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The pattern on the living room carpet, which is from The Rug Company, mimics the shape of the light fixture.

The design team reworked the living room firebox so that it’s now a double-sided fireplace that can also be enjoyed in the office, which boasts views of the Charles River.

The new kitchen, designed by Downsview Kitchens, features Versailles Mesh backsplash tile from Ann Sacks and a distressed-metal range hood.

Elms placed a two-tiered rotating cocktail table by Holly Hunt in the family room, where the homeowner likes to relax after work.

When Elms saw the dining room’s existing skylight, she immediately envisioned this fixture from Luke Lamp Co.; “I wanted the room to have sculptural elements that had natural weight to them,” she says.

Accessed through steel-and-glass doors, the dressing room features walnut cabinetry.

The homeowner was immediately drawn to the Paul Villinski butterfly wall sculpture, says interior designer Dee Elms. The butterflies seem to fly in from the living room’s arched windows and soar above the custom banquette.

Elms chose suede for the upholstered doors that conceal the dining room’s bar—“It has a vibrancy not all materials have,” she explains.

A vestibule in the front entry features a console from Iatesta Studio and floor tiles from Tile Showcase.

A double-sided woodburning fireplace separates the sunroom from the family room, which contains a sofa from Hickory Chair, a custom coffee table from Scott James Furniture & Design, and a pair of chairs from Louis J. Solomon.

Both homeowners have a workspace in the study, which features mahogany paneling and a floor lamp from Visual Comfort & Co.

The architects at Mellowes & Paladino designed the home so that its axis follows the edge of the lake, allowing most rooms to enjoy a view of the water.

A vaulted ceiling in the primary bedroom is studded with oak beams; the bed is from Aesthetic.

The formal living room contains a sofa from A. Rudin, a coffee table from Michael S. Smith’s Jasper Collection, and a settee from O. Henry House.

An oak island lends richness to the kitchen; the clients specifically requested quartz countertops for their durability.

The architects opted for a colonial-style structure with classic shingles and stone veneer to blend in nicely with the neighborhood; a front porch complete with rocking chairs was a request from the clients.

A pair of French doors at the end of the entry hall lead to the back patio; the stair runner is from Stark.

A custom mirror from Guido Frames hangs above a console from Iatesta Studio in the dining room, which is part of the home’s more formal wing

One of the only pieces the couple retained from their former residence is this Rose Tarlow dining table, which is paired with chairs from Aesthetic and a light fixture from Iatesta Studio; the wallpaper is from Gracie.

The breakfast nook, which overlooks the lake, incorporates additional heating to ensure a cozy spot for enjoying morning coffee.

A soaking tub anchors the primary bath.

The bar is painted Farrow & Ball Studio Green to coordinate with the adjacent dining room’s wallpaper.

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The primary bedroom echoes the home’s color palette but in paler hues; the wallpaper is Schumacher’s Imperial Garden.

A powder room has a deco-glam feel with its wallpaper of gigantic peonies on a charcoal-gray background.

Designer Robin Pelissier used a variety of fabric colors and patterns on the custom bolster-framed sectional and swivel lounge chairs; a playful Lladró chandelier in clear and candy-colored crystal hangs above.

Purple and orange, homeowner Chris Gaffney’s favorite colors, make an appearance in the living room, where fabric-covered walls, a leather-upholstered door, and a blue velvet sofa are united by the Landry & Arcari rug.

A Tritter Feefer table joins an Edelman leather banquette crafted by McLaughlin Custom Upholstered Furniture in the family room’s casual dining area. Floral-upholstered chairs with baby-blue legs add a soft touch.

Owner Karen Kames sparked the home’s palette with her choice of mulberry-colored cabinetry in the kitchen.

The stairway leads from the main living level down to a lower floor that holds guest bedrooms and an open area with a gym, a TV room, and a golf simulator that Chris says has shaved a few strokes off his handicap.

An eighteenth-century Louis XV console table and gilded-frame mirror fill a niche in the foyer.

The family room’s Schumacher paper with a subtle pattern and color forms a neutral backdrop for Pelissier’s use of bright colors. facing page: Purple and orange, homeowner Chris Gaffney’s favorite colors, make an appearance in the living room, where fabric-covered walls, a leather-upholstered door, and a blue velvet sofa are united by the Landry & Arcari rug.

A new marble floor with hand-glazed insets and a de Gournay chinoiserie wallpaper make an elegant statement in the foyer. A hallway off the foyer has herringbone-patterned engineered hickory floors and doors upholstered in orange leather.

The dining room’s Murano-glass flowers create a gorgeous glow hanging from a ceiling covered in Phillip Jeffries metallic paper. Incorporating all the colors used throughout the living spaces, Nina Campbell’s Paradiso drapery fabric ties all the rooms together and references the pretty landscaping on the home’s outdoor terraces.

The couple’s toddler grandson no doubt has sweet dreams in a bedroom that’s playful yet sophisticated with its Thibaut Elephant paper and Lewis & Wood curtain and headboard fabrics.

Common Room’s Lioness & Palms wallpaper adds a touch of whimsy to a guest bedroom; the light fixture by Allison Paladino has LED-lit chunks of rough-cut sculpted glass.

The curved glass gallery in the back of the house acts as a gateway to the private backyard.

Located off the entry, a powder room with a stone sink that appears to be carved from the wall continues the arch motif.

The living room’s bar with its curved brass bar top and canopy makes the space party central. The mesh doors on either side of the bar conceal wine storage.

The bistro-like black-and-white kitchen features a curved island and glossy subway tiles. The clients cooked up the idea of the metal diner door that leads to the pantry.

Steel trusses juxtaposed against a fir ceiling make the living room look like it’s been enclosed over time. The ottoman/coffee table is upholstered in durable cowhide and the Avenue Road swivel chair near the fireplace is big enough for two people.

Salvatore says the home’s site, on a corner fronting a busy thoroughfare, presented the biggest challenge. A J-shaped design helps screen the backyard from traffic, while Salvatore cites turn-of-the-twentieth-century British architect C.F.A. Voysey’s work as providing inspiration for the palette and composition.

An archway unites the living room and main entry while also framing the serpentine staircase.

El Camino’s dining room boldly declares its moniker with a custom neon sign hanging on linen-colored plaster walls. “It’s wonderfully spartan—not at all overdone,” says architect Ryan Salvatore.

Artist Peter Cusack.

Stone, Green (2024), 24″H x 20″W, oil on canvas.

Four Figures From My Life (2022), 40″H x 30″W, oil on canvas.

Flutist Serenade (2022), 18″H x 24″W, oil on canvas.

An arrangement of Cusack’s sculptures.

Stone, Wisdom (2024), 77″H x 55″W, oil on canvas.

Wolf Skin (2023), 77″H x 65″W, oil on canvas.

Man with Book (2024), 77″H x 55″W, oil on canvas.

The living room’s white-oak paneling, custom made by Urban Evolutions, has a linear, structural aesthetic, while the comfy Marge Carson sectional and the picture-frame TV depicting a vintage Mustang check the box for the loungy vibe homeowners Nicolas Djiounas and Amy Nericcio desired.

Interlude Home swivel chairs surrounding a Four Hands cocktail table create a comfortable conversation area within easy reach of the built-in bar.

The kitchen, which beautifully blends black accents and light wood, cooks up a natural-meets-industrial appeal. The statement-making waterfall-edge countertop is Black Panda quartzite, and the fixtures hanging above are from Visual Comfort & Co.

Midcentury modern (the rounded table and chairs are from Four Hands and the sculptural light fixture is from Visual Comfort & Co.) meets the 1980s (the chic tambour wood paneling also incorporates soundproofing) in the dining area located just off the kitchen.

Matte black walls and cabinetry paired with lighting set behind the floating shelves lend a dramatic effect, while a limestone backsplash adds a rugged feel to the bar.

Straightforward, strongly defined, and salt tolerant, Russian sage and fountain grass flank the main entrance.

The corridor beside the house is flanked with inkberry, switchgrass, and joe-pye weed.

On the upper terrace, landscape architect Tara Vincenta anchored wind-resistant umbrellas in the buff-colored granite to provide shade while withstanding coastal gusts. The team at Moore House Design sourced the outdoor furniture.

The entrance gates set on granite posts match the trim of the house and open to a peastone parking court and the guest cottage.

It was necessary to leave a coastal buffer intact between the landscape and the cove, but it was permissible to open up the view by trimming shrubs to four feet. The area also includes storage for kayaks, and the gated gabion wall hems views to and from the water.

You’d never know the cottage’s great room used to be a garage. It now impresses with an Uttermost coffee table, Kuzco sconces, and a cozy Calligaris sectional sofa—the better to fit the home’s many guests

Kurth and her team selected a ribbon-like fixture from Luke Lamp Co. to illuminate the island in the streamlined kitchen.

The cottage, which Kurth notes channels midcentury modern and International styles, finds balance in its solid-void rhythm of stucco and ribbed-wood walls juxtaposed with ribbon clerestory windows and expanses of glass

Carol Kurth, who designed this Bedford, New York, guesthouse, found the foyer’s Stacy Milburn mirror artwork at Sorelle Gallery in Westport. Peter Tunney created the art adorning the opposite wall.

Kurth had this bedroom’s walls clad in a Maya Romanoff covering, adding Astro sconces and drapes in a Holly Hunt fabric.

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.

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 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.

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.