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HOME+DESIGN VOLUME 15 ISSUE 3 | 2018

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A Most Unusual Beach House

Stonewater Architecture + Interiors masterfully maximizes space in this new home construction in Neponsit, New York Story by Anastasia Storer Photography by Raquel Langworthy

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The Enchanted Wood

Artemis Landscape Architects brings childhood favorites to life in this literary woodland garden off Long Island Sound Story by Anastasia Storer Photography by Roger Foley and Artemis

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Interior designer Kathryn Scott shares her country home and her thoughts on design and beauty.

Story by Anastasia Storer Photography by William Branowicz

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As designers, we are always editing. We edit plans and we edit research. We edit when we prepare to meet with our clients. We listen, take notes and inventory, all to be assembled and edited into an outline for the project. We have plans, sketches, piles of fabrics, photography, furniture cut sheets, decorative paint boards, wallpaper samples, lighting—you name it. Eventually, through the design Elica Nikola process, all Tesla this work will be edited down to be the beginning of a elica.com/US-en room, an office whole house.

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Night Gardening with Melissa Adams Gruber

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t’s been a typically relentless winter in the Northeast, and we’re starting to get a mild evening every now and then. So, as I sit on my doorstep and it gets dark out, my mind goes to “night gardening.” What is night gardening? I’m not even sure it’s a real thing, but last summer on warm nights, I discovered that pruning in the dark is an especially satisfying experience.

When you prune at night, your vision of the shrub is all shape and texture.

You aren’t swayed by the colors, so you go about the task in a different manner.

The reward is a meditation in the garden before bed, and waking to a perfectly trimmed landscape.

Many years ago, I planted a small willow tree in my backyard. Since we live at a high elevation with lots of rock and very little water, everyone told me I was crazy.

Willows are said to double in size every year and need a good amount of water.

The naysayers gave me three to five years with the tree. I am proud to say that it has been about 10 years now, and “Willow” is by far the best part of my yard. In the fall I hired Red Cedar Arborists & Landscapers from Wappingers Falls, NY, to give the tree a much-needed primping. Curious, I asked Brian Conway, our arborist, what the rule of thumb is for pruning a tree like mine. His answer went something like this: “As the old Eastern adage goes, the bluebird’s flight through the center of the tree should be uninterrupted.” Soulful. A metaphor for how I would like to live my life.

I am obsessed with my garden. I really shoot from the hip where it is concerned, and every year it gets bigger and serves more functions. Years ago I wanted to create a perfect English cottage garden. Climbing roses would be the backdrop, and everything would bloom continuously throughout the seasons. My results at times were glorious, but most often my garden looked haphazard. I was rescued by my go-to guy at Red Cedar, Jason Zrodlowski. He and his crew did an amazing job of transforming my yard. His creativity and Zen-like nature took 24

me from garden schizophrenia to garden sophistication. I hit him up for tips as often as I can, and recently I asked him what mistakes home gardeners make that drive him the craziest. Here’s what Jason told me: “I’ve been landscaping for 20 years now—yikes!—and I guess I can say I’ve pretty much seen everything. One of the craziest moments I can remember was when we were contracted to do a bluestone walkway at a residence. During the initial appointment, I noticed that all the perennials were staked with toothbrushes. I thought, Wow, that’s weird, so I had to inquire. The homeowner said they were the perfect little stakes, and he liked the variety of added color throughout his garden. I found it respectable because he owned it.

“I’ve seen numerous home gardens, some stunning and some not so much.

What drives me the craziest is when the homeowners haphazardly throw in whatever looked pretty the particular day they went shopping for plants at youknow-where. They pay no attention to growth rates and patterns, bloom times, sun requirements—and sometimes if the plants are even real! (Gotta love those plastic plants!)

“Anyway, your home garden doesn’t have to be professionally designed. Do a little research on the plants you like, and see if they will work in your garden.

Have a little knowledge of what makes them happy, put them where they make you happy, and own it—just like the toothbrush guy.”

Resources: Adams Interior Design Melissa Adams Gruber 845.440.3135 aidesignny.com

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IN THE FIELD

Timeless Durability Meets Unsurpassed Beauty

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amily, history and ancient craftsmanship: these words don’t usually come to mind when you think about a new countertop or fireplace mantle, but perhaps they should.

One stonemasonry company works hard to preserve the importance of history and craftsmanship while creating innovative and beautiful designs. Connecticut Stone has seen many trends come and go during its 70+ years in the business, but through them all, one thing has continued to hold true: nothing compares to the beauty and durability of natural stone. Leo Dellacroce founded Connecticut Stone in 1950 as a sixth-generation stonemason, and since then the business has been passed down and is in its third generation of family operators. The company has brought amazing changes to the stone industry with its creative designs, innovative processes and vast array of natural stone products—while remaining commited to preserving and passing down age-old stone-working techniques that add value and elegance to any project.

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Why choose Connecticut Stone? The answer is quality craftsmanship from locally sourced materials. From DIY projects to complex design collaborations, the company is truly a best-kept secret. With its enormous 13,000-square-foot showroom in Milford, CT, open to both contractors and the public, the firm offers an extensive selection of interior and exterior natural stone products, such as granite, marble, limestone and more. It is also the originator of ThinStone, a 100% natural stone veneer.

Connecticut Stone handles everything from traditional applications, such as countertops, to more elaborate water features and outdoor designs. Indeed, there are no limits to the projects that can be brought to life using the company’s stone products. If you can dream it, Connecticut Stone can make it a reality, managing all aspects of the job, including manufacture, distribution and installation. It’s no wonder the company is involved in design projects all over the nation and the world. Whether carving a solid block of limestone or assembling slabs of exquisite marble, the staff draws inspiration from both historical

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and modern design. Its craftsmen are masters at seamlessly combining old and new.

Connecticut Stone does everything in-house, so customers can participate every step of the way and see their projects come to life. Starting with a full design or simply a photograph, the company ’s experienced design consultants build a mock-up based on customer feedback to bring together a plan. “Customers cannot always tell us exactly what they want,” says Tyra Dellacroce, vice president of interior sales and marketing, “but we can go through a series of designs, and they can tell us what they do or don’t like.” One key element that makes this possible is the use of digital templates, which give greater precision than traditional wooden templates. With a digital template, Connecticut Stone can manipulate the template over the chosen piece of stone, enabling the customer to see all the different cut options for the piece they have chosen. “We rarely hear from our customers that the installation does not match their vision,” says Tyra. ”With this process, there are no surprises.”

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Collaborations with architects and designers are a huge part of Connecticut Stone’s business. “ They have the ideas and we have the knowhow,” says Tyra. “We make their inspiration a reality.”

Designers choose to work with Connecticut Stone again and again because the company not only has the inventory to meet the needs of their projects, but also the experience and innovation to transform these projects from something simple to a true showpiece for the home. Connecticut Stone’s impressive list of awards and galleries of beautiful projects also make it clear why designers and architects choose to have ongoing workings relationships with the company.

Moreover, unlike other manufacturers, Connecticut Stone has a large facility that allows the company to do custom layouts prior to installation. An architect can come in and see his chosen pieces laid out, examine how they are going to match up during installation, and number the pieces for installation to ensure the original vision is fulfilled. Once again, this process eliminates guesswork and makes certain that the project comes out exactly as planned.

“We stay with you through the project to ensure the finished product is built to specification,” says Tyra.

History also plays a major role in the Connecticut Stone story and experience. The company houses a large selection of reclaimed stone that can be repurposed for other projects, giving even new construction projects a historical feel and a story behind them.

“Our factories are a fusion of advanced technology and old-fashioned craftsmanship,” notes Tyra. Whether matching a 100-yearold pier cap or milling balustrades for a stone staircase, team members work closely with their partners to bring a concept to creation, and find it rewarding to incorporate history into a new design.

While stonemasonry is one of the oldest crafts in human history, sadly, the ancient skills that built some of the world’s most magnificent structures is dying out. Connecticut Stone is committed to preserving these skills and passing them down to make sure they are not lost or forgotten. Indeed, in a world where modern building techniques have made cheap materials, fast construction and outsourcing the norm, Connecticut Stone stands apart. For the past 70 years, its craftsmen have been cutting and shaping stone to meet the needs of the architectural community, encouraging locally sourced materials and preserving local craftsmanship.

No matter what project you are planning, Connecticut Stone will work with you to bring your designs to life and transform your space from mundane to extraordinary. Nothing compares to the durability and beauty of quality crafted natural stone.

Resources: Connecticut Stone Tyra Dellacroce 138 Woodmont Road Milford, CT 06460 203.882.1000 connecticutstone.com

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THERE’S A PRICE ON YOUR HEAD. WHAT IS IT? CAN YOU CHANGE IT? Story by Susan Heller | Photography by Chen Chou

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eart-stopping phrase isn’t it? A price on your head.

reinventing what, for most of us, is the largest asset we possess: our home.

The expanded version of that sentence includes a price on your kids, your spouse, your pets, and on everything you hold dear. As if you didn’t have enough on your plate!

But first I must point out a fortuitous and appropriate parallel to the subject at hand. As with the last five Roundtables, Sam Gault of Gault Family Companies hosted the event, this time in their renovated, state-of-the-art showroom completed just eight hours before the Roundtable convened.

The precise price, like many things in life, is variable. It also has everything to do with perceived value. Which means that the good news is The Price on Your Head is something you actually get to determine. “ THE VALUE OF LIVING” was the subject under discussion at the 2018 Builders & Architects Roundtable, and the take-away may surprise you. It could also inform your choices and decisions when it comes to selling, building, buying or

The entire floor, the walls, and the hanging sample racks sport jaunty, black and white-striped, information-packed bar codes. Point your phone or your tablet at a sample, and Bingo: a web page opens featuring a photo accompanied by all of the relevant product specifications. Email or message it to your builder or architect. Then, focus your attention on the Big Screen: nine feet high and fourteen feet wide. There, you can actually “see” what the finished product would look like in East Coast Home + Design

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your kitchen, your newly renovated bathroom, or adorning the exterior of your fabulous new home.

Any time any of us are making decisions about major changes in our living situation, the twin elements of change: stress and excitement, are very much in play. Designers, contractors, and architects agree, the best way to facilitate the flow of any project is to help clients manage their expectations.

Sometimes they have to help people define what it is they really want and need as opposed to what their friends or colleagues have told them they should have. In-town living vs. the suburbs. A two acre lawn vs. fifteen wooded acres.

Client expectations can sometimes be out of reality because they ’re based on what they see around them, what their friends or colleagues have, even on what they ’ve seen on television. This changes The Price on Their Heads and brings us right back to the perceived value of living on a personal level.

One of the architects at the Roundtable cited a recent example. He had a client with a home in the three million dollar range who wanted to upgrade and update the entire house.

The client came in with a budget of $750,000. After checking 36

out resources and running the numbers, the real-world figure to accomplish the client’s goal came back at $825,000. He bailed.

There was a sense in the room that the client is willing to allow his home to age and is precluding a standard of living he clearly wants for his family, based on his perceived idea of the equity in his house – which could (and likely will) change in two months time. It may go up, it may go down. The real estate market is cyclical and right now there’s a lot of inventory on the market, particularly in Connecticut. Changing tax structures are nosing the numbers toward the downslope of the bell-curve, except where they aren’t. Greenwich is the hottest market happening in Connecticut specifically because of its tax base.

That said, anywhere in New York, New Jersey or Connecticut, an aging house with archaic technology is a tough sell. There was laughter as someone pointed out the fact that people hold back on upgrading their homes because they don’t want to spend the money but when the decision is made to put it on the market, five or even ten years down the road, they find a way to make the improvements. Which begs the question; wouldn’t everyone have enjoyed the enhanced quality of life all those years?

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surprising since those costs have remained basically flat since the Great Recession. Now, however they ’re moving upward at a rate that has some builders insisting on buying certain supplies as soon as the job is officially a Go. Why should you buy material today that you’re not going to see being used for six months or perhaps a year? So that you and your architect don’t get hit with a 20% uptick in costs two thirds of the way down the road to completion. #2. The Professionals If you walk in the door as an informed consumer, you’ll make the job of any designer, architect or builder much easier, which then translates quite directly to better end-results for you. Unfortunately, many clients walk in asking, “How much bang can I get for these highly specific bucks?” and, if they don’t like the answer, they keep going until someone tells 40

them what they want to hear. Which almost inevitably turns out to be untrue. When you manage your own expectations by understanding the basics, a good design professional can then help you fulfill your vision in the most expeditious manner possible.

So what is The Price on Your Head? The professionals want you to understand there are two main things to consider as you contemplate that hugely important number: good design makes a difference and the quality of your day-to-day reality makes a difference. Combined, they ’ll help you define and, if need be, change that number to one that you and your family can live with happily ever after.

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RESOURCES Alisberg Parker Susan Alisberg Ed Parker 222 Sound Beach Avenue Old Greenwich, CT 06870 203.637.8730 alisbergparker.com Beinfield Architecture Bruce Beinfield 1 Marshall Street Suite 202 South Norwalk, CT 06854 203.838.5789 beinfield.com Ben Krupinski Builders Chris Quinn 13 Arcadia Rd Ste 12 Old Greenwich, CT 06870 203.990.0633 bkbuilder.com Cardello Architects David LaPierre 97 Washington Sreet South Norwalk, CT 06854 203.293.2054 cardelloarchitects.com Cerrone Architects Phil Cerrone 421 Meadow Street Fairfield, CT 06824 203.333.2066 cerronearchitects.us Charles Hilton Architects Charles Hilton Foster Lyons 170 Mason Street Greenwich, CT 06830 203 489-3800 hiltonarchitects.com Cornerstone Cotracting George Pusser Mindy Gerhardt 200 Pemberwick Road Greenwich, CT 06831 203.861.4200 cornerstone-builders.com Davenport Contracting Brian MacDonald 78 Harvard Avenue Stamford, CT 06902 203.324.6308 davenportcontracting.com

Gault Stone Sam Gault 11 Ferry Lane West Westport, CT 06880 203.227.5181 gaultstone.com

Hemingway Construction Peter Sciarretta Michael Sciarretta 115 Mason Street Greenwich, CT 06830 203.625.0566 hemingwayconstruction.com Hobbs Inc Scott Hobbs 27 Grove Street New Canaan, CT 06840 203.966.0726 hobbsinc.com

Michael Greenberg and Howard Lathrop

Landtech Peter Ramano Andy Soumelidis 518 Riverside Avenue Westport, CT 06880 203.454.2110 landtechconsult.com Maxwell Associates Max Soper 203.254.0032 maxwell assocaitesinc.com Michael Smith Architects 41 North Main Street Suite 101 Norwalk, CT 06854 203.563.0553 michaelsmitharchitects.com

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Naomi Darling Architecture Naomi Darling 50 Prospect Street Branford, CT 06405 203.691.0718 naomidarling.com Pagliaro Bartels Sajda Architects Chris Pagliaro Nick Sajda 3 Pine Street Norwalk, CT 06854 203.838.5517 pbs-archs.com PEN Building Company Peter Nisenson 46 Post Road East Westport, CT 06880 203.822.8206 penbuildingcompany.com

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Sellars Lathrop Architects Ann Sellars Howard Lathrop 1 Kings Highway North Westport, CT 06880 203.222.0229 sellarslathrop.com Stonewater Achitects + Interiors PO Box 208 Colonia, NJ 07067 908.380.2496 stonewaterarch.com Scott Hobbs, Nichole Charney and Bill Charney

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The indoor living space features an arched ceiling with recessed lighting, arched custom-made mahogany doors by Sorpetaler, and a custom-made window over the sink that ties it all together. The mahogany doors open up to the pool area on each side of the pavilion. The room is furnished with a cream-colored pullout sofa and a large flat-screen television, and the travertine flooring is covered by a large sisal area rug for cozy eveWorking with architect David LaPierre from the firm Cardello Archi- nings spent indoors. “Our goal was to create a sense of volume so it tects, the homeowners envisioned a space that could accommodate large would feel like the main house,” says David. gatherings of 100 or more people, but would also serve as a private spot where a few family members could relax for a quiet evening and sleep The open-air pavilion features an outdoor seating area with a fireplace on the couch. The Georgian-style pool house complements the archi- for chilly fall evenings. It was fitted with drop-down roll screens, so that tecture of the new main residence and features three separate rooms, as soon as the sun sets, the family’s activities are not interrupted by uneach about 500 square feet. The three sections include the kitchen and invited flying “guests” that come from the wetlands behind the property. indoor living area, an outdoor seating pavilion, and a changing area with Three arched doorways facing the pool create a seamless façade with the rest of the structure. The pavilion’s vaulted ceiling makes the space feel a bathroom and locker facility. much larger and is accented with a mahogany ceiling fan. “The intention The full kitchen is anchored by a floating center island and seating for was to give the space flexibility,” explains David, “so you can open evthree, with pendant lights by Restoration Hardware. Tucked discreetly erything up, move the furniture around and create a larger entertaining away under the counters are refrigerator drawers and a wine refrigerator. area when needed.”

When the owners built their new home in Conyers Farm in Greenwich, CT, they imagined a pool house near the main property. The topography of the land, however, made that impossible, so they decided to do the next best thing: they upped the stakes and created a beautiful, spacious retreat, making it a destination all its own.

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Travertine flooring was used throughout the interiors and also spills out onto the terrace. A large modular seating grouping sits at one end of the terrace, and loungers surround the pool. There is room for a tent for larger gatherings. The property backs up to an equestrian farm, and the pool house also serves as a nice privacy buffer from the rest of the neighborhood.

The composite recycled material Azek was used on the exterior, and the roof is Vermont Gray, quarried in Vermont.

The natural landscape was left alone, according to David, so the native grasses could grow up to the pool and terrace edge, creating a more casual ambience.

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The owners of this Country Colonial-style estate in Armonk, NY, did not have a particular vision for their new pool house, other than wanting a functional space to entertain family and friends and to work outside on nice days. The final product is so much more. Susan Alisberg, principal of Alisberg Parker Architecture and Interior Design, worked with the homeowners to create a relaxing oasis that honors the traditional nature of the original home, yet is as light and airy as a beachfront retreat.

The pool house is anchored by a large covered pergola with exposed rafters that flows into the dual changing area and bathroom on the left side, and a storage area to organize the space on the right. It features an outdoor kitchen with grill, refrigerator and dishwasher, perfect for alfresco meals poolside. The covered pergola space was finished with a large sectional outdoor sofa by Gloster with custom-made orange throw pillows and orange coffee tables by Mecox Gardens. The ceiling is adorned with lighting fixtures by Pendants Y. “I wanted to make the color scheme fun, fresh and outdoorsy by focusing on neutrals with 48

pops of color,” says Susan. Other furnishings include a custom-made bar table with bar stools by JANUS et Cie, a Restoration Hardware dining table, and dining chairs also by JANUS et Cie, which give the space a sunny, cheerful and relaxing vibe. The strong connection between the indoor and outdoor spaces continues inside in the changing room and bathroom area with a neutral motif, featuring white cabinetry and an exposed rafter ceiling that ties it to the pergola. Gray Carrara countertops and bluestone tile flooring complete the seamless transition from the outside in.

The architects sited the pool house to take full advantage of the views of the pool and the rolling hills in the distance. Dan Sherman, the landscape architect, designed the area to withstand the appetites of the deer population in the backcountry around the property. “Everything we planted had to be deer-resistant because the deer are vicious,” says Dan, “so we planted colorful, interesting and seasonal plants to complement the design and marry it to the original residence.”

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This is not your Daddy’s grill—or even your childhood outdoor living space. Forget charcoal grills, decks and uncomfortable furniture. Today, outdoor living spaces rival indoor spaces for comfort, ambience and even technology. Everything tastes better al fresco, and homeowners are embracing an ever-expanding outdoor kitchen trend. Whether it’s to use every inch of their space, or to take advantage of each day of sunshine and warmth, more and more Northeasterners are investing in beautiful outdoor spaces with high-end furniture and appliances.

Be they oceanfront, lakeside or in your own backyard, comfortable places to relax before and after dinner are great spots to entertain and spend time with family. Food is always the main attraction of any get-together, and this outdoor space has a full kitchen, featuring high-end Wolf barbecue grills and a Sub-Zero 24” Undercounter Outdoor Refrigerator, 24” Outdoor Refrigeration Drawers and 15” ice maker. All are engineered with heavy-gauge stainless steel that withstands elements that would corrode lesser materials. This is truly an outdoor dream kitchen.

When you invest in Wolf, you get quality construction and exceptional performance for years of outdoor cooking. “While imprecise heat control can make most outdoor cooking a hit-or-miss proposition on many 52

grills, Wolf outdoor gas grills offer the same performance and control as their indoor counterparts—Wolf ranges, ovens and cooktops,” says Marco Barallon, the corporate showroom manager of Clarke in South Norwalk, CT, New England’s official Sub-Zero and Wolf Showroom and Test Kitchen.

According to Marco, Wolf grills are sculpted in double-wall stainless steel, precision-welded so they will not rust or hold water. Each of the four Wolf gas grill models comes in natural gas or liquid petroleum (LP) and can be built in to your outdoor space. Need more cooking surfaces?

Add on a 13” built-in burner module to help you serve up delicious side dishes. Those side dishes can sometimes be a challenge to keep warm, but with the Wolf 30” Outdoor Warming Drawer, all your food arrives on the table moist and ready to eat. This versatile appliance is also showing up in cabanas, where they keep towels warm by the pool!

Homeowners and landscape architects looking for details on how to integrate these singular appliances into an outdoor space can find knowledgeable guides at Clarke in South Norwalk. Visit clarkeliving.com for more information.

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You feel like you’re at the beach when you walk into this new pool house and recreation space in Rye, NY. The large marlin positioned over the bar/eating area and the spacious openness of the main pavilion suggest that the theme is sophisticated entertaining with a twist—as if to say, ‘“We’re game if you are.”

Sitting just 50 yards from the main residence, the pool house boasts the same traditional shingle-style architecture, wood shingle roof and Marvin windows as the home. The pavilion features seamlessly integrated NanaWall doors that move on a track and can be taken down during the warm months and reinstalled when the weather turns chilly. Because the pool house is heated and cooled, the owners have the flexibility to make the space functional for year-round use. And because the homeowners have children, the space is split into two areas: one for sun and one for fun.

On the sunny side, the open-air pavilion has a large seating area with an outdoor modular sofa, dining area, bar and island for more casual dining. The dining table seats six and is illuminated by an elegant lighting fixture. A clean white beach theme is carried throughout the space. Soaring above it all is the vaulted tongue-and-groove wood ceiling, which, coupled with the vast, unobstructed view of the pool, makes the 1,800-square-foot structure feel much larger. Bluestone tile runs from the terrace to the pool to the pool house, providing durable beauty and functionality. The pool has an integrated spa hot tub and is surrounded by outdoor seating areas and green spaces with umbrella-topped tables for dining al fresco.

Designed to be a place to entertain, the second part of the space is a recreation room for the children. “The main goal was to create a space to bring family together, where both young and old could gather year-round,” says Rex Gedney, architect at Crozier Gedney Architects. “It’s an extension of the main house, and we kept in mind that the children are growing up fast so they need their own space.”

Separated visually by a native natural fieldstone wall, the two areas are landscaped to give the youngest members of the family a yard for outdoor activities. Inside the recreation room are a ping-pong table, more seating and a television. When not in use, the room can be closed off by sliding glass doors, which are both visually appealing and functional when the cooler months arrive.

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If you happened upon this estate in Westchester County, NY, you might think you stumbled across a historic home with Olmsted-designed gardens and pool. Mission accomplished. The owner’s intent was to mesh the indoor and outdoor spaces into one seamless form. The outdoor space now sits on axis to the main house, and is designed with materials and architectural features that make it indistinguishable from the Colonial white clapboard residence. It’s a fantastic ending to a collaborative project between Legacy Development and the homeowners, who wanted the addition to blend so well with the house that it seemed original to the property. “They were involved every step of the way, and with young children, the project took a lot of whimsical twists and turns,” says Chris Yaroscak, a partner at Legacy.

The homeowners initially envisioned an entertainment space that would be functional in the spring, summer and fall. To accomplish this, Carol Kurth of Carol Kurth Architects conceptualized and designed a plan that takes advantage of how the changing light of each season works its way across the space. She imagined a series of outdoor rooms that provide shelter for entertaining poolside and alfresco by creating a pavilion that is part pergola and part cabana, fully roofed on one side and tied closely to the house. When guests leave the main house, they are invited along a gridded path of bluestone that leads to the open-air seating, then to the trellised seating and finally to the covered mahogany pavilion with an outdoor fireplace. The pavilion is an amazing entertaining destination featuring a full outdoor kitchen with Dacor appliances and a retractable, 84-inch ultrabright, all-climate Séura television on a lift, which pops up out of the ground and swivels toward the pool for dive-in movie nights.

It’s a family-oriented space where both adults and small children can find a place to relax or play.

The pool, designed by Water’s Edge Pools of Stamford, CT, also evolved as the project progressed. Because the property was on an incline with a rock outcropping, and young kids are part of the family, the idea for a slide was born. “My son was used as the test pilot for the slide, and we poured water-reinforced concrete to get the angle just right,” said Chris. The pool has an infinity edge, ending in a beautiful waterfall, and is framed in extensive creek rock. A hot tub sits in a creek rock surround, framed by landscaping.

Brown Jordan patio furniture in neutral tones is used throughout the pavilion and pool areas to complement the natural, peaceful setting. Legacy Construction also designed and created the landscaping for the project.

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Outdoor fire pits are a great way to bring the family together.

They enhance any outdoor entertainment area and today’s fire pits are affordable, easy to assemble and come in an array of styles and colors to suit any decor. Since man first discovered fire and it dotted the landscape, people were drawn to the warmth, safety and comfort of fire pits and bond fires. They are natural gathering places. Today’s fire pits are much safer and provide a place to rest and relax, tell stories, share laughs with one another, or roast Smores or marshmallows with the kids. Paramount Stone has matched many homeowners with the perfect fire pit from Techo-Bloc. Why? Because TechoBloc fire pits are preferred by customers for their durability and safety with engineering that safeguards people from the flames. They also offer many fire pit designs that can easily be implemented in bluestone or paver setting. Most homeowners choose pavers because they are strong and hold up to the elements better and they don’t get as hot as bluestone. That choice is totally up to the homeowners and Paramount Stone works individually with every customer to meet their budget and style preferences.

Yet safety and aesthetics aside, the real advantage of having an outdoor fire pit is to enjoy the long nights on the East Coast that can get chilly and extend the entertainment season into the fall months. All Techo-Bloc fire pits also come with a lifetime warranty and Paramount Stone stocks several versions such as the Brandon Fire Pit, the newest addition to the Techo-Bloc line, featuring rich textures and stones in natural colors like gray and brown. There are also pre-packaged fire pits such as the Prescott and the Raffinato. Paramount Stone gives its customers the spec sheet, instructions and can provide demonstrations to help the homeowner who is on a budget and is a do-it-yourselfer.

“We are focused on supplying value not just selling a product.

We arm our customers with the most instructive information to be successful with their installations. Furthermore, we are hands on with any demonstrations that they need, to get a better understanding of how their project is supposed to come out. Here at Paramount Stone we believe homeowners deserve to enjoy their outdoor spaces as much as they enjoy the indoors. Having a fire pit adds incremental value to that enjoyment and we are happy to be the providers of that value,” said Carlo Vona, owner of Paramount Stone.

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Country life near the city comes full circle with a welldesigned, luxurious, albeit functional outdoor living space in Bedford, NY, on what was once bucolic dairy farmland.

The owners of the residence decided to expand their entertaining space by adding a pool house and large outdoor swimming pool as an extension of the main house, which sits just 50 yards away. The architect, Michael Smith, took full advantage of the property’s natural beauty, charm and ambience by designing and building the project against the backdrop of a stone earth and rock wall outcrop. The cedar shingle design of the carriage house complements and blends well with the architecture, style and color of the main house, which Michael also designed and built for the homeowners in 2004. The pool house includes a small kitchen, a large living area, a bar, two changing rooms and a large dormer bedroom upstairs, with a cozy window seat.

Spilling out onto one side of the pool house is a spectacular oasis for entertaining large groups. It includes an outdoor kitchen with a built-in grill, a sink, a wood-burning pizza oven and an under-counter refrigerator. This area seats eight people, and an overflow counter seats an additional six. On the other side of the pool house is a cozy covered patio and sitting area with a fireplace that is perfect for cool summer evenings or early fall cookouts.

Guests huddle around the roaring fire because it is a natural gathering spot on a chilly night, and one of the most memorable ways to end an evening.

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The interior design was also a crucial part of the project, so not all the action takes place outside.

Jules Duffy, the interior designer, focused on bringing the outside earthy elements inside, with functional, water-resistant indoor and outdoor furniture and rugs he designed himself; a recycled coffee table he also created; and concrete end tables that cater to a practical and relaxed warm-weather lifestyle.

The floors are maintenance-free limestone, and the carriage house features custom cabinetry and paneled wood ceilings. Jules used cool tones of green and blue as a nod to the water, coupled with agateinspired artwork in the changing rooms, which also feature custom beaded chandeliers to create the mood of a special, secret place like one remembers from childhood.

“It’s a beautiful, functional space,” says Jules, “and I wanted to make it feel very airy, open and spacious for hot summer days.”

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This property in Southport, CT, perfectly illustrates the current landscape trend of eliminating most lawn areas on smaller properties in exchange for a series of garden rooms. At .15 of an acre, the property incorporates spaces for entertaining, relaxation and play, while taking advantage of the site’s topography and adjacent views. The intimacy of the site requires the landscape design to integrate four seasons of interest, plants for screening to create privacy, and a hardscape materials palate that complements the architectural finishes.

In keeping with a cottage garden, the design features a white square picket fence complete with an entry arbor for roses and clematis, providing a charming welcome to guests entering from the street. Garden paths allow guests to meander through the front and side yard gardens, where a combination of shrubs, perennials and groundcovers fill the beds. For added color, spring flowering bulbs and annuals such as vinca and lantana are added to the mix. Garden beds and a hornbeam hedge line the drive— a three-color blend of boardwalk brick pavers that complement the warm and inviting tones of terrace finishes, while still being a suitable material for the children to play basketball on.

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materials provide interest throughout the year, particularly in the winter months when the colors contrast with the gray tones of winter. The predominant stone in the dining and sitting patios complements the interior kitchen finishes and, as added interest, appears to have a marble-like finish just after a rain.

The seat walls on the terraces provide space for a collection of container gardens for flowers and lemon trees. Small garden beds, featuring a stone plank bubbler fountain, are incorporated into the edge of the terraces to provide seasonal interest.

The backyard intermingles edibles and ornamentals alike, with a rose-edged vegetable garden, espalier fruit trees lining the side yard fence, and a bird and butterfly garden surrounding the modest lawn area where the family dog can relax. Native plants such as joe-pye, turtlehead and summer sweet attract a wide variety of pollinators and hummingbirds to the garden. An evergreen magnolia and umbrella pine provide additional privacy along the rear side yards. The garden’s four seasons of interest begin with a spring bulb display; are followed by colorful summer annuals, perennials and roses; and end with fall asters and evergreen shrubs in winter, providing cut flowers for bouquets throughout the year.

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A Most Unusual Beach House Stonewater Architecture + Interiors masterfully maximizes space in this new home construction in Neponsit, New York Story by Anastasia Storer | Photography by Raquel Langworthy

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Stonewater’s unique home design maximizes the space on this lot by building up, not out. The garage is tucked beneath the home as part of its basement, with two stories plus finished attic space, giving this home plenty of square footage.

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ost people don’t think of New York City when they hear the words “beach home.” So when these clients came to Stonewater Architecture + Interiors and said they had a lot in Queens where they wanted to build a beach house, principal Michael Moritz did a bit of a double-take. “It’s not something you hear every day,” Michael says. “A beach house in Queens?”

Rockaway Peninsula: New York City’s Beachfront The clients’ lot turned out to be located in the beautiful Neponsit neighborhood on the southwestern portion of Rockaway peninsula, the thin strip of land that forms the southern border of Jamaica Bay. The west side of Neponsit borders Jacob Riis Park, which only adds to the neighborhood’s feeling of tranquility and the sensation of having left the city behind.

Despite its proximity to some of New York’s most urban areas as well as to both LaGuardia and JFK airports, the neighborhood has a relaxed, mellow vibe—exactly what you’d expect from a beach community. Neponsit is where New Yorkers come when they desire a more serene, quiet home life, away from the 24-hour bustle of the city. Indeed, Neponsit is zoned solely residential, and the locals cherish its peacefulness and privacy; a ban on street parking exists throughout the summer months, preventing the neighborhood and public beach from becoming crowded by beach lovers visiting from outside Rockaway.

The Neponsit lot was not without some interesting challenges. Fortunately, the clients chose Stonewater as their architect, and Michael was more than up for the job, excited by the possibilities he saw in the property.

From Building Blocks to Building Homes Michael has been building homes since he was a boy. “I’ve always had an interest in and love for architecture. My preschool teacher told my parents I was always monopolizing the building blocks, and it just kept on going from there. I started watching This Old House in the third grade. I’ll never forget—my mother made me do my spelling homework before I could watch the show. I still can’t spell, but I know everything there is to know about building architecture,” he says with a laugh.

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started the business eight years ago. I’d worked for other firms, but was ready to strike out on my own,” he explains. “I did my first project’s design sketches while watching my infant son, since my wife was a teacher.

My son even came with me to jobsites in the early days of the business.”

that my mind is easily able to envision three-dimensional space from drawings. I don’t need a computer model to see what the home will look like, so I can play with floor plans and space very quickly with just a simple sketch.”

Stonewater has come a long way since then, growing into a firm that has won awards, including an AIA Silver Medal for one of Michael’s custom home designs. Through it all, Michael has always chosen his clients and projects with an eye towards creating unique, beautiful homes. “I don’t take on work just to be busy,” he says. “I only go after clients who want to do great architecture with a modern, distinctive style that is unique.

I start with the idea our clients bring with them, and from there I create that sense of space that I love so much about architecture.”

For this home, the clients wanted the classical feel of the Cape Cod shingle style, and also asked for something less sought-after these days with the open floor plan becoming more popular—a clearer separation of space. With these requirements in mind, Michael got to work. “When I design, I start with the clients’ ideas and go from there,” he says. “I think not just about space, but about the flow of the home, what sight lines I want, the direction of the sun as it moves across the property, and how the light will come through the windows. Here, the clients really wanted their living spaces separate. They wanted a lot of natural light and to be able to see through the spaces without having an open floor plan with no walls. So I designed the living room and dining room to be back-to-back, and then tucked the kitchen off to the side of the dining room.”

Michael’s design focus is always on shaping space, using his expertise to create that special, undeniable sense of “home” for his clients. “The right client for me is the one who wants a home, not a showcase house,” he says. “If the client sits in a house I’ve designed and it feels like home and not cold and lonely, I call it a success.”

The Art of Beautiful Deception Michael’s inspiration for a project often comes in his early design sketches, which he does on paper—perhaps unusual in these days of high-tech software that generates computer drawings. “I strongly believe in sketching as I’m thinking about a design,” explains Michael. “I’m unusual in 78

Perhaps the greatest challenge of this project was the fact that the lot is situated on a floodplain. In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, new regulations were enacted that made it trickier to design the new home for the property. “I was designing the house as they were changing all the rules,” explains Michael. “It definitely made the design process interesting, as we had to make sure we were meeting all the new guidelines as they came out.”

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The home office space has its own bathroom and, when not needed for work, can be opened up to become part of the living room, providing a quiet and more intimate conversation area in front of the fireplace.

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Plate-glass windows bring natural light into the living room. Architectural beams add subtle visual interest without distracting the eye from the views outside. The small office space can be closed off from the main living room by a sliding glass-paned door.

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Michael decided to elevate the house to protect it against future flooding, and that space isn’t wasted: the bottom level of the home contains the garage and basement. But elevating the home did present aesthetic issues that had to be contended with. “We had to make sure the house didn’t look like it was sitting on a pedestal and detract from the neighborhood appeal,” Michael says. “We wanted to make sure the house fit with the existing homes surrounding it.”

The solution was the clever use of landscaping to mask the elevation.

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The dining area has a small wet bar and wine storage area that can also act as a coffee or serving station when entertaining.

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The master bedroom overlooks the front yard, with vaulted ceilings and a covered balcony perfect for enjoying an evening glass of wine and quiet contemplation.

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The backyard has both an open deck and a covered patio area beneath. The upper deck provides a lovely space for entertaining, while the covered patio is a more casual space that also offers storage for bicycles and beach gear.

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The arched covered balcony above is shared by the two smaller bedrooms of the home, each with its own entrance to the space. The finished attic space is used as a game room.

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works beautifully: the garage almost vanishes unless one is standing directly in front of the property, and the choice of cable railing means no undue attention is drawn to the patio area at the front of the home. The house seems to almost float above the ground. And elevating the home didn’t just make it flood-safe; it also allowed Michael to create a design that gave the house views it wouldn’t have had otherwise. Both the back and front of the home are designed to “peek” around the house next door to provide views of the ocean.

Another interesting aspect of this project was that the land parcel was an infill lot, so it was slightly smaller than the more typical lots found in the neighborhood. What do you do when your clients want to fit a large home on a small lot?

You build up. What is astonishing is that this home is much larger than it seems.

From all outward appearances, it’s two-and-a-half stories, but in reality the home has four floors: the basement garage, two main floors and a fully finished attic space that contains a TV/game room for the clients’ two daughters.

Michael’s mastery over space is almost magical: the master bedroom suite features a small covered balcony and a master bath that boasts two walk-in closets and an extra-large shower; the second floor’s two additional bedrooms each have their own walk-in closets and individual full baths (thus preventing any arguments between the daughters about whose turn it is to use the bathroom!); and the floor plan enables the two bedrooms to share the covered balcony area that overlooks the backyard. These are just some of the beautiful, unique touches Michael added to the design to makes the home truly unique.

Inside and out, space is maximized to its fullest extent. The backyard features a deck area and a fully covered space beneath the deck, perfect for relaxing in the shade on a hot day, and with plenty of room to store bicycles and beach gear.

Michael’s expert touch can be seen in the many little details in the home: the small balconies of the second floor in both front and back, the graceful curves added to the roofline and along the attic window, the copper gutters and downspouts, and the choice of rich, warm mahogany for the front entrance. Instead of a simple concrete patio in the backyard, he created a patio space with visually intriguing angular pavers that fit like puzzle pieces with the grass. To echo the feeling of the beach at the front of the home, he chose an acid-washed driveway with round stones to provide a sandy, pebbled look. In addition, all the wood flooring in the home was milled from reclaimed beams from another project.

Every aspect of the home received the same exquisite attention to detail in Michael’s design, something the clients appreciate when they sit on their front porch with their morning coffee to watch the sun rise over the ocean. Stonewater Architecture + Interiors has given the homeowners a beach house where treasured family memories will be made for years to come.

Resources: Stonewater Architecture + Interiors Michael Moritz P.O. Box 208 Colonia, NJ 07067 908.380.2496 stonewaterarch.com Builder MJM Contracting Mike Marino 511 canal street Sixth floor New York ny 10013 212.924.3100 Mjmcontracting.com East Coast Home + Design

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The Ring of Fire holds a large fire pit, the ideal spot for an evening of conversation after a day on the water. The dock is just beyond, the path curving to the left to lead you there. Note the natural wood poles mounted with wrought iron, which hold the simple pinhole lantern light fixtures.

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The Enchanted Wood Artemis Landscape Architects brings childhood favorites to life in this literary woodland garden off Long Island Sound Story by Anastasia Storer | Photography by Roger Foley and Artemis

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If you don’t take the route to the Fairy Realm and instead choose the other path, you’ll come across this lovely spot, the Heart-to-Heart seating area, an homage to William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

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This magical woodland garden created by Tara Vincenta, principal of Artemis Landscape Architects, is one such project.

The clients couldn’t have chosen better when they put this project in Tara’s hands. “I’ve loved the outdoors since I was a child,” she says. “I grew up in New England and spent a lot of time exploring the woodlands behind my home with my friends, and also sailing on the Long Island Sound. I developed a love of nature and an appreciation for its different ecosystems.”

The clients came to Artemis with an idea. They had a small woodsy area at the very back of their property, nestled between the home’s backyard lawn and its dock on Long Island Sound.

From a purely practical standpoint, they needed a means of getting from the backyard to the dock, but instead of cutting a harsh walkway through the space, the client wanted a “secret garden” feel. “They wanted a beautiful experience for the person walking through the wood,” Tara explains. “It was like creating a miniature park. It started out with the client asking for an experiential path through the trees. Then she told me she loved Shakespeare’s Garden in Central Park, her favorite books when she was a young girl were Alice in Wonderland and Alice’s Adventures Through the Looking Glass, and her husband’s childhood favorite was Peter Pan. The idea of a literary garden grew from there.”

When Tara decided to start her own business, what better name to choose than that of the Greek goddess of the wildlands? “It was the perfect fit,” says Tara. “Especially for a company led by a woman who passionately wants to help connect people with nature.” Some of Tara’s greatest inspiration comes from her many travels around the globe to see the great gardens of the world.

“The gardens I studied in Japan are still a huge influence on me,” she notes. “Japanese gardens often look very natural and unplanned, but in truth they are very cultivated, and there’s a lot of symbolism in their design.” Tara often brings these elements to her own designs, and this magical garden is no exception.

O Artemis, queen of the groves. —Seneca, Hercules Furens

With childhood books forming the creative foundation for this project, what was Tara’s favorite book when she was a little girl?

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The elegant study is just off the front entrance, with views of the front yard. It’s a perfect spot to work from home or sit and read a book away from the hustle and bustle of the main living area.

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just amazing.”

Fairy places, fairy things, Fairy woods where the wild bee wings. — Robert Louis Stevenson, “The Flowers” The woodland area is bordered by a tidal marsh on one side and the neighbor’s property on the other, but as you move further into the woods, the land is situated right on the water. By the time the clients came to Tara, they ’d already had almost all the plant life in the area removed. All that remained were the very tall oak and sumac trees.

Tara’s design began with planning the special outdoor ”rooms” she wanted to create, and the paths that would lead to them. Because most of the original plant life had been cleared out, Tara knew she would essentially be recreating and replanting a woodland understory ecosystem. It’s a profound testament to her choices and design execution that everything looks as though it belongs—nothing feels contrived.

The wood feels as though it has always been in existence just as you see it: created by nature, not man.

To achieve this organic, natural feel, Tara chose to use a large number of plants that are native to the area, including seagrasses and ferns as well as shrubs and smaller trees. In addition to helping create the illusion that this was a completely natural wood, the native plants are particularly suited to the location. The proximity to the marsh and seawater means plants have to be both saltand flood-tolerant. Many have to be shade-tolerant as well, since much of the garden exists as part of the understory beneath the taller trees.

Columbines, sweet woodruff, bleeding hearts, hellebores, violets and lilies add delicate color all throughout the year.

Second star to the right and straight on ‘til morning. —J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan Deeper into the Fairy Realms, you’ll find the Lost Boys’ encampment.

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A flash of color and the curious sight of a bright red chair where the Queen of Hearts herself holds court on this scarlet throne in the Secret Garden.

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The first outdoor “room” to greet you is Sweet Surrender, the perfect spot for a nap in the shade of the trees on a hot summer’s day.

caught in mid-roar, the bridge is the visual cue that you’re leaving the “real” world behind to enter this magical place. Thankfully, there are no trolls under this bridge, only a dry creek bed—unless the marsh waters are high, in which case a gentle trickling stream forms as the marsh waters run off into the sound. “The bridge is the start, and beyond it, we have sinuous, curving pathways that give you different choices so you can explore and wander,” explains Tara. “As you walk, the paths reveal the different outdoor rooms and areas.”

Into the wood the wanderer goes, passing by a small, dappled glade given the moniker Sweet Surrender, where two hammocks wait for those who want to spend a lazy afternoon napping or reading a good book under the shade of the trees. The area is a nod to the bower of Shakespeare’s fairy queen Titania, who fell asleep and was bespelled by a mischievous Puck.

When I used to read fairy tales, I fancied that kind of thing never happened, and now here I am in the middle of one! —Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland Further in are the Fairy Realms, where a tree house (originally a bird blind that Tara recommissioned) and several teepee structures call to mind the Lost Boys and Tiger Lily from Peter Pan. There is even an actual Secret Garden, where a giant scarlet heart-embellished throne represents Alice in Wonderland’s Queen of Hearts.

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A beautiful arbor greets you at the entrance to the Secret Garden, when you leave Heart-to-Heart behind.

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It wouldn’t be a magical wood without a tree house, whose appearance signals you’ve found the Fairy Realms.

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to Shakespeare. Tara created this serene spot for quiet conversation by adding a trio of benches with lovely curves that will, in a few years’ time, be mirrored in the Canadian serviceberry she planted in that area.

“I chose serviceberry because as the trees get older, their branching becomes very twisted, like you see in the benches,” she says. “It’s also very salt-tolerant, it’s one of the first things to bloom in the spring,

and it has a lovely autumn color and berries that birds love.” A large open area with a fire pit just before you step onto the dock marks the end of the wood and the return to reality.

All the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust. —J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan Cross the bridge and enter the Enchanted Wood.

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Perhaps the Mad Hatter, the March Hare and the Dormouse have tea here in the Secret Garden, enjoying the lovely view across the tidal pond?

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er what the garden would look like now, but chose plants with an eye towards what they would do years into the future. Her choice of organic, rustic-feeling structures within the wood adds to the feeling of magic and the sense of being in another world as one wanders beneath the shade of the trees. That attention to detail even included the choice of light fixtures for the garden. “You’ll see that those fixtures have pinholes,” she explains, “so the light creates tiny little motes of light, like Tinkerbell’s pixie dust.”

This is far more than beautiful landscaping. It’s an incredibly intimate, personal garden that speaks to the clients’ own childhoods, and also awakens nostalgic thoughts in everyone lucky enough to walk its paths. “I wanted the space to always be a delight, having elements of mystery and surprise so the client can be discovering things years down the road,” says Tara. “This is meant to be a garden that will be an unfolding experience now and years from now.”

I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows…

Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine, With sweet musk roses and with eglantine. — Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream The clients are ecstatic with their Enchanted Wood. But perhaps the greatest seal of approval comes from the neighborhood children, who found the garden all on their own and snuck inside to play. The clients say that have discovered children playing in the woods, laughing with great delight —for that is what the wood is for, after all—and now their own grandchildren play under the canopy of the trees, too. The wood is a place to explore and play make-believe, and for those who have grown it is a place to remember, at least for a little while, what it was to be a child.

Resources: Artemis Landscape Architects Tara Vincenta 277 Fairfield Avenue Bridgeport, CT 06604 203.683.1808 artemisla.com

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The Artist’s Eye Interior designer Kathryn Scott shares her country home and her thoughts on design and beauty.

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implicity. Balance. Time. Interior designer Kathryn’s Scott’s designs are unique in the way they interweave these three themes, often while combining seemingly disparate elements and crafting spaces that exhibit a sublime sense of cohesion and meaning, all in her endless quest for beauty. Indeed, she has a new book out titled Creating Beauty, which gives a sumptuous deep dive into how she works her magic.

Unusual Beginnings Kathryn came into interior design sideways.

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college,” she says, “and while it was interesting, I couldn’t at that time see how to pursue it. I was really a painter; my college years were focused on studying studio art and Italian art.” She graduated with two bachelor degrees, one in Fine Arts and the other in Italian, and then realized, “I’d forgotten to plan for life after college! I was browsing Interior Design magazine one day and came across an ad from Hans Krieks—a well-known designer of office interiors and furnishings—offering apprenticeships with him. I thought that sounded intriguing and I liked the Old World idea of apprenticing with someone and learning by doing. So I flew to New York, interviewed with

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him and chose an apartment all on the same day. Two weeks later, I moved to New York.”

Fate had something else in mind for her, however. Not long after Kathryn began her apprenticeship, Mr. Krieks became very ill and passed away a month later, leaving Kathryn saddened and once again adrift. “I’d moved to New York for the apprenticeship, and didn’t want to move back to Texas and wasn’t sure what I was going to do,” she says. Fortunately, a friend of her father’s stepped in, setting her up to meet with Lella Vignelli, one half of the prestigious Vignelli Associates design firm. “I’d dabbled with interior design by doing my own living spaces, and Lella really liked the photos I showed her of my apartment back in Dallas. She asked me to come back with some additional designs and models, and that was that.” Kathryn would spend two-and-a-half years with Vignelli, and credits the firm with helping her find her foundation in design. “I was so inspired by my time there and learned so much,” she says. “Sometimes I still find myself approaching a

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design by starting with the minimalism I learned at Vignelli. I never went to school for interior design. I just found my way there on my own, by observing and doing it.”

“Doing it” included the 19th-century brownstone apartment she bought in Brooklyn Heights, a project she considers an eye-opening experience.

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“I was the client, the designer and I even did some of the actual hands-on work,” she explains. “It taught me to see a project from all sides, and to better understand the cause and effect of design decisions: why some aspect of installation or construction might take longer than expected, or why something might end up costing more than projected.”

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An Artist’s Approach Kathryn’s foundation as an artist and a painter has tremendous influence over how she approaches design. “I look at each space as a painting, and I create my designs to be experienced as a whole,” she explains. “When I’m done, the room exists as a complete composition. Everything in the room is chosen and placed very purposefully. I’m always looking for balance—

between light and dark, between opacity and translucency, and between textures, colors and patterns. My artist’s eye has definitely shaped my interior design and my design point of view.”

The use of color is something she considers very carefully. “I prefer to use color sparingly,” she says. “If there’s too much color, you can’t see the East Coast Home + Design

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subtleties, and I believe those subtleties and textures are very beautiful.”

The Beauty of Time While the themes of simplicity and artistic balance should not be understated when it comes to Kathryn’s designs, the theme of time is particularly compelling—especially in the way she approaches it, which is unique among designers. This is not merely a manifestation of a love of antiques; rather, it is a true appreciation of the mark of time on the physical world.

Kathryn adamantly believes in the beauty of the passage of time—of history, in other words. “I love the natural patina that comes with age,” she says.

“For me, it means it’s well loved and well lived-in.” The Japanese aesthetic of wabi-sabi is an integral aspect of this love of the visual effects of time.

Wabi-sabi is an amalgam of two core concepts: wabi—austere, simple and transient beauty, and sabi—the beauty of the natural cycle of aging. Together, they create an aesthetic that speaks to the acceptance and appreciation of the innate beauty of imperfection and impermanence. Every object, every room and every home has a life of its own, and the weathering and patina these things acquire is a reflection of the life and memories it holds.

In the case of this country home a few hours north of New York City that she and her husband (artist Wenda Gu) purchased, Kathryn went a step further. It began the moment she first saw the property. Although the

house was relatively new, having been built in 2002, the gambrel-roofed brick home immediately made Kathryn think of an old carriage house, and she found herself envisioning a history for the home that it never had. “I installed an old horse trough in an exterior passageway near the driveway,” she explains. “It just felt like the house needed some sort of remnant of what it used to be, even though it was never actually a carriage house. I was really creating memories and visually writing a history for the house as I worked on the design.”

This deliberate fabrication of the weight of time on the property is fascinating—and is executed masterfully. There is nothing to suggest that the history so carefully crafted by Kathryn isn’t, in fact, reality. A massive pile of weathered logs on the property was repurposed both to hide a compost pile and create a curving visual sculpture, but the rustic wood also serves as more “evidence” of the passage of time. Broken stones (salvaged from the nearby woods) have been artfully placed around one end of the lap pool, hinting at some unknown structure that has long since fallen to time, and making the pool appear more like a reflecting pond one might come across on the grounds of some ancient castle ruins. Architectural fragments are used to create a coffee table for the home’s marvelously cozy outdoor living area and to add visual detail at either end of the lap pool.

Inside the home itself, Kathryn chose to leave many of the walls in their East Coast Home + Design

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original state instead of re-painting. This allows the natural aging of the wood to show through—again enhancing that sense of history—while also giving the home a serene, almost somnolent atmosphere, as though the house has captured and perfectly preserved in time a lazy summer afternoon.

Her husband made his own contribution towards the history-making of the home in a rather unusual way. “He returned from a trip to China and told me he’d bought a lot of things—but he couldn’t remember exactly what he’d bought!” says Kathryn, laughing. “So we were just waiting for the truck to arrive, to see exactly what we had.”

Eclectic Elegance Kathryn is absolutely fearless when it comes to combining the modern with the antique in her home, and in mixing furnishings and objets d’art from different cultures. Outside are a stunning Chinese tea table (carved from a single block of stone) and a gongshi or scholar’s rock, but also an impressive Mexican mask she has had for most of her life.

Inside, the furnishings her husband purchased in China are paired with American pieces, both vintage and contemporary, as well as Kathryn’s own designs, as in the living room sofas. Her husband’s art graces many of the walls, but you’ll also find a Japanese print originally owned by her grandparents and an antique wall clock that Kathryn removed the case from to show off its inner mechanical workings. Smaller yet no less striking details like hand-painted pottery from a Beijing flea market sits side-by-side with Kathryn’s own porcelain designs. A fisherman’s woven basket, a Portuguese olive oil jug and an enormous old wasp nest all offer unique captured moments in time throughout the house.

Kathryn’s design work, while certainly eclectic in the most literal sense, is also effortlessly elegant and soothing to the eye because of her incredible talent for creating a cohesive, balanced gestalt from the disparate elements she incorporates into her design. It all comes together magnificently, imbuing the home with the life of the family that lives within its walls. For Kathryn, our homes should be a reflection of ourselves, and just as our families continue to change as time marches on, so should our living spaces always be evolving.

Resources: Kathryn Scott Design Studio 126 Pierrepont Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 718.935.0425 kathrynscott.com

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PROFILE

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Story by Anastasia Storer

LAFFS Home Design has been offering beautiful, innovative home design and décor to homeowners in Connecticut and surrounding environs for more than nine decades. It has established itself as the premier provider of not just home design products, but advice and expertise as well.

The KLAFFS story begins in 1921, when newlyweds Joseph Klaff and Mary Klaff (née Groginsky) opened a small plumbing supply company in South Norwalk. Three generations later, the company has come a long way, having survived not just the Great Depression, but a fire in the 1950s that completely destroyed the store. Now their grandson, Joe Passero, runs the company, which offers much more than just plumbing fixtures.

As KLAFFS marks its 97th year in business in 2018, these are exciting times for the family-owned business. “We’re already starting to think about how we want to celebrate our 100th anniversary in a few years,” says Joe, “and we’re looking forward to the next 100 years in business.”

KLAFFS has withstood the test of time because it is always looking to the future, shaping and reshaping the business as trends change and new generations of homeowners begin the exciting process of designing and building their homes. “We’re in the process of consolidating our physical storefront presence to focus on our two most popular locations, in Norwalk and Scarsdale,” Joe explains, “and we’re planning new in-store and virtual shopping experiences for our customers. We’re always seeking ways to make our company and its stores more dynamic and exciting.”

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ability to purchase some products online. “Younger generations are very tech-savvy, and they like being able to browse and look online, so we’re working on expanding our website and adding ecommerce options later in the year,” says Joe. “A lot of factors are at play, but we’ve noticed the millennial generation has delayed its home buying by several years—they’re just now starting to consider home ownership. We want them to be able to visit the KLAFFS website, see how you can create incredible, beautiful homes, and be enticed to come in and experience our showrooms and products firsthand.”

There are plenty of beautiful things to see in KLAFFS stunning showrooms, which are second to none. They are the ultimate shopping experience, where customers can explore lighting, bath and other home design specialty products. A number of top-end home design and décor brands, including House of ROHL, have chosen KLAFFS as the location for showroom exclusives, where customers can see products and designs found nowhere else in the region. The Norwalk location now has the first-of-its-kind FEISS Lighting Show House gallery, featuring exclusive “showroom-only” products not available online.

Whether a project is a new home construction, a remodel or a simple single-room renovation or redesign, KLAFFS and its expert staff will always be there to help their customers create beautiful, unique living spaces.

Resource: KLAFFS Joe Passero, Owner 28 Washington Street South Norwalk, CT 06850 203.866.1603

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