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Amboy bases become sconces, pendants, flush mounts, and lamps.

The studio employs about two dozen craftspeople in its 20,000-square-foot Warren, Rhode Island, factory, housed in a former mill.

The art deco-influenced design of the Lido five-globe chandelier nods to nautical architecture found on classic ocean liners.

The wood-turning techniques used in furniture making show up in the studio’s Cardinal chandelier, which is inspired by the similarly shaped cardinal buoys used to mark boating hazards.

The Ayla chandelier takes its name from the Turkish word for the halo of light that surrounds the moon.

The room was designed around the Nobilis animal print on

The client had a vision for “café au lait” curtains, so the designer commissioned Makkas Workroom to fabricate draperies from a Colefax and Fowler pinstripe taffeta.

A Phillip Jeffries grasscloth on the living room ceiling provides a contrast to the walls and millwork, which are painted Farrow & Ball Hague Blue in a high-gloss finish.

The secretary, a family heirloom, doubles as a bar during parties.

eating includes a custom banquette, the clients’ armchairs reupholstered in a Manuel Canovas leopard print, and the clients’ sofa, which the designer had reworked and recovered in a Perennials fabric.

Rock ’n’ roll-themed artwork by Max Steven Grossman hangs behind an Italian desk from the 1970s, while the cylindrical floor lamp near the window is from Apparatus Studio. The ceiling is wrapped in a textured paper from Winfield Thybony Design

Custom loveseats and Ferrell Mittman Perrington club chairs cozy up to a Lacquer Company coffee table.

Her office, which features a pair of locally made X-legged benches, a Colefax and Fowler-upholstered sofa, and a grid of bird prints, is as much a workspace as it is an intimate seating area.

The designers reclad the existing kitchen island with a light Calacatta marble and brightened the walls and cabinetry with Backdrop’s Interior Motives paint.

The interior designers commissioned decorative painter Mark Grundig to create a faux-gold-leaf effect in the entry. A Visual Comfort & Co. chandelier illuminates the space.

The far end of the living room of a floor-through unit in Boston’s Back Bay serves as a dining room with views of leafy Commonwealth Avenue. A John Lyle chandelier featuring a bay-leaf motif hangs above an oblong dining table surrounded by Kravet chairs upholstered in Pindler and Jane Churchill.

Motorized Maresca Textiles draperies envelop the primary suite. The designers had custom nightstands—topped with Avebury table lamps from Vaughan—made to better fit the rounded space.

The rear entry corridor begins as an open trellis and transitions to a solid metal-and-glass interior space; the flooring is slate, and the antique bench is from the clients’ collection.

The kitchen looks out to the rear garden, where the couple grows herbs and vegetables; the perimeter cabinets are topped with green slate countertops, the flooring is heart pine, and a breakfast nook at the far end serves as a casual spot for meals.

Both the architecture and the landscape architecture of this six-acre property in Needham, Massachusetts, are inspired by old New England farmsteads. In addition to apple trees, a meadow, and stone walls, low-maintenance native plantings and ornamental grasses surround the residence.

The house, which is sited near the adjacent woodland, consists of three gable forms: a primary suite, the main living space, and the barn-inspired garage.

The three volumes—which feature a simple palette of white clapboard and metal roofing—are connected via glass-and-steel corridors.

Adjacent to the kitchen is the main dining area, which is open to a second-floor gallery space. “We carved a hole in the middle of this volume to bring in additional natural light from above,” says architect Matthew Elliott.

On the upper level of the barn-inspired garage volume is a multipurpose hangout space, an ideal gathering spot for visiting children and grandchildren.

“This room does not have one central focal point, so the vintage Bernhardt sofa ties it together really well,” says designer Sashya Thind Fernandes of her living room’s showstopping piece. “It fits so perfectly under the window that it feels like it was designed for it.”

Designer Sashya Thind Fernandes at home in Weston, Massachusetts.

In the living room, lush plantings reflect the landscape outside the panoramic windows.

ainting the kitchen’s original brick a dark black gives the room a more modern feel and accentuates a painting by Thind Fernandes’s grandmother.

The bedrooms are all located on the home’s fourth floor and exit to a walkway that Thind Fernandes dressed up with a sculptural arrangement of branches that pops against the wood-clad walls.

Before her family moved in, the house was a light blue/gray; “Somehow, the architectural lines of the house were getting a bit lost in the light color,” she says.

The vintage dining table typically seats six but can accommodate up to ten for a dinner party, which Thind Fernandes loves.

Photograph by David Hansen

Photograph by David Hansen

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Portrait by Bruce Rogovin

A craft/game table and a hanging chair have both playtime and downtime covered

From the backside of the house, the three kids’ bedrooms sit in a row above the first-floor living space; a covered breezeway leads to the pool area and the sweeping meadow.

A cushioned outdoor bed swing by Magnolia Porch Swings is the perfect perch to while away a mild afternoon.

Custom cabinetry in the kitchen by Fallon Fine Cabinetry features a tongue-and-groove face wrapped with a beaded edge.

The kids’ sitting room features a sofa from Six N. Five sourced at Stillfried Design and colorful artwork by Hayley Sheldon.

Fallon Custom Homes & Renovations used reclaimed wide-plank flat-sawn white-oak floors from The Hudson Company throughout the house, including on the ceiling of the first-floor primary living spaces; the sofa is from B&B Italia and the lighting above is by Ross Gardam.

This kids’ bed features a custom headboard upholstered in fabric from Temple Studio and a pendant from The Light Factory.

The family and game room features a custom wraparound banquette sofa upholstered by Lousso Designs as well as a custom Roman Clay plaster treatment on the walls and ceiling using Benjamin Moore Artichoke over Cabbage Patch. The coffee tables are by Atelier Arking.

The 14,000-square-foot modern farmhouse was designed around an expansive first-floor central living space, with the primary bedroom and guest suites anchoring opposite ends, and the kids’ bedrooms and activity areas upstairs.

The entryway of this Concord, Massachusetts, home is anchored by a nearly 500-pound custom-milled front door with FritsJurgens pivot hardware for effortless opening and closing.

In the dining room, custom large-scale windows by Kolbe deliver lots of light and views.

Each of the three kids’ bedrooms are the same size and have cathedral ceilings; the sculptural pendant is by Mint Bliss Decor.

White-oak ladders designed and fabricated by Fallon Fine Cabinetry in all three rooms lead to an interconnected loft play space; the wallpaper is by Nicolette Mayer.

A custom seating area, complete with cubbies below, for the kids’ rumpus room was built in place by Fallon Custom Homes & Renovations.

Scandinavian-style peaks that echo each other allow for a quainter, homier scale than one big volume. “The knotty western red cedar siding brings further warmth to the snowy landscape and efficient forms,” says architect Kevin ten Brinke.

The small volumes at the top entrance of the home, before it cascades down the steep slope, suggest a Nordic village.

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Photograph by Eric Roth

Photograph by Eric Roth

Portrait by Bruce Rogovin

Portrait by Bruce Rogovin

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Photograph by Dan Kaplan

Photograph by Christian Phillips

Portrait by Bruce Rogovin

Photograph by Read McKendree/JBSA

Photograph by Read McKendree/JBSA

Photograph by Michael J. Lee

Photograph by Read McKendree/JBSA

While the view from the A-framed guest room is certainly dramatic, the scale and materials are “very cozy, very human, making you feel safe, protected,” says ten Brinke.

The mudroom, fabricated from a plain-sawn rustic-grade oak, has an island that mimics the cubbies you’d find in a ski lodge.

Bove’s team chose rift- and quarter-sawn oak to give the kitchen a uniform look. Wooden ceiling beams designed by ten Brinke ratchet up the kitchen’s cozy factor.

To the left, through the glass door, lies the laundry room of this Vermont getaway; straight ahead, past the post-and-beam gateways, are the family bedrooms

The dining room serves up a stark textural pairing: the industrial-style chains of the Lucent Lightshop chandelier add heft while the alabaster globes lend glam. “At night they kind of glow,” says interior designer Gabrielle Bove

Each child’s bedroom sports a different colorway of the Fox in the Snow wallcovering by Lake August (the green pictured here is called Scots).

The clients were nervous that the red and blue in the antique rug chosen for their own bedroom wasn’t going to suit them, remembers Bove, “but they trusted the process.”

A wood floor and wall paneling warm up the primary bath; the tub is surrounded by Calacatta Bluette marble.

The study, a cozy transitional space between the great room and the primary suite, has a barrel ceiling reminiscent of a ship’s cabin.

A Moroccan flat-weave rug in shades of blue sets the restful tone in the primary bedroom, where the wood-paneled walls and ceiling are painted off-white.

The primary bathroom has an old-time appeal with a claw-foot soaking tub and a floor painted Farrow & Ball Green Smoke overlaid with a colorful vintage woven rug.

With romantic views of the lake, the porch is an outdoor living room. The seating area is furnished with rattan and teak pieces as well as a nostalgic sofa-sized swing hung by chains from the ceiling.

Built with hefty reclaimed granite blocks, the fireplace, one of two that anchor the great room, was constructed by King Stoneworks. The bespoke rug, designed by Farmer with Steven King Decorative Carpets, establishes the nature-inspired palette. The cathedral ceiling is sheathed in clear pine boards.

Set on legs, the walnut kitchen island reads like a piece of furniture; the handmade ceramic pendant lights above are by Natalie Page.

The kitchen, which is open to the great room, was designed with a lower ceiling finished in plaster to make the room more approachable. Base cabinets are painted Studio Green by Farrow & Ball; the tall pine cabinet conceals a coffee station.

A custom rug designed by Nina Farmer sets the tone for the casual dining area. The room opens to the screened porch.

The bunk room is open and inviting with simple steel-framed beds topped with mismatched quilts.

The exterior has its design roots in the classic Shingle-style house. The cupola, which rises from the roofline above the great room, has operable windows that flood the interior space with natural light and, when open, help cool the house.

: The homeowner treasures her study, tucked into a bow window in a sitting room off the primary bedroom and luxuriously outfitted with a wool and silk rug from Steven King Decorative Carpets, plush seating, and a custom-sized leather-wrapped table with fluted leg details.

The home’s fourth level is devoted to the primary suite, where the bedroom is enveloped in a warm rosy hue and illuminated by a vintage 1960s Austrian tulipan chandelier.

Indoors and out blend seamlessly in the garden-level lounge and courtyard, where low sofas, lounge chairs, and ottomans in neutral shades mirror each other; the brick building across the courtyard is the new carriage house.

The street-level living room’s window wall fosters a connection to the outdoors. Tharp kept the palette quiet to highlight the courtyard view and chose low-profile furniture with gentle curves, including a room-width sofa outfitted in Romo’s Forenza cotton velvet and slipper chairs and chaises surrounding a custom plaster coffee table that nods to designer Milo Baughman.

Farrow & Ball’s silvery Light Blue softens the library’s sturdy millwork and imbues the room with an inviting tranquility.

A window seat makes a cozy spot for reading or a nap in the top-level family room.

The primary bath is a study in white; the chair has feet of polished nickel to echo the cabinetry’s hardware.

The sophisticated dining room is drenched in silver, from the Phillip Jeffries silver-on-white hemp wallpaper to the silk Jim Thompson drapery fabric, to the trim color, called Fluting, from Lisa Tharp’s own collection for ECOS Paints.

A child’s bedroom in periwinkle is both playful and sophisticated.

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Luxury classic interior of home library. Sitting room with bookshelf, books, table and chair. Clean and modern decoration with elegant furniture. Education read study wisdom concept

Maryellen McQuade has been visiting Candlewood Lake since she was a little girl. Now she and her family and friends finally get to pull up their own lakeside chair(s). A balcony that comes to a point off the guest bedrooms “plays with the idea of a ship’s prow,” says architect Peter Coffin. “The cable railing mimics the railing on a boat.”

Four interconnected decks span three levels and are among McQuade’s favorite spots for lounging. “Every morning we have coffee on the deck right outside the living room [lower middle],” she says. “The other spot we love is the roof-deck. As the sun sets, but it’s still kind of light out, you can see almost all the way down the lake.”

The homeowners can also enjoy the spectacular scenery from the iconic Barcelona chairs or from the deck just off their bedroom.

Interior designer Jody Fierz kept furnishings streamlined and minimalist; McQuade commissioned the painting from abstract artist Alissa Leigh.

“We designed the kitchen to avoid having upper cabinets at the lake end,” Coffin says. Fierz gave the room an understated yet unified look by extending the quartz surface from the countertops up the walls.

In the kitchen, the brown under-cabinetry against the white mimics the home’s two-toned exterior siding and “keeps that contrast moving,” says Fierz.

Dividing the home into separate volumes created what Coffin calls a “view corridor” out to the lake from neighbors’ houses across the street. Traditional white shingles nod to the neighborhood vernacular, while horizontal wood shiplap ties the volumes together.

A floating vanity with a mahogany finish makes a striking contrast against Oasis Cloud glass subway tiles from Garden State Tile.

The marbled wood of the Arhaus dining table adds a bit of heft to the light and airy space; Fierz rounded it out with custom-made chairs from Adriana Hoyos.

It’s easy to soak in the view while soaking in the Kohler Rêve freestanding tub.

Pairing a Gilbert Watrous magnet ball lamp with a primitive mustard baker sideboard and European handmade terra-cotta pottery illustrates the shop’s curated style.

A Tang Dynasty-style brass horse sculpture and nineteenth-century Sicilian pots keep company on a marble-top antique French dresser, while a midcentury portrait looks on.