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The new calendar year at New England Home’s Con-necticut also means the advent of a new publishing cycle:four more issues to fill with the finest in home design.2011 saw our first full, quarterly foray into the Connecti-cut market, as distinct from the rest of New England. Asnew kids on the block, locally speaking (we’ve been at itconsiderably longer, of course, in points north and east),we were wondering how our particular approach to resi-dential architecture and interiors would play in an area

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20 Interview: C2 Limited Design Associates Whether designing for the luxury hospitalityindustry or the home, this talented team finds inspiration in their Southport surroundings. INTERVIEW BY KYLE HOEPNER • PORTRAIT BY PETER BAKER

24 Artistry: Variety Show Litchfield County artist John Scofield delights in exploring the possibilities of paint, wood, concrete and more. BY NENA DONOVAN LEVINE

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It’s also just as likely to make use of wood, metal or concreteas it is paint and canvas. Over nearly four decades, commis-sion by commission, the versatile Scofield has forged a body of work—from drawings and paintings to furniture and land-scape structures—that defies easy stylistic characterization. No matter the medium, however, his art often touches on acentral theme: the paradoxical idea that perimeters and limits

create connections.For Scofield, edgesand boundaries are beginnings, notendings.

Growing up inStamford and Greenwich, Scofield hadseveral mentors whose skills dovetailedwith his artistic interests, includingCharles Stuttig, a local locksmith whogave him a job, and architect WalterKilham Jr., the father of a friend.Kilham owned a cherrywoodmusic stand that made a lastingimpression on the youngScofield. “I was mesmerized bythat stand,” the artist says ofthe piece, which was designedby Wharton Esherick, con-sidered by many the deanof American craftsmen.“It was the most elegantthing I had ever seen.The wood was hand-some but the formwas grace itself. Itwas not relying on the attractiveness of the wood to be inter-esting. Even I could tell that. And it made me wonder if Icould make something like it.”

Several years later, while studying furniture design at theRochester Institute of Technology, Scofield did just that,crafting a minimalist music stand and trading it for a silverbelt buckle a friend had made. A praying mantis-like bun-dle of articulated sticks,Scofield’s work resembled atraditional music stand aboutas much as today’s sleek windturbines resemble windmillsin Dutch tulip fields. The de-sign would go on to win aprestigious furniture designcompetition sponsored by Progressive Architecture maga-zine and eventually wind up in the Museum of ModernArt’s permanent design collection.

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Locally, you can catch a glimpse of his work at Kent Vil-lage Barns, the twelve-building shopping complex and well-

ness center just off Kent’sMain Street. (Scofield’s wife,Bartley Johnstone, has aclothing and home acces-sories store there.) As designcoordinator for the Barns,Scofield camouflaged un-sightly gas meters and airconditioning units with seat-ing and exterior hardscape

structures of his own creation; he describes them as transi-tional forms between the Barns and nature, at once connect-ing them but also defining their separate qualities. Two of

the structures incorporate ribbon-like wave patterns, execut-ed in wood, that seem to presage Scofield’s most recent work:his Band Width paintings.

More than merely visual, the small-scale color studies,measuring seven and a half inches by five and a half inches,reflect the artist’s deep interest in history. Like any good his-

torian, Scofield is a storyteller, and tales of all kinds underliethe Band Width paintings. Some of the works bear the namesof places he’s been (Ocracoke, Pamet River) and a few that hehasn’t. Some reference historical moments (Partition ’47, The Strange Case of I.G. Farben); others, literature (Pylon, a William Faulkner novel).

Their size notwithstanding, the paintings pack visceralpunch. The hues and juxtapositions in Bosphorus Strait, for example, produce uncanny déjà vu, whether or not you’vebeen to Istanbul. There is a compelling, even thrilling, in-evitability to the mix and progression of the luminous colorbands. In their own quiet, breathtakingly simple way, thesesmall works manage to say plenty. •Editor’s Note You can reach the artist at John Scofield Designs,Sharon, (860) 671-0153, www.johnscofield-designs.com.

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A graduate of The Fashion Institute of Technology, Amy Ai-dinis Hirsch gained close to a decade of experience workingfor several of Architectural Digest’s Top 100 Interior Design-ers before launching her own company, Amy Aidinis HirschInterior Design, five years ago. From Martha’s Vineyard toWyoming, from Nantucket to California, Amy’s installationsperfectly suit and complement each unique client and archi-tectural situation. Her success lies in her zest, attention to de-tail, and ability to constantly listen to each client’s need, nomatter the scale of the project. Collaboration with the clientis everything.

Amy’s clients appreciate her precise attention to every de-tail: the trimmings in a window treatment, the wood inlay ina dining table, the antique ribbon on a custom sofa. Her eyefor detail and her vision in successfully combining multipleelements give Amy’s designs a creative sophistication that

blends traditional with luxe, modern with unexpected. Shetakes classic, time-tested elements and adds that perfect, sur-prising detail for an overall effect of livable beauty full of vi-tality. AAH Interior Design is on the rise to be one of themost respected full-service design firms in New England, re-defining rather than reinventing the wheel.

Recently, Amy introduced bSpoke, an online design andlifestyle magazine featuring her work and inspirations. AAHInterior Design has also received notable recognition forcleverly layered components and eclectic sophistication withmodern sensibilities.

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RICHARD OTT INTERIOR SPACES


Interior Design


Richard Ott is founder and president of Richard Ott Interi-or Spaces, a residential and commercial design firm basedin Hartford, Connecticut, since the mid-1990s. Ott’s workhas been featured in publications including The New YorkTimes and The Hartford Courant, which applauded “hisbeautifully conceived and executed design.”

Ott studied interior design in college and went on towork in residential design, commercial retail design and inthe interior design department of an architectural firm inhis native St. Louis. He brings his diverse background to hiswork today, creating spaces that combine timeless stylewith comfort and livability.

Ott never has been defined by a signature look. His port-folio demonstrates a stylistic fluency ranging from contem-porary to traditional. All of his designs are derived aftercareful consultation with his clients. Hallmarks of Ott’s

spaces are an individualized approach to each project andan emphasis on creating rooms that reflect the tastes andneeds of those who live and work in them.

In addition to creating interiors for private clients, Ott isco-founder and co-owner of DesignSourceCT LLC, the ac-claimed 25,000-square-foot, to-the-trade design showroomthat opened in Hartford, Connecticut, in 2005.

Ott maintains many community affiliations. He is an ac-tive member of Rebuilding Together Hartford, and is cur-rently president of the Hartford Preservation Alliance.

Additional images from Richard Ott’s professional portfo-lio may be seen on his website, www .Richard Ott Interiors .com


Richard Ott Interior Spaces

(860) 951-3145, ext. 212

[email protected]

www.RichardOttInteriors.com

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Interior Design


Linherr Hollingsworth embodies a quiet sophistication, andfor the last fifteen years, she and her team have worked todeliver chic, classically appointed architectural interiors.“I’ve always looked at interiors in the same way that I like todress—comfortable and timeless. Nothing trying too hard,”says Linherr. “I have a penchant for custom patinas and ma-terials that age and possess a sense of history. I love mixingeclectic vintage pieces with more streamlined classics. If wecan’t find it, we make it.”

Whether Linherr takes on a renovation or a newly builtresidence, her experienced team brings a wealth of in-depthknowledge and unsurpassed level of project management.They always welcome the collaborative and creative process,and Linherr’s enthusiasm and drive inspires her team to ex-ceed their clients’ expectations. In fact, they’ll often tell theircustomers, “if it can be imagined, it can be designed!”

Typically, after the initial client meetings and project as-sessment, Linherr hand selects several architects, buildersand artisans for the client to review. Then a timeline is setand work begins.

Linherr’s spaces satisfy the eye and soothe the soul, reflect-ing calm, timeless elegance. It’s the unexpected that make herdesigns memorable: glass, leather, metal, a bit of shimmer, anelevated color hue, with constant attention to texture andscale. Whether she is creating a fresh spin on a residential inte-rior or designing a seriously sleek commercial project,Hollingsworth Design specializes in a level of detail that far ex-ceeds the expected. “Often our clients come to me and say, theyfeel so at home in their spaces. They always seem so surprisedand delighted that we have listened to them, capturing whothey are and how they like to live. That’s when we know we’veaccomplished our goal—interiors that are uniquely our clients.”

HOLLINGSWORTHDESIGN ASSOCIATES


Holl ingsworth Design Associates

66 Fort Point Street

Norwalk, CT 06855

203-299-1327

www.holl ingsworthdesign.com

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iH DESIGN STUDIO


Interior Design


Modern harmonious interiors are what iH design studio isall about. Function, flow and color coordination are the keyelements behind the firm’s success. Each room has its ownidentity, but still the ambience travels throughout the entirestructure, creating a total, comfortable home. Often naturaltones are used to create a spacious atmosphere with ele-ments highlighted and contrasted to give the room a spark.The finest materials and timeless design elements blend increating a home of sustainable existence.

iH design studio is a sister company to the well-knownInteriors Haberdashery, a designer custom workroom andupholstery manufacturer. Since 1990 owners Paul Guzzettaand Philip Shortt have produced home furnishings for themost exclusive homes both here and abroad. The inceptionof the interior design division has brought a fusion of theowners’ fashion history with the interior design world.

Both partners have haute couture experience and interna-tional manufacturing abilities, which translate to great co-ordination, cohesively designed interiors and aptly chosenfabrics and color that meet clients’ lifestyles and needs.

iH design studio is a full-service interior design companyoffering both residential and commercial design services.The company offers a fully integrated interior design pack-age. The staff works with their clients’ visions, all the wayfrom design conception through architectural and shopdrawings of millwork to installation of the complete vision.

New to the corporate structure is a furniture division,called 4-orm. Designed by partner Paul Guzzetta, thissegment of the business features solid mahogany piecesthat are hand-shaped in designs that have a mid-centuryvibe and Asian undertones. Visit www.4-orm.com formore details.

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iH design studio

30 Commerce Road

Stamford, CT 06902

(203) 969-7227

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JMAC INTERIORSJean Marie McLaughlin, ASID.


Interior Design


For over ten years, Jean Marie McLaughlin, owner of NewCanaan-based JMac Interiors has created beautiful and time-less interiors. With attention to detail and an emphasis onclient service, McLaughlin listens to and interprets the needsand design aesthetic of her clients. Completing training in theclassics, she holds a degree from the New York School of Inte-rior Design. In addition, she recently completed courseworkfor the LEED Green Associate in Sustainable Design. Herprofessional affiliations include ASID membership in theMetro New York chapter, the Connecticut Coalition of Interi-or Designers, AAUW and DWD (Designers Who Dare).

A full-service design firm, JMac Interiors has worked onprojects ranging from new construction, home renovations,custom millwork design and space planning.

She believes that a home is the ultimate expression of self.This belief guides her in realizing her clients’ visions. Meticu-

lous planning, along with the integration and enhancement ofthe space’s architectural elements are hallmarks of JMac’s de-signs. They result in warm, balanced rooms that harmonizewith their surroundings and appear to have evolved overtime. Marrying classical elements with modern conveniencesprovide clients with the homes of their dreams.

An ardent believer in giving back to the community,McLaughlin has contributed her design skills to numerouscharitable events including New Canaan Cares, the NewCanaan Garden Club Tablescapes and the Fairfield ChristmasTree Festival. She has also been a media spokesperson for theDarien Antique Show. Her work has appeared in ConnecticutCottages and Gardens, Hamptons Cottages and Gardens, EastCoast Home + Design and New England Home’s Connecticut.Most recently the 2011 New Canaan Home for the HolidaysHouse Tour showcased her own home.


Jean Marie McLaughlin, ASID

Jmac Interiors, Ltd.

18 Toquam Road

New Canaan, CT 06840

203-966-0828

www.jmacinteriors.net

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LILL IAN AUGUSTFurnishings + Design


Interior Design


Decorating a home is an exciting journey, one that promisesthe discovery of an array of unique furnishings, expert ad-vice and endless inspiration. At Lillian August, our passion ishelping you find your personal style along the way and creat-ing an interior that’s all yours.

Our design team at Lillian August knows there is a giantleap between the selection of a sofa and decorating an entirehome. Here at Lillian August, we have everything under oneroof to help make your design project run smoothly fromthe start.

From space planning, lighting, and wall color, to projectmanagement, furniture selection and installation, the interiordesign specialists at Lillian August will offer sound advicethat fits both your lifestyle and budget. Our design team willtend to every detail you can imagine and perhaps even a fewyou haven’t.

Our process starts with an interview. We interview a clientto see what your preferences are in terms of style, color andbudget. This process is called our “Master Plan” a guide orroad map of how your individual design process will unfold.The plan also allows us to look to the future as we help youenvision a space that grows with you.

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Norwalk, CT

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LINDA RUDERMAN INTERIORS


Interior Design


Linda’s design philosophy is to create classic and timelessinteriors for modern day living “I have a classic point ofview even when I am creating modern interiors,” she says.“My passion for the craft, along with my solid design prin-ciples, allows me to create rooms of purpose, practicality,comfort, intimacy and most important livability for today’smodern families. Every project and interior space that I de-sign must reflect my client’s tastes and needs. Attention todetail, personal service and sensitivity to the client’s needsare keys to a successful project.”

At LRI, our firm believes in customizing each design anddecoration project for each of our clients. Linda Rudermanfirmly believes that the journey a homeowner embarksupon with the interior designer should be enjoyable andeducational. She uses her substantial background and ex-tensive knowledge of interior design to ensure that this

happens. Linda works very closely with her clients design-ing their interior spaces to articulate the client’s own histo-ries, passions, needs and desires. To each and every homeproject, Linda brings continuity, circulation and sustain-ability. Of paramount importance is functionality so thatthe home fits today’s modern lifestyle. LRI creates spacesperfectly tailored for each individual project, whether it’scommercial or residential.

Linda Ruderman Interiors Inc.

19 East Elm Street

Greenwich, Connecticut 06830

T: 203. 552. 9700

www.l indaruderman.com


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MORGAN HARRISON HOME


Interior Design


Specializing in interior design and space planning, MorganHarrison Home is a full-service design firm based in NewCanaan, Connecticut. Michelle Morgan Harrison, owner andprincipal designer of Morgan Harrison Home, approachesdesign with a careful balance of classic and modern influ-ences. Starting with the philosophy that the flow of colorfrom room to room is essential to creating a cohesive pointof view in any home, Michelle typically layers color mono-chromatically using quiet or bold bursts of color to add in-terest, and is known for her mix of finishes and textures anduse of vintage accents that bring authenticity to a home.Each project Morgan Harrison Home undertakes also care-fully considers how families will use a given space and how itwill reflect the client’s personal style and sensibilities.

Beginning her career in fashion twenty years ago, Michellehoned her eye for color and texture while styling both fash-ion and home decor editorials as the senior fashion editor atELLE magazine and as fashion director of Mirabella maga-zine. Michelle later served as senior editorial director at SaksFifth Avenue, where she oversaw the fashion direction andeditorial content for the retailer’s award-winning catalogsand online presence.

Michelle brings her fashion sensibility to each project sheundertakes by building inviting color palettes and com-pelling blends of finishes to create casual yet elegant designsthat are both sophisticated and family friendly. Her designsconsistently delight her clients and have garnered MorganHarrison Home numerous accolades.

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Morgan Harrison Home

2 Old Stamford Road

New Canaan, CT 06840

[email protected]

www.morganharrisonhome.com


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PARC MONCEAUFull Interior Design and Furniture Design Services.


Interior Design


Parc Monceau, in Westport, finds its perfect niche in helpingnew homeowners who need interior design, but don’t wantto pay exorbitant fees. Thus, we have created a purchasingand fee structure that saves clients money. We also offertwenty percent off fabric.

During our initial consultation, we ensure that your fur-nishings are in the best spots before suggesting new purchas-es or updates. Many times, we revitalize furniture by strip-ping and re-staining or painting it or by adding newhardware or a new stone or glass top. On a design project inNew Canaan, we took our customer’s heirloom buffet,changed the feet, painted it a washed gray and added a graysoapstone top for a fraction of what a new piece would cost.

Our design approach remains constant: timeless, yet time-ly. We strive to be forward-thinking so that homeowners canwalk into their homes ten years from now and feel as if they

are current. Comfort, both visually and literally, is our guid-ing principle.

Whether we are designing a traditional or contemporaryinterior, it’s all about creating it in a new way. We like tochoose a limited number of materials and colors and repeatthem throughout the home to create continuity.

Parc Monceau is a thirty-year-old business providingcomplete interior design services. Custom sofas can be de-livered in three weeks. Custom dining tables are handcraftedlocally, using an endless combination of woods and designs.Our hands-on customer service makes our store unique andour interior design services popular.

Tracy Dwyer, proprietor, spends eight weeks annuallytraveling to locate furniture and fabric trends at the bestprices. Parc Monceau hosts its first fabric fair, February 1-2,which is open to the public. Come see the savings.


1375 Post Road East

Westport, CT 06880

203-319-0001

www.parcmonceauwestport.com

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INTERIOR DESIGN + ARCHITECTURAL DEVELOPMENT


Interior Design


RDYC Interior Design creates the most beautiful and appro-priate design solutions tailored to its clients’ needs and theunique features of each project. The two principals are RonYeffet and Dwayne Clark. Yeffet offers his internationalbusiness sensibilities he acquired by developing hospitality,residential and high-rise super-structures.

Dwayne Clark brings twenty years of experience, initiallyinspired by the Disney Corporation. He built showrooms inthe Dallas Design Center, Southern California and NorthernNew Jersey. His furniture and textiles knowledge is vast, andrepresents the industry’s leading manufacturers.

From first sketch to final punch list, every phase of everyproject has the principals’ hands at the controls. The firmaccepts nothing less than first-rate performance. RDYC’s ex-pertise ranges from authentic historical styles to innovativemodern designs. Whether the team is working on a classi-cally inspired masterpiece in the suburbs or an airy open

loft in Tribeca, the team approaches each project with imag-ination, and is determined to explore it from all angles.“Our buildings and living spaces are designed to stand thetest of time, and are cherished for their character and gracefor future generations,” says Clark.

Recently the firm participated in the Seven Oaks Design-er Show House in Greenwich, Connecticut, collaboratingwith interior designer Victoria Vandamm to tackle the im-mense drawing and music rooms. Caviola Builders master-fully executed the unique coffered ceiling while PhoenixAudio Video created the artful video and sound system.“When great design, superior craftsmanship, and passioncollide, magic happens,” says Bob Gaynor, lead designer.

The firm has recently been chosen for the DIFFA Emerg-ing Designers 14th annual tour of “Dining By Design” in March 2012, sponsored by Architectural Digest HomeDesign Show.

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S HARON M CC ORMICK DESIGN


Interior Design


Sharon McCormick Design creates elegant interiors for dis-cerning clients who appreciate beauty, quality and comfort.Sharon’s signature is classic design, which endures the testof time. Her unique custom interiors are thoughtfullyplanned to accommodate and enhance the client’s individ-ual lifestyle. Whether a project is a new home, renovationor redecoration, attention to detail is a key element of thefirm’s luxury design service.

Sharon and her staff specialize in project managementservices and turnkey spaces. She recognizes that her clientsare successful people with busy schedules, and seeks to remove the angst and worries clients often feel in undertak-ing a large project. She works hand-in-hand with the architect and builder, creating a synergistic team workingto provide the client with an inimitable home.

Sharon McCormick is a national spokesperson for theAmerican Society of Interior Designers. Her award-winning work has been published in numerous nationaland international magazines, newspapers and books. She isa graduate of Williams College and Paier College of Art. Aformer CPA and CFO, Sharon earned an MBA at WesternNew England University. Sharon has participated in sixdesigner show houses.


Sharon McCormick Design, LLC

40 Main St. Suite 201

Durham, CT 06422

888-498-5988

[email protected]

www.sharonmccormickdesign.com


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SHELL DECOR


Interior Design


Shelly Linder, the principal of Shell Decor, brings herwarm personal style and meticulous attention to detail tointerior design projects of every size and scope. She pairscreative vision with deft managerial skill, bringing a rarecombination of artistry and organization that’s necessaryto oversee every phase of design, decoration, constructionor renovation.

Shelly’s esthetic is based on a thorough understanding oflight and color, contrast and texture, space and culture. Thisknowledge forms the basis of Shelly’s pleasing, practical de-signs that result in elegant, livable surroundings that areinviting, functional and timeless.

Shelly’s success over the past twelve years is a testament toher close working relationships with her clients. She inter-prets each individual’s needs and priorities and translatesthem into comfortable styling. She works with a longstand-

ing team of dedicated professionals, including contractors,architects, lighting experts, custom cabinetmakers, uphol-sterers, and antiques and arts dealers, all of whom share herhigh standards for quality.

From concept to completion, Shelly’s focus is on creatinga home environment that will exceed her clients’ highestexpectations.

Every home should be a true reflection of the owners andtheir families—who they are, how they live and what theyenjoy. Shelly at Shell Decor interprets her clients’ lifestyles tocreate homes that are comfortable, yet sophisticated, practi-cal and artistic. Ultimately her homes become the perfectblend of form and function.

Shell Décor

Greenwich, CT

(203) 422-2034

www.shelldecor.com

[email protected]


http://www.shelldecor.com


SHELTER INTERIORS, LLCDesign for the way you live and work.


Interior Design


Designers Tricia Izzo and Carolyn Kron, through Shelter In-teriors, in Milford, Connecticut, work collaboratively withclients, whether they’re assisting a family in creating a beauti-ful home or working with a team of architects, engineers andbuilders to create a dynamic workspace. Being a full-servicefirm, they design both residential and commercial interiorsusing textiles, color and the latest design products, creatingpersonalized, comfortable and appealing environments. Shel-ter Interiors helps clients fulfill their needs and their dreams.

From hundreds of Connecticut designers, Tricia and Car-olyn were selected to participate in the renovation of theGovernor’s Mansion, designing the pool house. In addition,the designers’ work has appeared in several publications, in-cluding Better Homes and Gardens, Kitchen and Bath Ideasand Renovation Style. Connecticut Cottages & Gardens liststhem in its “Little Black Book” of top-100 design firms. Theyalso received a 2011 IDA award for kitchen design.

For the home, the designers at Shelter Interiors work closelywith clients to help them express their personalities throughunique designs that not only fit their needs today, but will en-dure for years. They can assist with room layout, space plan-ning and project managment, as well as selecting flooring,plumbing, window treatments, furniture and accessories.

For commercial clients, Shelter Interiors can assist withlayouts and fixtures for retail spaces, as well as furnishings forcorporate conference rooms, offices and hospitality facilities.

Shelter Interiors, LLC

Milford • Westport

203.301.4886

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STIRL ING DESIGN ASSOCIATES


Interior Design


Whether a modest bungalow, an expansive mansion orsomething in between, every home is going to have a pro-found effect on the family who lives there. Julianne Stirlingof Stirling Design Associates loves how changes in architec-ture and interior design play with a room’s energy—and sheloves making those changes in the lives of her clients. Lookhow the subtle “in and out” movement of the cabinetryplanes takes what could have been a massive wall of shelvesand instead provides cabinetry that nestles into the space.See how the hardwood floor’s herringbone pattern adds apatina that tells you this home will be here a long time. TheChinese style coffee table is high style enough for this fami-ly room to entertain guests, but solid enough to take theabuses of everyday use. The furnishings are as rich in tex-ture and varied in provenance as the artifacts on theshelves. It takes an experienced and creative designer to

bring together, not only the fabrics and furnishings, but toadd architecture to a room—the fireplace, cabinetry, floor,lighting, moldings, etc.—creating spaces that elevate the ex-perience of those who live there. Isn’t that the ultimate goalof interior design?

Stir l ing Design Associates

766 Old Post Road

Fairf ield, CT 06824

203.255.5422

www.stir l ingdesignassociates.com


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VICTORIA LYON INTERIORS, LLCBe Inspired. Feed Your Soul with Where You Live.


Interior Design


Today, more than ever, we all need spaces in which to live,work and play, that are not only functional, comfortableand attractive, but inspirational. We all deserve inspirationin our lives, and, in fact, need it in order to be able to pass-on our own gifts to the world. This is the motivation be-hind all of Victoria Lyon Interiors’ designs.

Whether you draw inspiration from family, art, architec-ture, history, landscape, music, or literature, creating spacesthat speak to your passion is Victoria’s forte. A backgroundsteeped in the history of art, architecture, landscape anddesign enables her to move fluidly between stylistic genresand even to combine them in new and interesting ways.Her familiarity with construction, including her designa-tion as a Certified Green Practitioner by the National Asso-ciation of Home Builders, makes Victoria the perfect pro-fessional with whom architects, landscape architects and

builders can collaborate for renovation and new construc-tion projects. Some highlights of her design career includeinteriors for several mid-century modern masterpieces byPhilip Johnson, Marcel Breuer, Victor Christ-Janer and JackWest, as well as participating in several prestigious designershowhouses. She has lectured in a number of prestigiousvenues on the subjects of art, architecture, design, and envi-ronmentally friendly practices and materials. With overtwenty years of experience, Victoria Lyon Interiors has theunique resources and project management skills to create ahome that will be a joy for you to live in forever.

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26 Arcadia Road, Suite 6

Old Greenwich, CT 06870

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MoodyBluesCool blues and grays take on a decidedly warm character in a

Greenwich home that wraps its owner in feminine sensuality. TEXT BY REGINA

COLE • PHOTOGRAPHY BY LAURA MOSS • INTERIOR DESIGN: TIFFANY EASTMAN • BUILDER:

ROB ZARZUELA • PRODUCED BY STACY KUNSTEL

The living room’s modern sensibility playsagainst the gentle patina of aged wood. In the dining room beyond, the blues andgrays echo and intensify. Right: Accessoriesand upholstery take their cue from the huesin the living room’s large abstract painting.

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n a space that feels simultaneouslyromantic and subtle, sexy andserene, Tiffany Eastman demon-strates graceful solutions to at leasttwo Herculean design challenges. In a northern climate, she created

a decor based on blues and grays that is any-thing but cold. And she executed her planwithin the rigid limitation caused by the ele-vator that opens to the living room of this1930s brownstone apartment in a downtownGreenwich historic district. “The elevatormeasures eighty-four inches, so the sofa iseighty-three and a half inches long, and so isthe big mirror in the living room,” the design-er says. “You sacrifice,” she adds, noting thatevery project brings its unique constraints.

Sacrifice is not the word that comes tomind upon entering the 2,500-square-foot,three-bedroom condominium. Rather, theoverwhelming impression is of calm, deeplyself-aware feminine elegance. In fact, the so-phisticated interior Eastman created is soperfectly on target it’s hard to believe that the last time she collaborated with this client,the end result looked very different (thoughno less striking).

Back then, the Stamford interior designerworked with another firm. Just before East-man went off on her own, the client came forhelp with a large, colonial-style center-entryhouse in the western part of the state. “Herlife was different then,” Eastman recalls. “Thebig colonial reflected her lifestyle when sheworked in the finance industry.”

Some two years later, the homeowner lefther job on Wall Street and traded her big sub-urban house for an apartment closer to thecity. Her new quarters called for a different

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look and feel altogether, but, says Eastman, “Shereached out to me because she knew that she and I areon the same page aesthetically. She wanted a chic,more contemporary flair.”

In the client’s previous house, beige dominated thepalette. For her new home, the designer says, “She toldme she wanted a cool palette, and that she loved blue.”

Often topping the list of beloved colors, blue canbring a chill to rooms in our New England climate.“Blues don’t have to be cold,” Eastman explains. “Itcomes down to layering and the textures of all the fab-rics. We used five different blues and grays in the liv-ing room, from the ice-blue sofa upholstery to thecharcoal-gray carpet. Gold warms in curtain rods andaccessories here, as well as in the bedroom, diningroom and sunroom.”

The key, she continues, is in imbalance: “The com-position should be slightly left of center, not equallybalanced. Textures, tones, warmth and cold: the im-balance is where the magic happens.”

The dining room, for example, murmurs in the sub-tle languages of sophistication, mystery and romance,with charcoal-gray Venetian plaster walls, modernnickel sconces, a clean-lined glass chandelier and anantique Sheraton sideboard. Curtain rods, aNapoleonic ormolu clock and the sideboard’s originalbrass hardware provide just enough warmth to sparkEastman’s off-center juxtaposition. “She wanted dark,sexy,” the designer says. “In dining rooms, we can takemore risks, so we chose this wall treatment. Venetianplaster done in soft, dark colors is stunning. We incor-porated mica into the mix for a bit of shine, then fin-ished with a top layer of wax. The result is dramaticand subtle at the same time.”

She points to the gray metallic mesh draperies andmetallic chair fabric. “They don’t read metallic, butthey add to the subtle shimmer.”

The sensibility, she says, was inspired by the paintingabove the Sheraton sideboard, which the homeownerbrought from her previous house. “Those whites andgrays—that’s the mystery and nuance we wanted.”

The sideboard is one of a handful of pieces thatmade the move. “She had sentimental attachments tovarious pieces but didn’t hang on to anything that did-n’t work,” Eastman says of her client. “We handpickedand edited.”

The atmospheric space of the dining room opensinto the calmly chic living room, where charcoal-grayaccents echo the dining room’s dark wall color. Here,too, Eastman incorporated another classic antique fromthe owner’s previous home. “The juxtaposition of thetall clock to one side of the doorway and the large ab-

The dining room murmurs in the subtle languages of sophistication,mystery and romance.

A round dining table softens the room’s squareshape. A glass chandelier suits the room’s darkdrama and metallic sheen. Facing page clock-wise from top: Lanterns flank the draped entryto the sunroom. Curved table legs and repro-duction Regency chairs bring a feminine touchto the kitchen. The dining room’s Sheraton side-board lends classic grace to modern design.

stract painting on the other side strikes the right note,”she explains, adding that the rich wood tones and neo-classical ornamentation of the statuesque clock bringunexpected zing to a clean-lined, modern composition.

The dining and living rooms reflect in the largemirror ensconced on an Eastman-designed stand.“We placed this very traditional, classic French frame

“The look that matters is the client’s, not the designer’s. In the end, when sheturns the key, I’m not there.”


with metal leaf onto a squared-off base sprayed withsoftly metallic paint,” she says. “That gives it a morecontemporary look and makes the mirror look likeartwork.”

The mirror flanks the entry to the sunroom, whichoverlooks a lovely congregation of steeples on Green-wich Avenue. Beyond lies Long Island Sound, and ona clear night the lights of Manhattan shine in the dis-tance. “There is no way to dress the windows, but I ama firm believer in framing a room, so we put sheers onthe only wall,” Eastman explains. “They never close;the homeowner loves the sexiness of the way they flowas one walks into the living room.”

Eastman’s deft touch shines throughout the home.

In the master bedroom, gray strié walls seem to makethe room float. Even the functional kitchen has a ro-mantic side, with a breakfast table whose mirroredbase was adapted from a Regency torchiere.

Does this Zen elegance represent the designer’sown signature? “I do believe that a designer has alook,” she says. “But,” she hastens to add, “the lookthat matters is the client’s, not the designer’s. In theend, she is the one who returns home in the evening,and when she turns the key, I’m not there.”

Eastman may be gone, but her work has left an indelible impression. •Resources For more information about this home, see page 124.

The master bedroom, with its gray striéwalls, is serene but personal. Facingpage clockwise from top: The sunroomis all about the view. Here, subtle metal-lic shine continues in blue-gray fabric on custom ottomans. Driftwood-inspiredend table bases and coral bring naturein. The building sits in a historic district.


Having owned King Charles spaniels,the Pedens delight in the art that lines their stairwell. Facing page:House and setting are enchanting,from the original siding and numerouscollections to the mossy stone walls.


Text by Megan Fulweiler • Photography by Laura Moss • Architecture:Charles Myer, Charles R. Myer & Partners • Interior design: Paulette

Peden, Dawn Hill Antiques • Produced by Karin Lidbeck Brent

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Vintage guitars, Staffordshire dogs, pre-war train sets—a Litchfield County

couple’s eclectic collections are right at homein a lovingly refurbished 1750 colonial.


OOkay, a room devoted to trains—as in shelves and shelves ofcolorful locomotives—is a bit unusual. And one or two dogpaintings are delightful, but a stairwell chock-full of win-some canines? John and Paulette Peden are well aware thattheir penchant for surrounding themselves with great num-bers of the eclectic items they love is not something every-body understands. You either get it or you don’t, the coupleis quick to admit.

Collecting is the Pedens’ passion, and it just so happensthat these artful souls also have an incredible knack for dis-play. Their popular shop, Dawn Hill Antiques in New Pre-ston, is renowned for beautiful eighteenth- and nineteenth-century finds. John is a photographer who specializes incapturing well-known musicians (think Bob Dylan and The

Rolling Stones) and high-end guitars, too. His latest proj-ect—a coffee table book entitled The Guitar Collection—canbe found in bookstores.

Not don’t-touch-this, don’t-touch-that kind of people,they use their treasures in their everyday lives. Their classicporch furniture hails from the 1920s. On chilly nights,guests snuggle down under hand-stitched century-oldquilts. Clearly, this duo couldn’t move into just any oldhouse. Their collections required a fitting background androom to expand.

Granted, a traditional 1750 center-chimney colonial isn’tthe most spacious of home designs. But here’s where themagic comes in. The original house, its chestnut sidingamazingly still intact and its dear blue shutters framing the


Clockwise from left: The homeowners replacedthe living room’s barn siding with handsomepaneling. Paintings of mythical animals andnineteenth-century English transferware forman engaging tableau. The two-story addition is a harmonious addendum to the house. Likethe house, the grounds appear timeless.


A vintage chandelier—“in the spirit ofBrighton” says Paulette Peden—lightsthe porch. Facing page top: A raisedhearth warms the kitchen. Facing pagebottom left and right: A copper-screened porch adjacent to the kitchenis a favorite spot for the Pedens.

front door, is what you see as you ap-proach. The poetically rural setting com-plete with rippling river, stone walls, sugarmaples and flower gardens evokesthoughts of England. Not visible until youcircle around the house is the grand addi-tion that makes this Litchfield Countydwelling as livable as it is lovable. Indeed,it’s the best of two worlds.

Like Mr. Blandings’s dream house,though, the country retreat also had itsshare of problems. Previous alterationshad undermined the original structure’scharacter. Determined to recapture its trueessence, the proud new owners set out tofind an architect. They interviewed sever-al, but when Cambridge, Massachusetts,architect Charles Myer “lit up” upon see-ing the owners’ exuberant collections, Johnsays, the choice was obvious. And, as timewould prove, so fortunate. Like the Pe-dens, Myer was enamored with what hecalls a “truly beautiful house.”

To salvage its antique charm, modernadditions were peeled away and the origi-nal house was gutted and painstakingly re-constructed. At the same time, Myeradded two more-appropriate wings—oneto hold the porch and the other thekitchen, with a spacious sunlit arcade andtwo bedrooms above. The hilly site could have been a night-mare. But Myer, along with project architect Susan Dunbar,devised the clever idea of “locking the building into the hillusing a series of stone walls, terraces and steps,” Myer says.

The skillful excavationsput today’s kitchen severalfeet below grade. Standing atthe sink, the owners look di-rectly into the garden. “Wecan go eyeball to eyeballwith a rabbit,” John exclaims.The twelve-foot-wide gardenis framed with a stone wallsheathed in espaliered fruittrees. All the property’sstone walls are dry-laid, ofcourse, as they would have

been centuries ago. The owners have topped them here andthere with dimunitive antique sculptures. (Garden antiquesare among their shop’s hot sellers.) Like the stones, the sculp-tures are slowly gaining a mossy patina. “We’ve been solucky. Damp weather has made the moss flourish,” Pauletterecounts happily.

The spacious copper-screened porch adjoins the kitchen.


How anyone can tear himself away fromthis welcoming room is hard to imagine. Inan area where many houses sport fireplacesbut few are ever enlisted for cooking, thePedens’ raised hearth is a weekend work-horse. Non-cooks claim a vintage KemWeber armchair and direct, or pitch in andfix a salad at the cherrywood island.

“The owners really wanted to referencethe old house, and they understood howthe nature of certain materials could helpbring the place back to life,” says Myer.Case in point: all the cabinets, whose de-sign and knobs were inspired by a lateeighteenth-century cupboard, were givenan oil finish to heighten the wood’s luster.New walls were hand-plastered to providean authentic texture.

The decor teems with the couple’s finds,giving the space a highly personal feel.Whereas some of us can barely decidewhere to station a plant, Paulette mixeswith assurance. One cupboard holds astash of McCoy pottery from the ’30s and’40s, French turn-of-the-century plates

and splendidly decorated midcentury Burleigh Ware jugs.“The house came first and then the shop followed,” Paulettesays. “We started decorating with our collections and realizedwe had enough to launch a store.”

Nineteenth-century Staffordshire dogs atop the living roommantel look positively smug next to John’s hoard of vinylrecords. And that sleek ’50sFender guitar resting on anineteenth-century lollingchair? The perfect touch.Paulette and John are mastersat matching disparate collec-tions. What’s more, theyadore each and every piece.(John also has a business sell-ing vintage Fender guitarsand amps.) In truth, that’sprobably the key to their en-gaging decoration. When theymoved in, the living room was clad in barn siding. Today’snewly installed raised paneling better speaks to the home’sage. The antique Oriental rug couldn’t have found a moreidyllic spot. “Everything in the house is old except the TV,”Paulette admits with a laugh.

And where do the owners head when they want to catch afavorite show? The train room, of course. In addition to rowsof fantastic pre-war trains, there’s a couch and vintage chairsfor kicking back, something it’s hard to imagine this wonder-fully creative couple ever really have time to do. •Resources For more information about this home, see page 124.


The train room’s vintage arm chairkeeps company with a wee stoolsnagged at a flea market. Pre-warstamped-steel Lionel trains formthe bulk of the Pedens’ collection.Facing page top: The guest room’sinterior windows borrow hall light.


Simple geometric paneling in the familyroom and entryway (facing page) showthe shades of gray used throughout thehome. The warm ash hue is a signaturecolor perfected by designer Mar Silver.


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Sliding glass doors replaced walls in the diningroom. An antique chestnut barrel used as a tablebase lends an industrial touch. Facing page left:A living room vignette illustrates Silver’s easymixing of modern, vintage and antique pieces.Facing page right: A trail of handmade silk rugsmakes for a plush pathway between rooms.


ne of the most outrageous design oxymorons out there, after decorativemodern, might just be sexy colonial. Devoid of drama or sleekness,the typical center-hall colonial can be the architectural equivalentof oatmeal: comforting and sustaining but hardly exciting.

Few talents could have managed the transformation of such aspace from its suburban groundings into something so urbane, but

in the hands of Mar Silver, this home in Westport reinterprets everyidea of family living today.

What started out as a small interior renovation for a family with two youngchildren turned into a two-year, front-to-back, floor-to-ceiling transformation.While the layout stayed basically the same—the very definition of colonial withan entry staircase, formal living and dining rooms, second-floor bedrooms anda kitchen that opens to a large family room—in the end, no wall or ceiling wentuntouched.

“I see everything architecturally first,”says Silver, a Westport-based designer. “I startby thinking about howthe walls play into eachother and how art is

going to fit on thewalls.” Throughout the house she contem-porized all the mold-ings and doors, sim-plifying them tomodernize the spaces.

She also dropped orreconfigured ceilings ina number of rooms, including the hallways, which she articulated as a series of inverted trays with cove lighting downstairs and lower soffits upstairs.“Dropping the ceiling makes the house so much cozier,” she says. Not onlycozy, but cocoon-like in terms of the simplified interior architecture, the custom-designed silk rugs that anchor every room, the thick mohair coveringthe furniture and the warm gray palette of the entire house.

For many designers, contemporizing a space would mean painting it whiteand eliminating most ornamentation and accessories, but for Silver it wasabout adding just the right color. Shades of gray in a combination of tones coat


each room, while woodwork is either painted or stained Silver’s signature grayhue. The colors unify the house beautifully, enveloping the spaces in moth-wing softness. “For me, gray is more soothing than stark white,” the designersays. “Grays look beautiful with woods.”

With this color scheme, “The home has a little more drama,” says Silver.“It’s a bit more moody. I think the grays we selected are warm rather thancold. Moving slightly in the tone makes the space—one soft gray flows intothe next.”

The dramatic motif starts at the front door, where Silver enlarged the entryinto a sitting room and updated the stairwell by cladding it in gray-stained oakand sheets of glass. “When I think about colonial it’s the dark stain that’s theeyesore for me,” says Silver. “It’s so busy. The whole approach to this house is tobe architectural, but soothing and calm. I wanted to make the two-level entry alot sexier, but at the same time adding wood, which adds mass and grounds

the space. The glasskeeps it from beingtoo heavy.”

From the foyer theeye is drawn to a sit-ting area, where a

quartet of chairs cov-ered in pony hidesurrounds a low cof-fee table. All are fromPlunk, Silver’s own

furniture line, and the chairs echo the stained oak paneling in the entry.In the formal dining room to the left of the foyer, Silver blew out the walls

and replaced them with sliding glass panels framed in wood. Offsetting theDeco-era crystal chandelier and modern art is a giant petrified wood bowl sit-ting atop a table made from an antique chestnut washing bin. It’s the type ofjuxtaposition that Silver repeats in a number of rooms, mixing the organicwith the industrial and refined.

Her own path to becoming a designer is as atypical as her work. She startedout in the antiques business, importing and selling to the trade. Her design ca-reer took off around 2000 as her customers began asking her to go to theirclients’ homes to consult on antiques and art. “I’ve been collecting art since Iwas sixteen,” she says. “I have a huge love of art.”

Silver is still a collector. A number of art and furniture pieces in the house


Roberto Dutesco prints are framed in walnut andsurrounded by high-gloss lacquered ceilings andbuilt-ins in the media room. Facing page left: Silverfreshened the sitting room’s vintage chairs withwhite pony hide and her signature gray stain. Fac-ing page right: Smoke-gray Ann Sacks glass tilecovers the kitchen backsplash while woven leatherbarstools from Mark Albrecht sit in the foreground.


had lingered in one of her four or five storage units. “As I travel I collect lots of things and keep them in my inventory,” she explains. “When I find the rightplace for it, I bring it out.”

One such piece graces the living room. Two long, white sofas sit facing oneanother in front of the fireplace, but it is a walnut secretary against a gray wallthat garners most of the attention.

Silver’s other vintage finds include a massive glass-topped Lucite desk usedin the wife’s upstairs office. The designer added barn wood to one wall of theoffice, which also features a Matteograssi chair and a handwoven rug fromNepal. As in other rooms of the house, one of the first words that comes tomind is sumptuous.

Mohair, acrylic, midcentury modern furniture and the gray theme all com-bine to make seriously sexy spaces. Even the functional family room, with its

large flat-screen TV,paneled fireplace walland sectional sofa, ex-udes a luxe vibe.

Still, there was roomto push the envelope. In the first-floor mediaroom, Silver pumped up

the color quotient of thewooden jewel box of aspace with a super-high-gloss lacquered ceilingand details in a mouth-watering plum. Walnutpaneling encases a pairof Roberto Dutesco

horse prints while the rest of the room is about comfort—down pillows andsofa wrapped in thick silk mohair and a leather ottoman large enough to holdthe stockinged feet, drinks and popcorn of the whole family.

“We wanted to do a media room with a wood paneling, but not a traditionalmedia room,” says Silver. “Lacquering the ceiling and wall gave a contempo-rary edge to the room. It’s a nice balance. It’s not so dark and heavy. The lac-quer reflects and lights the walnut paneling.”

It’s certainly not what one would expect to find in a colonial, but the unex-pected trumps the typical in this classic house with a sophisticated twist. •Resources For more information about this home, see page 124.


A vintage Lucite and glass tablemakes a sleek desk in the wife’s sec-ond-floor office. Facing page: Thesoft, moody-sexy palette continuesin the master bedroom and bath.

A geometric-patterned wool sisal rug addsa casual note to the living room’s more formal taffeta curtains, crystal chandelier and flocked settee. Top right: Limestonelends an elegant touch to the front door of the Tudor-style house. Bottom right: The house sits on seven landscaped acres.


ROMANCE of the STONEInspired by old Newport

but tweaked to satisfycontemporary tastes forairiness and light, a new

Tudor-style home overlookingthe Farmington Valley enfolds

its owners in grandeur.Text by Paula M. Bodah • Photography by Robert Benson • Architecture: JackKemper, Kemper Associates • Interior

design: Anthony Como, Luxe Interiors •Landscape Design: Creative Exteriors •

Builder: Marion Czaplicki, Maric Associates • Produced by Stacy Kunstel

f a glimpse of this statelyTudor-style house putsyou in mind of Newport’sGilded Age, the couplewho live here wouldn’t be surprised. In fact,that’s just what they wereaiming for. Not the un-abashedly opulent “cot-

tages” like Marble House or the Break-ers, mind you, but rather the quietlygrand homes built by yesteryear’s moremodest captains of industry.

Rising from its perch on a moun-taintop overlooking the FarmingtonValley, the three-story stone-and-brickhouse with its turret, dual chimneysand multiple rooflines would lookright at home on turn-of-the-twenti-eth-century Bellevue Avenue. Inside,though, it becomes clear this gracioushome was designed for modern-dayliving. The high-ceilinged rooms flowone into the other for the open feelingfavored by today’s families. There’s nota dark, drafty corner to be found; sun-light spills through every window, andeach room offers a view to the valleyor the home’s own beautifully land-scaped seven acres.

All this airy brightness comes fromthe design devised by Farmington ar-

chitect Jack Kemper and interior designer Anthony Como of LuxeInteriors in New Rochelle, New York. Along with the homeowners,the two worked as a team from the very beginning of the project.“We spent about six months designing the house,” Como recalls.“We had meetings every single week.”

The first challenge lay in granting the clients’ wishes for a homewith all the grandeur and romance—but none of the gloomy re -ality—of Newport’s English-inspired stone manor houses that socharmed them. “I wanted to bring the outside in,” the wife says. “I wanted lots of light and cross ventilation.”

The solution took the form of a long, slender design that linesthe rooms up along the property’s north-south axis and lets lightand air flow east to west through them. “The plan is laid out soevery room has a view,” Kemper notes. In front, the tall turret andits bank of high windows, a copper-roofed bay window and a seriesof slim dormers inthe roof pull in theeastern light. Inback, three bay win-dows reach out towelcome the afternoon light and show off vistas of the valley.

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flow one into the other for the open feeling favored by today’s families.

A panel of Stark chinoiserie wallpaperstands in for art on the dining roomwall. Facing page top: Sunlight spillsthrough the many windows of the tur-ret that soars above the foyer. Facingpage bottom: A porte-cochère sepa-rates two- and three-car garages.


In the wife’s library, furniture and accents of deep red set a rich tone against

The wife’s library is both dramatic andcozy. Facing page clockwise from left:The mirror in a second-floor hallway nichereflects a similar niche across the hall.Dark-gray cabinetry contrasts with Calcut-ta gold marble in the kitchen. The backentry does double duty as a sitting room.

are divided by classic Old World columns and arches and paneledin millwork with a jaw-dropping level of detail.

The foyer is enough to induce a swoon, soaring as it does up tothe roof of the turret. “The entry is about fifty feet tall,” Kempersays. “It’s so cool.” The front doors—antiques from Italy that Comoand the wife found in an antiques store—open onto a floor of jet-black granite and honed white limestone. The rounded walls areclad in millwork painted a soft white, and a Holly Hunt crystalchandelier gleams overhead. A staircase tucked off to the rightgracefully wends its way around the foyer to the upper floors.

As tempting as it is to linger in the welcoming entry, the livingroom beckons straight ahead, with its wide bay window drawing the eye through the house and to the view of Farmington Valley. Arolled-arm sofa dressed in camel-colored velvet nestles into the bay, a perfect spot for a quiet tête-à-tête. The solid stone fireplace is the

focal point for an addi-tional seating area,where two armchairs, a second sofa and a set-tee covered in a roman-

tic flocked fabric keep company under an antique crystal chandelier.Here again, the millwork, crafted by Clement Letourneau of Wood-

charcoal-gray paneling.


The house has the grandeur and romance of old Newport and the

The tub in the wife’s bathroom sits in itsown niche overlooking the grounds. Facingpage top: A console with a Viennese glassmirror makes a pretty vignette in the sec-ond-floor hallway. Facing page bottom: Afreestanding wall of millwork in the centerof the master bedroom ensconces the bed.

work Specialties, in Bristol, is a quiet star. “Once we decided on thefireplace, I gave Clem a detailed sketch of the crown and he mimickedit for the moldings in the living and dining rooms,” Como explains.

Curtains of silk taffeta dress the windows. “I wanted them tofeel like a ball gown,” the designer says of the rich deep-gray win-dow treatments.

Two steps up, past a set of columns with ornate capitals, sits thedining room. A long table—an antique that was one of Como andthe wife’s first purchases for the house—holds court under a ceilingcovered in a metallic silver-leaf paper and sporting ornate medal-lions from which hang twin crystal chandeliers. Around the table,elaborately carved nineteenth-century English chairs alternate withupholstered chairs.

The kitchen is as hardworking as can be but, with its dark graycabinetry and Calcutta gold marble, no less dramatic than the restof the house. “When I came up with the ideaof the dark cabinetry, my clients weren’t sosure,” Como recalls. “I mean, who wants ablack kitchen? But they love it!”

Como chose a palette of mushrooms,camels and grays for most of the house, de-viating only in the wife’s library, where furni-ture and accents in deep red set a rich toneagainst charcoal-gray paneling.

Upstairs in the master bedroom, the wifeadmits, she and her husband were stymiedin trying to choose the best spot for the bed.“I wanted to be able to wake up and look atthe view,” she says. “Anthony suggested wefloat the bed in the middle of the room.” Shewasn’t convinced, until the designer showedher his plan: a freestanding millworked wallthat ensconces the bed’s headboard and evenprovides built-in night tables and shelves forknickknacks.

Husband and wife agree the house iseverything they dreamed of, and more. It hasall the grandeur and romance of old New-port, while sacrificing none of the freshnessand comfort every modern family looks for.What’s more, the whole team raves about theprocess. Architect and designer have formedsomething of a mutual admiration society,praising each other’s skill and imaginationand agreeing that they thoroughly enjoyedworking together. Of course, in the end, it’sthe clients whose opinion matters most, andthey’re as enthusiastic as the pros. As thewife says, “We watched our dreams come tofruition because of these wonderful people. I am perfectly happy.” •Resources For more information about thishome, see page 124.

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Franco Grimaldi’s SEVEN OAKS DESIGNER SHOW HOUSE was agreat success, a 13,000-square-footEnglish manor in Greenwich

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Never one to rest on her considerable laurels, designerMar Silver recently introduced her own line of furniture.Guests gathered at Artelier in Greenwich for a party to debuther elegant, sophisticated PLUNK COLLECTION. You cansee more of Silver’s design work on display in the feature thatbegins on page 78.

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For forty years, MichaelGreenberg &Associates has beenknown for lavishing attentionon every detail of its design/build projects. The companyeven has its own shop, GoodEarth Millworks, tocreate top-notch flooring andcabinetry for its houses. NowGreenberg has openedRiverbend DesignStudio, a showroomfeaturing vendors whose workmeets his exacting standards.The 3,500-square-foot spaceincludes lighting from CircaAntiques, hardware fromWhitechapel, plumbing and tile from Waterworks and much more. Ridgefield, (203) 493-5024,www.riverbenddesignstudio.com

The winning streak continues for Country ClubHomes. The company won a 2011 HOBI Award, marking theeighth consecutive year it’s been honored by the Home BuildersAssociation of Connecticut. The firm earned its most recentprize—Outstanding Spec Home Remodel—for a renovation (along with Michael Smith Architects, anotherWilton company) of a 1911 New Canaan manor. The sensitive remodel kept all the character of thehome’s original stone and shingle details while making it super energy-efficient for today’s lifestyle.You can see more of the house at the website of William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty.Wilton, (203) 762-0550, www.countryclubhomesinc.com, www.williampitt.com

Now here’s a case where thehumble “before” looks absolutelynothing like the princely “after.”Charles Hilton, ofHilton+VanderHorn Architects,accepted a 2011 Palladio Award for his firm’s dramaticrenovation of a Greenwichresidence into an idyllic Frenchcountry–style farm. Inspired byMarie Antoinette’s hamlet at thePalace of Versailles, the firm’swinning project references thescale, forms and character of theperiod Normandy village whilerespecting its New Englandsetting through the use ofvernacular building materials. Greenwich, (203) 862-9011, www.hilton-vanderhorn.com

Greenwich interior designer Amy Aidinis Hirsch hasjoined the blogging world with her site bSpoke.net. In posts thatare as refreshing and modern as her design sensibility, Hirschdishes about her everyday inspirations, from dining to shopping

to traveling. “bSpoke is a blog that studies whathappens when life experienceand interior design arecombined,” she says. “As a

designer, I come across things that inspire my creativity almostconstantly, whether it’s the vibrant color of moss growing on astone wall or that perfect find at a local antique dealer. Takingthat inspiration and sharing it with a wider audience is howbSpoke came into existence.”Greenwich, (203) 661-1266, www.bspoke.net

Seems like there’s alwayssomething new happening atDEANE. The Stamford-and New Canaan–basedcompany recently welcomedDebbie L.Blumencranz, acertified kitchen and bathdesigner. Blumencranz, agraduate in interior designfrom the University ofAlabama, Tuscaloosa, joinsDEANE following a dozenyears of designing kitchens up and down the East Coast. Stamford, (203) 327-7008, and New Canaan, (203) 972-8836,www.deaneinc.com

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Gwathmey Siegel: Inspirationand TransformationThrough January 27 Architectural Digest describes this as oneof “the season’s best museum shows.”Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architectsis featured in an exhibit that explores thefirm’s best-known work, including therenovation of and addition to theGuggenheim Museum, through draw-ings, blueprints, models and photo-graphs. Yale School of Architecture, PaulRudolph Hall, Second Floor Gallery, NewHaven; (203) 432-2292; www .architecture.yale .edu; 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Mon.–Fri., 10a.m.–5 p.m., Sat.; free

Sylvia Wald: Seven DecadesThrough March 18 A retrospective of Sylvia Wald’s seven-decade career will be presented at theWalsh Art Gallery at Fairfield University’sQuick Center for the Arts. A variety ofmedia, techniques and imagery showWald’s artistic evolution, from social real-ism of the Great Depression to printmak-ing from the 1940s and 1950s to latersculpture. Wald liked to use unlikely ma-terials, such as industrial wire, bambooand driftwood, to create intriguing as-semblages. Fairfield University, QuickCenter for the Arts, Fairfield; (203) 254-4242; www.fairfield.edu/arts; 11 a.m.–5p.m. Tues.–Sat., noon–4 p.m. Sun.

Walter Wick: Games, Gizmos andToys in the AtticThrough April 22

If you’ve ever looked at the I Spy bookswith your children, then you know Wal-ter Wick’s photography—groups of oldtoys in nostalgic, if not magical, settings,leading viewers to ponder and dream.The Bruce Museum has put together aretrospective of forty large-scale, eye-popping works, as well as exhibits andvideos that explore Wick’s process. BruceMuseum, Greenwich; (203) 869-0376;www.brucemuseum.org; 10 a.m.–5 p.m.Tues.–Sat., 1–5 p.m. Sun.; $7

Barrão: MashupsThrough June 10In his first American solo show, Brazilianartist Barrão presents his whimsical andrather bizarre ceramic clusters andmashups. The artist scouts secondhandstores, flea markets and dumpsters to findmaterials for these sculptures, which sub-vert the original function or idea of theobject in order to reveal new relation-ships, from unexpected similarities to unseemly contradictions.With every ele-ment free from its previous function, thesculpture arrives at a new identity. TheAldrich Contemporary Art Museum,Ridgefield; (203) 438-4519; www .aldrichart.org; noon–5 p.m. Tues.–Sun.; $7

FEBRUARYCooking Class with Chef Michel NischanJames Beard award-winning chef MichelNischan guides participants in creatingdelicious and satiating meatless dishes for everyday dining or special entertain-ing. This is a rare opportunity to spendan evening with one of America’s finestchefs. Clarke Culinary Center, South Norwalk; (800) 842-5275, ext. 206; www.clarke corp.com; 6–8 p.m.; $85

Cochineal Red: The Art Historyof a ColorThe Greenwich Antiques Society presentsElena Phipps, president of the Textile So-ciety of America and former senior re-search scholar and conservator of the

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ArtSpaceNew Haven(203) 772-2709www.artspacenh.orgLibrary ScienceThrough January 28Multiple artists explore viewers’ personal, intellectual and physicalrelationships to libraries

Silvermine Arts CenterNew Canaan(203) 966-9700 www .silvermine art.org

Grace Shanley:Circle of Life—Then and NowJak Kovatch: Director’s ChoiceJanuary 8–March 4Two different perspectives onfigurative art

Kehler Liddell GalleryNew Haven(203) 389-9555www.kehlerliddell.comAlan Shulik: Photos Peter Wickenden: SculpturesFebruary 2–March 11Though they work in differentmediums, both artists share an interest in stone

Flinn GalleryGreenwich(203) 622-7947www.flinngallery.comNew York State of MindFebruary 2–March 14 Six artists depict New York City life

Samuel Owen GalleryGreenwich(203) 422-6500www.samuelowen.comBlack & White CarpetFebruary 9–26Stéphane Kossmann’s black-and-white celebrity shots from theCannes Film Festival

Southport Galleries Southport(203) 292-6124www.southportgalleries.comJarvis WilcoxMarch 3–24A painter turns everyday momentsinto points of reflection

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Metropolitan Museum of Art. She will trace the colorful historyof this insect-related dye, known for its brilliant red hue. Re-freshments served. Bruce Museum, Greenwich; (203) 854-6565;www.greenwichantiques.org; 1 p.m.; $20

Is Drawing Dead?Through February 11 This symposium takes a closer look at how sophisticated digitaltechnology has impacted traditional architectural methods. Theevent kicks off on Thursday with a lecture by Massimo Scolari,the William B. and Charlotte Shepherd Davenport Visiting Pro-fessor at the Yale School of Architecture. His talk will be followedby a reception for the exhibition Massimo Scolari: The Represen-tation of Architecture, 1967–2012, on view in the School of Archi-tecture Gallery until May 4. Yale School of Architecture, HastingsHall in Paul Rudolph Hall, New Haven; (203) 432-2288; www.architecture .yale.edu; 6:30–8:30 p.m. Thurs., 2–5 p.m. and6:30–8:30 p.m. Fri., 9:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m. and 2–5 p.m. Sat.; free

Valentine’s Day Champagne FundraiserR&B soul crooners Jeffrey Osborne and Peabo Bryson joinforces to bring romance to the Ridgefield Playhouse. Theevening starts at 6:30 p.m. with a glass of champagne from Cel-lar XV and food from Bissell House, East Ridge Café, Piccolo’s,Ritz Asia and Southwest Café. Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield;(203) 438-5795; www .ridgefield playhouse.org; 6:30 p.m.; $225

Jazz NightOutIn an intimate, cafe-style performance, two musicians lend anunforgettable note to the Arts Center at Killingworth’s annualjazz evening. Headliner is award-winning trumpeter EddieAllen, who has recorded and performed with Dizzy Gillespie,Etta Jones and others. Rounding out the evening will be musicprodigy Alma Macbride, a pianist and flutist. Appetizers anddesserts are included. Early reservations are suggested as theevent usually sells out. Ivoryton Playhouse, Ivoryton; (860) 663-5593; www.artscenterkillingworth.org; 7:30 p.m.; $25–$35

MARCHMasterpieces of Colonial New England FurnitureFrank Levy, partner in Bernard & S. Dean Levy of New YorkCity, will speak about the best in American antique furniture at this event sponsored by the Greenwich Antiques Society. Refreshments to follow the presentation. Bruce Museum, Green-wich; (203) 854-6565; www.greenwichantiques.org; 1 p.m.; $20

Fairfield County Home ShowThrough March 11 Browse products and services for homebuilding, remodeling,interior decorating, energy savings and landscaping and talkwith a variety of experts, all in one place. The show featuresideas for everything from kitchens, bathrooms, sunrooms, patios, pools and spas to flooring, building materials, air con -ditioning/heating, windows, doors, appliances and furniture.Sono Field House, Norwalk; (800) 294-7469; www .redstonepromotions.com; $8 •

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KRISTEN MCCORYBond Street Sectional by Edward Ferrell + Lewis Mittman“When I purchase a sectional, its overall silhouette is whatspeaks to me: the arms, the back, the legs and the cushions. TheBond Street sectional has a beautiful sloping arm, a fresh, tai-lored look and very comfortable cushions. The decorative legsadd just the right amount of ornamentation.” THE MARTIN GROUP,BOSTON DESIGN CENTER, (617) 951-2526, WWW.MARTINGROUPINC.COM

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OLGA ADLERKeaton Sectional by Mitchell Gold+ Bob Williams “The Keaton sec-tional is a great piece that fits almostany decor. It is comfortable but alsotailored and polished. I especially likeits box-edged back pillows that arethe same height as the back. With itsblock legs and antique brass nail-head trim, it’s a classic.” GREENWICH,(203) 661-4480, WWW.MGBWHOME.COM

SHELLEY MORRISLee Industries 7822 Series Sectional “Sectionals are a great way to invite people tosit together, whereas a sofa usually accommo-dates only two. Togetherness is what a familyroom is all about! I prefer these oversized piecesto look as sleek and clean as possible—like thisLee Industries design—so that they don’t visual-ly overwhelm the room.” DESIGN SOLUTIONS, NEWCANAAN, (866) 903-3744, WWW.DSNEWCANAAN.COM

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SHELLEY MORRISKeri Tibetan Carpet by Madeline Weinrib “Ilove all of Madeline Weinrib’s designs. The Kericarpet in silver would add a splash of ethnicpattern to the family room.” MADELINE WEINRIBATELIER, ABC CARPET & HOME, NEW YORK CITY, (212)473-3000, EXT. 3780, WWW.MADELINEWEINRIB.COM

OLGA ADLERStark Carpet’s Zudora Rug “I lovesisal in any setting but especially inrelaxed, informal spaces like familyrooms. It is beautiful and practical,and in this dark tobacco color, it canhide a multitude of sins.” NORWALK,(203) 899-1771, WWW.STARKCARPET.COM

KRISTEN MCCORYSouthwest Persian Luristan Rug “Ifyou can find the perfect one, an arearug can have great impact in a familyroom. It defines the living space, ab-sorbs noise, highlights your colorpalette and adds pattern. I love this Per-sian beauty because of its geometricpattern, which keeps the room open toall sorts of possibilities, and its spicy redtones, which add energy and warmth.”J. NAMNOUN ORIENTAL RUG GALLERY, HART-FORD, (860) 522-6368, WWW.JNAMNOUN.COM

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SHELLEY MORRISPimlico Tripod Boom-Arm Pharmacy FloorLamp “I hate overhead lighting in a familyroom, and I love pharmacy lamps. This fabu-lous floor lamp—available in bronze, antiquebrass and polished nickel—fits the bill.” THESUMMER HOUSE, NEW CANAAN, (203) 594-9550,WWW.THESUMMERHOUSEONLINE.COM

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KRISTEN MCCORYBarbara Barry’s Lotus FloorLamp “At a perfect height ofabout sixty-eight inches, the Lotusfloor lamp has a shape that’s im-maculate, classic and sophisticat-ed. The texture of the warm gildedfinish adds great interest. Alsoavailable in a plaster-white finish,this lamp would look spectacularin any setting, traditional to mod-ern.” THROUGH AMMATTI DESIGN

OLGA ADLERGunter Brown Textured CeramicFloor Lamp by Arteriors Home “I used this lamp on a project re-cently, and I love how organic itfeels. The ceramic base is heavilytextured—up close it looks liketree bark. The shade is chocolatebrown with an olive-brown lining,and it diffuses light beautifully.”NEW YORK DESIGN CENTER, (800) 322-1400, WWW.ARTERIORSHOME.COM

Fearless when it comes to showcasing abroad range of styles, Kristen McCory lovesmixing elements from various genres toachieve cohesive and comfortable interiors.“We encourage each client to be involvedin the design process,” she says, “resulting

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“I prefer light, airy rooms with minimaluse of pattern and maximum use of tex-ture,” says Shelley Morris. “I love to in-fuse a room with collections, books, artand whatever else moves one’s spirit orrekindles fond memories. The family

room should be casual; it’s where comfort rules!” SHELLEY MORRIS INTERIORS, NEW CANAAN, (203) 801-9911, WWW.SHELLEYMORRISINTERIORS.COM

OLGA ADLERLeo Game Table by Windsor SmithHome Collection “The most formal ofmy selections for the family room is theLeo game table. Finished with the finestdetails, including a leather top withGreek tooling and antique brass hard-ware and casters, it’s a work of art.”(310) 476-3004, WWW.WSHCOLLECTION.COM

KRISTEN MCCORYJulien Game Table by HickoryChair “Crafted in solid maple witha light walnut finish, the Juliengame table could fit into a widerange of interiors. The unlikelinessof the drawers is what drew me tothis piece. Each petite drawer ispositioned toward the left corneron all four sides—a quaint sur-prise. In a family room this tablewould add charm, comfort and aplace to gather for a friendlygame of cards, chess or backgam-mon.” THROUGH AMMATTI DESIGN

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SHELLEY MORRISNo. 220 Game Table by Rose Tarlow Mel-rose House “I love this crackled-lacquergame table by Rose Tarlow because it fitsinto just about any style of decor. This specialpiece has the quality and timelessness that Ilook to incorporate in my interiors.” NEW YORKCITY, (212) 750-7700, WWW.ROSETARLOW.COM

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1 One Fifth Nesting Cocktail Tables by Ralph Lauren Home“The ebony shagreen finish is a wonderfully subtle take on this classic shape—Deco done right.” GREENWICH, (203) 869-2054, WWW.RALPHLAURENHOME.COM

2 Lenore Gimpert Paintings“I discovered Lenore’s work through Judith Singelis at Argazzi. Her tech-nique is classical but the impact is joyful and modern. I’d love to use thispiece in a formal setting.” ARGAZZI ART, LAKEVILLE, (860) 435-8222, WWW .ARGAZZIART.COM

3 Charles Stone in Gesso Crackle by Ann Sacks“This texture is so unusual, like an Old Master painting, and plays beautifullyoff the metallic bronze. It’s transporting.” GREENWICH, (203) 622-1689, WWW .ANN SACKS.COM

4 Cole Stool by Made Goods“I love the subtle gold sheen—it’s a shot of glam where you would least ex-pect it.” LILLIAN AUGUST, NORWALK, (203) 847-3314, WWW.LILLIANAUGUST.COM

5 Tanner’s Craft Collection from Colonial Bronze“This hardware line is an inspired offspring of two great companies, EdelmanLeather and Colonial Bronze. It’s the kind of thoughtful detail that makes aroom look finished.” TORRINGTON, (860) 489-9233, WWW .COLONIAL BRONZE .COM

6 Huxley Table Lamp from Andrew Martin“A refined statement piece—like a work of art.” NEW YORK CITY, (212) 688-4498,WWW.ANDREWMARTIN.CO.UK

7 Henry Faucet by Waterworks“These new fittings were inspired by Industrial Age designs. I think theyare a luxurious touch for a modern bath.” GREENWICH, (203) 869-7766, WWW .WATERWORKS.COM

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1 Scene StealerThe grisaille-style upholstery on this birch side chair fromRinfret Home & Garden depictsa charming scene: womenwashing laundry beside an an-cient temple. GREENWICH, (203)622-0204, WWW.RINFRETLTD.COM

2 Perfectly PlumDeck the walls with Casadeco’sNangara wallpaper in thissmoky purple hue, availablethrough Arnitex. An understat-ed pattern of overlapping ringsgives the paper an organic feel.COS COB, (866) 794-9777,WWW.ARNITEX.COM

3 Rare FindMade of naturally bleached willow, this early-1900s floorcabinet from northern China—on display at Mandarin Collec-tion—stretches just over sevenfeet long and features delicatecarved patterns. WESTPORT,(203) 454-4030

4 Glass ActPick your favorite shape, pat-tern and color, and Comina willorder you a handmade mono-point pendant by Tracy Glover.Shown: Fishbowl shape inLicorice Stick pattern andWatch Hill colorway. WESTHARTFORD, (860) 233-9726,WWW.COMINA.COM

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7 See-WorthyIn A Tender Craft, Lori Warnergives new life to a panel from a Brockway skiff. The mixed-media work, along with othersin the artist’s boat panel series,is on view at Lori WarnerGallery. CHESTER, (860) 322-4265, WWW.LORIWARNER.COM

8 Merry and BrightIkats, paisleys and embroi-deries—oh my! The richly pat-terned fabrics of Schumacher’sMartyn Lawrence Bullard collec-tion recently made a colorfuldebut at the Wakefield DesignCenter. STAMFORD, (203) 912-1438

9 Sitting PrettyIt doesn’t launch until spring,but we couldn’t resist givingyou a peek at Linda Ruder-man’s LR Home collection. This elegant settee is one of our favorites from the new line.GREENWICH, (203) 552-9700,WWW.LINDARUDERMAN.COM

10 Light ShowResplendent in a silver leaf andpolished stainless finish, theGraffiti fixture by Corbett Light-ing, available through GrandLight, is sure to make its markon your home. NEW HAVEN, (203)777-5781, WWW .GRAND LIGHT .COM

11 Double Your PleasureVeral Harlan Furnishings justadded the Crowley bench to its lineup of custom furniture.Handmade in Canton of solidAmerican walnut, this hand-some piece is sold in pairs. NEW HAVEN, (203) 495-8030, WWW.DDHARCH.COM

12 Hot to TrotMuch admired at Spruce Home& Garden’s brand-new West-port location, the Estancia but-terfly chair from Roost sports arustic cowhide cover withleather stitching. WESTPORT,(203) 226-2504, WWW .SPRUCEHOMEANDGARDEN.COM

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MOODY BLUESPAGES 64–69Interior designer: Tiffany Eastman, Tiffany East-man Interiors, Stamford, (203) 209-8746, www.tiffany eastmaninteriors.comBuilder and cabinetmaker: Robert Zarzuela,Zarzuela Construction, Bridgeport, (203) 521-8465, www.zarzuelaconstruction.comCustom painting: Donna Benedetto, Fairfield,(203) 556-1705, www .donna benedetto .comPages 64–65: Painting by Kerri Rosenthal,(203) 246-4139, www.kerrirosenthalart.com;sofa designed by Tiffany Eastman, fabricatedby Tudor House, (203) 288-8451, www .tudorhouse furniture.com; sofa fabric by Holly Hunt,(212) 755-6555, www.hollyhunt.com; chairsfrom Tudor House with fabric by Holly Hunt;pillow fabric by Holly Hunt; pillow fabricationby Sue McDonough Workroom, Milford, (203)878-0706; carpet by Stark, (212) 752-9000,www.starkcarpet.com; bench designed byTiffany Eastman, fabricated by Tudor House,with velvet fabric from Zimmer & Rohde, (212)758-7925, www .zimmer- rohde .com.Page 66: Kitchen table from Julian Chichester,(336) 886-2454; chair fabric from PollackAssociates, (212) 627-7766, www .pollackassociates .com; wallpaper by Peter Fasano,(413) 528-6872, www.peterfasano.com; draperyfabric by JAB, (212) 486-0500, www.jab.us,fabricated by Sue McDonough Workroom;drapery hardware from Morgik Metal Designs,(212) 463-0304, www.morgik.com. Page 67: Drapery fabric by New York ElegantFabrics, (212) 302-4980, www.nyelegant.com;fabricated by Sue McDonough Workroom;hardware from Morgik Metal Designs; chairsdesigned by Tiffany Eastman, fabricated byTudor House; chair fabric by Holly Hunt; tabledesigned by Tiffany Eastman, fabricated byNiermann Weeks, (212) 319-7979, www.niermann weeks.com; chandelier from VisualComfort, (713) 686-5999, www .visual comfort.com; carpet from J.D. Staron, (203) 351-1130,www.jdstaron.com; pillow fabric by Holly Hunt. Pages 68–69: Drapery fabric by JAB; pillowfabric by F. Schumacher, (212) 415-3900,www.fschumacher.com; ottomans from TudorHouse with Bergamo fabric from Donghia,(212) 935-3713, www.donghia.com; settee byTudor House with fabric by Holly Hunt; lampsfrom Hiden Galleries, (203) 363-0003, www.hiden galleries.net; end tables from the Antiqueand Artisan Center, (203) 363-0003, www.stamford antiques.com; carpet from New YorkCarpet Distributors, (203) 255-0266, www .newyork carpetdistributors.com; bedroom armoire,fabricated by Zarzuela Construction; carpetfrom Stark; pillows by Sue McDonough Work-room in fabrics by Lee Jofa, (212) 688-0444,www.leejofa.com, and Bergamo from Donghia;window seat fabric by Dedar through JerryPair, (212) 546-9001, www .jerry pair.com; win-dow shade fabric from Lee Jofa; headboard,fabricated by Tudor House, with fabric byDedar through Jerry Pair; bedding from Touchof Europe, Westport, (203) 227-3355.

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ACQUIRING MINDSPAGES 71–77Architect: Charles Myer, Charles R. Myer & Partners, Cambridge, Mass., (617) 876-9062, www .charles myer.comInterior designer: Paulette Pedan, Dawn Hill Antiques, New Preston, (860) 868-0066, www.dawn hillantiques.com

GRAYING GRACEFULLYPAGES 79–85Interior designer: Mar Silver, Mar Silver Design,Westport, (203) 341-0413, marsilverdesign.comBuilder: Paul Gudas Carpentry, Stamford, (203)274-5756Page 79: Entry bench from Holly Hunt, (212)755-6555, www.hollyhunt.com.Page 82: Vintage chairs with upholstery by thePlunk Collection, Mar Silver Design; coffee tablefrom the Plunk Collection; curtain fabric fromRogers & Goffigon, Greenwich, (203) 532-8068; kitchen backsplash tiles from Ann Sacks,(203) 622-8884, www.annsacks.com; barstoolsfrom Mark Albrecht, (718) 786-9860, www.markalbrech tstudio.com.Page 83: Photos by Roberto Dutesco throughSamuel Owen Gallery, (203) 325-1924, www.samuel owengallery.com.Page 84: Nightstand from the Plunk Collectionthrough Mar Silver Design.

ROMANCE OF THE STONEPAGES 86–93Architect: Jack Kemper, Kemper Associates,Farmington, (860) 409-7155Interior designer: Anthony Como, Luxe Interi-ors. New Rochelle, N.Y., (914) 217-0637, www.luxe interiors.comLandscape architect: Creative Exteriors, (860)870-8789, www.creativeexteriorsllc.comBuilder: Marion Czaplicki, Maric Associates,South Glastonbury, (860) 633-0166Millworker: Clement Letourneau, WoodworkSpecialties, Bristol, (860) 583-4848Custom painting: Donna Benedetto, Fairfield,(203) 556-1705, www .donna benedetto .comPages 86–87: Chandelier from United HouseWrecking; fireplace mantel by Dennis & Leenthrough Holly Hunt; Chesterfield sofa in baywindow by Althorp Living, Lillian August, (203)847-3347, www.lillianaugust.com; pillow fabricfrom Old World Weavers through Stark; coffeetable in front of bay sofa from the Antique andArtisan Center; matching table lamps fromHiden Galleries, (203) 363-0003, www .hidengalleries.net; side tables from Greenwich LivingAntiques, (203) 274-5130, www .greenwich livingantiques.com; armchairs from Hiden Gallerieswith leather from Edelman Leather, (212) 751-3339, www.edelmanleather.com; settee fabri-cated by Tudor House, (203) 288-8451, www.tudor house furniture .com, with fabric fromRobert Allen, (212) 421-1200; wood coffee tablefrom Lillian August; white urn from Hiden Gal-leries; sisal rug from New York Carpet; draperyfabric from Jerry Pair, (212) 546-9001, www.jerry pair.com, fabricated by Sue McDonoughWorkroom, Milford, (203) 878-0706; sofa andarmchairs from TCS Designs, Hickory, N.C., www .tcs designs furniture.com, with fabric byLee Jofa, (212) 688-0444, www.leejofa.com.

Page 88: Chandelier by Dennis & Leen throughHolly Hunt, (212) 755-6555, www .holly hunt.com; crystal wall sconces from the Antiqueand Artisan Center, (203) 327-6022, www.stamford antiques .com; wood sconces andwood doors from United House Wrecking,Stamford, (203) 348-5371, www .united housewrecking .com; stair runner from New YorkCarpet, (203) 255-0266, www .new york carpetinc .com; chairs from Golden Oldies, (718) 445-4400, www .golden oldies ltd .com, with fabric byOld World Weavers through Stark, (212) 752-9000, www .stark carpet.com; oil paintings fromHampton Galleries, (203) 325-4019, www.hampton antique galleries.com.Page 89: Mural wall covering from Stark; Geor-gian dining chairs from Greenwich Living An-tiques; upholstered dining chairs by Henredonfrom Safavieh Home Furnishings, (203) 327-4800, www .safavieh home .com; table from Gold-en Oldies; chandeliers and sconces from King’sChandelier Company, (336) 623-6188, www.chandelier.com; ceiling paper by Winfield Designfrom MDC Wall Coverings, (800) 621-4006, www .mdc wall .com; rug from New York Carpet.Page 90: Bookcases fabricated by ColonialWoodworkers, (860) 633-5530, www.colonial-woodworkers.com; mantel from United HouseWrecking; travertine floor from Tile America;desk from Habersham, (800) 422-3772;www.habersham.com; woman figurines fromGreenwich Living Antiques; faux leather ceilingfrom Innovations, (800) 227-8053, www.innovations usa.com; wall sconces from the Antique and Artisan Center; coffee table fromHiden Galleries; club chair from TCS Designswith fabric and trim from Kravet, (212) 421-6363, www.kravet.com; sisal rug from NewYork Carpet; oil painting from Hamptons Gal-leries; red velvet drapes from Ralph Lauren,(888) 475-7674, www.ralphlauren.com.Page 91: Kitchen island light from Fine ArtLamps, (305) 821-3850, www.fineartlamps.com;cabinets from Ralph Lauren; side entry wallpanels by Luncrusta through Lee Jofa; setteefrom TCS Designs; grass cloth wallpaper fromHolly Hunt; wall sconces and urns from the Antique and Artisan Galleries. Page 92: Wallpaper from GP & J Baker, www.gpjbaker.com; chandelier from the Antique andArtisan Center; tub and fixtures from Plimpton& Hills, (860) 824-7942, www .plimpton hills.com; drapery sheers from Holly Hunt, fabricat-ed by Sue McDonough Workroom.Page 93: Bedroom wallpaper by Romo, (212)319-7666, www.romo.com; carpet from NewYork Carpet; bedding from Lynnens, (866)629-3659, www.lynnens.com.

ROOMS WE LOVEPAGE 128Samantha Knapp, Tiger Lily’s Interior DesignStudio and Workshop, Greenwich, (203) 629-6510, www.tigerlilysgreenwich.comPhilip Gorrivan, Philip Gorrivan Design, New YorkCity, (212) 339-7696, www .philip gorrivan .designBetsey Ruprecht, Betsey Ruprecht DecorativeAntiques, Stamford, (203) 550-7242, www.betsey ruprecht .1stdibs.comJean Doyen de Montaillou, Greenwich, (203)249.2484, www.jeandoyendemontaillou.com •

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Jmac Interiors 40–41

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results were opened to the public as a fundraiser for the WARM Center, a program that provides shelter and foodfor the needy. Here’s a glimpse of the designers’ work. A. Azure and turquoise bring a touch of what SamanthaKnapp calls “Baja chic” to the studio space she designed. B. A tabletop of purple felt with nailhead trim makesfor dramatic dining in the suite designed by Philip Gorrivan. C. Betsey Ruprecht’s master bedroom reflects itsseaside location without being predictably “beachy.” D. The elegant Ocean House was rebuilt in 2010. E. Jean

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