in the foyer, Curtiss says she jumped on the scaffolding and improvised. “I didn’t even do a sketch,” she admits.
The breakfast area’s ombré dining table and sideboard are by Aronson Woodworks, and the artwork is by Alex Katz.
In the dining room, a piece by Kehinde Wiley—now famous for painting President Barack Obama’s portrait—accompanies a sculpture by Adam Parker Smith.
In the butler’s pantry, Zawel paired a wallcovering from Designers Guild with a sculpture by Adam Parker Smith and a neon piece by Jason REVOK.
The Soane Britain Dianthus Chintz fabric was the jumping-off point for the main bedroom; “It took on a British meets the tropics vibe, with the vintage Maison Jansen palm tree lamp completing the look,” says Zawel.
A piece by Colombian-born artist Gonzalo Fuenmayor hangs above a bar cart in the dining room.
The bedroom reading nook features a rattan console by Sharland England; the artwork is by Lorna Simpson and the vase was a score from Avant-Scène in Paris.
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.
An Ochre chandelier sprinkles light on the dining table, which can expand to seat twelve. Collins freshened the owner’s chairs with a Jane Shelton leopard velvet. “I’d put leopard on anything,” she says with a laugh.
Marble sourced from Cumar tops a Palmer Industries console vanity in a new powder room carved from a former bedroom and adorned with Pierre Frey wallpaper.
Woven shades from Hartmann&Forbes temper formality in the living room. Collins reupholstered the owner’s wood chair in a Rubelli stripe. “It needed to be funked up,” she says.
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.
Both daughters visit often. This one requested a bedroom that was calming, so Collins complied with a pale blue-and-gray palette dominated by a Peter Fasano wallpaper and plantation shutters that control light and views.
Designer Honey Collins animated the entry hall of this Beacon Hill condominium with chinoiserie panels from Gracie. “It gave that little space a lot of life,” says the designer, who completed the look with a pair of Billy Baldwin slipper chairs covered in salmon mohair from de Le Cuona and an area rug from The Rug Company.