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An irrepressibly colorful New Canaan home is as vibrant as its happy family of five.

The foyer holds a custom console table from Society Social painted the aptly named Dishy Coral from SherwinWilliams. Designer Lynn Morgan felt the dark wood floor was too somber for such a cheerful home, so she had it painted in a fresh lattice design. FACING PAGE: Oomph’s Westport Classic Mirror in Tucson Coral as well as coral stool cushions and toss pillows add a lively touch to the living room’s palette of blue and white.

Ifit takes a certain fearlessness to decorate a house in bold color, imagine how brave a homeo wner must be to insist that one of those colors be pink. Hot pink, blush pink, coral pink, salmon pink—they all make an appearance in this New Canaan home. “I’m kind of known for loving pink,” the homeowner confesses. “And Lynn is the person to have if you’re going for color.”

Lynn would be Lynn Morgan, a Rowaytonbased designer as fearless as her client when it comes to daring hues. “It’s all about balance,” Morgan says. For this home, Morgan and assistant Kate McCabe achieved balance by pairing varying shades of the homeowner’s favorite color with a range of blues, then tempering the energetic vibe with calming white.

In the dining room, the ceiling inset wears a glossy coat of coral lacquer, a shade repeated on the backs of the custom chairs. The deep blue chair fronts complement the wallpaper, Brunschwig & Fils’s Ashanti in blueberry, a playful abstract zebra print. White molding and wainscoting and a sisal rug keep the cheerfulness from tipping into delirium.

Across the home’s center hall, the living room uses coral as an accent against the cornflower blue of the lacquered ceiling and the Schumacher drapery fabric. An acrylic coffee table and curtain rods keep things light and airy, while accents of brass lend warmth.

The foyer acts as a thematic connection between what Morgan calls the “yin and yang” of the dining and living rooms.

Rather than the expected dark wood floor, Morgan brought in decorative painter Shelly Denning, who laid down a coat of soft white paint then added a lattice of blue and coral. “I adore painted floors,” Morgan says. “This one tells the story of the whole house.”

ABOVE: The primary bedroom’s bed and lounge chair are outfitted in Quadrille’s China Seas fabric in pretty shades of turquoise and navy. BELOW: A powder room gets a dose of drama with Clarence House’s Tibet wallpaper in pinks, blues, and turquoise. FACING PAGE: A guest suite goes all in on pink with its blush walls and hot pink rug and lounge chairs. The white sofa chimes in with bright pink piping. The homeowner commissioned the artwork from her friend, New Canaan artist Jo Tonkovich.

The predominantly white kitchen gets a spark from a pair of hot pink pendant lanterns above the island. Acrylic stools sport cushions of pink, white, and blue. And what better kitchen mascot than a pink pig? The painting above the range, a birthday gift to the homeowner, was done by Berkley Matthews, an artist and one of the owners’ daughter’s high school classmates.

Color reigns again in the family room, where splashes of hot pink and lime green enliven tranquil seafoam blue walls.

Perhaps as a thank-you for a husband’s tolerance of his wife’s passion for pink, the primary bedroom is a romantic sanctuary of sky blue, turquoise, and white. A guest suite, however, is unapologetically pink, from its blush walls to its hot pink rug and lounge chairs.

The goal—a cheerful environment for an active family—was achieved in spades. “The first thing everybody says when they come is, ‘It’s happy,’ ” the homeowner says. “That’s a nice thing to hear.”

EDITOR’S NOTE: For details, see Resources.

INTERIOR DESIGN: Lynn Morgan Design

BUILDER: TR Building & Remodeling

Going To Town

PAGES 41–46

Interior design: Kaitlin Smith, Kaitlin Smith Interiors, Essex, 203-530-6871, highpointhomedecor.com

Builders: Derek Huckel, Chōwa Home, Ocala, Fla., 860-301-7942; Nick Sapia, Sapia Builders Corp., Old Lyme, 860-591-9116, sapiacorp.com

FRESH TAKE

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Architecture, kitchen design, and lighting design: Alisberg Parker Architects, Old Greenwich, 203-637-8730, alisbergparker.com

Builder: Parallel Construction Management, Norwalk, Old Greenwich, Larchmont, N.Y., 203-637-7349, parallel-cm.com

Interior millwork: Old Fashioned Woodworking, Rahway, N.J., 718-200-0677; Westwood Custom & Antique Flooring, Old Greenwich, 203-629-7600, westwoodflooringct.com

Decorative painting: RSN Interiors, Norwalk, 203-286–7073, rsninteriors.com

Exterior painting: Greg Freitag, TLC Painting, Weston, 203-807-1099

Carpentry: Jimmy Salihi, MS Home Improvement, Norwalk, 203-434-1560

WINE TIME

PAGES 64–68

Architecture: Hannah I. Robertson, Hannah I Robertson Architecture, Rowayton, 917-575-3145, hirarchitecture.com

Builder: Segerson Builders, Fairfield, 203-254-1971, segerson.com

Interior millwork: H. R. Woodworking, New Fairfield, 914-924-1637

Tile: Fairfield County Tile, Monroe, 203-268-9473

Upholstery: Custom Interiors & Upholstery, Fairfield, 203-367-4231, ciandu.com

CULTIVATED

PAGES 86–90

Architecture: Brooks & Falotico,

New Canaan, Palm Beach, Fla., 203-966-8440, brooksandfalotico.com

Builder: Jim Blansfield, Blansfield Builders, Danbury, 203-797-9174, blansfieldbuilders.com

Landscape design: Kathryn Herman, Kathryn Herman Design, New Canaan, 203-966-1221, kathrynhermandesign.com

Swimming pool: IQ Landscape Architects, White Plains, N.Y., 914-232-0200, iqlandarch.com

Hardscaping and plant installation: Shane Wilson, Q Alba, Stamford Irrigation: Summer Rain, Greenwich, 203-629-8050, summerrainsprinklers.com

Fencing: Euro Fence, Brewster, N.Y., 845-279-1999, custom.eurofenceinc.com

GAME CHANGER

PAGES 120–129

Architecture: Rob Sanders, Rob Sanders Architects, Wilton, 203-761-0144, robsandersarchitects.com

Interior design: Thom Filicia, New York, N.Y., 212-736-6454, thomfilicia.com

Builder: David DeNomme, Vita Design Group, Westport, 203-283-1561, vdgarch.com

Interior millwork and cabinetry: Marco DeVellis, DeVellis Woodworks, Waterbury, 203-610-4762

Landscape design: L. Wesley Stout and Cory Jorgensen, Wesley Stout Associates, New Canaan, 203-966-3100, wesleystout.com

Hardscaping: Vita Design Group, Westport, 203-283-1561, vdgarch.com

Audio video design: Architechnology Designs, Melville, N.Y., 631-815-2335, architechdesigns.com

Swimming pool: Dell Pools, Milford, 203-283-4660, dellpoolsllc.com

FAMILY SEAT

PAGES 130–141

Architecture: Mark Finlay, Mark P. Finlay Architects, Southport, 203-254-2388, markfinlay.com

Interior design: Anne Chessin, Anne

Chessin Designs, Fairfield, New York, N.Y., 917-656-9210, annechessindesigns.com

Builder: Toni Sand, Hobbs, Inc., New Canaan, 203-966-0726, hobbsinc.com

Interior millwork: New England Stair Company, Shelton, 203-924-0606, newenglandstair.com; Christopher J. Sculti, CJS Millwork, Stamford, 203-708-0080, cjsmillwork.com

Landscape design and contracting: Tim Paterson, Highland Design Gardens, Pound Ridge, N.Y., 914-764-5480, highlanddesigngardens.com

Upholstery and window coverings: Jose and Leonore Costa, Yardstick Decor, Bridgeport, 203-330-0360

Living room mirror and study desk lamp: Ochre, New York, N.Y., 212-414-4332, ochre.net

Living room and family room photography: Victor Schrager with Philippa Brathwaite, 917-407-5605

Living room and pool house trees: The Green Spot, New Milford, 860-7995102, thegreenspotnewmilford.com

Family room hurricanes and bronze bowl, kitchen cloche, and pool house wasp catcher: Welbourne Robinson, Hopewell, N.J., 609-466-3856, welbournerobinson.com

Bathroom table: Balsamo, 212-759-0063, balsamoantiques.com

PRETTY IN PINK

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Interior design: Lynn Morgan and Kate McCabe, Lynn Morgan Design, Rowayton, 203-866-1940, lynnmorgandesign.com

Builders: Todd Drury and Rick Krug, TR Building & Remodeling, New Canaan, 203-429-9638, trbuilt.com

Decorative painting: Living room ceiling by The Brothers Painting Services, Norwalk, 203-846-3464, thebrotherspaintingservices.com; dining room ceiling and foyer floor by Shelly Denning, Shelly Denning Decorative Painting, Stamford, 203-912-4155