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MASTER YOUR DOMAIN Work. Play. Eat. Lounge. When the rhythm of your day is ever changing, even the smallest spaces need to smoothly transition from beat to beat. Here’s how to carve out a zone where you can step away—just steps away—and leave the rest behind.

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FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Five designers talk the highs and lows of reimagining a space, whether indoors or out.

Ways to ramp up your curb appeal and work in clever storage solutions.

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Our man-about-town’s carefree, cabana-inspired poolside picks.

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LET’S JUST SHOP

BEAUTIFUL THINGS

Furniture that’ll turn your patio into a never-ending vacation zone.

In coastal South Carolina, an artisan puts her spin on basket weaving.

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DAY DRINKING

Revisiting the gardens of Cecil Beaton’s 18th-century English estate we first ran in 1979.

A weatherproof bar cart means a freshly prepped drink can be yours—without going indoors.

Business of Home reveals why furniture orders are so backed up—and what to expect.

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THE NEW

A rough renovation history didn’t stop one designer from restoring a home to its erstwhile glory.

The spirit of an old, beloved hotel flows through the home that’s now in its place.

The second-oldest house in Palm Beach gets a revamp.

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When beach erosion threatened a family’s vacation home, a new one was built on stilts.

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How to dress a window-walled beach house.

How a preppy color scheme gave this historic landmark new life.

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A hillside in Bel Air, California, becomes a place to put down roots.

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A Seattle designer found the potential in a home by looking up.

A color-loving designer transforms a beachside cottage.

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One designer’s renovation of her country home has lasted 30+ years.

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The best creatives can see the potential in any space. This month, Editorial Director Joanna Saltz talks to four designers about thinking outside the box—literally and figuratively.

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David Godshall @terremoto_landscape GODSHALL, PRINCIPAL AND OWNER OF TERREMOTO, OFTEN ADVOCATES FOR CREATIVE HARDSCAPE IN LIEU OF GRASS IN HIS LANDSCAPE PROJECTS.

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Rachel Cannon: One of the things I heard a lot from clients last year was that their homes are not really designed for them to be in—they’re designed for them to be somewhere else most of the time, and land there for a little while. And so, even though they do have dining rooms and offices, what they don’t have is a place to escape. Fernando Wong: Not just inside, but outside, too; we

create different venues within the backyard for different activities, and spaces for gathering. David Godshall: More than being just gardens, landscapes also need to accommodate socialization now. So whereas, historically, we would have proposed something more pure garden, now it’s thinking about gardens as well as outdoor living rooms. Anishka Clarke: Flexibility is driving a lot of the design thinking right now. It’s really conceiving how a space can

BASCOM AND CLARKE OF ISHKA DESIGNS FILLED THIS JAMAICAN HOME WITH LOCAL MATERIALS AND FOUND OBJECTS.

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SALTZ: ALLIE HOLLOWAY; HAIR & MAKEUP: NINA SORIANO; WARDROBE: STEPHANIE TRICOLA/HONEY ARTISTS. GODSHALL: RYAN WILLIAMS; GODSHALL LANDSCAPE: CAITLIN ATKINSON. ISHKA DESIGNS: INDUSTRY CITY; ISHKA DESIGNS INTERIOR: NIYA BASCOM.

Joanna Saltz: How have you seen the use of people’s homes, whether indoors or out, change over the past year? How are people rethinking what their spaces mean to them?

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IN 2019, WONG RESTORED THE LONG-OVERGROWN GARDEN AT A JOHN L. VOLK–DESIGNED PALM BEACH HOME TO ITS FORMER GLORY.

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Jo: What about reimagination when it comes to materials? Anishka: We are always thinking if there’s something that we

can repurpose or reenvision in a client’s existing collection instead of throwing it away. And on top of that, with the materials we use, we want to ask, “What is the potential life cycle of this material?”

David: Gardens have many lives. So often with projects that aren’t from the ground up, we are restoring and bringing a space from its former self to its future self. Fernando: It’s exciting when we get to deal with a landmark home. People pay extra for reclaimed materials—we always try to repurpose them, and use them as inspiration. Jo: I love that we’ve turned this into a conversation about reusing what you have, because we’re in such a disposable

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world. I have to ask: What’s the one thing you most wish people would rethink in their homes? Rachel: I really wish we could get away from this idea that opening up a floor plan is the only way to make it fresh and new. I’m not anti any opening, but it needs to be thoughtfully considered. I also feel there’s a tendency to design for the Instagram photo and I am really over that. David: I agree. Gardens and homes shouldn’t be designed with an image in mind, they should be three-dimensional spaces. Another thing I wish people would rethink is the amount of grass they need. In a world of increasing scarcity, we need to be very thoughtful about where we apply our resources. Fernando: In Florida we try to use other native ground cover that brings in pollinators—but sometimes it takes a bit of convincing and coordination.

CANNON PREFERS ROOMS WITH DESIGNATED PURPOSES, LIKE THIS ONE DESIGNED FOR LISTENING TO MUSIC.

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Anishka: It’s a mindset that we have to change; we have to educate the clients. I just wish people would reconsider stuff: There’s so much stuff in the world and in people’s homes. We need to better control that.

WONG, WONG LANDSCAPE: CARMEL BRANTLEY. CANNON, CANNON INTERIOR: HAYLEI SMITH.

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“A wide canvas stripe is classic; it reminds me of sitting by the ocean in Capri. And pairing it with a side table instead of a base? Genius for small patios.”

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Summer like House Beautiful Celebrate great design, quality craftsmanship, and brilliant functionality with the new curated collection from House Beautiful and Frontgate. Enjoy the outdoors like HB’s Style Director, Robert Rufino, who can’t wait to use these pieces for a summer of lounging al fresco. S H O P T H E C O L L ECT I O N AT H O U S E B E AU T I F U L .C O M / F RO N TGAT E

“I love that the tray can be used to serve up everything from cocktails to canapés, and the whole thing folds flat when not in use.” “The details on this piece make it incredibly special: a beautiful golden teak, and allover intricate trelliswork. Plus, it’s the perfect size.”

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you step inside, and, ideally, dazzles anyone who passes by. A significant

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A delivery closet on the porch of our Whole Home Concept House 2018 even had a garment rack for dry cleaning.

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Mix-and-Match Tiles They aren’t just for your interiors—tiles add instant intrigue to a front porch. Here, Sharon Lee alternated patterns on the step risers. A custom awning in Sunbrella fabric provides a hint of shade.

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Keep your grocery drop-offs fresh in the insulated, lockable DeliverySafe Lockbox, $400.

Nix watery foyer messes with a porch-ready Elrick Umbrella Stand, $210. pigeonand poodle.com.

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A well-lit entry sets the mood and has safety benefits, as on this porch by Raji Radhakrishnan with matte black sconces. Adding a motion detector when installing ensures a bright arrival.

An antique dresser on a porch is the perfect place to have delivery drivers stash packages. Nicola Harding treated this one like it’s in a grand foyer, with plants, artwork, and lighting.

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Keep catalogs out of sight in this twoin-one mailbox planter. Downtown Mailbox, $80. westelm.com.

BELLA MANCINI: READ MCKENDREE. SHARON LEE: KARYN MILLET. RAJI RADHAKRISHNAN: JOSHUA MCHUGH. NICOLA HARDING: JAMES MCDONALD. SHERRY HART AND JENNIFER JONES CONDON, WHOLE HOME DESIGNERS: VICTORIA PEARSON.

Bold Paint Color Bella Mancini enlivened this screen door and its wood frame with Santa Clara by Benjamin Moore. The color feels right at home with cedar shake and hydrangeas, but adds a note of distinct cheerfulness.

Between all the online orders and foot traffic, a secure spot for deliveries and accessories is more essential than ever.

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HB’s man-about-town, Robert Rufino, wants to turn your backyard into a carefree cabana in the South of France.

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1. “Perfect for changing by the beach or pool.” Pop-up canopy in navy/white, eaglepeak.com. 2. Crab salad plate, hudsongracesf.com. 3. Vineyard picnic basket, scullyandscully.com. 4. “The bold stripe reminds me of summer in Saint-Tropez.” Classic beach folding chair in Canopy Stripe by Sunbrella, ballarddesigns.com. 5. Glitter leopard pool float, target.com. 6. Permasteel 14-quart picnic cooler, homedepot.com. 7. “This bamboo-look classic is dishwasher safe.” Green Bamboo flatware, chefanie.com. 8. Sumba Shell wallpaper in Sky Blue, thibautdesign.com. 9. “A shatterproof way to enjoy lemonade in the sand.” Veronica acrylic drinking glass set, wayfair.com. 10. All-Weather chaise lounge, woodard-furniture.com. 11. Seahorse rug by Doug & Gene Meyer, hollandandsherry.com. 12. “I love the design—it’s like the fish are in motion!” Beko indoor/outdoor pillow, summerclassicshome.com. 13. Marigot shell wall mirror, frontgate.com. FOR MORE SHOPPING INFO, GO TO HOUSEBEAUTIFUL.COM/THE-OUTDOOR-ISSUE-2021. 24

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Protecting Your Home, No Matter the Weather You can’t control the path of a hurricane. But you can guard against damage—and regulate the climate inside your home—with the latest HVAC innovations from Trane and these smart regional design tips. By Stefanie Waldek

Hot + Humid In damp climates like the Southeast and Northwest, water is the enemy. Ensure the land around your home slopes downward, so that water doesn’t pool around your foundation. Keep on top of weather stripping and caulking around windows and doors to prevent leaks. If you’re in a hurricane zone, also consider installing storm doors, hurricane windows, and storm shutters.

Hot + Dry In a dry region like the Southwest, you’ll want to prevent damage from wildfires by using a fire-resistant roofing material. Then confirm there are no gaps for embers to get caught in, and clear dry plant debris like twigs and leaves regularly. (If you’re in the California desert, regularly check and reinforce structural elements in the event of an earthquake.)

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BE EFFICIENT — Upgrade to an HVAC system with a high Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (SEER), like the 22-SEER Trane XV20i TruComfort™ Variable Speed, to reduce energy use.

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Even in a temperate climate, including the Northeast and mid-Atlantic, the change of seasons can necessitate substantial home maintenance. Caulk your windows and doors in the fall to maintain strong insulation; check for ice dams in the winter to avoid roof damage; clean your gutters in the spring to prevent leaks; and in summer complete any exterior repairs like painting or performing seasonal maintenance on your HVAC system.

DON’T SWEAT IT — Whatever your climate, the Trane ComfortLink™ II XL1050 Smart Thermostat will autoadjust to keep the temperature stable indoors.

Extreme Temperatures + Wind When managing sweltering summers and frigid winters in a climate like the Midwest, insulation is key for mitigating thermal expansion, which could cause cracking in the floor, roof, walls, or pipes. Strengthen and secure any weak spots, like an old roof or the garage door, in case of a windstorm. Pruning trees can help reduce flying debris, and windbreaks can be planted to guard against damage from tornadoes and blizzards. HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

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Let’s Just Shop! Turn your patio into the ultimate chilled-out, never-ending vacation zone you’ve always wanted. By Carisha Swanson FAMILYAPPROVED

INSTANT CABANA The Cabana X is a ready-made, 100-sq.-ft. “room” that can come with integrated LED lights, a flip-down sofa, or a power wall for a TV. (Plus, it can be set up in an afternoon!) From $7,997. cabanax.com.

GREEN BENCH Basic bench, we never knew ya! Add a little green to your deck with this Planter Bench, which can hold succulents, flowers, or even small trees (and your bum). $1,099. industrywest.com.

ALL-IN-ONE FIREPLACE The Arroyo Chiminea features an elevated fireplace, with easily accessible wood storage underneath to keep the fire going during cool summer nights. $699. crateandbarrel.com.

MOBILE WET BAR There are bar carts, and then there’s the MoBar 550 S: a mini fridge/prep station on wheels with enough storage for all the necessary accoutrements for cocktailing. $4,399. dometic.com.

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WEATHERPROOF TV It’s time to marathon your favorite shows from the couch…outside! The Terrace TV can handle rain, sleet, snow, and heat, and has built-in tech for minimal glare. From $3,500 for 55 in. samsung.com.

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― MAKE IT PERSONAL

Scale the size to your space and match the firmness to your sleep style. Map out your bedroom to determine whether a king or a queen would be the best fit. If you sleep with a partner (or pets!), it may be worth sizing up. Find the right feel—Firm, Plush, or Ultra Plush—based on your usual sleep position.

The nationally acclaimed designer shares how to make the most of your bedroom. What are the elements of a perfect sleep sanctuary? The proper color palette is essential. It’s important to know whether visual movement inhibits you from calming down. If so, stick to the monochromatic and avoid pattern play on pillows, wall coverings, and rugs.

― THINK LONG TERM

A high-quality mattress should last up to 10 years, so invest in comfort, durability, and support. Research how it’s made—the materials used for the interior and the exterior can have a major impact on comfort and durability over time.

Tips for finding the best bedding? I help my clients create their dream beds through a series of discussions, and ultimately, it comes down to taste and budget. Choose brands committed to quality and timeless design, and you’ll never go wrong.

― TRUST THE LEGACY

What are some easy ways to refresh a bedroom? For a quick update, switch out the table lamps on your nightstands, or hang a fantastic mural or wallpaper behind the bed to serve as an accent wall. How can one make an investment purchase less intimidating? The best way to avoid mistakes is to hire an interior designer! We always say, “Measure twice and shop once.” Double-check your dimensions before making a big purchase—there are few things worse than buying an amazing bed that movers can’t fit through your front door!

Seek out a brand with a proven track record. Stearns & Foster mattresses are crafted by hand, not massproduced. So much care is put into them that each mattress is hand-signed by the Master Craftsman who built it. ― ELEVATE YOUR COMFORT

A Legacy of Design in Every Stitch At Stearns & Foster, we believe that exceptional design lives in the details. This is why we have spent every day of our 175-year legacy committed to refining the details that make Stearns & Foster distinct. From velvet trim to hand-tufted top layers, our mattresses are meticulously crafted to look as good as they feel. Use our tips to help you choose the perfect mattress to complete your bedroom sanctuary. LEARN MORE AT STEARNSANDFOSTER.COM

We’re spending more time in our bedrooms than ever before—from working to reading to bingeing the latest series. Adding an adjustable base to your mattress can optimize comfort, making your bed a life hub by day and a sleep sanctuary by night.

PLUG-IN PENDANTS Based on the look of a birdcage, the outdoor Evander Pendant is made of faux rattan and hung from a 12-ft. abaca rope cord with a plug (no hard-wiring!). Available in four colors. $1,050. mecox.com.

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We teamed up with this timeless design brand to curate collections you’ll love—and our first, which is all about the outdoors, includes this Resort Stripe Market Umbrella with a “place anywhere” Teak Prism Umbrella Table. From $479 (umbrella) and $899 (table). Shop the full collection at HouseBeautiful.com/Frontgate

HIGH-STYLE SEATING Side panels on the Madura Sofa are made of sliced teakwood formed into a mosaic pattern, adding an unexpected note of artistry to the outdoors. From $4,950. bernhardt.com.

Ease Back

Fresh from a dip in the pool or just off a Zoom call, sunning on one of these loungers will swiftly revive you.

Newport Chaise Handwoven in UV-resistant resin to mimic vintage rattan. $2,698 for frame; from $668 for cushion. summerclassics.com.

Sanibel Outdoor Pool Chaise Sculpted from hand-crafted cast aluminum for a streamlined look. $1,727 for frame; $927 for cushion. mgbwhome.com.

Bahia Teak Chaise Low-slung seating and broad plank arms add a touch of modernity. $2,996 for frame; from $1,046 for cushions. rh.com.

Chaise Lounge Designed with a drinks table and a pillow that can be flipped for sunbathing. By Tommy Bahama. $3,199. lexington.com.

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BEAUTIFUL THINGS

Woven Tales In coastal South Carolina, 76-year-old Mary Jackson reinvents an art form that’s been passed down through generations. By Danielle Harling

Jackson’s baskets are woven from sweetgrass, pine needles, sabal palmetto, and bulrush.

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ent from what I had learned growing up. I decided to do something which came from my own ideas.” That’s how Mary Jackson developed her unique take on a sweetgrass basket weaving technique that dates back to her ancestors in West Africa. The art form made its way to the American South during slavery; now Jackson practices it in her studio on Johns Island outside of Charleston, where a community of sweetgrass basket makers still thrives today. “When they were brought here as slaves, they brought this tradition with them and continued making baskets for everyday life, whether on the plantation or in their own homes,” says Jackson. Then, the craft involved the entire family: Men would gather grass to make the baskets and women would weave while teaching children the

technique. Jackson learned it from her mother, and then created a style all her own. “They’re based on contemporary ideas,” says the artist of her meticulous pieces, which have been featured not just in homes but at the Vatican and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. While her baskets are functional, she finds that they are usually seen as works of art. “It’s one of the oldest African American art forms in this country,” says the artist, “and it’s the only basket of its kind that’s made by people who are descendants of Africa, who kept the tradition alive.” Danielle Harling is a freelance writer based in

Atlanta, and House Beautiful’s weekend editor. California native Gavin McIntyre moved in 2019 to Charleston, where he is a staff photographer for The Post & Courier.

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The Rose Walk While this archway is no longer around, the property is still flush with unexpected bright spots. “When you come through the back of the house, it’s like a secret garden,” says now-homeowner Lucy Yeomans.

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Forty-two years ago, House Beautiful featured a story about Reddish House, the 18th-century Wiltshire, England, estate home to British society photographer and stage designer Cecil Beaton, who photographed countless famous subjects on its grounds. Now Lucy Yeomans lives in the house, and tells the story of bringing Beaton’s forgotten gardens back to life.

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The Winter Garden A glass-walled sunroom that Beaton used as a set for portraits of celebrities (Greta Garbo, Mick Jagger, etc.) is “the history and the heart of the house,” Yeomans says.

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Beaton was known to wear this panama hat when in the gardens.

The White Walk Connecting the house to the cutting gardens, this path remains lined in white flowers.

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was obsessed with this place, with these giant hedges. I was 29 and had just gotten the job as editor of what would become Harper’s Bazaar, and I was drawn into Cecil Beaton’s beautiful photography—the fact that he’d used his home almost like a backdrop for so much of his photography. Having been a magazine editor and always on the hunt for beautiful locations, to me, it was the ultimate location. Last year, my husband and I were the very first people to see it before it went on the market. My friends were like, “Manifest! It will happen!” And it did.

My brother, who is an arborist, said, “I feel like it is a photographer’s garden.” There’s so many different aspects to it. Cecil created this beautiful meadow, what he called the water garden. Then you have the main garden, which climbs up this beautiful hill. It’s almost a series of vignettes: There are quite formal hedges, but then there’s a kind of more rustic kitchen garden. There’s a white-walled walk, which is lined with white tulips and daffodils that change to hydrangeas later in the year. When you go past the hedges, there’s a more straight, flat, traditional formal

lawn. Right now, it’s like a hundred thousand bulbs have been planted. Crocuses and daffodils and primrose. It’s called the bulb lawn, it’s just a sea of the most incredible flowers, almost a wild garden as well as having kind of formal elements. What we’ve decided to do is take our time. We want to live through a year of seeing the gardens flower— what happens, what comes up, you know, rather than come in with a vision. The winter garden is the conservatory area that Cecil built on. It’s old. It needs lots of love. The building came with some plans to change it, and we were like, No no, we don’t want to do that! This is the room where he photographed David Hockney, Mick Jagger, Truman Capote. This is the history and the heart of the house, and where he took some of the most iconic photographs.

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The property is still woven through with paths: an old village road, passageways between gardens. To read our 1979 story about the home, go to housebeautiful .com/reddish-house.

Our daughter, Red, is the first child to have lived in this house for a long time. And the yew tree hedges, she can climb inside them! She can swing from the branches! One of our gardeners, who was here just at the very end of Cecil’s life, is like, “This is wonderful. I love hearing laughter from inside the cloud hedge.” —Lucy Yeomans

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THE WAITING GAME

These days it might take four, five, or even six months for your new sofa to arrive—what gives? Kaitlin Petersen, editor in chief of trusted industry resource Business of Home, reveals why pieces are so backed up—and what to expect.

YOU START AT THE BACK OF THE LINE.

FABRIC PRODUCTION HAS BEEN DISRUPTED.

WOOD AND METAL PARTS CAN BE HARD TO COME BY.

If you just bought an American-made sofa and made any choices about the piece—its length, leg style or finish, upholstery fabric, or the type of filling in the cushions—you’ve got a made-toorder piece in the works. (There isn’t some giant warehouse containing every potential combo just waiting to be sold.) Even a year into the pandemic, it takes manufacturers about 9 to 14 days to make a sofa—that hasn’t changed. But because of the industrywide delays you’re about to read about, you’re at the end of a long queue of backlogged orders when you click “purchase.” Once the manufacturer gets to your order, your piece gets scheduled for production in the coming weeks.

Belgium, India, Turkey, and countries throughout Asia are the main centers of textile production—and their operations were shut down for months while their communities battled COVID-19. Manufacturers do keep some fabric in stock, but output delays at the mills and extra-long shipping times can still hold up a piece for weeks. The early-pandemic stock market dip didn’t help all this: “The fear for furniture retailers was that people would be out of jobs, so there wouldn’t be any demand,” says Wayne Bautista, Serena & Lily’s senior vice president of sourcing. Brands scaled back projections; mills shrank their production plans. But the opposite happened: Now short on supplies, they face an incredible surge of new orders.

Furniture makers are competing with builders for attention from busy lumber mills. High-end manufacturers use very specific kiln-dried hardwoods to frame their pieces, which means they don’t have many backup options. “We won’t substitute other raw materials if we know we can’t deliver on our lifetime warranty,” says Allison O’Connor, CEO of Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams. Plus, anything more complicated than a sofa spring—think a swivel chair mechanism— is likely produced in Asia, where there’s a shortage of container ships spurred by Americans’ online shopping during the pandemic. (Meanwhile, goods that do arrive in the U.S. face delays at overcrowded ports!)

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THERE’S A SHORTAGE OF SKILLED LABOR. As the pandemic spread across the U.S. in the spring of 2020, furniture factories stopped production for upwards of two months. (Some opened in a limited capacity to make PPE.) Orders backed up, and factories then had to invent and implement new safety procedures, which further slowed down the pace of work. Several manufacturers have reported absenteeism—whether due to illness, mandatory quarantines after exposure to COVID, or because of remote learning or a lack of childcare—which is only now beginning to fall back to prepandemic levels. Staffing up to turbocharge production is nearly impossible because some sewing techniques, coil spring tying, and upholstery work can take years for new employees to learn from more senior craftspeople.

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Delight by Design A party-ready dining room designed to charm With the hostess in mind, Washington, D.C.-based designer Cameron Ruppert crafted a bold yet inviting space aimed at inspiring guests to linger long past dessert. Ruppert tested more than thirty colors before landing on the striking cerulean blue lacquer that envelopes the room. “It feels like a small jewel box which is exactly what we were trying to achieve,” says Ruppert. “It makes a statement, but still feels very livable.” Floor-to-ceiling built-ins are generously embellished with Cabinet Maker Picture Lights by Chapman & Myers. “The lighting is essential to keep the bold blue bookcases from skewing too dark,” Ruppert explains. Low hanging white plaster sconces flank the window seat and mimic a chandelier from Julie Neill’s Alberto collection.

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BUILDER’S HIGHLIGHTS The builder behind this project, John Thorsen, Vice President of Thorsen Construction, shares his tips on getting your dining room right. 1 ADD ART TO ARCHITECTURE One’s eye is naturally drawn up, so artful lighting can make a big impact. Lighting is no longer utilitarian alone, but a reflection of personality and interests.

“When that room is lit up at night for a dinner party, you’ll never want to leave!” Looking to perfectly light your next project? The lighting design team at Circa Lighting makes it easy. Get in touch by calling 877.762.2323 to learn more about what they can do for you.

2 STRIKE A BALANCE Consider the maximum number of people you might have in a space when entertaining, then design the room to accommodate. Create enough elbow room for flow and comfort and enough intimacy to encourage conversation and mingling. 3 ASK THE EXPERTS We look to the professional lighting designers at Circa Lighting for everything from fixture placement to aesthetic guidance for particular architectural style. They have the answers we need to create the effect we want.

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Landscape designer Marcello Villano channeled southern Spain in this adobe fireplace at a hacienda-style home designed by Sheldon Harte in Palm Springs. Furniture: Michael Taylor Designs, in Link outdoor fabric. Table: Formations. Pouf: Made Goods. Terra-cotta tiles: Concept Studio. Fireplace screen and tools: Paul Ferrante.

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A rough renovation history didn’t stop one Los Angeles designer from restoring this home to its erstwhile glory.

ENTR ANCE Barrel cacti and oversize agave plants add textural contrast to the plaster facade. Paint: White Dove, Benjamin Moore. Lanterns: Paul Ferrante. Planters: Dennis & Leen. Tile: Concept Studio.

FOYER An 18th-century hand-painted Italian table, one of the first pieces purchased, informed the house’s color palette. Lamps: Gregorius Pineo. Dog statue: JF Chen. Bench: Formations, in Edelman Leather. Flooring: reclaimed oak, Mark Hahn Construction.

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been renovated, piecemeal, by different owners over the years. That’s what Laguna Beach, California, designer Sheldon Harte, founder and principal of Harte Brownlee & Associates, found in this 1920s Spanish-style Palm Springs home, a victim of seven uninspiring updates that had introduced everything from clashing wood floors and off-center windows to a jarringly modern stainless steel kitchen—and four different types of chimneys. “The house just didn’t make sense,” says Harte of the cobbled-together design. “We tried to unify it and give it a lot more continuity.” The owners, a couple with grown kids and grandkids, would be using it as a second home. So “it was important that the house feel livable and not too serious,” says the homeowner. After overhauling the plumbing and electrical systems, Harte worked with contractor Mark Hahn to peel back layers of construction that had overwhelmed the architecture of the 5,800-square-foot house. They exposed wood beams 44

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buried behind boring drywall, replaced mismatched flooring with terra-cotta tiles, added traditional details like arches and vintage iron lighting, and configured spaces to create a practical flow and restore a sense of balance. “We tried to give it some integrity and personality,” the designer says. Part of the process meant combining past and present more seamlessly than in the prior renovations, to give the home a sense of easygoing approachability. Moorish and Mediterranean touches—Baroque Canterbury armchairs in the dining room, Berber-influenced side tables—lean on the old-world elegance of the architecture, while sultry textiles by Porter Teleo and Schumacher infuse the space with a feeling of playfulness. A palette of reds and burnt oranges, inspired by a hand-painted Italian console in the entry, “make the house feel alive,” says Harte. Keeping the grandkids in mind, entertainment zones were paramount—hence the fairy-tale covered daybed, pool with a view, and four patios. In the evenings, when all the happenings of the day slow to a close, the owner says he and his family “sit out by the pool or firepit and watch the sun going down over the mountains.”

TWO-FOOT-THICK CONCRETE WALLS KEEP THE HOUSE COOL IN THE L.A. HEAT.

DINING ROOM A custom chandelier was fashioned from an antique iron cross. Table: Formations. Chairs: vintage Canterbury, in Jim Thompson striped fabric with raffia backing by The Walfab Company. Mirror, candleholders, and sconce: Gregorius Pineo.

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LIVING ROOM Harte replaced the existing fireplace with a custom tapered-leg surround and hearth. Lounge chair, armchair, and fireplace surround: Formations. Curtain fabric: Porter Teleo. Sofa: Formations, in Pindler fabric. Throw pillow fabric (left to right): client’s own (2), Pindler, Cowtan & Tout, Jim Thompson. Coffee table: Lee StantonAntiques. Side tables: Gregorius Pineo. Lamps: Mecox Gardens. Rug: Hart’s Rugs & Carpets. Rope chair: Christian Astuguevieille, Holly Hunt. Art: Danny McCaw, Sue Greenwood Fine Art. Rocking chair: Lee Stanton Antiques.

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BACKYARD Pleached lollipop ficus trees planted by landscape designer Marcello Villano add privacy. Loungers: RH (discontinued), in Perennials fabric. Table: Formations. Chairs: custom, Harte Brownlee & Associates, with (discontinued) Perennials fabric.

STUDY Harte reconfigured the owner’s suite to create a space for reading and lounging. Wallcovering: Caba Company. Art: Jason Kowalski, Sue Greenwood Fine Art. Lamp: Paul Ferrante. Side table: Rose Tarlow. Chair: custom, in Schumacher fabric. Sofa: custom, in Rogers & Goffigon fabric. Ottoman: custom, in Keleen Leathers. Resin side table: Ironies. Rug: Woven.

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OUTDOOR FABRICS: DANIELLE DALY.

Harte picks his favorite performance prints to perk up patio cushions.

FEZ in Turquoise. no9thompson.com.

Paloma Woven in Sunset. brunschwig.com.

Hammock (F7455-01). osborneandlittle.com.

Potalla in Multi Blues. quadrillefabrics.com.

Rocket in Grenadine. fabricut.com.

Namibia Grey. sunbrella.com.

Anasazi in Midnight. thibautdesigns.com.

Vintage Stripe in Grass. perennialsfabrics.com.

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Harte added custom curtains and cushions to this modular daybed. Daybed: Majorca. Curtains: Schumacher. Throw pillows: vintage. Cushion and pillow fabric: Perennials. Table: Berbere Imports. Turf: Back Nine Greens.

The antique tub from Concept Studio was carved from a single marble slab. Paint: White Dove, Benjamin Moore. Light: Paul Ferrante. Hardware: Kohler (discontinued). Windows: custom, Mark Hahn Construction. Shade: custom, Harte Brownlee & Associates. Flooring: reclaimed marble, Concept Studio. Side table: Berbere Imports. Wall detail: hand-painted, Maria Trimbell Murals.

QUALITY TURF LOOKS JUST LIKE GRASS.

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Harte painted bland white beams in Farrow & Ball Tanner’s Brown to give them an aged look. Bed frame: custom, Harte Brownlee & Associates. Throw: Hollywood at Home. Coverlet: custom, in Schumacher fabric. Shams: custom, in Nobilis Clark fabric and Kravet trim. Bolster and curtain fabric: Zoffany. Fan: Rejuvenation. Curtain hardware and table: custom, Harte Brownlee & Associates. Rug: Hart’s Rugs & Carpets.

Landscape designer Marcello Villano incorporated olive and cypress trees as a nod to the homeowner’s Italian heritage. Furniture: RH (discontinued), with Gaston Y Daniela fabric. Table: Formations. Flooring: sockeye quartz. ›

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LIVING ROOM Low-slung sofas by Lee Industries keep all eyes on the waterfront views in this Chesapeake Bay house by Laura Hodges Studio. Sisal rug: Dash & Albert. Coffee table: Theodore Alexander. Basket and garden stool: Domain by Laura Hodges Studio. Cabinet: vintage. Chairs: Sam Moore. Side table: Fairfield Chair.

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ING UP Years of beach erosion threatened to damage a family’s vacation home, so they hired a coastal-savvy design team to build a new one—on stilts.

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Custom pillows wrapped in Kravet fabric call to the reeds swaying outside. Bed: Universal Furniture (discontinued). Table and chair: Domain by Laura Hodges Studio. Rug: Annie Selke. Sconce: Circa Lighting. Ceiling fan: Minka-Aire. Paint: Simply White, Benjamin Moore.

A custom bookcase and bench by Focus Construction hide four twinsize beds (two built-in, two trundles) for extra guests. Lamp: Circa Lighting. Painting: commission, BB LaMartina Fine Art. Paint: Chopped Dill, Benjamin Moore. Throw: Domain by Laura Hodges Studio. Pillows: custom in Schumacher, Maxwell Fabrics fabrics.

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KITCHEN An outdoor staircase connects the room to entertaining areas, to keep muddy footprints from popping up indoors. Sconces: Rejuvenation. Pendant lights: Circa Lighting. Fridge: KitchenAid. Counter stools: Vanguard Furniture in Tynedale fabric. Table and bench: vintage. Dining chairs: Woodbridge. Ceramic planter: Domain by Laura Hodges Studio.

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project, the remake of a family’s Maryland vacation home on the banks of the Chesapeake Bay, was going to be an exercise in problem-solving. “It’s right on the water, definitely in a flood-prone area,” she explains. “The waves you can see out that window right there were coming up all the way onto the shore.” The existing home, a former hunting cabin, would have to be torn down. In its place, Hodges worked with Christine M. Dayton Architect to erect a three-story home on stilts, with a carport underneath (to take on storm surges) and a viewing platform for the top floor. As for the living quarters? “You’re like, ‘OK, well, up is great, but you know we also need space to meet the demands of their growing family,’ ” Hodges says with a laugh. The couple’s kids “probably will be bringing grandkids soon,” but local zoning restrictions limited how far the footprint could be expanded, and capped the build at just two bedrooms. So in the reading room, what looks like an extra-deep bench seat is actually a pair of twin beds. “We call it a little reading room, but it actually also sleeps four people because those are trundle beds underneath,” Hodges explains.

To keep the small home feeling as expansive as the views, the designer cherry-picked colors from the grassland marshes outside for the inside. The living room is swathed in sandy tones and dotted with green accents to reflect the biodiversity of the bay. And the adjacent kitchen, with an ocean-blue island, is directly connected to the outdoors via an outdoor staircase. “You don’t even need any artwork,” Hodges says. “You just kind of open up the window!” FOR MORE SHOPPING INFO, GO TO HOUSEBEAUTIFUL.COM/THE-OUTDOOR-ISSUE-2021.

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“I wanted to make sure he felt like he had a new cozy home base,” says designer Pamela Shamshiri of the ’90s-era home she remodeled for a repeat client in Bel Air, California. A comforting paint, Stiffkey Blue, Farrow & Ball, was chosen to warm up this space off the main bedroom. Armchair: vintage Marco Zanuso. Cocktail table: vintage Danish rosewood. Rug: Christopher Farr. Console: vintage André Sornay. Art: client’s own.

Local landscape architecture design studio Terremoto populated the garden with native species where possible, and set the pool in aggregate-seeded concrete decking. Benches: custom, Terremoto, in Summit fabric. Tables: custom teak, Rojas Fabrication.

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R CHARGING STATION “When you get there, you don’t want to leave.”

interior designer Studio Shamshiri / landscape architect Terremoto writer Sean Santiago / photographer Stephen Kent Johnson

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side is a tricky place to set down roots: The sun leaves plantings in the dark half the year, and drought and fire are never far from mind. But this house in Bel Air, Los Angeles, a sunny ’90s-build on a sizable plot of land, inspired the homeowner to nest, and he called in his friend Pamela Shamshiri of Studio Shamshiri to handle the renovations. “It was really my goal for him to love this house and to be in it for a long time,” the designer says. To that end, Shamshiri and her team overhauled the interiors. They chose California walnut for the extensive millwork; sourced vintage and custom furnishings to complement the client’s private art collection; and tapped local Hollywood craftspeople to create showstopping moments, like an aged copper bar. “We have one metalworker who’s literally a lowrider guy, who has the right stuff because he does bumpers,” says Shamshiri, whose background is in set design. “It all adds up to a narrative, so we are very precise with our material language.”

Outside, Terremoto set about creating what they call “a gradient of wildness” on the steep hillside, rebuilding a pool with concrete decking, adding fire-retardant hardscaping against the house, and weaving a lush canopy of low-water, low-maintenance plants such as native grasses, sages and lilacs, and redbud trees. The two studios worked in tandem on a plaster hearth for the outdoor living room. “It’s always been my inclination [to create] homes that are a place of refuge, because we’re living in an era where you need that,” says Shamshiri. “I used to say, ‘You’re gonna put your socks on and never want to leave!’ ” 58

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LIVING ROOM

INSET SHELVES HAVE A CUSTOM LOOK.

Black walnut shelving was built into the wall, rather than on top of it. Paint: For similar, try Down Pipe, Farrow & Ball. Floor lamp: Lisa Johansson-Pape. Sofa: Umberto Asnago for Arflex. Chaise: vintage Bruno Mathsson. Coffee table: Alma Allen. Rug: Mansour Modern.

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“My personal goal was to make a kitchen that would persuade him to cook,” Shamshiri says. Pendants: vintage Hans-Agne Jakobsson. Flush mounts: Robert Lewis Studio. Range: Wolf. Cabinetry: custom, Northstar Cabinet Construction. Counter stools: Blackcreek Mercantile.

“Everybody is using white oak, that’s very much a thing of our time, so I try to avoid it as much as possible,” says Shamshiri, who instead used black walnut paneling to tie this room to the kitchen cabinets. Paint: All White, Farrow & Ball. Pendant: Lisa Johansson-Pape. Cushions: custom, in mohair. Table: custom. Chairs: vintage Danish.

A custom desk runs the length of the room under a big window. Paint: Stiffkey Blue, Farrow & Ball. Flush mounts: Robert Lewis. Bed: custom black walnut, in Society Limonta bedding. Rug: Amadi Carpets. Wall art: client’s own.

KITCHEN A custom concrete counter includes a built-in sink and dish drainer. Faucet: Vola.

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DINING ROOM A custom flatweave rug by Mansour Modern provides a punchy canvas for the (also custom) burnt oak table. Light: Isamu Noguchi. Chairs: BDDW in Edelman suede.

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“That long bench and fireplace refocused that area and pulls you out there,” says Shamshiri. Furniture: custom burnt cedar, John Williams. Coffee table: Ten10. Fireplace: custom.

Featuring an aged brass panel and raw copper countertop, “it felt so right for this house and this client,” says Shamshiri, “subtle and sophisticated.” Millwork: custom, Northstar Cabinet Construction. Faucet: Vola. — FOR MORE SHOPPING INFO, GO TO HOUSEBEAUTIFUL.COM/ THE-OUTDOOR-ISSUE-2021.

BATHROOM The designer “chose minimal finishes and millwork that didn’t distract from the nature outside.” Paint: All White, Farrow & Ball. Sconces: Rich Brilliant Willing. Millwork: teak, Northstar Cabinet Construction.

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LIVING ROOM A superlong built-in banquette in Lee Jofa fabric is an ideal afternoon reading spot in this Massachusetts new build by James Huniford. Pillows: Zimmer + Rohde. Chandelier: vintage Arts and Crafts. Wicker chairs: Stickley. Wallcovering: Elizabeth Dow. Sofa: Huniford Collection, in Lee Jofa fabric. Coffee table and side tables: Huniford Collection. Bench: leather gymnastics pommel horse, Huniford Vintage. Rug: Elizabeth Eakins.

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The spirit of a long-beloved small hotel on Martha’s Vineyard is preserved in the family home that stands in its place.

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L ANAI A three-season screened porch features a stone fireplace, combining the coziness of the indoor version with less heat loss. Fan/chandelier: Meyda Lighting. Sofas: custom, Huniford Design Studio, in DeLany & Long fabric. Chairs: vintage, in DeLany & Long outdoor leather. Flooring: bluestone.

DINING ROOM The designer installed a vintage spool collection as art. Table: Paul McCobb. Chairs: vintage with Lee Jofa fabric. Banquette: custom, Huniford Design Studio. Pendants: Hans J. Wegner. Art: Huniford Vintage.

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vations, things rarely go according to plan, though often it’s for the best. Several years ago, a young family acquired a coveted plot of land on Martha’s Vineyard with a former inn they dreamed of converting to a single-family dwelling. But a host of structural ailments (“vines growing through the windows, it was like Miss Havisham’s house,” the homeowner says) forced them to start from scratch. For the new build, they stayed true to the Vineyard’s classic Shingle Style vernacular while adding modern, eco-conscious upgrades. (Thanks to solar panels and a few other smart features, the home is net-zero, meaning its total annual energy consumption is equal to the amount of renewable energy it creates!) The clients called on James Huniford of Huniford Design Studio to mastermind the interiors. Their wish list? “We were looking for things that had a little bit of whimsy and were a little bit different,” says the client. So Huniford eschewed the nautical decorating tropes often found in New England homes in favor of a soft, cool-toned palette,

anchored with unique vintage: reclaimed ceiling beams, a pommel horse used as a bench, an industrial table with swing-out seats, and so many lights. (“I love finding vintage lights; it’s a very intimate way to personalize a house for clients,” Huniford says.) The New York–based designer also created custom art installations throughout, like a wall sculpture fashioned from dozens of galvanized spools. “My eye is drawn to those things that are singular and unusual,”

he explains. The lanai, a screened-in sitting room that connects the main residence with the guesthouse, features a large stone fireplace that makes it “a three-season room,” Huniford says. There, he covered Belgian-inspired sofas in outdoor fabric and installed an 18-foot banquette beneath the windows, a reference to the window seats in turn-of-the-century McKim, Mead & White homes. Guests can take naps, read, and enjoy the view of the sprawling meadow outside. This attention to comfort and storied details gave the home a distinctively lived-in charm. Says the client, “Whenever I get there, I walk in, take a breath, and say, ‘Wow, I’m home.’ ”

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STUDY Huniford converted a former ship’s ladder into a custom piece of art. Chair: Huniford Design Studio, in Dessin Fournir fabric. Rug: Sacco Carpet. Ceramics: Huniford Vintage.

GUESTHOUSE DINING ROOM A vintage industrial table features swing-out stools for space-saving seating. Art: vintage county fair posters from the The Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society. Light: vintage. Pitchers and serving platter: Huniford Vintage.

E XTERIOR The home’s garden features hydrangeas, native grasses, and other plants popular on Martha’s Vineyard. Benches: vintage. Sconce: custom. Trim paint: Chantilly Lace, Benjamin Moore.

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KITCHEN Huniford gave the kitchen a touch of color by mixing blue and green ceramics over the sink. Paint: Decorator’s White, Benjamin Moore. Cabinetry and hardware: custom, Huniford Design Studio. Chairs: custom, Huniford Design Studio, in Designtex vinyl. Lighting: vintage industrial. Faucet: Barber Wilsons. Ceramics: Huniford Vintage.

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GUESTHOUSE BEDROOM A simple, cool color palette creates a peaceful ambience. Paint: Winter White, Benjamin Moore. Beds: custom, Huniford Design Studio, in Brunschwig & Fils fabric. Pendants, poster, and throws: vintage. Shades: Horizons. Bedside table: client’s own.

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L ANAI Natural elements like stone and wood mix seamlessly throughout the home. Table: custom, made from a tree trunk, with a zinc top. Runner: vintage French. Chairs: Huniford Vintage, from the Paris Flea Market.

What Makes a Home Net-Zero? EFFICIENCY STARTS FROM THE INSIDE.

Insulation. Extra-thick insulation (four inches rather than two) and windows (triple pane instead of double) ensure that the house stays cool in summer and warm in winter. Solar Panels. The home’s 42kW system is south-facing, so it receives at least four hours of sun a day. The system offsets the costs of all appliances and electrical. Heating and Cooling. A combo AC and heat-pump climate system from Mitsubishi, a heat-pump hot water heater, and an outdoor fireplace (which results in less heat loss than an indoor fireplace) add up to extremely efficient temperature control.

THIS TREE TRUNK WAS TURNED INTO A TABLE BASE.

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PATIO Folding doors by NanaWall in this Bay Area home by designer Mark D. Sikes open from the family room out onto the upperlevel patio, which is shielded from harsh sun by a custom awning. Table and chairs: Munder Skiles, in Perennials fabric. Tableware: March SF. Lantern: Nicholas Haslam.

LIVING ROOM Sikes connected the living and dining rooms into one large space to accommodate entertaining. Wallpaper: Phillip Jeffries with Samuel & Sons trim. Sofa fabric: Raoul Textiles. Drapery: Quadrille. Sconce: Valley Drapery. Plinth: Allison Caccoma Decoration. Rug: Vermilion.

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WA LK I N G O N SUNSHINE How a preppy color scheme (and some smart awning placements) gave this lightfilled landmark home new life.

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POWDER ROOM Sikes preserved an original stained glass window and surrounded it in Katie Ridder wallpaper. Mirror and light fixture: Soane Britain. Vanity: Tom Ganley Construction. Fixtures: Waterworks.

“IT’S JUST A REALLY SPECIAL LITTLE JEWEL.” Set atop a hill in Marin County, California, the 1925 home had great natural light and good bones—and was designated as a historic landmark. Practically speaking, this means “the front of the house and the size of the house can’t really be changed, but internally, you’re able to do pretty much whatever you like,” explains designer Mark D. Sikes. He worked with Ken Linsteadt Architects and Denler Hobart Gardens to give the place a spirited remodel for a young family of four, all while respecting the original architecture. “[The clients] wanted something that was timeless,” Sikes says, “but also happy and colorful and fun.” The first order of business was to turn what was originally two separate rooms for living and dining into one large gathering space. To balance this modernized layout, Sikes highlighted original details like millwork and trim with bold color pairings, most notably a rich coral wallpaper trimmed in sky blue. “We wanted to give it a bit of drama,” the Los Angeles–based designer says. The thoughtful rearrangment also made room for additional storage: built-in cabinets on either side of the fireplace, and hutches for decorative and serving pieces. Downstairs is the kids’ domain, with a TV and game room that opens up to the patio and pool—which also makes it ideal for entertaining. “People want fresh air, and to be able to enjoy the outside as much as the inside,” says Sikes, who has established

himself as a go-to for homes with a kind of indoor-outdoor elegance. In order for the homeowners to host both family nights and larger gatherings, Sikes and landscape designer Janell Denler Hobart carved out several distinct outdoor spaces, including two dining areas (one off the lower level and one on the ground floor), a poolside cabana, an outdoor bar, and a bocce court—the perfect choose-your-ownadventure spread for an energetic family. A variety of custom awnings diffuse just enough of the property’s abundant sunshine. “It’s really a place for a young family to share memories and energy and have fun,” says Sikes. “And that’s the best kind of house.”

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Sikes built in the cabinets flanking the fireplace, then lined them in the same fabric as the sofa across the room. Table: custom, Iatesta Studio. Chairs: Rigo’s Custom Furniture, in Cowtan & Tout fabric. Rug: Vermilion. Chandelier and floor lamp: Circa Lighting. Table lamp: Nicholas Haslam. Mirror: client’s own.

Bed: Aesthetic Decor with headboard in Cowtan & Tout fabric. Bedding: Julia B. Wallpaper: Lee Jofa. Table: Rooms & Gardens. Table lamp: Circa Lighting. Artwork: Vasari Gallery. HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

L ANDING A staircase leads to the lowerlevel children’s rooms. Runner: Elizabeth Eakins. Bench: 1stdibs. Pillow: The Future Perfect. Rug: Patterson Flynn Martin. Artwork: Nickey Kehoe.

OFFICE What was once the top portion of a back staircase got new life as an office with the addition of built-in bookcases. Wallcoverings (on ceiling and in bookshelves): custom, Adelphi Paper Hangings. Drapery fabric: Lee Jofa. Paint: Breakfast Room Green, Farrow & Ball. Desk: Soane Britain. Rug: Stark, with Samuel & Sons border. Armchair: custom, in Fermoie fabric. Desk chair: Bielecky Brothers, in Carleton V. fabric. Chandelier: Hudson Valley Lighting.

KIDS’ ROOM Sikes extended a wood-grain wallpaper from Nobilis across the room and onto the built-in shelving to add texture. Sofa: custom, in Lisa Fine fabric with pillows in Carolina Irving (left) and Osborne & Little (right) fabrics. Side table and dining chairs: Bielecky Brothers. Rug: Hollywood at Home. Game table: Schumacher. Artwork: Alicia McCarthy, sourced by Tatem Read at Berggruen Gallery.

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BREAKFAST NOOK The pop of green shades on The Urban Electric Co. light fixture is “what you first see when you enter the front door,” Sikes says. Table: Rigo’s Custom Furniture. Chairs: Soane Britain, with cushions in Carolina Irving fabric. Banquette: Brunschwig & Fils. Curtains: Carolina Irving.

KITCHEN A black La Cornue range sets the tone. Hood and pot rack: Cooper Pacific Kitchens. Backsplash: Balineum. Stools: Hickory Chair with Elizabeth Eakins fabric. Pendant: Ann Morris. Rug: Indian Dhurries.

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Sikes installed the outdoor furniture—including this custom cabana by Redwood Empire Awning—before the interior pieces so the family could enjoy it during the renovation. Table and chairs: Munder Skiles, in Perennials fabric. Umbrellas: Santa Barbara Designs.

BAR Set between kitchen and dining areas, a bar backed with an Armand Lee antique mirror reflects art by David Matthew King.

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BOCCE COURT “We used a mix of traditional and droughtresistant plants,” says landscape designer Janell Denler Hobart, who framed the court with brick, bluestone, boxwood, and hydrangeas.

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LIVING ROOM Designer Andy Beers describes the canti levered room in this home outside Seattle as “a large transparent jewel box that hangs over the forest floor. Seating is configured around a mass fireplace—a kind of campfire, in a sense.” Sofa: Case. Pillows: custom, Ore Studios, in Kvadrat fabric. Blue chair: Eero Saarinen, Knoll. Wood chair: vintage, Folke Ohlsson for Dux. Side table: CB2. Coffee tables: Blu Dot. Rug: custom Moroccan, Paulig.

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This room has one of the few exposed lighting fixtures in the house, a Lindsey Adelman piece for Roll & Hill. Artwork: Linger, Kate Neckel, Winston Wächter Fine Art. Table: Montis. Chairs: vintage, Inco of California, in Knoll felt. Paint: White Dove, Benjamin Moore.

Cabinets: custom walnut and laminate, Kerf Design. Stoneware: client’s own, handmade in the 1970s. Tile: Ann Sacks. Counter stools: Muuto. Range: Wolf. Wine fridge: Electrolux. Wall ovens: Bosch.

STAIR L ANDING “The stair assembly responds to the geometry of the house,” says Beers. Design: DeForest Architects. Light: Ecosense. Paint: Chili Pepper, Benjamin Moore.

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about putting these angular shapes in the middle of nature,” says Andy Beers, the principal designer of Ore Studios. Set against the backdrop of a bluff overlooking Puget Sound, the modern facade of his latest creation, a new build outside Seattle, is the stuff of movie magic: Cantilevered glass common rooms jut into a canopy of hundred-year-old trees, with private quarters tucked into the hillside. The owners, a graphic designer and a fine artist raising a teenage son and a

preteen daughter who spend as much time outside as they can, “wanted a home that was both tranquil and surprising,” Beers says. Huge black

windows frame wooded views and give way to rooms with pale bleached floors, dark cabinets, and white walls. By contrast, the furnishings are both elegant and cheeky, a mix of modern pieces from brands like Knoll, Blu Dot, and CB2, plus independent makers. More than one cocktail table is covered in black-and-white Beetlejuice stripes. The wife felt anchored to certain materials and colors from the outset: “It was always going to be primaries,” Beers says. “Blue came into the project when she brought stoneware passed down by her aunt to the first meeting.” This collection is now proudly displayed in the kitchen, where asymmetrical wood cabinets feature the occasional red panel to

reference the living room rug. Since the main level is open, all of the rooms needed to work together, so this tight palette was used throughout. Branching off from the central area are escape routes to hidden nooks with dramatic views and comfy seating. In addition to creating a sense of adventure, says Beers, these “allow for the connected public spaces to stay tidy.” Everywhere you turn, there’s a cozy room overlooking the woods or the water, the designer says. “It almost feels like an island retreat.”

HOME OFFICE Beers carved out a quiet space for his clients to focus on work and such “so those things don’t creep into the public rooms.” Shelving unit: Blu Dot. Desk: Kerf Design. File cabinets: Poppin. Chair: vintage, Eames for Herman Miller.

ENTRY WAY A continuation of the front porch, the entry shares the same concrete slab. Table: client’s own. Stool: Chadhaus.

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Beers opted for less saturated versions of the colors used in the common rooms, for a calming (but continuous) design. Settee: vintage, Milo Baughman for Pacific Iron Products. Bed frame: Blu Dot. Bedding: West Elm. Side table: Crate & Barrel. Floor lamp: DCW Editions. Art: Rise, Betsy Eby, Winston Wächter Fine Art.

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A JUST-FOR-FUN ZIP LINE WINDS THROUGH THE TREES.

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LOGGIA When designer Phoebe Howard needed a sofa to suit this Palm Beach Victorian’s formerly screened porch (now air-conditioned), she selected a U-shaped, 12-foot-long armless number with white cotton brush fringe from MSDC. She affectionately calls it “the Big Green Monster.” Paint: Horizon, Benjamin Moore. Coffee table and boat charts: vintage. Pendant: Soane Britain. Pillows: Mrs.Howard. Chairs: vintage, in Peter Dunham fabric. Wood table: A. Tyner Antiques. Flooring: Villa Lagoon Tile.

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GOLDEN You can teach an old house new tricks—just look to the revamp of the second-oldest home in Palm Beach.

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pic k y—it’s part of their personal brand. So when designer Phoebe Howard flung open the doors of this 1891 Victorian to find countless feral felines, she took it as a good omen. The home’s scalloped shingles and ornate gabled roofs had cast a spell over the neighbors, Julie and Brian Simmons, who then hired Howard to save the building—by turning it into their guesthouse. The cats were the least of it. The “Duck’s Nest,” as the second-oldest house in Palm Beach is called, “just had become so run-down—but it’s protected by the historical society, so you weren’t allowed to tear it down and start 90

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over,” says Howard. Years of termite and water damage had torn through the structure, and the existing foundation was hair-raising: made of stacked bricks and a 25 " wide tree stump. But with the help of two architects, Meghan Ford Taylor of Seabreeze Building and Roger Janssen of Dailey Janssen Architects, Howard persevered and was able to revamp the place to make it suitable for a new generation. Frothy accents—meant to mirror the architectural flourishes of the exterior—dot every room: A blue-andwhite-checked wallpaper covers the ceiling of an all-blue kitchen. And Howard picked up a set of wicker fish on a fishing line at the Paris Flea Market, then retrofitted it with electrical wiring to turn it into a dining room chandelier. “We knew we wanted it to feel old and cranky and

LIVING ROOM Newly vaulted ceilings prevent the space from feeling cramped. “Still, we kept all the furniture low-slung,” Howard says. Sofa: vintage, in Pierre Frey fabric, with pillows in Raoul (leaf) and John Robshaw (stripe) fabrics. Table: custom. Cabinet: Hollywood at Home. Basket: Made Goods. Shades: Joss Graham. Rug: Brukvin. Art above sofa: Valerie Coursen.

have an old look, but not be falling-down cranky, so it’s filled with a lot of vintage furniture,” says How-

ard, who sourced nearly every item in the house secondhand. Low ceilings were vaulted and outfitted with caned paneling, and an old screened porch was converted to a more functional, but no less restorative, air-conditioned sunroom. The home’s original stained-glass windows inspired a retro, candy-color palette that suits the old soul of the home. “This is kind of the opposite of a peaceful, calm space. But it does, at the same time, transport you somewhere—back in time somehow,” says Howard. “It just makes you feel good when you go in there.”

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Swiveling vintage barstools have seats embroidered with a duck in a nest that the client’s daughter designed, a nod to the home’s longtime nickname. Paint: Palisades Park, Benjamin Moore. Bar: custom, Leeds. Pendant light: vintage, Mario Lopez Torres. Sconces: Soane Britain. Flooring: custom, painted by Seabreeze Building.

To fill the large room, Howard selected a “substantial” four-poster bed from Somerset Bay. Wallcovering: Les Touches in Canary, Brunschwig & Fils. Benches: Mecox, in Brunschwig & Fils fabric. Rug: Brukvin. Art: Etsy (ducks). Hanging sculpture: antique French flower-drying basket.

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“I wasn’t sure [the client] understood how blue the cabinets were,” admits the designer, “so a week before install, I sat her down and said, ‘Brace for impact.’ ” Paint: custom blend. Ceiling wallpaper: custom, Peter Fasano. Shades: Joss Graham. Sconces: Hector Finch. Tile: Mediterra. Sink skirt fabric: Peter Fasano. Faucet: Dornbracht. Rug: vintage.

Architect Ford Taylor used paint to strategically highlight flourishes like the sunbursts under the gables. Paints: Nimbus Gray (shutters), Smokestack Gray (door), and Swiss Coffee at 50 percent (siding), Benjamin Moore.

The 50% Trick LIGHTENING A PAINT CAN CREATE A WHOLE NEW SHADE, SAYS HOWARD.

It starts with a missing puzzle piece. “Sometimes I can’t find the exact color I want in a paint deck, and I just have this desire to create something else,” says Phoebe Howard, whose go-to solution is to then “take the color that I thought I wanted and, just to experiment, cut it to 75, 50, and 25 percent strength with Benjamin Moore Super White. Sometimes it looks like a completely different color.” The kitchen cabinetry in this house, for example, is a color match of the Peter Fasano gingham, cut 50 percent. Says Howard: “You’re just taking the color and turning it down.”

DINING ROOM Chandelier: custom, from vintage wicker fish. Table: custom, Mrs. Howard. Chairs: Amazon, in Thibaut fabric. Wall art: Mary Maguire Art. Rug: Jaipur.

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LIVING ROOM Shades of blue, inspired by the owner’s Sarah Crowner painting above the fireplace, punctuate this Water Mill, New York, home decorated by David Mann. Curtains: Angel Threads, in Coraggio fabric. Sofa and basket: RH. Pillows: Angel Threads, in S. Harris (solid orange), Maki Yamamoto (blue-and-white), Raoul Textiles (orange pattern), and Angel Threads (fur) fabric. Coffee table: Dos Gallos. Chairs: vintage, John Salibello. Side table: Kieran Kinsella, BDDW. Rug: Sacco.

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ENTRY The original architects added a second front door, made of wood, outside the glass door. If the owners are out of town for a while, it can be closed to protect any artwork inside from the sun. Pendant light: JMW Studio. Art: Dana Schutz. Spherical doorstop: RH.

TERR ACE An outdoor seating area is shielded from the elements by the home’s extended roof. Table, sofa, and chaises: RH, with cushions in Perennials linen. Poufs and patterned pillows: West Elm. Solid pillows: CB2. Throw: Serena & Lily.

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three-story Water Mill, New York, home feels “a little bit like floating,” says architect and designer David Mann. This is partly because the structure’s main living spaces (including the living room, kitchen, dining room, deck, and even the pool) are located on the second floor, one up from the lower level. It’s also because of the floor-to-ceiling glass windows and doors, which offer views of Mecox Bay—not to mention unhindered natural light and open air. In a house like this, Mann says, what’s going on outside determines much of what happens on the inside. When decorating the 4,600-squarefoot modernist build, designed by Stelle Lomont Rouhani Architects in 2010, for new owners, he made sure not to compete with the architecture or the view. Warm neutrals and the occasional touch of deep sea blue were layered over sand-white walls. Furnishings and decor would need to be extra tough, to withstand both sustained use by a family with three young children and the strength of the summer sun, which spills inside from all angles. On the terrace, that meant Perennials cushions; inside, off-white linen on the sofa is de facto fadeproof. A sense of consistency between rooms was important too. “On the main floor, there are really no doors,” Mann says. “You’re just continually moving from one room to the other. So the palette in one area had to work with the palette everywhere.” Window treat-

ments throughout were all made using

LIVING ROOM A vintage chest is topped with a piece of driftwood found on the beach. Baskets: RH. Chairs: Thomas Hayes Studio, in Castel fabric. Lamp: Liz O’Brien.

the same fabric, a linen-polyester blend (Cassina by Coraggio), to avoid a visual patchwork. But because the clients “tend to actually like colors that are intense,” Mann says, interspersed among all the neutrals are red-orange accents like blankets and throw pillows—items more easily replaced than, say, a sofa. “Red is the most fugitive of colors,” the designer explains. “It’s the color

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that will fade the fastest.” One of Mann’s favorite “rooms” is where the roof extends over a seating area and outdoor fireplace on the terrace. There’s no dining table because the one indoors, crafted from freijo wood, is lightweight enough to be picked up and carried outside for open-air meals. There, says the designer, “you really are a little unsure, are you inside or outside?”

MAIN BEDROOM “From the bed, you’re looking out across the bay to the ocean,” Mann says. “It’s really the perfect place.” Ceiling light: Roman Thomas. Curtains: Angel Threads, in Coraggio fabric. Lamp: Remains Lighting. Bed: RH. Bedding: Sferra. Bench: The Future Perfect, in Weitzner fabric. Armchair and ottoman: DWR. Throw: Anthropologie. Side table: Fernando Mastrangelo Studio.

E XTERIOR “In buildings with so much glass, decor becomes subordinate to the view,” Mann says.

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Sheer window shades (in the same Coraggio fabric that’s used for curtains throughout the house) allow for privacy and a continuous flow of natural light. Pendant lights: vintage Vilhelm Lauritzen for Louis Poulsen. Counter stools: Thomas Hayes Studio.

A generously sized table comfortably seats eight—but its freijo wood frame is light enough to be moved to the deck. Table: Lia Siqueira by ETEL. Pendant lights: Pinch, The Future Perfect. Curtains: Angel Threads, in Coraggio fabric. Chairs: Thomas Hayes Studio, in Castel fabric. Candleholders: Homenature. — FOR MORE SHOPPING INFO, GO TO HOUSE BEAUTIFUL.COM/THE-OUTDOOR-ISSUE-2021.

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MUDROOM “To bring more light into the home” and help corral beach gear, designer Kevin Isbell turned this corner of the family room in a Nantucket beach house into a mudroom, paneling the walls in beadboard and painting them Benjamin Moore Buttered Yam. Curtains: F+J Interiors, in Clare Louise Frost fabric. Bar cart: Serena & Lily. Basket: Marine Home Center.

SCREENED PORCH “Because the cottage interior is so colorful, this space was deliberately left weathered and gray as a nice contrast,” says Isbell. Pendants: Serena & Lily. Table: Witford. Chairs: Walters Wicker. Cushion fabric: Peter Dunham Textiles. Candleholders: Anthropologie.

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LIVING ROOM A mural by artist Audrey Sterk was digitized and printed on grasscloth for the walls. Sofa: custom, J&J Upholstery in Clarence House fabric. Pillows: vintage (blue geometric needlepoint), and in Martyn Lawrence Bullard (green) and Alex Conroy (white-and-blue floral) fabrics. Chair: custom, J&J Upholstery, in Ferrick Mason fabrics. The client purchased the pillow fabric in Kenya. Curtain fabric: Alvin Teal, Tulu. Floor lamps: Serena & Lily. Rug: custom, Studio Four NYC.

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without being so pastiche.” With its awkward ’90sstyle features—like an oddly shaped room and green, bar-height kitchen counters—this two-bedroom Massachusetts cottage was begging for a light renovation and some cosmetic updates. So designer Kevin Isbell decided to infuse the ocean-facing property with an unexpected coastal-casual 102

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look—that also masked its illogical architectural features. “We obviously allude to the cottage’s nautical history throughout, but it’s in a much more exciting and different way from what most people think about—no lobster trap side tables for this family,”

says the Los Angeles–based designer. The home’s showpiece? The so-called Whale Room, a family room that not-so-subtly nods to the island’s status as a whaling port in its heyday. To distract from the uneven ceiling—

which soars to nearly 15 feet on one wall—Isbell installed a mural featuring whales and ships by artist Audrey Sterk. It was digitized and printed on grasscloth to fill the room. “You walk in, and it’s sort of like an angry sea,” the designer says. “It’s textural and enveloping.” Other updates cater to the homeowners’ lifestyle. The entire outdoor porch was converted into a screened-in dining area for 12. And what was once an odd narrow corner

GUEST BEDROOM Wall paint: Barely Teal, Benjamin Moore. Ceiling light: Arteriors. Curtains: Tulu, with Malabar trim. Chest: vintage. Rug: Studio Four NYC. Lampshade: Blanche Field. Stools: client’s own.

of the family room was walled off to create a mudroom, now bright orange (“I was running out of colors!” Isbell says) and equipped with a bar cart the homeowners can roll out as needed. Not to mention, nearly every fabric used in the home is printed—from small-batch, hand-block fabrics to textiles the client bought in Nairobi that Isbell had turned into pillows. “I figured, Why not go for it?” Isbell says. “It’s a summer home. It’s right on the ocean. It should just be fun.”

KITCHEN Outdated green counters were replaced with white oak to warm up the freshly painted space. Wall paint: Butter, Benjamin Moore. Cabinet paint: White Dove, Benjamin Moore. Curtains: F+J Interiors, in Radish Moon fabric. Art: The J.M. Byron House. Floor: painted by Audrey Sterk. — FOR MORE SHOPPING INFO, GO TO HOUSE BEAUTIFUL.COM/THE-OUTDOOR-ISSUE-2021.

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A LONG, WINDING ROAD Sometimes you can’t take the shortcut:

This New York designer has been slowly

renovating her country home for 30+ years.

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E XTERIOR A set of sheer linen curtains outside Hadas Dembo’s New York State home “cuts the sun in the heat of the day,” she says, “and also acts as insect repellent in the evening”—all without screening in the porch. Trim paint: custom blend of green, blue, and black. Roofing: copper.

interior designer Mise en Scène Design / writer Amanda Sims Clifford / photographer William Waldron

DINING ROOM In the original stable, a vintage French chandelier hangs where there was once a hayloft. Walls: tinted plaster. Chairs: vintage French, in reclaimed coffee bean sacks. Tabletop: marble fragment, from a chocolate factory in Vermont. Table legs: vintage machine legs. Dresser: vintage Indonesian. Plates: 18th century, from a shipwreck off the coast of Sumatra. Mirror: antique.

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bike ride changed Hadas Dembo’s life. “Cycling the back roads of Columbia County, New York, my husband and I stumbled upon a small cedar shake house for sale,” the designer recalls. Though house might be a bit of a stretch: Built in the 1800s as a stable for a neighboring property, it had been updated with plumbing and electrical but little else. “We were instantly smitten,” says Dembo, “and decided to purchase it, naively undaunted by the task we were about to take on.” Bit by bit, the couple made upgrades to the property— insulating, adding radiant heating and imported stone floors, painting and furnishing with antiques, and eventually installing a pool—but at a completely unbothered pace. Originally, the only bathroom opened into the kitchen. “We lived with that for about 20 years,” says the designer, at which point they finally bumped an addition off the back of the saltbox-style house for a proper upstairs bathroom, mudroom, and covered porch. (The arrival of two kids who turned into young adults finally necessitated that.) Looking back, the designer is glad they took their time. When the couple bought the house, Dembo was in her 20s, so her tastes were, in her words, “not as adventuresome, shall we say, not as evolved, and a little more expected.” The new bath, completed recently, was designed to look as old as the original stable turned dining room, but with more contemporary lines. “The way I finished the wall, there’s no molding. The baseboards just have a reveal. I wouldn’t have been able to do that 20 years ago,” she admits. “It’s the benefit of, you know, growing with the place: Your needs change, your aesthetic changes, your understanding of the property changes. You have a better

understanding of what works and what doesn’t work.” In contrast to the languid pace of Hillsdale, where the house is located, Dembo spends her workdays crafting contemporary homes for clients on deadline. Her firm, Mise en Scène Design, is based in Manhattan, where she and her family live during the week. Arriving in the country, everything slows down. “Starting in May, we really shift from being indoors to living, 90 percent outdoors,” she says. “This [past] summer we would hang a sheet off the porch, and then sit on the lawn and project movies onto it.” Rather than screen in the room, it was left open to frame the view, with gauzy curtains that can be closed on buggy nights. So will the house ever, really, be done? “It doesn’t seem possible that we’re still working on it,” Dembo laughs, “but somehow, somehow we are. We always find something to fiddle with.”

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BEDROOM Contrasting white paints keep the rooms feeling warm and eclectic. Walls: Strong White, Farrow & Ball. Ceiling: Super White, Benjamin Moore. Bed: custom, Hadas Dembo. Bedding: vintage French linens, vintage wool-andgoat-hair blanket. Pillow fabric: Pierre Frey. Painting: by a friend’s mother. Rug: Anatolian.

LIVING ROOM The home’s original fireplace was built with fieldstones from around the property, and the beams were made from felled trees. Sconces and floor lamp: vintage. Chairs: vintage French, in Holland & Sherry fabric. Art: Sarah Horne. Rugs: sisal (bottom) and antique Moroccan (top). Table: industrial French rail cart.

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THE FAMILY PUP, MOOKIE.

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BREAKFAST NOOK By replacing a door to the outside with the window at left, Dembo created a more functional space in the kitchen. Ceiling paint: Super White, Benjamin Moore. Walls: tinted plaster. Pendant and table: vintage. Art: Tom Arsenault. Banquette: fashioned from antique window shutters. Cushions: silk ikat. Shades: custom, from linen remnants.

Showerhead: MGS

MAIN BATH Built five years ago,

encaustic tile. Tub: Faucet: cabinet doors.

OUTDOOR TABLE The limestone table, ordered from France, was so heavy that “they had to dig a hole, pour concrete in, and put flooding in because otherwise the whole thing would have started to sink into the ground,” Dembo recalls. Lantern: antique French. Chairs: vintage, originally from a German biergarten, purchased at a local garden show. Cushions: from Bali. — FOR MORE SHOPPING INFO, GO TO HOUSEBEAUTIFUL.COM/ THE-OUTDOOR-ISSUE-2021.

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