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126 Glory Days

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A new house in southern Connecticut brings recycling to architectural heights.

A well-loved antique house welcomes a new family with a beautiful interior update.

A designer and his business-partnerturned-client breathe new life into a languishing Georgian Revival.

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47 Special Spaces

An early-twentieth-century stone barn is transformed for modern living.

56 Rooms We Love

Three powder rooms that pack a powerful punch in postage-stamp footprints.

66 Inspired Interiors

An Old Greenwich family’s New Hampshire retreat is designed for joyful gatherings.

74 Smith on Style

Editor at large Clinton Smith peers into Rooms with a View.

84 Shop Visit

At Milton Market, makers meet the community.

88 Design Dispatches

Mark your calendars for these must-attend events and read up on industry news.

90 The Scene

A look back at a host of designrelated events.

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As I write this, Pantone has just announced Peach Fuzz as its 2024 color of the year. The gentle blush tone joins a crowd of earlier color-of-the-year declarations—I counted at least fourteen—and, according to Pantone, captures our desire to nurture ourselves and others. I always look forward to the design industry’s predictions, and this year I’m holding fast to the idea that design can heal and promote compassion. When I consider Peach Fuzz in the company of Benjamin Moore’s Blue Nova (blue violet), Behr’s Cracked Pepper (soft black), Sherwin-Williams’s Upward (pale blue), and Glidden’s Limitless (warm beige), I see the colors of a winter sunset, which is my most favorite time of day for a grounding walk. And let’s talk about the names: Peach Fuzz recalls an innocence (preadolescence perhaps?) and vulnerability (soft fruit skin), while Blue Nova, Limitless, and Upward allude to newness, opportunity, and optimism. Cracked Pepper? That reminds me of a comforting home-cooked meal.

Whatever your color preference or your design aspirations for the New Year, we hope our winter issue will feed your imagination and foster positivity as you recharge this winter. After all, great design can be greatly influential. Don’t miss our coverage starting on page 74 of several standout show-house vignettes from the 2023 Rooms with a View. The annual fundraiser, now in its twenty-eighth year and aptly subtitled Design for the Greater Good, supports Southport Congregational Church’s many charitable efforts. We’re also pleased to introduce Milton Market, a shop in Litchfield that I personally visited with longtime contributor Tovah Martin. Martha Fish, the owner of this Cobble Court gem, nurtures her community by making it her mission to connect hyper-local artisans with her clientele. You can read Tovah’s profile on page 84.

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An early-twentieth-century stone barn is transformed for modern living.

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A portion of the main floor is devoted to a golf simulator. A pair of campaign chairs by Richard Wrightman flank a custom ottoman from J&J Upholstery & Decorating that conceals the simulator technology; the drink-drop table is from West Elm.

Multipurpose spaces can be difficult to pull off, but with careful planning they can also be game changers for a large family. Take this 1906 Fairfield County estate, where the original stone horse barn was recently converted into a combined home office and guesthouse, complete with a golf simulator, an entertaining area, a bar, an artist’s studio, two bedrooms, and two baths.

The client called on interior designer Chauncey Boothby, who had decorated the main residence as well as several other projects for the family of six, along with architecture firm Brooks & Falotico

CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: In the dining area, Eames chairs surround a table by Richard Wrightman. A wet bar features custom cabinetry, a walnut countertop, and Waterworks hardware. The designers sourced stone for the new chimney to match the barn’s original facade.

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and builders Pelham Homes to transform the structure into “a warm, cozy space,” recalls architect Chuck Willette. To that end, high on the client’s wishlist was a wood-burning fireplace for the sitting area, which required sourcing stone for the new chimney to match the original stone facade.

“It was a challenge taking this from a barn to a livable dwelling,” notes builder Joe Fossi. “This is an old estate, and we had to figure out how to get heating, water, and power to the building. We tore up the existing concrete slab foundation and installed ductwork and

“IT WAS A CHALLENGE TAKING THIS FROM A BARN TO A LIVABLE DWELLING.”

—Builder Joe Fossi

insulation under the new slab. And the hayloft area wasn’t structurally sound, so we used steel to reinforce the second floor.”

The second floor is now accessed via a spiral staircase in the center of the barn. “We wanted to preserve some of the barn’s identity, so we kept the rustic stone wall and original window openings in one of the guest rooms,” says Willette. Meanwhile, an expansive floor-to-ceiling

ABOVE: A new fireplace anchors the living area, where a chandelier from Blueprint Lighting hangs above a sofa from Kardiel, a vintage upholstered armchair by Svend Skipper, a vintage wood-frame chair by Jens Risom, and a rug by Merida. LEFT: A new window occupies an original opening and allows light to flood into the workspace, where a custom desk is paired with a chair from Design Within Reach.

The former hayloft houses two bedrooms, one of which features the original stone wall—complemented by a headboard from The London Factory and a lamp from Shoppe Amber Interiors—and curved window openings.

window in the office area downstairs lends a touch of modernity while capturing both light and views. Custom cabinetry and shelving throughout provide storage for everything from books to firewood to entertaining essentials.

For the decor, Boothby leaned into the barn feel upstairs, while the main floor showcases the client’s love of mid-twentieth-century style with both vintage pieces and furnishings inspired by the era. “We incorporated greens and blues mixed with walnut, burnt orange, and pops of marigold,” notes Boothby,

who worked with the client to curate the artwork as well.

The result is a welcoming extension of the property’s main house. “I love restoring old architecture,” says Fossi. “From the outside you wouldn’t know we did much to the barn, but the inside is completely transformed.”

EDITOR'S NOTE: For details, see Resources.

ARCHITECTURE: Brooks & Falotico

INTERIOR DESIGN: Chauncey Boothby Interiors

BUILDER: Pelham Homes

CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: A new spiral staircase leads to the guest rooms on the second floor, while custom shelving showcases the client’s art and books. A shower in one of the baths is sheathed in tile from Greenwich Tile & Marble. Texture abounds in the barn’s second bedroom, which is enveloped by a Cloth & Clover wallpaper; the bed is from Industry West.

Powder Play

Three powder rooms that pack a powerful punch in postagestamp footprints.

Edited by BOB CURLEY

❝ The powder room is adjacent to a playroom and near the guest bedrooms, so we wanted it to be colorful and playful because everyone, adults and kids, would be using it. Designed for a young family, the room is funky, modern, and cool but still timeless and durable. The blue cement sink and custom Lucite mirror had to be bold enough to stand out against the concrete tile, which has been used in Europe for centuries, even though the circular pattern hints at art deco as well. ❞

—Interior designer Denise Davies

INTERIOR DESIGN: D2 Interieurs

BUILDER: Mattera Construction

PHOTOGRAPHY: Jane Beiles

INTERIOR DESIGN:

PHOTOGRAPHY: Erin Kestenbaum

❝ We wanted the powder room to be sophisticated but also consistent with the rest of the house. The printed threaded-silk wallpaper includes purple and green jewel tones and a pattern resembling Asscher-cut stones, which correspond to an amethyst rug and a chandelier made from handblown glass in the nearby entryway. The onyxframed sconces, imagined as more of a briolette shape, glow like opals when lit. It’s a formal aesthetic, but not too precious: the room is quite literally a jewel box. ❞

—Interior designer Kate Ferguson

NOTE: For details, see Resources.

Palomino Interior Design

Sintra

by Peter Fasano, John Rosselli & Associates, New York, N.Y., johnrosselli.com

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WM002 Lori – Hammered

Wall-Mounted Sink by Linkasink, Bender Plumbing Supply, various Conn. locations, benderplumbing.com

Sintra

by Celerie Kemble, Schumacher, New York, N.Y., schumacher.com

Wallcovering

Wallcovering

Glaze – 02 Pull by Jonathan Castro for Nest Studio, Canaan Distributors Corp., Stamford, canaandistributors.com

Camélia Black Crystal Widespread Lavatory Set by THG Paris, Torrco Design Center, various Conn. locations, torrcodesigncenter.com

Sitges Mosaic by Paul Schatz for New Ravenna, Karen Berkemeyer Home, Westport, karenberkemeyerhome.com

Capiz Scalloped Chandelier, Serena & Lily, Westport, serenaandlily.com

Marrakesh Camber

Undermount Bathroom Sink, Kohler Signature Store by Plimpton & Hills, Westport, kohler.com

❝ The client has a lot of antiques, so we were looking to mix old and new. Designing the powder room was an opportunity to do something fun, but it definitely flows with the rest of the understated farmhouse-style home. The tortoise shell mirror frame adds something antique to the room, for example. The client loves green, and the emerald Sister Parish Appleton wallpaper helps bring the outside in. The Albert Hadley design resembles fern leaves and poppy flowers and complements the framed botanical art on the side walls. ❞

—Interior designer Alicia Sands Tiberio

INTERIOR DESIGN: Alicia B. Designs

ARCHITECTURE: Crisp Architects

BUILDER: Botero

PHOTOGRAPHY: John Gruen

STYLING: Anna Molvik

Bring on the Bling

Sculptural lighting adds a sparkling touch to the powder room.

Happy Sconce by Regina Andrew, Chloe Winston Lighting Design, South Norwalk, chloewinstonlighting.com

Urban Renewal 2 – Light Sconce, Visual Comfort & Co., Greenwich and Norwalk, visualcomfort.com

Echo Sconce by Regina Andrew, Chloe Winston Lighting Design, South Norwalk, chloewinstonlighting.com

Elder Silver Wall Sconce by Currey & Company, Wakefield Design Center, Stamford, wakefielddesigncenter.com

Gilbert Sconce, Arteriors, arteriorshome.com

T182 Wall Lamp by Dana Creath, Schwartz Design Showrooms, Stamford, schwartzdesignshowroom.com

Haru Wall Sconce by Corbett Lighting, Fashion Light Center, Greenwich, flcselect.com

Airen Wall Lamp by Kuzco, Safavieh, Norwalk and Stamford, safavieh.com

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White-oak posts and beams define the open floor plan, so the living area feels both expansive and cozy. A fieldstone fireplace complements designer Ellen Marment’s palette of soft greens and smoky blues.

The owners of this New Hampshire getaway cherish family meals. So much so, in fact, that their dining table played a central role in the home’s design. “We laugh about

it,” the husband says, “but we really designed the house around the dining room table because we love getting together as a family for mealtime.”

His family has spent time in this part of New Hampshire, along the Vermont border, for generations, and for years, the couple and their two now-grown children would trek from their primary home in Old Greenwich to visit his parents’ lakeside home. “Finally,” the wife says, “we got to the point where we thought it would be nice to have our own place there.”

Designed by Greenwich-based architect E. Ronald Gushue, the shingled house with gunmetal-gray trim blends into its forested surroundings. Windows galore ensure views from nearly every room across a valley and lake to the mountains beyond.

Inside, the white-oak posts and beams delineate the individual spaces of the open living area. “They cleverly define each space without putting up any walls,” says Stamford-based interior designer Ellen Marment.

Marment gave the home its sophisti-

CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: Natural shingles and gunmetal-gray trim let the home blend into its surroundings. A sliding barn door separates the living room from the den, a cozy space with a denim-hued grasscloth ceiling. The living room’s quiet color scheme keeps the focus on the view through the floor-to-ceiling windows.

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cated but casual look with a quiet palette of greens and smoky blues against walls painted in a warm white with a soft greige undertone. She employed a variety of patterns to add interest to the subdued palette. “Patterns and stripes and plaids lend a cozier feel,” Marment says. “They feel new and fresh but also timeless.”

Blue also makes an appearance in the charming room everyone has taken to calling the “cozy den,” where the ceiling sports a Phillip Jeffries grasscloth in a spunky denim hue.

“PATTERNS AND STRIPES AND PLAIDS LEND A COZIER FEEL.”

—Interior designer Ellen Marment

CLOCKWISE FROM RIGHT: A custom table that expands to seat twelve anchors the rounded dining room; black wicker chairs with cushiony seats encourage post-prandial lingering. A simple black light with a gold interior glows above a forest-green kitchen island from Crown Point Cabinetry. Brass hardware echoes the glow of the ceiling light and adds a warm touch to the mostly white kitchen.

The color reigns in the primary suite, too, in a softer version that complements the custom pine bed, white upholstered furniture, and white marble bathroom vanities.

Nothing makes the couple happier than hosting a family dinner around the custom-crafted dining table that sparked the design. “It’s fabulous,” the wife says. “Even if it’s just the two of us we’ll sit at the table for dinner and watch the moon coming up over the lake. It’s really special.”

EDITOR'S NOTE: For details, see Resources.

ARCHITECTURE: ERG Architect

INTERIOR DESIGN: Ellen Marment Interiors

BUILDER: Trumbull-Nelson Construction Company

ABOVE: Soft colors and plush textures define the primary bedroom. Marment chose the pressed-flower botanicals above the mantel because, she says, “they balance the heft of the fireplace.” RIGHT: Sister Parish’s Sintra grasscloth wraps the walls of the primary bath, while pristine white Thassos marble tops the vanity.

Ephemeral Elegance

Editor at Large Clinton Smith peers into Rooms with a View, a charitable design benefit hosted by the Southport Congregational Church, where designers are each given a six-by-eight-foot space to decorate for a long weekend. Photography by ALAN BARRY

CHECKMATE | Scot Meacham Wood is known for his Scottishinflected interiors as well as his eponymous line of fabrics, which includes many iconic tartan patterns. For his vignette, he leaned into the look with elegance and élan; however, it wasn’t the fabrics that served as his initial inspiration but rather the art he used as a focal point.

“It’s an old theater backdrop that I’ve had forever,” he says of the equestrian-themed piece. That wasn’t the only unexpected object he

used to adorn his plaid-enveloped walls. The cover of one of Wood’s old tartan reference books got destroyed years ago, so he ended up framing many of the designs and incorporating several of them here.

One of his other secret weapons in creating a compelling room was to keep it from getting overcomplicated for its petite footprint.

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PAINTERLY APPROACH | Art can often serve as inspiration for a design concept, and that’s exactly what happened with Ross Alexander’s space, although the designer’s thoughtful interpretation and execution took it to another level. The walls, in particular, had his hands all over them—literally.

“I painted the panels myself,” says Alexander, who created them on canvas in his studio and then had them applied to the walls on-site. “I love lily pads. I grew up near a botanical garden, so I spent a lot of time running through gardens with lily pad ponds and things like that.

They’re kind of forever sealed in my memory.”

He adds, “I also love the work of Pierre Bernard and Matisse.” (The latter artist created about 250 water lily paintings during his lifetime.) “So the palette was really based on a Bernard painting, with the duck-egg-blue wall color and the yellow carpet and coral chair.”

Alexander, who has his own rug collection, based this carpet on one seen in a Matisse painting, but he rescaled it and modified the border. He also chose an unexpected saffron color for the piece. “It just illuminates the floor,” he says. rossalexanderdesigns.com

The mirror, sconces, and vases are from Newel.

That’s a Phillip Jeffries paper on the ceiling.

Designer Ross Alexander collaborated with Makrosha on the rug.

Mantel, Chesneys. Club chair fabric, Prelle, with trims by Samuel & Sons. Club chair pillow fabric, Lee Jofa. Rattan chair, Kamelot Auctions. Rattan chair fabric, Manuel Canovas. Floor lamp, Vaughan

What’s more, the trellage-like structure on the focal wall was the very last thing selected; in some ways, it appears as if the entire room could have been designed with the piece as the starting point.

“I had this Hazelton House print sitting on my desk for almost a year,” says Harper of the enchanting floral fabric. But without an appropriate client project to use it on, she had a light-bulb moment that it would be perfect for her Rooms with a View display. The print became a statement-making accent pillow, front and center, and the rest of the room’s palette evolved from its blue and citrus-inspired colors.

“I found this lattice in that blue color in its original paint. And I was like, ‘Why is that speaking to me?’ because I don’t have a garden.” After ruminating about it for the rest of the day, Harper had another light-bulb moment. “And then it hit me. I was like, ‘Wait, I’m going to use this in my vignette!’ And because it frames the space, it’s kind of perfect.” lindseycoralharper.com

FLOWER POWER | For Lindsey Coral Harper, a bit of serendipity and a chance encounter played a role in the creation of her sunny and cheerful room.

Verdant Floral Studio crafted the dramatic arrangements.

Mainly Baskets Home designed the urns.

Pillow fabric, Hazelton House. Wallpaper, Cowtan & Tout. Ceiling paint, Benjamin Moore Bird’s Egg. Floor lamps, Ralph Lauren for Visual Comfort & Co. Fabric on designer’s own settee, Kravet, with contrast welt and buttons by Romo. Mirror, trellis, and framed hydrangea available through Coral. Console and drink table, OKA

HOME AGAIN | This recent Rooms with a View was a homecoming of sorts for Amanda Reynal, who lived in the community while growing up and whose parents still call the enclave home.

“I had some very formative years in Fairfield, Connecticut, so I thought, ‘Why not use that as my inspiration for the vignette?’ ” says the designer, who has offices in Des Moines and Palm Beach, Florida.

The Lee Jofa fabric adorning two stylish chairs, in particular, is full of interpretation for her. “I love a tree of life,” she says of the pattern. “It’s so iconic but also meaningful.” Reynal hoped the pattern would

represent Southport’s everlasting growth and its new blossoming as well as her own deep roots in the community. After all, Reynal’s mother designed a space for the event almost two decades ago, so it feels like a full-circle moment.

“There are so many things about Southport that have never changed,” Reynal says. “Then obviously there’s a young and vibrant life going on there as well.” And just as with the fabric, the rest of the room—with its myriad mix of styles, colors, and textures—represents the best of past, present, and future, as well. amandareynalinteriors.com

The Dunes and Duchess console features hardware by Modern Matter. The tassels are by Samuel & Sons.

Slipper chairs, Oomph, in fabric by Lee Jofa. Pendant, side table, and lamp shades, Vaughan. Rug, Fibreworks Lamps, Paul Schneider Ceramics. Mirror and dog statues, Show Pony. Nautical artwork by Jarvis Wilcox through Parker & Company Designs. Bird artworks and tole hydrangea, Casa Gusto. Curtain fabric, Fashion Fabrics Club.

The vases, console, and mirror are from OKA.

Wall upholstery, Maxwell. Ceiling paint, Fine Paints of Europe, Ring’s End. Rug, Apadana Rugs & Carpets. Chair, Arhaus Sconces and reading lamp, Chloe Winston Lighting Design Wallpaper, Christian Lacroix. Pillow fabric, Jim Thompson, The Tailored Home. Teal mohair pillow, Chairish

FLIGHT OF FANCY | For Robin O’Neil, it was a Christian Lacroix wallcovering featuring a feather design that inspired the concept for her petite space. Says O’Neil, “I ordered a sample of it, and when it came and I unrolled it, I thought, ‘This is it!’ ”

Such a bold design could have easily overwhelmed the room, but O’Neil balanced the riotous pattern with more subdued—yet textural—upholstery and a plush rug underneath. The ceiling’s

The pendant is from Visual Comfort & Co.

California Closets created the custom built-ins.

high-gloss green color was pulled from the wallcovering and adds verve and vigor to the space. But to bring a sense of order to the room, O’Neil once again turned to color. “I always like to have splashes of black to anchor things,” she says, referring to pieces like the mirror and display cases within the bookshelves. robinoneilinteriors.com

EDITOR'S NOTE: For details, see Resources.

Elevating the Everyday

At Milton Market, makers meet the community.

Text by TOVAH MARTIN | Photography by BLEACHER + EVERARD

Litchfield’s Main Street is legendary for its window shopping and historic ambience, but at the end of an adjacent alleyway, Cobble Court takes the time warp to another level. Weathered brick buildings with century-worn wooden doors hung on hand-forged hardware surround a cobbled courtyard where wagons once maneuvered.

Nobody with even the slightest glimmer of interest in shopkeeping could resist the draw of that courtyard, least of all Martha Fish. Not only was Fish weary from her weekly commute from Litchfield’s Milton neighborhood to her job in New York City’s fashion district, but she was also tired of schlepping entertaining essentials. “If I wanted glassware, serving platters, candlesticks, or so many other practical elements, I had to bring them from the city,” she says. “There was nowhere to get tabletop locally at the time.” When muchcoveted retail space in Cobble Court became available in 2019, she nabbed it, and Milton Market came to life.

“It’s like a muse,” Fish says of Milton

LEFT: At Milton Market, owner Martha Fish sets a sample table with her signature panache, mixing vintage transferware, tortoiseshell vases, and green glassware with contemporary napkins, placemats, candlesticks, and bamboo-handled flatware. BELOW: The Cobble Court storefront’s doors with their hand-forged hinges are flanked by seasonal conifers throughout the winter months.

Market’s location. Halfway between Boston and New York, the building was once a blacksmith shop serving the stable next door. After whitewashing the interior’s formerly drab, gray-painted brick to give it a glow, Fish went hunting for artisans to fill domestic needs with beautiful objects. She didn’t have to search far; the neighborhood turned out to be teeming with talent. Before long, Milton Market became a liaison between local craftsmen and the community.

With its layered patinas, the shop balances sparkle and sleek with soft and nubby. Contemporary stemware is displayed beside vintage transferware and yellowware, while matte-glazed ceramics from local potters like Judy Jackson and Ben Wolff rest nearby. Snuggly wool products from the flock at

BEFORE LONG, MILTON MARKET BECAME A LIAISON BETWEEN LOCAL CRAFTSMEN AND THE COMMUNITY.

Farmington’s Hill-Stead Museum are thrown over a bespoke plywood chair. “Everything has a story,” Fish explains, “everything adds richness. It’s the juxtaposition between modernity and artisanal.” And nothing is self-important. “I don’t want it to feel reverential,” she says. “The merchandise should be dimen-

sional, interesting, and dynamic.”

But there’s another layer to the formula: Fish uses the space to host demonstrations and workshops. That might be her proudest moment. More than just a shopkeeper, Fish sees herself as a conduit. “One artisan leads to the next. My goal is to create community around a new generation of creatives.” Milton Market, Litchfield, miltonmarketct.com

CLOCKWISE FROM RIGHT: The store’s central table displays hand-lathed spalted-maple bowls from New England-based artisan Spencer Peterman, vases and fluted mixing bowls by Litchfield County-based potter Judy Jackson, and black vintage glassware. Milton Market pairs il Buco Vita splatterware plates with jade-green tamegroute candlesticks. Bottle vases with a matte finish by potter Judy Jackson are available in a variety of silhouettes.

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Whether you are renovating or constructing your ideal home, collaborating with a licensed architect can help save you time and money, as well as creating the home or office you’ll cherish for years to come.

Whether you are renovating or constructing your ideal home collaborating with a licensed architect can help save you time and money, as well as creating the home or office you’ll cherish for years to come.

Homeowners look to architects to...

Homeowners look to architects to...

• Integrate the homeowner’s design/style

• Integrate the homeowner’s design/style

• Deliver a quality result

• Deliver a quality result

• Understand and comply with building codes and officials

• Understand and comply with building codes and officials

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AIA Connecticut has over 1,000 licensed architect members all throughout Connecticut. Visit www.aiact.org for our Member Directory that features firms, projects, and contact info.

or contact the AIA Connecticut Office at 203-865-2195

or contact the AIA Connecticut Office at 203-865-2195

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Since Architects are involved with the health, safety, and welfare of the public, the State of Connecticut regulates the use of the term “architect.” A person representing that he or she is an architect or provides architectural services, without being licensed to do so, is misleading to the public and creates a danger to public’s health, safety and welfare. Connecticut General Statutes, Section 20-288E

H& T DESIGN DISPATCHES

Edited by LYNDA SIMONTON

Style Scene

›› Harry Bertoia: Sculpture for Living THROUGH APRIL 7

A Bruce Museum retrospective featuring the sculptural works of Harry Bertoia, known by design aficionados for his iconic furniture pieces for Knoll. Greenwich brucemuseum.org

First Impressions:

32nd Annual Associate Artist Show

JANUARY 12–FEBRUARY 22

This annual juried exhibition includes paintings, sculptures, and works in other media by Lyme Art Association members. Old Lyme lymeartassociation.org

History and Principles of Landscape Design

VIRTUAL EVENT:

JANUARY 23, 30, AND FEBRUARY 6, 13

This four-week virtual course explores long-practiced principles that encourage sustainable landscape design. nativeplanttrust.org

››  Connecticut Flower & Garden Show

FEBRUARY 22–25

Get ready for spring with educational seminars, demonstrations, and gardening inspiration at the Connecticut Convention Center. Hartford ctflowershow.com

››  The Book of Wilding— A Practical Guide to Rewilding Big and Small

VIRTUAL EVENT: JANUARY 25

Isabella Tree, the star of The Garden Conservancy’s National Speaking Tour, shares her handbook for how we can all help restore nature. gardenconservancy.org

‹‹  The Fascinating Life of Hearst Castle’s Architect Julia Morgan

VIRTUAL EVENT: FEBRUARY 5

Historian Victoria Kastner speaks about her new book, which examines architect Julia Morgan’s private life and remarkable career. greenwichdecorativearts.org

Behind the Scenes of Roseland Cottage

VIRTUAL EVENT: JANUARY 10

Enjoy a virtual tour of unique features rarely seen by the public in Woodstock’s colorful Gothic Revival landmark. historicnewengland.org

Notebook

Welcome, 2024! But before we look forward, let’s reflect on 2023’s busy end-of-year awards season and exciting shop announcements.

‹‹  Saturday Tea Experience at MoCA Westport with Tea Arts & Culture

JANUARY 20

Sip tea while learning about the complexities of the beverage and connecting with nature on MoCA Westport’s campus. Westport mocawestport.org

Styling Identities: Hair’s Tangled Histories

MARCH 1–AUGUST 31

This Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art exhibition examines hair as an expression of our DNA and our humanity. Hartford thewadsworth.org

The New England Chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art honored Heide Hendricks and Rafe Churchill of Sharon-based Hendricks Churchill with a prestigious 2023 Bulfinch Award for the interior design of their own home, Ellsworth. If you want to see more of the stylishly restored home, pick up the couple’s book, Our Way Home (Rizzoli, 2023).

Spirits were high at the annual Home Building Industry Awards this past December, sponsored by the Home Builders & Remodelers Association. Cheers to all the winners, including LoParco Associates, which was honored with the Custom Home of the Year award. Segerson Builders received an award for Remodeled Home of the Year, and a project by Bluewater Home Builders was named Spec Home of the Year.

Congratulations to NEH contributors Stacy Kunstel and Michael Partenio, aka Dunes and Duchess, on opening their first retail space in New Milford. Open by appointment—and by chance—the new location will display samples of the couple’s heirloom-quality furniture and lighting line along with select art, leather totes, blankets, and vintage pieces.

Heading upstate to charming New Preston, Eleish Van Breems Home has extended its empire. This third location joins outposts in Westport and Nantucket and marks a return to owners Edie van Breems and Rhonda Eleish’s Litchfield County roots. Expect the style mavens’ signature mix of contemporary furniture, Scandinavian design, and Gustavian antiques.

Do you have news to share with New England Home? Email Lynda Simonton at lsimonton@nehomemag.com

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Fall Networking Event at Torrco with Tile America

Torrco and Tile America hosted New England Home Connecticut’s fall issue networking event in Torrco’s recently remodeled Stamford showroom.

Some of Connecticut’s top design professionals came together for a fun night of networking while they enjoyed drinks, hors d’oeuvres, and music. Two lucky winners brought home raffle prizes: a House of Rohl faucet and a magnum bottle of wine.

Photography by Phil Nelson

Matt Giardina of Front Row Kitchens

Jeff Sargent of Hansgrohe, Molly Becker Lemle of Torrco, and Tim Carney of TOTO

Ryan Coyle of Tile America and Nicholas Campanelli of Michael D’Angelo Landscape Architecture

Michelle Hughes of Tile America, Mindy Gerhardt of Cornerstone Contracting, Tina Anastasia of Anastasia Interior Design, and Dawn Corbo of Torrco

Anthony Minichetti of Anthony Minichetti Architect, Carol Kurth of Carol Kurth Architecture + Interiors, George Dumitru of Studio Dumitru, and Dave LoCascio of Woodbury Supply

Dawn Corbo and Chuck Hilton of Charles Hilton Architects

New England Home’s Marcia Noble, Beth Krupa of Beth Krupa Interiors, New England Home’s Roberta Mancuso, and Jeffrey Kaufman of JMKA | architects

The Tile America team

Tina Anastasia of Anastasia Interior Design, New England Home’s Jenna Talbott, and Nick Kayserian of Shope Reno Wharton

Cheryl Russ and Brandon Jones of Glengate Company

Jennifer Howard of JWH Design & Cabinetry, Birgit Anich of BA Staging & Interiors, and Lora Mazurak of Torrco

Lana Camera and Brian Knies of Tile America

5 Under 40 Awards

New England Home honored the region’s finest emerging design talent at the 5 Under 40 Awards. Five-hundred guests convened in Boston at a lively cocktail party and awards ceremony to celebrate the 2023 winners. An auction of the winners’ customdesigned rugs, led by WGBH radio and television personality Jim Braude, helped the event raise more than $82,000 for Barakat, a nonprofit dedicated to providing exemplary education for girls and women in South Asia.

New England Design Hall of Fame

The New England Design Hall of Fame, now in its sixteenth year, honors preeminent leaders with exceptional careers in New England’s residential design industry. More than 550 guests gathered at an elegant gala at the InterContinental Boston to celebrate the 2023 inductees during New England Home’s signature event.

Joseph Werner of Werner Hendrickson Landscape Architecture, New England Home’s Roberta Mancuso, Elizabeth Hendrickson of Werner Hendrickson Landscape Architecture, and Jonathan Hopkins

Thomas Fraley and Greg Lombardi of Gregory Lombardi Design flank Laurie Gorelick of Laurie Gorelick Interiors and Elizabeth McGann of Ethridge McGann Group

Photography by Caroline Alden

Festivities took place at The Galleria at 333 Stuart Street in Boston

The 2023 winners: Joseph Werner, Marissa Santos of Marissa Santos Design, Laura Keeler Pierce of Keeler & Co., Christopher Buccino of Landschop, and Ryan Alcaidinho of Hutker Architects

Joseph Werner and Mark Hutker of Hutker Architects

Vani Sayeed of Vani Sayeed Studio and Michelle Southworth of MWI Fiber-Shield with New England Home’s Kathy Bush-Dutton and Jenna Talbott

Julie Arcari Cook of Landry & Arcari Rugs and Carpeting and WGBH’s Jim Braude kick off the rug auction

Photography by Matt Stone

Lyceum Fellowship board member

Tom McNeill of Hutker Architects accepts the Hall of Fame donation from New England Home’s Jenna Talbott

The 2023 inductees: Tony Salem, John Kruse, and Jean Abouhamad, representing Sea-Dar Construction, Nicole Hogarty of Nicole Hogarty Designs, Frank Shirley of Frank Shirley Architects, Jim Cappuccino of Hutker Architects, and Paula Daher of Daher Interior Design

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New England Home’s Adam Japko and Kathy Bush-Dutton

Andrew and Carlene Ferrier of Crown Point Cabinetry

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Networking Celebration at ProSource of Stamford

New England Home Connecticut and ProSource of Stamford welcomed leading design creatives to meet the ProSource of Stamford team and celebrate its transfer of ownership. Attendees toured the newly renovated showroom while networking and savoring cocktails and light bites.

Rooms with a View

Each year, Rooms with a View invites twelve premier designers to create stylish vignettes for an inspiring weekend-long show at Southport Congregational Church. New England Home Connecticut was a proud sponsor of A Night at The Hadley, an extraordinary evening celebrating the greater design community and the all-new Rooms with a View bookstore.

Members of the design community toured twelve vignettes

Photography by Jessica Gordon

Guests explored ProSource of Stamford’s revamped showroom

Charlene Kiernan and Angelo Fiordelisi of ProSource of Stamford flank Colleen Stewart of Newbury Sales Group

Beth Dempsey of Images & Details, Robert Dean of Robert Dean Architects, and Jaz Kahlon of ProSource of Stamford

Jennifer Howard of JWH Design & Cabinetry, George Dumitru of Studio Dumitru, and Laura Michaels of Laura Michaels Design

Chelsea Uhl of ProSource of Stamford, Mary Burr of Burr Salvatore Architects, and Lynn Garelick of LBG Interior Design

Deb Morelli and Michele Sweeney of Inspired Design

Robin O’Neil of Robin O’Neil Interiors and Melanie Verrengia of Rooms with a View

Photographer Amy Vischio and New England Home’s Jenna Talbott

Stacy Kunstel of Dunes and Duchess and Alexis Blake of Alexis Blake for Eleish Van Breems Home

Laura Casale of Laura Casale Architect and Lindsay Sheroda of Sydney Frazier Interior Design

New York School of Interior Design students and 2023 Rooms with a View scholarship winners Carissa Kim Pintello and Kayla Lowry flank Sean Desmond of Mark Hampton

Christin Engh of Christin Engh Design and Meghan De Maria of Moss Design

Stamford’s Most Complete Showroom for Trade Professionals

ProSource offers a dedicated team of experts and private showrooms with the largest selection of products at wholesale prices. With convenient one-stop shopping, this one-of-a-kind combination supports our strong relationships with the most talented trade professionals in the business.

Flooring • Kitchen Cabinets • Countertops

Custom Area Rugs • Hardware • And More

ProSource of Stamford

25 Harbor View Avenue

prosourcewholesale.com/stamford

Stamford, CT 06902 203-602-0607

prosourcewholesale.com/stamford

Meet the Editors

Eleish Van Breems Home and the Greenwich Historical Society hosted two intimate gatherings for design professionals to meet New England Home’s editor in chief, Jenna Talbott, and editor at large, Clinton Smith, and to hear about editorial opportunities for the upcoming year. The editors began with a brunch at Eleish Van Breems Home in Westport and concluded with an afternoon tour of the Greenwich Historical Society.

Holiday Learn & Lounge with Woodbury Supply and Clarke

To kick off the holiday season, New England Home Connecticut, Woodbury Supply, and Clarke hosted a CEU followed by a party at Clarke’s recently refurbished showroom in Norwalk. The festive evening was complete with live music, cocktails, and delectable bites.

ASID CT at Genrose Stone +Tile

New England Home Connecticut was a proud media sponsor of the Connecticut chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers’ CEU and networking event at Genrose Stone + Tile. Guests saw the latest porcelain tile styles and learned why porcelain is ideal for sustainable interiors.

Photography by Sam Pericolo

New England Home’s Roberta Mancuso, Mary Burr of Burr Salvatore Architects, and Christina Roughan of Roughan Interiors

Donna Bonafide of Bonafide Interiors, Jonathan Gordon of Design by the Jonathans, and Heather McWilliam of McWilliam Autore Interiors

Michael O. McClung of Shope Reno Wharton, Susan Lockwood of Susan Lockwood Architects, and Dave Morris of Woodbury Supply

Beth Krupa of Beth Krupa Interiors with New England Home's Clinton Smith

Guests explored Genrose's showroom

CEUs covered wood entry systems, sintered stones, and the importance of ventilation

New England Home’s Jenna Talbott, Edie van Breems of Eleish Van Breems Home, and Chauncey Boothby of Chauncey Boothby Interiors

Ali Vanderpool of Ali Vanderpool Design and ASID CT’s student representative Maddie Bayles

Carolyn LoCascio of Entasis Design with Mella Kernan and Michael Tierney of Rogers McCagg

Beth Dempsey of Images & Details, Jenna Talbott, Abigail Marcelo Horace and Stefanie Lalvay of Casa Marcelo, Patti Watson of Taste Design, and Roberta Mancuso

Morgan Maisto, Jamie Alwang, and Monique Sorensen of Genrose Stone + Tile

John Jones of John Jones Architect, Jonathan Verrengia of Marble and Granite, and John Kevin Huelster of Huelster Design Studio

Photography by Beth Dempsey

Gallery of Fine Architecture

Christopher Pagliaro Architects

Christopher Pagliaro Architects was founded as a design-oriented studio that believes architecture is a performing art that leads to client satisfaction. The firm has developed a reputation as the creator of exceptional architecture throughout North America. Its guiding principle is that all projects should enhance the complete context within the environment. Each home is exceptionally functional, applying key concepts of place, space, light, scale, and material.

The hallmark is the marriage of building and site. A well-organized spatial flow provides the primary contribution to our design and maintains the sensibility with

which one space relates to the next, creating an elegant and functional plan. Projects are designed to maximize the daylight, enticing you into the space and conveying a sense of optimism and possibility.

There is an experience to architecture. It is not simply the location of a window, but the manipulation of the building’s envelope so that space becomes a part of the view. It is not singular, but multiple, experienced from different angles and through multiple spaces simultaneously. A Christopher Pagliaro design is not just a building, but a place at peace with itself.

CHRISTOPHER PAGLIARO

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InnerSpace Electronics, Inc.

Discover elegant home electronics design that includes lighting, shading, and personal wellness that leverages all of today’s modern technology. Let InnerSpace Electronics show you how Lutron’s natural lighting can be combined with shading to put a spotlight on what matters most: your home aesthetics and family life.

Our exclusive services include science-based lighting design with beautiful controls, and an unlimited selection of the finest designer lighting fixtures and motorized shades to enhance your overall décor. As specialists

in the innovative Ketra lighting, we bring you natural illumination throughout the day that’s in perfect harmony with your body for enhanced energy and sleep.

When lighting and window treatments are combined with controls, the result is elevated convenience and beauty. One touch on a stunning keypad, and all lights, shades, and more are set to your mood. Even control them while you’re away.

At InnerSpace, we provide technology excellence with an emphasis on your home décor and aesthetics— so you can enjoy your best life.

Careful and complete design, collaboration, installation, and elegant one-touch controls go into every InnerSpace lighting project.

The leading local technology and smarthome provider, InnerSpace can also deliver motorized window treatments, entertainment systems, home theaters, networking systems, security, and more.

Bring natural light indoors with Lutron’s Ketra, the highest quality and healthiest indoor light that enhances your décor, art, mood, and overall wellness.

InnerSpace Electronics, Inc.

45 Kensico Drive

Mount Kisco, NY 10549

914-937-9700

innerspaceelectronics.com

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Michael Smith Architects

Founded in 1999 by principal Michael Smith, the firm’s underlying design philosophy centers on the idea that carefully applying the design principles of simplicity, consistency, and authenticity will yield a timeless work of architecture, regardless of the style or type of building.

Michael and his team have designed a wide range of high-quality projects, including large single-family custom residences, residential renovations, boutique commercial projects, educational facilities, and multi-family residential

projects. Michael Smith Architects (MSA) and its current staff have more than seventeen years of experience in a diverse range of projects, focusing primarily on highly customized residential architecture in Fairfield County and the New York City metropolitan area.

“At MSA we believe that every project deserves a unique solution that represents a combination of thoughtful design with an understanding of the client’s priorities. We work to create custom solutions that respond to the client’s wishes, the environment, and the historical context of the project,” Smith says. Further, MSA takes a holistic approach to the

design process by considering not just the exterior architecture, but also the design of the interior trim, finishes, and cabinetry to create a consistent overall aesthetic that will stand the test of time.

Through its membership in the United States Green Building Council, MSA strives to incorporate many sustainable or green features into its projects wherever possible, and takes great care to integrate these new technologies into each design in a seamless and harmonious way.

41 North Main Street, Suite 101

Norwalk, CT 06854

203-563-0553

michaelsmitharchitects.com

MICHAEL SMITH

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Neil Hauck Architects

Neil Hauck Architects is an award-winning design firm offering a comprehensive list of design and planning services to a broad range of clients. We take a holistic approach to the design process, where each new project evolves as a response to our client’s stated hopes and dreams, as well as the characteristics of the building site and surrounding context. We seek to create a unique ‘sense of place’.

Though our portfolio of completed work includes a long list of projects for an elite group of community organiza-

tions and commercial establishments, the primary focus of our practice has always been on the design of private residences. Many of those houses are in towns hugging the Connecticut coastline, while others are scattered throughout New England and in places more distant.

Our work is often characterized as having clean architectural lines, a rich palette of natural materials, sensitivity to scale and proportion, and keen attention to detail. In the end, our top priority is the creation of sustainable structures that will stand the test of time.

1 One approaches this new residence by way of a long, winding drive and arrives at a parking court that only hints at the spectacular panoramic views of the pond that are to be experienced within. 2 One of the many special features is this helical stair set in a glass-enclosed nook.

3 Several of the interior spaces have vaulted ceilings clad with English pine paneling. 4 The house sits atop a large rock outcropping overlooking a pond teeming with wildlife.

Neil Hauck Architects

859 Post Road

Darien, CT 06820

203-655-9340

neilhauckarchitects.com

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Patricia M. Miller Residential Design, LLC

Pat Miller has created beautiful homes and living spaces in Fairfield County for more than thirty years. Whether new construction, renovations, or interior space planning, her approach to design is to create something special and exciting for each client. In every style home, from modern to traditional to Shingle and more, attention to detail and quality of materials are of the utmost importance.

Pat’s design skills are matched by her sensitivity to the client’s wishes and requirements, which has helped establish her as one of the most accomplished and sought-after local designers. Her many renovations

over the years reflect how small, simple houses can be transformed into warm, gracious, and inviting homes. Her new homes show how she can take a piece of land and create an exciting new structure from nothing more than the imaginations of the client and the designer.

Pat creates a concierge service for her clients. She is there each step of the way, from crafting the initial design to overseeing the many decisions needed during construction, making sure every project is unique and every client feels special. The result is walking into one’s own home and saying “Wow!”

“Sitting here in the living room in the first week of November with the doors wide open, I wonder if I have died and gone to heaven. Unbelievable,” says the homeowner.

This contemporary home, located directly on Long Island Sound, is warm and inviting with alder, oak, and walnut accents, balancing ambiance and function with spacious sophistication and “kick-your-shoesoff” comfort.

Patricia M. Miller

Residential Design, LLC

318 Good Hill Road

Weston, CT 06883

203-227-7333

pat-miller.com

PAT MILLER

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VanderHorn Architects

VanderHorn Architects specializes in residential design within a diverse collection of traditional and contemporary styles. Douglas and his team create transformational alterations and distinguished new homes by focusing on the goals and inspirations of each individual client. Founded on careful analysis and planning, each VHA design incorporates innovative building technologies, modern conveniences, and tailor-made features into elegant, imaginative, and captivating architectural solutions.

VHA’s dedicated associates’ specialties range from classical architecture and historic preservation to building science and sustainable design. In addition to in-house staff, a network of talented landscape architects, interior decorators, engineers, contractors, and artisans is called upon for each project.

Our guiding intent: to build a timeless home that complements its surroundings, with gracious interior spaces designed for contemporary living.

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41 West Elm Street Greenwich, CT 06830 203-622-7000

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1 This waterfront home draws inspiration from Asian pagoda architecture while adopting an American Shingle-style palette of materials and colors. Large-format windows and doors and outdoor entertainment spaces take advantage of views of Long Island Sound. 2 A collaboration with interior designer Christina Lake, this breakfast banquette blends seamlessly with the water views in the background. 3 The two-story family room opens at the rear to a visually interesting staircase suspended between post and beam supports. At the opposite end, fourteen-foot-tall bronze windows flood the space with light.

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A new house in southern Connecticut

Text by GAIL RAVGIALA | Photography by ROBERT BENSON

“I love the way the stone gables grow out of the rocky landscape,” says architect Michael O. McClung when describing how the house appears to emerge organically from the ledge. A ribbon of stone steps visually ties the natural and built environments together.

THE STONE brings recycling to architectural heights.

The rocky, rugged, wooded property in southern Connecticut presented a challenge for architect Michael O. McClung. “It was a lot of topography,” he says, and not much of the two and a half acres was conducive to siting the 5,600-square-foot house his clients had in mind. But where there is challenge, there is opportunity, and in the words of renowned Bauhaus architect Walter Gropius, “Limitation makes the creative mind inventive.”

McClung zeroed in on a small star-shaped spot atop a ledge where there is a lovely view of a pond on the adjacent golf course as the optimal location for the house. “The main living space is laid out along the ridge,” says McClung, a partner in the architecture firm Shope Reno Wharton. With a facade of stone reclaimed by mason Jeff Bojadzic from a demolished Bronx church, the house appears to rise organically from its rocky perch. White grout

The fireplace in the living area reflects the house’s stone facade. Sliding glass doors and a windowed dormer allow natural light to flood the room. FACING PAGE: The dining area is defined by one of two oak trusses that support the cathedral ceiling. The space is open to the kitchen to facilitate easy entertaining. The two custom pedestal tables are designed for flexibility and can be reconfigured into one table to accommodate large dinner parties.

finishes the blocks of solid stone, making them feel light. “The masonry is stunning,” says McClung.

The homeowners, a businessman and his wife, a professional chef, wanted the interior to feel like a “modern barn,” says McClung, who worked closely with SRW project architect Jose Goncalves to create spaces that are both open and intimate. “The concept was to use natural elements,” McClung says, “and light was one of those elements.” Walls of glass in the form of steel-framed windows and doors brighten every room. “The sunlight in the house is a major participant.”

CLOCKWISE FROM RIGHT: The kitchen, designed to welcome guests, features custom white-oak cabinetry, a large island with seating, and a six-burner cooktop with a custom stucco hood. Some of the reclaimed stone was milled into slabs for use as flooring in the entry hall. A Julia Child-inspired display of well-used cooking pans is at the ready in the chef/owner’s baking corner and pantry. FACING PAGE: The kitchen opens to the cozy covered terrace where the floor-to-ceiling fireplace of reclaimed stone is the focal point.

“The concept was to use natural elements, and light was one of those elements. The sunlight in the house is a major participant.”

—ARCHITECT MICHAEL O. M C CLUNG

The house is laid out in two wings, one holding the entry, great room, kitchen, and two second-floor bedrooms, the other encompassing the primary suite and home office. The decor is casual, restful, and inviting. “I took my design cues from the church stone and wood finishes and the indoor-outdoor sensibilities throughout,” says interior designer Douglas Graneto of Douglas Graneto Design. “I never wanted the house to feel cold. We used warm tones and textures that complement the natural materials. The goal was to not overdo the house.

We kept pulling back until we got it right.”

In the great room, cathedral ceilings lined with planks of white oak—acoustically spaced to absorb sound and minimize echo—bring a cocoon-like warmth to the light-filled combination living and dining space. The client/chef wanted the kitchen to be supremely functional, open to the dining area, accessible to the outdoor terrace, and welcoming to family and friends. Tucked behind the main kitchen area, the chef requested a more personal pantry and baking corner, complete with a version of legendary cook

Julia Child’s signature wall display of favorite pots and pans. A sliding window above the sink serves as a pass-through for food and beverages to the muchused terrace, which is outfitted with a television, a U-shaped sofa for lounging, and a stone fireplace to take the chill off on cool nights.

To complete the connection between house and setting, landscape architect Keith Wagner of Wagner Hodgson Landscape Architecture continued the use of recycled church stone. “We used it for walls and steps as a way of extending the structure,” he says. “The landscaping is modest and subtle and lets the house and views dominate.” Referring to the entire design team, he says, “Getting the house to fit like it grew from the ledge was a task. But we achieved it.”

EDITOR’S NOTE: For details, see Resources.

ARCHITECTURE: Shope Reno Wharton

INTERIOR DESIGN: Douglas Graneto Design

LANDSCAPE DESIGN: Wagner Hodgson Landscape Architecture

the great room

a catwalk

to the primary suite passes a stairway to a lower-level family space and workout room. The Halo chandelier is from Roll & Hill. BELOW: Flooded with natural light, the primary bedroom has a view of the pond. The steel-framed windows reach to the floor; the bottom row of panes opens for ventilation. FACING PAGE: Reclaimed church stone milled into slabs lines the floor and walls of the primary bathroom.

LEFT: Behind

fireplace,

that leads

TIME HONORED

A WELL-LOVED ANTIQUE HOUSE WELCOMES

A NEW FAMILY WITH A BEAUTIFUL INTERIOR UPDATE.

Text by LISA H. SPEIDEL

Photography by AMY VISCHIO

A comfy curved chair with a wooden base from Interlude Home sits below two paintings by Harry Underwood that the owners bought at the Outsider Art Fair in New York City. FACING PAGE: In keeping with the New Canaan home’s overall aesthetic, designer Melissa Lindsay paired a modern Saarinen table in the breakfast nook with light-wood chairs from Stowed; a piece by artist Shirley Jaffe from the owners’ collection adds a nice jolt of color.

Designer Melissa Lindsay of Pimlico Interiors fondly remembers when her client showed up to one of their getting-to-know-you meetings with an elaborate PowerPoint presentation.

“She was very clear on the design direction and had highlighted all these beautiful rooms.”

It was an auspicious start to a special project—a 1761 home in New Canaan that had been thoughtfully renovated in 2017 by Rob Sanders Architects. When the new homeowners purchased the property in 2021, they were looking to update the interior design while simulta-

neously showcasing the historic charm.

The couple was not only drawn to the house (“You could tell this home was special to families in the past, that it was a very loved home,” says the wife), but also the town. The wife grew up in New Canaan, and, with a dog in tow and a

BELOW:

LEFT: Lindsay juxtaposed the historic architectural features of the living room with modern curved upholstered furniture.

Modern chairs from The Tailored Home in Westport and a customdesigned cerused-wood table with a sculptural base create a sophisticated but “not too dressy” dining room, says the designer.

baby on the way, it seemed a fitting time to transition from the city to the suburbs. “Almost all of my best girlfriends were moving back at the same time with their families,” she says.

The five-bedroom, roughly 5,000-square-foot home was a blank slate, albeit a blank slate rife with antique architectural appeal, including original oversized fireplaces, wood ceiling beams, and reclaimed floors. “When we came in,” remembers Lindsay, “it was already opened up and needed very minor cosmetic changes.” Among the changes Lindsay made were swapping out the kitchen’s modern geometric backsplash in favor of a quieter zellige tile and replacing the island’s wood countertop with white quartz.

Both modifications speak to the overall vibe Lindsay and her client had

ABOVE: Lindsay sought to create a cohesive aesthetic throughout the first floor; “The rooms don’t have to be identical twins,” she says, “but they have to be in the same family.” RIGHT: A largely black-and-white kitchen is in keeping with the home’s neutral palette; the chairs are from Ballard Designs and the light fixture is from The Urban Electric Co. FACING PAGE: A coveted conversation area by the fireplace is comprised of a pair of plush chairs from Crate & Barrel, a vintage table, and a cowhide rug.

“It was important to let the house speak for itself because it’s so special architecturally. We didn’t want to cancel that out.” —THE HOMEOWNER

in mind—“I wanted an organic, neutral, calming feel,” says the homeowner. “It was important to let the house speak for itself because it’s so special architecturally. We didn’t want to cancel that out.”

Lindsay, who is fond of mixing warm and cool tones, opted for a palette of soft grays, taupe, ivory, and oatmeal.

With a neutral backdrop, Lindsay had some fun with the furnishings. “We brought in some very modern curved

upholstered furniture to create a nice juxtaposition,” she says. Case in point: the Pimlico-designed sofa that anchors the living room, the cozy U-shaped Crate & Barrel chairs that beckon by the fireplace, and the reupholstered wave-like chaise lounge that’s primed for devouring a page-turner in the primary bedroom.

Next Lindsay layered in antique pieces to lend visual interest and a sense

of patina. Two favorite finds reside in the living room: a hefty stool carved from coconut wood by the fireplace and a plaster end table with a gesso finish that anchors the curved sofa. “I always bring in vintage/antique pieces,” says Lindsay. “They add a lot of soul and depth to a room and help make the space feel curated.”

To play up that curated feel—and introduce strong color in the process—

the homeowner. Lindsay leaned into the vibe, going a bit more midcentury modern and moody with the furnishings.

Lindsay strategically placed works of art throughout the house. The husband, who minored in art history in college, has been collecting for years. The designer made good use of his keen eye by incorporating pieces that speak to the design scheme but also reinforce a personal connection with the home.

It’s a perfect complement to a place that has stood the test of time and been well-loved for 250-plus years. “You can just feel the energy of this being a family home,” says the wife. And so it begins with a new family of stewards dedicated to honoring its storied past.

EDITOR’S NOTE: For details, see Resources.

INTERIOR DESIGN: Pimlico Interiors

by Melissa Lindsay

PREVIOUS RENOVATION ARCHITECTURE: Rob Sanders Architects

TOP TO BOTTOM: Lindsay went serene and soothing in the primary bedroom, layering in lots of texture; “The rug,” she points out, “is like a cozy sweater.” A vintage chaise lounge nestled next to a plaster side table is primed for a good book and a warm beverage. FACING PAGE: The high-gloss indigo wall color in the study was a holdover from the previous owners; “We loved the dark, cozy feel,” remembers

A Visual Comfort & Co. lantern illuminates a nineteenth-century library table in front of the main entry. FACING PAGE: When Steven March purchased this Ridgefield house three years ago, the fireplaces were boarded up and carpet adhesive had ruined the floors. Designer Robert Rizzo’s renovation honors the home’s 1899 aesthetic, as seen in the entry hall, where new oak flooring and crown molding were paired with a George Spencer Designs wallpaper.

Gl o ry D ays

Text by FRED ALBERT Photography by JANE BEILES

A designer and his business-partnerturned-client breathe new life into a languishing Georgian Revival.

When designer Robert Rizzo was asked to resuscitate a run-down mansion in downtown Ridgefield, it wasn’t the lifeless interiors or decades of decline that proved most challenging, he says. It was the owner, Steven March.

ABOVE: Rizzo divided the living room into several seating areas united by a soft, harmonious color palette and understated patterns. A heathered-linen wallcovering from Phillip Jeffries provides a textured backdrop for the antique Georgian-style mirror above the fireplace; the auctionhouse wing chairs were reupholstered in a windowpane fabric from Holland & Sherry.

LEFT: Doors on either side of the living room fireplace offer teasing views into the sunroom.

“He calls me the worst client he’s ever had,” says March with a laugh. He and Rizzo have been close friends for thirty years and business partners for more than twenty (March serves as vice president of finance for Rizzo’s firm, Cobble Court Interiors), so the criticism clearly comes from a place of affection—although March concedes his chronic inability to render a

decision may have played a small role.

The Georgian Revival house had suffered a host of indignities since its heyday at the turn of the last century. Sold to an oil and gas company in the 1940s and a church in the 1950s, it variously served as a corporate office, meetinghouse, and preschool before March and his husband purchased it three years ago. “It had

“I wanted all the rooms to look lived in and like they’d been around for awhile.”

—Homeowner Steven March

incredible bones underneath all the commercial elements that had been layered on top of it,” March says. “Luckily, most of the work that was done was cosmetic, so when you took all of that out of the house, it brought it back to its glory days.”

March had already amassed a sizeable collection of Georgian antiques and period art and wanted the home to evoke an English country house—minus the stuffiness. “I wanted all the rooms to be approachable and look lived in and like they’d been around for awhile,” he says. And because he doesn’t like pattern, he wanted Rizzo to accomplish it with nary a print in sight.

Since pattern is a key component of English country style, Rizzo had to be resourceful, mixing woods, colors, and textures to create visual interest. A toothy camel-colored linen covers the living room walls, which surround a host of small seating areas united by a single room-filling rug sporting the faintest of stripes. Other hints of pattern are

ABOVE: To return the house to residential use, Rizzo stripped away some commercial interventions, replaced all the windows and doors, and added a widow’s walk on top. LEFT: In the kitchen, brass accents are repeated on the custom ebonystained cabinets, which open to reveal burgundy interiors. Rizzo collaborated on the kitchen with Mary-Beth Oliver from Karen Berkemeyer Home. FACING PAGE: The long, narrow sunroom is home to a conversation area, game table, and bar.

confined to curtains or chairbacks, where they’re not as noticeable.

French doors on either side of the fireplace lead to the cheery window-lined sunroom, whose ceiling is warmed by woodgrain wallpaper. Rizzo used a similar trick in the dining room, offsetting the burntumber walls with a gray-blue ceiling. “It makes the room so much more cozy,” says March. A Georgian breakfront filled with old books—instead of the usual china— enhances the intimate atmosphere.

March loves to cook, but the house had only a vestigial kitchen on the main floor because meals were originally prepared by servants in the basement. Working with SAJ Construction, Rizzo combined several rooms to create a single kitchen and family room, which he outfitted with dramatic ebony-colored cabinets. “Steve didn’t want a white kitchen,” notes Rizzo. “He wanted the kitchen to feel like it had always been

RIGHT: In the dining room, Rizzo set a ninety-inch round atop a seventy-twoinch table, nearly doubling its seating capacity without the need for leaves (or a bigger table). BELOW: March wanted the decor to look masculine, as exemplified by the powder room in the entry hall, which pairs a Holland & Sherry plaid wallpaper with a furniture-like vanity from Fairmont Designs. FACING PAGE: After causing massive heart palpitations, the antique canopy bed slipped into the primary bedroom with barely an inch to spare; a Mulberry Home fabric adorns the sofa.

there.” Old-fashioned walnut counters surround a central island topped with white quartz and illuminated by a trio of brass pendants augmented by small flush-mounted lights that look more period appropriate than recessed cans.

When March bought the place, “it was a house that wasn’t really a home,” Rizzo says. Now it feels warm and comfortable—just like the friendship that fostered it.

EDITOR’S NOTE: For details, see Resources.

INTERIOR DESIGN: Cobble Court Interiors

BUILDER: SAJ Construction

LANDSCAPE DESIGN: Behrens Home Design

Resources A GUIDE TO THE PROFESSIONALS IN THIS ISSUE’S FEATURED HOMES

HUB OF ACTIVITY

PAGES 47–54

Architecture: Brooks & Falotico, New Canaan, 203-966-8440, brooksandfalotico.com

Interior design: Chauncey Boothby, Chauncey Boothby Interiors, Rowayton, chaunceyboothby.com

Builder: Joe Fossi, Pelham Homes, Ridgefield, 203-438-9938, pelhamhomesllc.com

Upholstery and window coverings: J&J Studios, Norwalk, 203-353-0703, jjstudio.us

POWDER PLAY

PAGES 56–64

Page 56

Interior design: D2 Interieurs, Weston, 646-326-7048, d2interieurs.com

Builder: Mattera Construction, Westport, 203-254-2626, matteraconstruction.com

Page 58

Interior design: Kate Ferguson, Joanne O’Neil, Palomino Interior Design, New Canaan, 203-216-0831, palomino-interiors.com

Wallpaper installation: Chet Bond, Wizard of Walls Paperhanging, Trumbull, 203-452-7745

Painting: Caribes Painting Services, Norwalk, 203-921-5279, caribespaintingservice.com

Page 62

Architecture: Crisp Architects, Millbrook, N.Y., 845-677-8256, crisparchitects.com

Interior design: Alicia B. Designs, Riverside, 203-605-1322, aliciabdesigns.com

Builder: Botero, Norwalk, boterobdcg.com

SO HAPPY TOGETHER

PAGES 66–72

Architecture: E. Ronald Gushue, ERG Architect, Greenwich, 203-661-7472, ergarchitect.com

Interior design: Ellen Marment, Ellen Marment Interiors, Stamford, 203-952-7409, ellenmarmentinteriors.com

Builder: Christian Ufford, TrumbullNelson Construction Company, West Lebanon, N.H., 603-643-3658, t-n.com

Cabinetry: Melissa Bean, Crown Point Cabinetry, Claremont, N.H., 800-9994994, crown-point.com

Window coverings: Julie Wood, The Leading Edge Drapery, Derry, N.H., 603-437-8629, theleadingedgedrapery.com

EPHEMERAL ELEGANCE

PAGES 74–82

Page 74

Interior design: Scot Meacham Wood, Scot Meacham Wood Home, New York, N.Y., scotmeachamwoodhome.com

Page 76

Interior design: Ross Alexander, Ross Alexander Designs, New York, N.Y., rossalexanderdesigns.com

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Interior design: Lindsey Coral Harper, Stonington, 860-415-9524, New York, N.Y., 212-686-3610, lindseycoralharper.com

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Interior design: Amanda Reynal, Amanda Reynal Interiors, Des Moines, West Palm Beach, Fla., 515-288-7777, amandareynalinteriors.com

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Interior design: Robin O’Neil, Robin O’Neil Interiors, Fairfield, 203-5228521, robinoneilinteriors.com

ROMANCING THE STONE

PAGES 110–117

Architecture: Michael O. McClung, Shope Reno Wharton, Norwalk, 203-852-7250, shoperenowharton.com

Interior design: Douglas Graneto, Douglas Graneto Design, Greenwich, 203-622-8383, douglasgraneto.com

Landscape design: Keith Wagner, Wagner Hodgson Landscape Architecture, Burlington, Vt., 802-864-0010, wagnerhodgson.com

Masonry: Bojadzic Construction, Stamford, 203-223-1915

Interior millwork: Jacek Grzybowinski, Redding, 203-984-8628

TIME HONORED

PAGES 118–125

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

Interior design: Pimlico Interiors by Melissa Lindsay, Westport, 203-972-8166, pimlicointeriors.com

GLORY DAYS

PAGES 126–133

Interior design: Robert Rizzo, Cobble Court Interiors, New Canaan, Delray Beach, Fla., 203-972-7878, cobblecourt.com

Builder: Adam Siembida, SAJ Construction, Westport, 347-351-8229

Landscape design: Stuart Ortel, Behrens Home Design, Towson, Md., Rehoboth Beach, Del., 443-9960658, behrenshomedesign.com

Kitchen design: Mary-Beth Oliver, Karen Berkemeyer Home, Westport, 203-454-0032, karenberkemeyerhome.com; Robert Rizzo, Cobble Court Interiors, New Canaan, Delray Beach, Fla., 203-972-7878, cobblecourt.com

Kitchen cabinetry: Karen Berkemeyer Home, Westport, 203-4540032, karenberkemeyerhome.com

Swimming pool: Shoreline Pools, Stamford, 203-967-1203, shorelinepools.com

Upholstery: Artistic Upholstery & Fabric Showroom, Norwalk, 203-849-8907, artisticupholsteryandfabrics.com

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Artemis Landscape Architects 4–5

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Austin Ganim Landscape Design, LLC 59

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Bevan & Company 85

California Closets 20–21

Cardello Architects 12–13

Charles Hilton Architects 31

Chloe Winston Lighting Design 79

Christensen Landscape Services 36–37

Christopher Pagliaro Architects 98–99

Clarke Distribution Corporation 49 Closet and Storage Concepts 38

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Crisp Architects 57

Crown Point Cabinetry 46

Crown Select 63

Deane Distinctive Design & Cabinetry 26–27

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Freddy & Co. Fine Landscape Services 41

Front Row Kitchens, Inc. 10–11

Garrett Wilson Builders 73

Gatehouse Partners 44–45

Gault Stone & Landscape Supplies 75

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Great Country Timber Frames 77

Home Builders & Remodelers of Fairfield County 89

InnerSpace Electronics, Inc. 100–101

JMKA | architects 40

Karen Berkemeyer Home 32–33

Kebabian’s 81

L&M Custom Carpets, LLC outside back cover

Little Greene Paint Company 28

Maine Woodworks 81

Matthew R. Dougherty Architect, LLC 67

McWilliam Autore Interiors 42–43

Michael Smith Architects 102–103

Morgan Harrison Home 2–3

Neil Hauck Architects, LLC 18–19, 104–105

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Patricia M. Miller Residential Design, LLC 106–107

ProSource of Stamford 95

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Rob Sanders Architects 71

Segerson Builders 35

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SR Fine Home Builders 22–23

Superior Hearth, Spas & Leisure 83

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Torrco 91

VanderHorn Architects 108–109

Wadia Associates 6–7

Woodbury Supply Company, Inc./Marvin Design Gallery 39

Your Lighting Source 85

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