bedrooms

Texture takes center stage in the primary bedroom, with its Moroccan wool rug, teak-root end tables, Tibetan-lamb ottomans, and Lulu and Georgia floor lamp.

Pale silver Mark Alexander grasscloth adds a rich, comforting, fabric-like texture to the primary bedroom, which boasts its own private deck.

Albert also designed the primary bedroom’s headboard, which is inset with a mosaic crafted by his mother. Additional mosaics of hers flank the headboard, and she is also the artist behind the oil painting above the bed.

In the primary bedroom of architect Jacob Albert’s recently renovated condo, he painted the shelving Benjamin Moore Brookside Moss. A vintage chair sits beside a nineteenth-century French wine-tasting table, and Albert purchased the dhurrie while traveling in Jaipur, India.

Architect Mary Dorsey Brewster skillfully converted a family room and a warren of closets into en suite guest quarters; the handmade bed is from The Country Bed Shop in Ashby, Massachusetts.

A Christopher Farr Cloth wallpaper set the color palette for the bedroom shared by the two oldest children, whose Jenny Lind beds from Crate & Barrel flank an inlaid nightstand their parents found on Etsy.

A restful, neutral palette dominates the primary bedroom, which features a Christopher Farr Cloth wallpaper and a ceiling fixture from Pinch.

Serena & Lily wallpaper adorns this fifth-floor children’s room, which is connected to the neighboring bedrooms to foster togetherness.

The framed christening gown once belonged to the wife’s great-grandfather.

An upholstered headboard, silky bedding, a bench outfitted in lustrous silk velvet, and grasscloth wallcovering give the primary bedroom its cocoon-like ambience.

For the girl’s quintessentially feminine room, Zikas designed a custom dresser in graduated shades of pink; the artwork is from Minted.

The sweet bedside table is from Madre, but the designer’s favorite element is the Sister Parish pink scalloped wallpaper: “It’s super fun but classically elegant,” she says.

Avid readers, the boys love their bedside sconces and acrylic book racks.

Filled with blue notes, the boys’ room was furnished with Newport Cottages bunks fitted with Crate & Barrel bedding in a solar-system motif. Designer Georgia Zikas added the orange acrylic Philippe Starck side table because it felt very “futuristic” to the boys. The planet mobile and artwork are from Etsy.

Iconic wallpaper by Les Indiennes sets the tone for a room designed for a girl of any age. The dresser and woven mirror are from Made Goods.

The simple symmetry of twin turned-wood beds and a soft, neutral palette lend the room a refreshing vibe. The bedding is from Serena & Lily.

The homeowners modified the RH bed to give it a tent-like feel, inspiring the safari theme in this room. The bedding is from Pottery Barn, and the custom carpet is from Carpet Trends in Rye, N.Y.

An array of clever details, including a Cooper Classics mirror, a statement light fixture from Currey & Company, and felt animal heads from Fiona Walker England elevate the room.

The serene primary bedroom is studded with soft blue tones, including a Holland & Sherry fabric on the bench, bedding from Brahms Mount and Hill House Home, and artwork by Kayce Hughes.

A girl’s bedroom is painted Benjamin Moore Ecru. The roman shades feature an Inchyra fabric, the bed is upholstered in a fabric by Penny Morrison, and the light fixture is from Oomph.

A boy’s bedroom inspired by the Incredible Hulk features roman shades crafted with a Sister Parish fabric, a green bed from Crate & Barrel, and an Erin Gates for Momeni rug.

In the primary bedroom, Goodson squared off a kitschy arched transom, raised the ceiling to the roofline, and added reclaimed timbers from Cook’s Antique Lumber.

Each alcove serves a different function in the guest room/office nestled above the garage. The Lady Amherst’s pheasant gracing the wall “felt fun and a little different,” Goodson says.

Goodson went for an English cottage look in her oldest son’s bedroom, which features wallpaper from Soane and beds topped with antique suzanis.

Farmer brought in more color on the second floor, as evidenced in the primary bedroom with its bright Bordeaux ceiling.

A vintage chaise was upholstered in a Pierre Frey fabric for a quiet moment in the bedroom.

The primary bedroom, says Gregory, gets both the summer and winter sunrise; the queen bed is the Hush bed from Blu Dot.

Defying convention, Brady placed a chaise at the foot of the bed instead of a bench and suspended a contemporary Le Deun Luminaires pendant above.

Brady maximized space in a guest room by inserting the bed in a nook outfitted with bookshelves and a TV.

Hats accompany an antique bow-front chest in the primary bedroom.

After she had already purchased Schumacher’s Pyne Hollyhock wallcovering and fabric, Rosenfeld’s husband declared he hated it, so Rosenfeld says she “practiced restraint” by keeping the bed and drapes neutral.

Framed vintage Japanese wrapping paper hangs above a desk in the oldest daughter’s bedroom.

The burnt-velvet headboard in the primary bedroom sits flush with quilted-leather walls. Marge Carson tables flank the bed. Those are also Marge Carson chairs—upholstered in a silk-velvet fabric from Métaphores—by the window.

A Phillip Jeffries wallcovering envelops a bedroom that sleeps six—infant trundles pop out of the lower beds—while a Rosemary Hallgarten alpaca carpet provides a soft landing.

In the lower-level guest room, Jodi combined camp plaids and Pendleton blankets with midcentury modern furniture and lamps.

Rather than the expected waterscape painting, Susan chose baskets to bring texture to a guest room wall.

Ten-foot-tall sliders ensure a garden-level guest room stays bright and airy; the Harbor Cane bed and Del Sur coconut bead chandelier, both from Serena & Lily, strike a beachy note.

The primary bedroom showcases a leather headboard from Modern Relik and bed linens custom made in India.

The primary bedroom has a Verellen bed with a slipcovered headboard.

Rather than the expected waterscape painting, Susan chose baskets to bring texture to a guest room wall.

Ten-foot-tall sliders ensure a garden-level guest room stays bright and airy; the Harbor Cane bed and Del Sur coconut bead chandelier, both from Serena & Lily, strike a beachy note.

The primary bedroom showcases a leather headboard from Modern Relik and bed linens custom made in India.

The girls’ bedroom includes a built-in bed niche and a pair of reproduction beds from Leonards New England.

The bunk room boasts custom built-in beds complete with storage drawers.

A custom bed from Mark Jupiter lends a cool, contemporary element to the primary bedroom.

Blues were the starting point for the cottage’s overall palette, but “yellow plays so nicely with blue,” notes designer Kendall Rabun, explaining the impetus behind this sunny guest room. The twin headboards are by Maine Woodworks, and the table is vintage.

The primary bedroom, which opens to the wraparound deck, features a Galbraith & Paul fabric o

In the blue guest room, “the mix of colors and patterns lends a ‘collected over time’ feel to the space,” says Rabun.

In a guest room, a light fixture from Arteriors and a photograph by Michael Gaillard hang above a Room & Board bed.

Artwork by Miya Ando hangs above a custom bed and upholstered headboard wall in the primary bedroom; the pendant lights are from RH and the rug is from Merida.

The primary bedroom features an ikat-style rug in turquoise. The linens, curtains, and art pull in other marine blues.

What designer Karen Bow calls a “bunk-less bunkroom” nevertheless sleeps four on toe-to-toe window mattresses and trundles underneath.

Trees outside a guest bath provide just enough privacy for an indulgent shower-with-a-view, though there is an automated privacy screen on the outside for the more modest houseguests. The floating vanity in the primary bath mirrors the floating nightstands and bed in the adjacent bedroom for a subtle midcentury-modern vibe.

The ceiling plane in the primary bedroom extends beyond the glass wall to diminish the room’s sense of enclosure and make it feel suspended in the trees.

Chris Quinn of Red House Building calls the plaster walls in the primary bedroom suite “subtle and sublime” when wash with the changing natural light.

A photo of a Cape Cod sunset by the homeowner prompted Gannon’s choice of coral accents in a guest room. The high-backed Hickory Chair beds are slipcovered in a Schumacher fabric. “I love a slipcover on a bed,” Gannon says. “It’s a fun way to introduce another fabric, and it gives a space a casual element.”

A guest room features a neutral color palette and an eye-catching mirror from Massachusetts-based Carvers’ Guild.

The walls and ceiling of a guest suite in the original part of the house are painted in shades of cream, green, and plum that nod to the lush gardens outside. Ricci cleverly hung the draperies so that they turn the window seat into a private sanctuary.

The primary bedroom features a Leonards New England bed covered in Matouk linens.

The violet hue in the vintage Lucite table lamp reflects the ever-changing colors in the plush silk carpet in

Silver designed the daughter’s bedroom to “stay relevant” with built-in storage in the plank-covered wall behind the bed; the stairs to the left lead to a cozy hideout.

The primary bedroom, clad in Farrow & Ball’s Stiffkey Blue and boasting a Room & Board bed, faces the children’s playroom across the courtyard.

Walnut cabinets and sconces from Visual Comfort flank a custom bed in the primary bedroom. The painting is by Will Day.

A mahogany dressing chest matches the bed, and the door to the right leads to Twain’s personal library.

The original Reform Gothic half-tester bed that Mark Twain commissioned specifically for the Mahogany Suite was still in the museum’s collection; the bed’s colorful inset Minton tiles inspired the carpet. Ornate mahogany doors lead to the suite’s bath and sitting room.

The custom daybed provides a cozy window-side perch, while the new built-in cabinetry and shelving give the sitting room plenty of storage and display space.

The art, an original work by Isca Greenfield-Sanders that depicts a grounded hot air balloon surrounded by spectators, introduces a pop of color and whimsy.

Embracing the symmetry of the room, Nightingale placed matching tables and lamps on either side of the upholstered wingback bed; the oversized stacked river rock lamps are by Kelly Wearstler for Visual Comfort, and the white-lacquer nightstands hail from one of the designer’s favorite stores: homenature, in Southampton, New York.

Hans Wegner sewing tables bearing Simon Pearce lamps flank the custom primary bed by Studioilse. The ceiling here, as throughout the house, is natural hemlock.

New windows bring the outside in, and the tongue-and-groove cathedral ceiling lends an airiness to the suite.

A Phillip Jeffries wallcovering wraps the primary bedroom with its Bernhardt bed topped by a cozy Pendleton blanket.

Wallpapered in an arresting copper pattern from Designers Guild, the main bedroom features a lilac-colored duvet and shams that complement the geode-within-a-geode wall art and a faux-fur bench. The chaise lounge, shaded by curtains from Just Imagine Draperies, provides another seating option.

A single accent pillow picks up the bold pink wallpaper in the primary bedroom, which is soothed by neutral linens and upholstery, a light-filled gabled ceiling, and interesting textures like the handmade tile surrounding the fireplace opening.

The primary bedroom showcases sumptuous bedding and a custom Partners in Design headboard. A glamorous John Pomp chandelier illuminates the space, which is enveloped in a Holly Hunt wallcovering.

In the primary bedroom, the chandelier, bed, chair, and rug are from RH, the homeowner’s favorite store.

Triple window treatments in the primary bedroom block out all light and noise, while a wall upholstered in Lee Jofa fabric adds an additional layer of softness.

The subtle, watery colors in the fireplace surround inspired the pastel hues for Kim and John’s bedroom. “It looks like waves onthe sea in an old Winslow Homer painting,” Elms says. Soft pink wool drapes against pale blue walls and an upholstered cloud-gray headboard give the room a serene, dreamy look. Circa Lighting table lamps with burnished-brass shades add dimension.

The botanical-print duvet in the primary bedroom sparked the custom bed covered in Kravet green velvet. Katie Ridder’s Leaf wallpaper continues the floral theme.

To turn the dressing room alcove into a space where she would lounge, Ferraro added a chaise and installed Katie Ridder shades.

Son Frankie’s room is painted a light blue with an Erin Gates by Momeni rug. Wooly textural art hangs above the Pottery Barn crib.

Bold primary colors dominate Ferraro’s son Leo’s room, while a campaign-style bureau echoes his brother’s furniture. The cobalt-colored bed was custom made to complement the sunny Benjamin Moore Showtime walls

The couple’s bedroom is outfitted in more formal paneling and painted in rich French Gray from Benjamin Moore.

A modern white crib is a crisp juxtaposition to the basket pendant made from natural fibers as well as the Serena & Lily Kalahari wallpaper with its metallic accents.

In the primary bedroom, an oversized Cuff Studio pendant and artwork by Cecilia Björk make a statement above a bed custom designed by Davies and upholstered in Designers Guild fabric.

A Barn Light Electric sconce and Benjamin Moore’s Spring Azalea add a whimsical touch to the girls’ bath. In the adjoining bedroom, Caitlin McGauley wallpaper enlivens the ceiling, while artwork by CLoD ties everything together.

The two primary bedrooms are situated for maximum lake exposure, but the windows are positioned to guard the occupants’ privacy.

A shiplap wall and handcrafted bed from Croft House introduce texture without disturbing the room’s simple lines.

Art deco lines repeat in the primary bedroom, where a headboard feels architectural alongside a mirrored nightstand that holds a jewel-like lamp.

A small settee and a drink table in the bedroom set the scene for relaxation.

The primary bedroom showcases a leather headboard, lavender-and-cream satin curtains, and matching bedside tables.

“This is my favorite room in the house,” says the wife of the upstairs guest bedroom. “Every child wants to sleep here.”

The guest bedroom has a custom house-shaped bed with sheer panels inspired by a bed that Gottlieb saw at a hotel in Costa Rica.

Broad vertical stripes in the Kravet wallcovering give this upstairs bedroom a sense of height, while the grasscloth’s earth tones pleasantly contrast the room’s nautical shades of blue.

A turquoise Red Egg bedside table is an eye-catching offset to the twin white wicker beds, but closer examination reveals matching aqua tones mixing with light blue hues in the Mally Skok wallpaper.

Tasseled drawer pulls tease a color palette that—like the hydrangeas that served as inspiration—can thrive through many seasons, not just summer.

A tiger-maple bed from Leonards New England blends seamlessly with the bucolic landscape mural painted by renowned Maine artist Roger Deering; the theme carries through with a Stark Carpet tartan rug and rustic night tables.

The southeastern-facing primary suite was painted Benjamin Moore Iced Cube Silver, a dusty blue that engages with the changing color of the sky and water in every season.

In lieu of a bench, Hay placed a Brunschwig & Fils daybed at the foot of a Bernhardt bed in the main bedroom; a statement-making light fixture from Ro Sham Beaux hangs above, and the artwork is by Nantucket photographer Daniel Sutherland.

Serene and subtle is the scene in the second-floor main bedroom; the silk and cotton appliqued and embroidered cut-velvet shams are from Scalamandré.

Thibaut’s floral Rittenhouse fabric on the bed and window treatment ensures sweet dreams in a guest room.

Downstairs, the owners’ Turkish rug warms the poured concrete floor, which was polished then ground.

The couple’s adult children share the upscale bunk room where beds are dressed in duvets made of Italian linen ticking.

A sunshine-filled nook by the bay window has the ideal spot for tucking into a good book: a comfy Eero Saarinen womb chair from Knoll.

“The room gets a lot of light,” notes architect and designer Michele Kolb. “That’s why I was able to use a dark color.”

It was a challenge fitting an IATESTA STUDIO king-size bed into the main bedroom, but Schroeder made it work by placing narrow nightstands on either side.

In another bedroom, soft yellow hues from the Schumacher wallcovering carry over into its en suite bathroom.

A vaulted ceiling gives the main bedroom a grand feel that’s brought down to scale by the quiet furnishings, including the Grange sleigh bed; the console at the foot of the bed holds a pop-up TV.

The colors in Sanderson Design Group’s Tally Ho wallpaper informed this small guest room, which only has space for a twin bed and a Scalamandre reading chair upholstered in Jane Churchill. “It’s one of my favorite rooms because there’s lots of interest for the eye,” says Shano

In this top-floor guest room, interior designer Gregory Shano embraced Brunschwig & Fils On Point toile print—it shows up on the chair, wallpaper, and Roman shades.

The first room to receive a makeover belongs to seventeen-year-old Jack Lambros, who helped choose the Ralph Lauren wallpaper.

Homeowner Karen Duffy Lambros refers to her favorite room, swathed in a Schumacher fern pattern, as the Jungle Room. “I do my video calls from there, especially on dark winter days,” she says.

House guests request their favorite rooms when spending the night on the farm.

The Galahad chandelier from Currey & Company, a stunner of sea-green glass disks of varying sizes, hangs in the main bedroom above a custom platform bed by Baker, while Vanguard club chairs upholstered in chenille flank the fireplace.

Rosenfeld persuaded the homeowner to let her add some pattern in the form of the Fortuny fabric pillows that top the primary bedroom’s custom Charles H. Beckley bed.

Another bedroom gets a handsome mix of subtle patterns in rug and bedding.

The Made Goods night table adds a deco touch to a bedroom.

In the tranquil main bedroom, the walls are upholstered in a Holland & Sherry fabric, and a light fixture from Dennis Miller Associates hangs above the bed. That’s a Robert Rauschenberg painting next to the doorway that leads into the dressing area. A custom screen by Christophe Côme, sourced from New York’s Cristina Grajales Gallery, separates the bedroom from a sitting area.

Holland & Sherry’s Desert Storm fabric envelops another guest room, where artworks by David Lloyd Brown and a light fixture by French industrial designer Serge Mouille hang.

A guest room features Wayne Pate’s Poppies Noir wallpaper from Studio Four NYC.

In the main suite, Rapp chose a large-scale headboard and an aubergine accent wall to anchor the space; a cozy sitting area is defined by soft, organic shapes.

She modified a trefoil-shaped headboard that she had previously designed for a client so it would fit in her daughter’s bedroom. “She picked the fabric and nailheads herself,” Black says.

The laurel branch railings for the primary bedroom’s Juliet balcony were inspired by those in Central Park’s Shakespeare Garden, while ceramic balls from a Copenhagen studio comprise the installation above the bed.

Black positioned the soaking tub in the main bath so it is visible from the bed.

A Palladian window floods the peaceful main bedroom with light. Come nightfall, gray linen blinds by Designer Upholstery of Westport offer cocoon-like warmth.

A salon-style arrangement of six monotypes by New York artist Gabe Brown brightens a wall in the sitting room, which is illuminated by a Blueprint Lighting chandelier.

Renovation of the second floor allowed for the creation of a main suite, which includes a showstopping bed designed by Kaplan and upholstered in Pollack fabric.

The light-filled main bedroom features whitewashed walls and a modern washed-oak four-poster bed from cFc.

Hilderbrand added an antique English mahogany chest and armchair to, as she explains, “add a lived-in, cozy feel to the [main] bedroom.”

A guest bedroom features a leather basket-weave headboard from Wisteria and Phillip Jeffries St. Barts Serenity whitewashed wallpaper.

The bunkroom includes two double beds topped by a pair of single beds.

In the main bedroom, nightstands from Lawson-Fenning and lamps from Arteriors flank a Mondo Collection bed; the artwork is by Brian Goodman.

Leonard added a built-in window seat to the eldest daughter’s bedroom and painted the space Benjamin Moore Spring Iris. The couple purchased the colorful abstract painting by Westport artist Yvonne Claveloux at a local fundraiser last year.

Embroidered drapery adorns the Palladian window in one of the girls’ bedrooms, while the walls are painted Benjamin Moore Marshmallow Bunny cut with 50 percent white.

A tufted bed from RH was the starting point in the couple’s bedroom, which now boasts a silky custom-fit rug. “The mottled design is a nice contrast to the linear patterns in the public spaces,” Leonard says.

Engh designed the room to be spa-like and soothing with Bungalow 5 nightstands, a Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams bed, and linens from Serena & Lily.

The second-floor main suite has a deck overlooking the river; the gray, white, and palest-yellow rug is from Mougalian Rugs.

Handler balanced masculine and feminine sensibilities in the main bedroom. The painting by Cameron Schmitz was purchased at The Drawing Room in Cos Cob.

Drapery in a dotted stripe pattern from Schumacher adds a graphic burst of green to the guest room. The chest and chair are from local antique shops.

Deux Femmes Decorative Art custom applied a textural linen-like finish to the wall and molded ceiling in the main bedroom. For art, Monahan framed a favorite Tiffany scarf.

Horizontal flush board on the ceiling adds a cozy feel to the master bedroom, while fabrics in the palest seafoam hue give the space its serene feel.

The family’s two sons sleep in the full-size bottom bunks, while the twin-size upper bunks are for sleepovers with a couple of cousins or neighborhood

Antique prints and paintings dot the walls of the master bedroom.

The antiques continue in the guest bedroom, juxtaposed with hand-blocked Swedish paper from Sandberg Wallpaper.

A vaulted ceiling and walls in the second-floor master suite are covered in Schumacher linen upholstery, delivering a delightful canopy effect. Tharp’s signature sail-pulley shades dress the windows. The daybed is vintage; Holland & Sherry pillows button up the look.

A built-in daybed in a child’s bedroom was outfitted in pale pink; curtains reveal a play space below.

A bunk room with toe-to-toe twin beds on each side is used for lounging or guests. Striped wallpaper, Schoolhouse sconces, and vintage art lend a nautical vibe.

Texture rules in a playful guest bedroom, where hand-blocked fabric by Design No. Five covers walls and a pillow. A vintage campaign chest was painted inky grey, while the model sailboat comes from Thoreauly Antiques in Concord.

When Skok has a house full of summer guests, she’ll take a break to “rest her eyes” on the master bedroom’s daybed. Her favorite yellow toile curtains frame the window.

This guestroom was frequented by Skok’s mom when she was still able to visit from South Africa; that’s the designer’s own fabrics on the headboard, curtains, and bench.

A tulip-shaped coco-bead chandelier illuminates a well-appointed guest room; the round Moroccan table was a Brimfield Antique Show score.

Midcentury French daybeds were the inspiration for the custom twin beds in a guest bedroom. The Love One Another light fixture from CB2 and the woven window shades amp up the room’s airy feel.

Serena and Lily’s Costa bed of hand-braided water hyacinth brings rich texture to another guestroom.

A charming first-floor guestroom features a classic four-post bed.

Interior shutters allow for calibrating light in the master bedroom.

A couple of new windows and a coat of Benjamin Moore White Dove paint transformed a cave-like space into the airiest bedroom in the house.

The master bedroom windowsills are extra deep to accommodate a colorful collection of books left behind in the original house.

The attic above this guest bedroom was partially removed to add an extra window and more natural lighting, accented by a cut-crystal chandelier.

A Pottery Barn bed dressed in a slew of patterns welcomes guests. Jamie Young bedside lamps wear beachy raffia shades.

The bedroom is a study in elegance, with its inviting custom bed, paisley-patterned drapes, and a cage-like alabaster chandelier.

A clean, simple design and quiet palette (with just a punch or two of color) turn the master bedroom into a peaceful sanctuary.

The blue that predominates elsewhere is softened and used as an accent against a neutral backdrop, including a sandy-hued Phillip Jeffries grasscloth, in the master bedroom.

The antique plates on Aria’s bedroom wall come from both sides of the family. Some—from Sinkin’s great, great grandmother—are late 1880s Haviland French porcelain. “It’s like her ancestors are watching over her,” Sinkin says.

All the artwork is meaningful. For the master bedroom, Frazier framed a poem her husband wrote in celebration of their first wedding anniversary. The ink blot figure is another piece by Brittney Ciccone.

The nursery’s rug is joyful without seeming childish, and an Eames lounge chair makes for a sophisticated reading spot. Frazier says, “The room is happy but consistent with the rest of the house with its modern feel.”

Pops of peppy color punctuate the playroom. The modular sofa by Nugget can be configured into forts. The trio of prints are by London photographer Karin Berndl through ArtStar.

A restful palette and rich textures, including silk wallcovering by Phillip Jeffries, give the master bedroom its serene aura. Elms designed the platform bed and the nightstands, as well as the upholstered wall behind the bed.

A light-colored Luce chair and Frette linens on the bed, along with a glass wall that admits sunlight from the living room, brighten the master bedroom. The mitered Ann Sacks marble headboard shimmers like a waterfall.

Daher added wall panels with bronze inserts to give the bedroom more interest.

The master bathroom boasts a freestanding tub with an unobstructed view to the outdoors.