In the entry, for example, creamy white walls adorned with custom panels and reeded detailing hug a curved staircase flaunting freshly fashioned metal railings and a voguish speckled runner. In the nearby dining room, wainscoting and a simplified coffered ceiling—both painted warm gray—join grasscloth wallcovering to deliver an updated statement of formal sophistication and transitional style. Stewart explains, “This is a great example of classic traditional elements done in a modernized way.” The wife’s decidedly feminine office oozes chic, with its chevron patterned oak floors, beamed wood ceiling and classic wall panels dressed in pale gray. “It’s a great place to relax and an even better place to work,” she says. Custom paneling recurs in the tranquil primary bedroom, where it dresses the headboard and fireplace walls with a unique motif echoed by the new oak beams of a ceiling lowered “to make the room more comfortable and cozy,” Metekingi says.
In the primary bedroom, repeated custom paneling marries the fireplace to the room’s headboard wall.
SHI FTING I N T O N E U T R AL Welcoming and warm, soft with shots of contrast, the neutral palette helped transform the décor from heavy and dark to fresh, light-filled and timeless.
MAIN WALLS Alabaster Sherwin Williams
PRIMARY BEDROOM Anew Gray Sherwin Williams
KITCHEN CABINETS Cloth No. 283 Farrow & Ball
WIFE’S OFFICE Chelsea Gray (lightened by 50%) Sherwin Williams
DINING ROOM Gateway Gray SW 7644
BUNK ROOM Purbeck Stone No. 275 Farrow & Ball
LAUNDRY ROOM CABINETS Pigeon No. 25 Farrow and Ball
MUDROOM CABINETS Down Pipe 26 Farrow and Ball
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Custom cut tiles in the primary bathroom create a lively pattern for the floor. The previous bulky undermount tub surrounded by tiled steps was removed in favor of a stylish freestanding bathtub, creating an updated look with an open and airy feel.
