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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.

The star of this Greenwich primary bath is the Breccia Capraia marble, which features dramatic green and violet veining. The fixtures are from Waterworks.

The cerused-oak vanities feature accent panels of faux leather from Perennials; the lighting is from Ralph Lauren Home, and the polished nickel fixtures throughout are from Waterworks.

Artwork by Meighan Morrison hangs above a concrete tub from Native Trails. The shower tile is from Bedrosians and the floor tile is from Porcelanosa.

The wire-brushed oak vanity is stained black and topped with Nero Marquina marble. The sink fittings are from Bender, and the mirrors and sconces are from RH.

The oak cabinetry is joined by medicine cabinets from Robern and sconces from Juniper.

Designer Douglas Graneto swapped out a window seat for this floating oak makeup vanity; a stool from Studio Van den Akker is upholstered in a Dedar fabric.

Hauck moved the stairwell, so it’s now wider, larger, better lit, and leaves the generous foyer open to display the owners’ paintings.

The new additions created a protected—and very popular—terrace for dining, relaxing, and enjoying views of the property’s secluded meadow.

In the living room, Hauck retained the original ceiling beams but sanded the dark English pine paneling to create a better background for paintings.

The sleek new kitchen, with its cathedral ceiling, opens into a generous sitting room and breakfast nook.

The wife asked architect Neil Hauck to accentuate the entrance of the stone cottage, so he added a new porch whose rooflines echo the house’s original gable.

From the driveway, no one would guess Hauck added two wings and a garage because the additional square footage is hidden behind the original cottage.

Guests can bypass the kitchen and help themselves to beverages in the neighboring scullery, which is equipped with a sink, dishwasher, wine storage, and a coffeemaker.

“We wanted this room to be very serene,” says interior designer Jeanne Barber of the primary bedroom.

In the living room, contemporary furnishings in neutral colors contrast with the traditional architecture without conflicting with it. A picture-frame TV hangs from the dolomitic limestone fireplace, which soars twenty feet and had to be supported by an I-beam underneath.

Hinkley pendants illuminate a quartz composite countertop in the kitchen, which features custom cabinets by Zel Woodworking and a custom nickel vent hood accented with brass.

“I wanted a spot I could call my little cave,” jokes husband Ron, whose expansive home office includes a poker table, bar, and TV viewing area.

A rustic Hooker Furniture console table provides a drop zone for keys and mail in the entry hall, whose wall battens echo the muntins in an opposing window.

An Arteriors chandelier illuminates an Old Biscayne Designs table in the dining area. The space is open to the kitchen but distinguished by subtle grasscloth wallpaper.

Given the home’s open floor plan, playful touches were confined to enclosed spaces like Stacey’s closet, where a banana-leaf pendant illuminates a ceiling covered in exuberant Sanderson wallpaper.

The butler’s pantry is concealed behind nine-foot steel-and-glass doors and has a checkerboard marble floor and ample storage

A sleek glass elevator extends from the basement to the third floor. Designer Stephanie Rapp chose the pendant lights as an unobtrusive but glamorous addition to the space.

Innovations’ Yosemite wallpaper on the bed wall adds interest to the serene primary bedroom with its palette of oatmeal and light gray.

The primary bath, also designed by Berkemeyer, has cabinets of natural oak that echo the character-grade oak used on the floor of the main living area.

The main floor’s powder room is all about drama with its Platinum Wave marble and deep blue-gray walls.

he sitting area uses a blend of natural elements and textures to achieve the cozy but sophisticated look the homeowners wanted.

The front entrance is embellished with a window in the shape of a peace sign.

A second-floor den is made extra cozy with a ceiling painted Benjamin Moore Ocean Floor; built-ins flanking the woodburning fireplace hold a winter’s worth of firewood.

A soak in the primary bath’s tub comes with bucolic views.

Architect Tanner White designed the entry staircase as a piece of functional modern art; the custom light fixture is a chimerical foil to its sturdy composition. The upholstered bench is one of many sensuous accents interior designer Michelle Morgan Harrison placed throughout the house.

White marble, a curb-less walk-in shower, and a soaking tub with a view make for a spa-like primary bathroom.

A curved sofa and oval ottoman bring softness in form, texture, and color to the living room. Vincent, a portrait by Frederick J. Brown, is a favorite piece of art from the owners’ collection.

Like the kitchen wall, the table base has a cerused-wood finish. Rather than a sink in front of the window as is typical, White placed the cooktop and hood there to allow the cook to take in the view.

The catwalk above the entry was designed to create an “old library” look in a distinctly modern space.

Curves and soft textures continue in a guest room that features a low headboard upholstered in white linen. Ripples, the swirl-pattern wallpaper, is from Phillip Jeffries.

In the living room, strips of oak add warmth and interest to the fireplace, which is set between two banks of steel-framed windows; the curves of the club chairs and coffee table play against the straight lines of the wood slats and window mullions.

Black framing around the entry and windows brings modern references to the exterior.

The vintage rug, silver-leaf light fixture, and art deco detailing of the marble countertop nods to the early 1920s when the home was built.

Tumbled limestone floor tiles from Art of Tile & Stone align with other features in the home, such as the monumental stone fireplace and rustic beams.

The alcove, located beside the water closet, captures plenty of natural light despite not being right next to a window.

Interior designer Lauren Grant reworked the room’s layout, making the marble-topped mahogany vanity the focal point. “Before, you stared straight at the toilet when you walked in,” Grant says.

The bedroom’s Zoffany Richmond Park wallpaper was the jumping-off point for the color palette.

The curbless opening to the wet room allows for easy access and prevents water from escaping.

The glass panels’ generous brass banding brings the warm golden color to the shower area and plays off the brown tones in the floor tile.

Designer Michael Ferzoco notes that the unlacquered-brass plumbing fixtures look even better when they patina and accommodate the owner’s “carefree housekeeping skills.

Both the circular light fixtures and the walls are covered in tactile, light-reflecting Omexco wallcoverings.

A narrow staircase with a space-saving cable-row railing leads from interior designer Trevor Fulmer’s entryway to his basement gym and sauna.

Dotless LEDs provide uniform lighting on the walls and ceiling, which also includes points for attaching TRX suspension-training equipment.

An exercise ball resides in a closet under the staircase; additional gear is concealed behind slatted wood doors that provide design continuity between the workout area and the sauna.

A vintage European pine desk displays mirrors, stationery, and ceramics from Kansas City, Missouri, and New York’s Hudson River Valley. The pottery holds dried florals grown at the Bry’s vacation rental, The Farm Home.

French basket pendant lights hang above a vintage Hungarian mulberry dining table topped with ceramic dinnerware from Sarah Kersten Studio.

Tyson and Lisa Bry with their daughter, Ingrid, at Farm Home Marketplace in Stowe, Vermont.

. In the kitchen area, a sideboard holds everything from cookbooks and hand-blown Moroccan glass tumblers to trivets, coasters, and baskets made by artists in Guatemala.

A bed is layered with European linens designed to mix and match.

A native stone soaking tub brings an industrial feel to the primary bath.

The burned-and-stained pine paneling and riveted steel on the great room’s fireplace are echoed in the kitchen cabinetry and range hood.

The design team kept furniture profiles low in the great room to emphasize the views. “You can actually see a chairlift right out the window,” says principal Jayme Kennerknecht. Project manager Courtney Dana custom designed the hair-on-hide ottoman, which is topped with a sliding wood table.

The homeowners relax around a firepit and spa located right outside the cozy den, where wallpaper adds interest opposite the TV wall. The ceiling is clad in reclaimed barn board.

The design team didn’t do much to change the exterior of the condo, which is attached to an adjacent unit, but they did add a vestibule on the other side of the front door to create a weather barrier.

An alabaster-and-leather light fixture casts a welcoming warmth in the mudroom.

The dining table’s manufactured-stone top is durable—and heavy. “Because there’s wood everywhere, this top added some weight, both in terms of how hard it was to get up the stairs and in gravitas,” says Kennerknecht.

An angled ladder connects the lower queen-size bed with the upper twin-size bunk and saves space in tight quarters.

Woody Hayes, named for the famous Ohio State University football coach, relaxes in the mudroom, where each family member has a space for outdoor gear.

The living room is painted Benjamin Moore Aegean Teal.Double doors open to what Benedict calls an “indoor-outdoor room” that connects the barn and the house, and the artwork is by JP Kilkenny.

The kitchen island’s deep teal Wood-Mode cabinets sparked the home’s palette.

The front doors open to a foyer that holds an epoxy-topped table on a base of reclaimed wood and a pair of sturdy bronze benches. “All winter that table has a jigsaw puzzle on it that we chip away at,” Benedict says.

The new barn holds a cozy family room and, on the upper level, a pool table. The wood trim on the stairway was made to look old by Pauline Curtiss of Patina Designs.

The Vermont vacation house originally ended at the stone chimney, so designer Elizabeth Benedict and architect Brian Hamor created an addition at the back of the home with a spacious mudroom that uses the old chimney as a wall.

he designer, along with Woody (in the lead) and Gus, enjoys a snowy day at her refurbished farmhouse.

An antique cabinet from Belgium in the barn’s billiard room holds a number of curiosities, including a collection of old National Geographic magazines.

Low-backed dining chairs from Four Hands and host chairs from Essentials for Living surround a table that seats twelve.

When Benedict and her husband are home alone, they often spend time in the cozy den above the mudroom; Benedict’s friend Mally Skok designed the ottoman-coffee table for Dowel.

The bunk room, with its trio of triple bunks, is a favorite spot for visiting cousins.