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tend to pay more concentrated attention to climate this time ofyear. When both the temperature and the duration of availablesunlight dip below a certain lower bound, it tends to foster,shall we say, contemplativeness. Possibly for that reason, workon assembling the group of homes in this issue made me curi-ous about how our region’s weather affects our interior design.

Back in September I heard a talk at the Boston DesignCenter by Keith Bradshaw of the firm Speirs + Major, proba-bly the brightest star right now in the firmament of interna-tional lighting design. One point he made about the compa-ny’s work was that projects in different parts of the world canrequire not only different aesthetic styles, but even differentkinds of light. When designing an opera house in Scan-danavia, a very warm, yellow feel is wanted; for a shop insteamy southeast Asia, a much cooler white light would bepreferred—all due to the emotional influence of climate.

It’s clear that similar weather-based preferences are opera-tive in architecture and interiors. Have you ever had the mis-

fortune to stay in someone’s beach house in February? Notso much fun. Those white ceramic tiles that lie so pleasantlycool beneath padding bare feet in July have become warmth-sucking fiends; the screened porch where chairs are kickedback and prosecco is sipped on Labor Day is now an obsta-cle-strewn deep freeze with no purpose but to frustrate aquick traverse from car to back door.

So what about year-round houses in New England? Whatdo we do in a region that combines the torrid brightness ofsummer, with its spacious, almost endless-seeming days; thefrigid darkness of winter, whose days are over almost beforethey’re properly begun; and pretty much every other knownconfiguration of light and meteorological condition in be-tween? Just how does one create an interior that will be liv-able and welcoming through all of that?

When in doubt, poll the experts. Mechanics aside (sizeand placement of windows, depth of eave overhangs, use ofinsulated shades to regulate heat transfer while preservingviews), one overall theme quickly stood out in the advice Ireceived: flexible planning. As Westport’s Trudy Dujardinsuggests, “The simplest approach is to change slipcovers—use red or deep colors for the holidays and winter, white forsummer. The regular upholstery serves for the rest of themonths. Also, cashmere throws can be swapped out for sum-mer with lighter-colored pillows and silk throws.”

Tamson Hamrock of Kismet in Southport agrees: “Whenone creates a foundation of neutrals, it’s easy to swap out theodd pillow and add simple accessories to suit one’s mood.”But, she continues, “seasonal changes are not necessarilyabout changing the decor, but bringing in simple things thattouch the spirit. Light a fire, burn some candles, put daffodilsor paperwhites on the table.” For her, it’s most important to“nourish the soul.” And that’s advice we can all take to heart,no matter the season.

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26 Artistry: Ahead of the Curve Where some see a troublesome invasive vine, artist LauraSpector sees elegant arbors, benches and other curvaceous forms waiting to be brought to life. BY NENA DONOVAN LEVINE • PHOTOGRAPHY BY PETER BAKER

34 Designers on Display: Generous Inspiration A host of recent charity events featuredConnecticut designers in top form. BY PAULA M. BODAH

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96 Perspectives Designers Amy Andrews, Catherine Avery and Connie Beale set a cozyhearthside scene.Wish List: Paul Guzzetta shares his favorite home design products. 104It’s Personal: Favorite finds from the staff of New England Home. 106

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112 Resources A guide to the professionals and products in this issue’s featured homes.

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woodlands and wetlands beyond her Fairfield studio andthroughout the Northeast. If she needs a quantity, she em-ploys a battery-powered Sawzall to cut down the climbingvines. If fewer will suffice, she throws a bow saw over hershoulder and clambers up to reach them. When she’s donecollecting, she flings the harvest onto the bed of her redpickup and heads back to the studio to begin her work.While the vines are alive, they are pliant, even if not readilyso. Four weeks after cutting, they are dry, rigid and useless.

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“It’s a dance,” Spector says of the trans-formation. A piece is “alive when it’s done.It’s still got energy, like when a dancerholds a pose.” As one might guess fromher gestures and turns of phrase, Spectormajored in dance at Bennington College.She describes her work as “more JoséLimón—very fluid—than Merce Cunning-ham—structured, angular.”

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strong,” says Barbara Israel, a longtimeclient and the author of Antique GardenOrnament: Two Centuries of AmericanTaste. “They have to be,” she says. “Lauraloves being in the woods pulling vinesdown.” (Spector’s most recent piece for Israel certainly appears to have been an un-dertaking: measuring nine feet tall, eightfeet wide and five feet deep, the majestic

seating arbor, titled Dangerous Beauty, ar-rived at Israel’s property on a flatbed truck.)

Her forays into the woods haven’t leftSpector unscathed, however. She has con-tracted both malaria and Lyme disease inpursuit of her art. While she acknowledgesthe risk, hiring someone to harvest thevines for her simply isn’t an option. “I’mworking with a feeling,” she says. “I have to meet [my pieces] where they live.”

Spector’s fearless artistry has garneredher an impressive roster of clients, fromNew Jersey’s Grounds for Sculpture park to luxury hotels. Her whimsical furniturepieces—benches, chairs, tables, head-boards, lampsand mirrors—have caught theattention ofcelebrities likeOprah, Sting andCindy Crawford. Manhattan stores such asBergdorf Goodman and designer Cather-ine Malandrino’s boutique have featuredher work in displays. Spector’s large-scalespheres, which she designed as garden fol-lies, have been used to particularly dramat-ic effect. The W Hotel in Dallas set one ofher six-foot spheres on a pedestal in thehotel courtyard and lit it from within. ForHolly Hunt’s 2008 Art Basel/Miami exhibit,

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Spector linked three of the spheres, thetallest of which overshadowed the artistherself, in a bold ball-and-chain motif.

Though she’s grateful for the recogni-tion she’s received, including a recentnomination to Interior Design magazine’slist of “design icons,” Spector forthrightlysays, “That’s not my agenda.”

In fact, she was hesitant to begin sellingher work at all. After college and ten yearsworking in advertising, TV programmingand marketing, including a stint in LosAngeles, New York City–bred Spector re-turned to Connecticut with her youngfamily. As Spector relates it, she had justput the eldest of her two sons on thekindergarten bus and, feeling forlorn,wandered into the woods. That’s when she saw her first bench amidst the vines.Then, it was just a matter of figuring outhow to realize—or perhaps obey—the vision.

Initially, she created herpieces for herself alone,but word got aroundand a client soon ap-proached her to buythat first bench. “Itwas like selling yourkid,” she says with agrimace. For a timeafter that Spector madetwo of everything: “myone-for-them-and-one-for-me phase,” she calls it. Todayher work is commissioned, but she’s stillguided by what she discovers in the

woods: she may well venture out for aheadboard and see a table instead.

Because her artist’s eye is uniquely herown, Spector isn’t worried about otherspurloining her designs. On the contrary,she takes great pleasure in sharing her

craft through the furniture-making classes she teach-

es. Her students firstexamine a bench

base and a finishedbench, followed by a “group-struc-tured improv”using randomvines plucked

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dents. Besides schooling themin the use of saws, drills and clamps, “Myjob is to open their eyes,” Spector says.

“When you turn someone’s light on, theystart creating their own great stuff.”

As for her own creative sparks, Spectorrecalls annual six-month pilgrimages toParis with her French-born mother andtwo sisters, begin-ning when shewas seven. In par-ticular, she citesthe Art Nouveaucurves of thecity’s ironwork metro entrances, designedby Hector Guimard, as an early artisticinfluence. More contemporary yet equallycurvaceous, jewelry designed by ElsaPeretti inspires Spector with its “organicmovement.”

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• • •CYNTHIA MASON HERNANDEZ’s topical design for WestHartford’s DESIGNER SPACES AND MARKET PLACES creat-ed a buzz. In a dining room vignette she called Wall Posts,Hernandez explored connections and communication, con-trasting the intimacy of sharing a meal with the high-tech

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orative painter Julie Hardridge, of Redding-based Architexture Studios, created thewalls with their mottled orange tones. Tothis antiqued interior Vandamm added the

stark contrast of a glass-topped Lucite-basedtable and a glass-and-nickel console. Fur-ther contrast comes from black-and-whitephotographs by Vandamm’s husband, KevinDailey, surrounded by contemporary blackframes. Tying the two extremes together is a Dunes and Duchess candelabra. “It’s amodern take on an old design,” Vandammsays. And like the rest of her vignette, itcombines the best of old and new worlds.

• • •Designers took on whole rooms for Stam-ford’s SHIPPAN SHOW HOUSE. PATRICIALAPIERRE, of Greenwich Design Archi-tects, took a decidedly nontraditional slantin the library. “When you think of the li-


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The bedroom of one of the owners’daughters is a happy place, too—a peacefulsanctuary for the preteen who sleeps there.TONY LYONS, of Bartony Design in East-

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A design duo reprises its work in a New Canaan home, but thefresh new result is so much more than a duplicate of the old. TEXT BY ERIN MARVIN • PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRUCE BUCK • ARCHITECTURE: LOUISE BROOKS,BROOKS & FALOTICO ASSOCIATES • INTERIOR DESIGN: PETRA AND WHITNEY ROBERTS,BOXWOOD HOME & INTERIORS • BUILDER: THAYER WEST, WEST CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION• PRODUCED BY KARIN LIDBECK BRENT

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The great room’s neutral palettemakes a perfect backdrop for thehomeowner’s colorful art collection;a Thomas Nozkowski hangs over afireplace mantel custom-designedby architect Louise Brooks.


Twin iron lanterns painted to look like bamboo hang above a Holly Huntdining table. Facing page left: The library’s paneled walls are knotty pinefaux-painted to blend with the rest ofthe house. Facing page right: Shiplapboard paneling on foyer walls addswarmth and an air of informality.


f imitation is the sincerest form of flat-tery, what better compliment could anew homeowner pay his designers thanasking them to copy a scheme that theythemselves had created once before—and in the same house, no less?

Ron Marks was newly divorced andlooking to start over with a clean slate

when he found a lovely Shingle-style house in thepicturesque town of New Canaan. Built by architectLouise Brooks of Brooks & Falotico Associates, itboasted a gambrel roof, bay windows, a screenedporch and a fieldstone terrace overlooking a cultivat-ed landscape of just under an acre, yet it was smallerand less traditional than the house he’d shared withhis ex-wife. It spoke to his need for a cozy home thatwas manageable for a single person, though stillroomy enough for his daughters when they visitedfrom college.

“Right away I knew this was a special house,” saysMarks. “The quality was high. The crown moldings,the hardware, the light fixtures—it was all done first-class. It had everything I wanted in a home—theright number of bedrooms, the right finishes—and I didn’t have to change anything structurally.”

Inside, the house was just what he was searchingfor aesthetically, and since he planned to move inwith little more than a few suitcases, some tennisrackets, and a large number of books and artworks(furnishings had been left with his ex-wife), he askedthe original owners to sell it fully furnished.

They declined but gave him the next best thing:

the names of their decorators, Petra and WhitneyRoberts of Boxwood Home & Interiors.

Marks was so taken with the house’s comfy-but-chic style, he asked the mother-daughter design teamto reconstruct the look and feel of the interiors thatthey had created for the original owners. The overalldesign scheme wouldn’t be an exact replica—Marksdidn’t share the previous owners’ love of antiques,

so a few pieces were replaced with more contempo-rary versions—but it would certainly be a quality re-production. “It was a really fun project both timesaround,” says Whitney Roberts.

The home’s blushing pink exterior leads to a neu-tral-toned interior, where subtle shades of soft gray,blue and sea-mist green on the walls set a calmingpalette. Beige strié wallpaper envelops the spacious

Subtle shades of soft gray, blue andsea-mist green set a calming palette.

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Brooks designed all of the kitchencabinetry (also facing page bot-tom). Facing page left: A sculptureby Guy Dill. Facing page right:The house is affectionately knownin town as “the pink house.”


first-floor great room, which is bookended by hand-some fireplaces bedecked in decorative diamond andoval moldings designed by Brooks. The open, infor-mal layout leaves plenty of room for a comfortableseating area of plump brown couches and cream-colored linen chairs, as well as a large X-base diningtable that seats eight. Green in the toss pillows, cash-mere throw and artwork above the mantel adds apop of color. Texture is provided by the sisal carpet,and the zebra-print window treatments offer unex-pected pattern play. Light flows freely through multi-ple sets of French doors that open onto the terraceand, in one corner, the screened porch. The greatroom gives way to the large kitchen, where Brookscustom designed white kitchen cabinetry and a mar-ble-topped island.

Thanks to large-paned windows that bring in outside views, light floods the stairway leading to thetop two floors, which hold the master suite as well as bedrooms for Marks’s daughters and guests.

Swedish elements—the soft gray wash on foyerwalls, the chairs gathered around the dining table,barstools in the kitchen—are intermixed with the oc-casional animal print and a nod or two to old PalmBeach, such as the blue pagoda-like light fixture inthe master bathroom, the iron lanterns painted tolook like bamboo that hang over the dining roomtable and wicker seating on the screened porch. Thehouse is “casual but still elegant, sophisticated butlivable,” says Petra Roberts.

The home’s neutral palette, plentiful wall spaceand abundant natural light make it the perfect back-

drop to showcase Marks’s extensive art collection.“I’ve been passionate about art since I was in col-lege,” he says. “My roommate, luck of the draw, wasthe son of a very prominent art-collecting family inBeverly Hills.” So while their fellow students hungposters of Farrah Fawcett or Led Zeppelin, they dec-orated their wall with an original drawing by Ma-tisse. “I was very fortunate to be exposed to that,”Marks adds. “It awoke a sleeping giant within me.”

His collection is impressive, to say the least. Drawnto abstract expressionist, postmodern and contempo-


rary art, he owns about seventy significant works byartists such as Mel Bochner, Robert Kelly, JoanMitchell, Helen Frankenthaler, David Shapiro, Louise

Bourgeois, Jean Dubuffet and Alberto Burri (a famedItalian painter and sculptor who was also Marks’s

uncle). Other than sunlight, most of the home’s light-ing had previously come from lamps, so Marksbrought in a specialist to add sixty-five spots aroundthe house to better highlight his collection.

A large Frank Stella painting in the entrance hall is a favorite of Marks’s; it once hung in his office atGoldman Sachs, and he used his first Wall Streetbonus check to buy it. A Thomas Nozkowski hangsover one of the fireplaces in the great room, and oneof Marks’s newest acquisitions, a colored-pencildrawing by Mark Grotjahn, graces the far right cor-ner. A work by Sam Francis adorns the stairway lead-

The house is “casual but still elegant,sophisticated but livable.”

An orchard print adds pattern to therobin’s-egg-blue master bedroom. Facingpage top: Handwoven Elizabeth Eakinsrugs cushion feet both upstairs anddown. Facing page bottom: One of twomaster bathrooms, this boasts a lightgray-and-white basket weave tile floor.


ing to the media room, which doubles as a galleryand includes works by such prominent artists as RossBleckner, Jasper Johns, Peter Reginato, Joseph Mc-Donnell and Nancy Graves. The mudroom serves asa second mini gallery. In fact, not a room in thehouse is without art; even the backyard is home tolarge sculptures by Bernar Venet and Reginato.

Bookshelves in the downstairs library are linedwith monographs of all the artists Marks has evercollected (or wanted to). “I’ve amassed a pretty goodcollection,” he says. “But it’s never complete becauseyou never have all the art you want.”

Though the house may have started as a repro-duction, each eclectic element, personal touch andbeloved painting makes it a unique work of art en-tirely its own. •Resources For more information about this home, seepage 112.

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PATIENCEMAKESPERFECTA piece here, a piece there, and over time a New Canaan designer achieves justthe combination of glamour and comfortshe envisioned. WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY

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INTERIOR DESIGN: KRISTIN GALLIPOLI

atience might be Kristin Gallipoli’s finestdecorating virtue. It didn’t matter that theHarvey Probber table in her New Canaandining room sat chairless for two years.When she finally found the perfect set of tento go with it, at an auction house in Chicago,

she didn’t have to worry about relocating any filler chairs thathad held their places. • In fact, that whole “we’ll use this untilwe find something we like” attitude completely contradicts thedesigner and store owner’s personal philosophy. “It wasn’t im-portant for me to furnish my home all at once,” she says. “Iwasn’t going to buy a bedroom suite or a matching set of livingroom furniture. It’s like waiting for a guy. It can’t be just anyguy; it has to be the right guy. I’m willing to wait, because theperfect thing makes me happy. For me, it’s not necessary tohave pieces just to fill the room.” • Gallipoli’s been seekingand finding great things since she was ten, when she started

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A Buddha gazes over the living roomwhere antiques mix with new pieces.Facing page top: Animal prints andgeometrics make a chic pairing.Facing page bottom: A collection ofsterling-silver boxes shows designerKristin Gallipoli’s penchant for display.

Gallipoli found the 300-year-old Tibetan thangka in a junk shop. Thefuchsia mohair on the chairs is byKravet. Facing page top: The midcen-tury modern cabinet is by Kaare Klint.Facing page bottom: The secludedlot has an expansive backyard.

working with her father, who renovated Vic -torian houses in Providence, Rhode Island. Itwas her last residence, though—the PhilipJohnson–designed Wiley House in NewCanaan—that lit her passion for midcenturymodern. “I taught myself about midcentury,”she says. “It was like learning to cook. I knewwhat I liked, but I didn’t know what it wascalled. I got every catalog from all the modernauction houses and tons of books.” Now sherattles off the provenance of just about any piece as if it were hernative tongue.

Gallipoli’s current home is a Cape-style house that she hasspent the last three years filling a bit at a time with treasures foundthrough auctions, on eBay, at flea markets and antiques shows, in galleries and local shops. Last year she began channeling herfunky-bold taste into a new outlet—her own store, Mason, indowntown New Canaan.

“I wanted to open a store where I would walk in and wanteverything there,” she says of the collection of design books, mid-century modern furniture and new and vintage accessories. Ger-man pottery from the 1960s mingles with Danish coffee tables andlow-slung chairs Gallipoli has re-covered in gorgeous linen. Shecalls the look “glamorous comfort,” and she works to make sureit’s livable. Her two teenage children, she notes, have grown upamid these things.

“In my store, it’s original,” she says of the classic pieces byHenry Bertoia, Niels Moller and other masters of midcentury de-sign, “but I want it to look new. Everything is so pristine. A good


Stark walls became theperfect blank canvas forshowcasing her unconven -tional sensibilities.

David Hicks fabric pairs with cheetahspots and zebra stripes in the sun-room. Facing page top: Sally Mann’sNightblooming Cereus hangs abovethe mantel in the library between thesunroom and kitchen. Facing pagebottom: The vibrant hues make thesunroom Gallipoli’s favorite space.


part of my day is spent looking. I do all the buying for the store.The store has Kristin written all over it.”

She has since opened another location inside Stamford’s Hamp-tons Antique Galleries, this one filled with Warren Platner chairs, a Mastercraft console table, a Roche Bobois sofa, modern paintingsand plenty of sculpture.

So does she often keep her treasures? “I have to give up a lot,”says Gallipoli. “I stick with what I own—otherwise my housewould be a rotating mess. There are hundreds of things that whenI’ve sold them I feel like my heart is breaking.”

Still, her house is full of prizes like the round dining table in hersquare dining room, a Kaare Klint cabinet from the 1950s andthose perfect chairs, now covered in a fuchsia fabric by Kravet.

Gallipoli launched her design plan by painting the whole houseoff-white. Those stark walls became the perfect blank canvas forshowcasing her unconventional sensibilities. In a space off the fam-ily room, a photograph by Sally Mann hangs above the fireplacebetween busts of her children that she commissioned from Con-necticut artist David Boyajian. Flanking the fireplace are six feet ofbooks wedged into Sapien bookshelves. The living room, dominat-ed by an enormous Buddha and a large Charles Hollis Jones Lucitetable covered with a collection of sterling silver boxes, appears staidin comparison with the sunroom and its riot of sunburst colors.On one side of the window-walled room a squash-colored sofapiped in red holds a slew of colorful pillows, including one byJonathan Adler embroidered with the Studio 54 logo. Two proto-type chairs by the Danish designer Hans Wegner sit opposite in aneye-popping David Hicks pattern. A vibrant rug accents the furni-ture, along with a pair of hot-pink Moroccan poufs, which Gal-


lipoli sells at the store in the more subduedshades of white, silver and gold.

“It’s my favorite room,” says Gallipoli. “It’s oneplace where I just really let color take over. WhenI said I was going to cover my sofa in orange withred piping, people were like, ‘She’s lost it.’ ”

Other rooms, such as the all-white kitchenand breakfast area and the neutral-hued master suite, stand inserene contrast. In the bedroom, Gallipoli played up the simplicityof the wood-and-metal Eames bed by keeping the bedding sleek.Legless nightstands protrude from the wall while a Curtis Jeré rainsculpture takes flight on the wall above the bed. The simple sheercurtains are the only ones in the house. The iconic hand chair byPedro Friedeberg was another of her finds.

“My home is not a Pottery Barn, Restoration Hardware home,”says Gallipoli. “It’s important that people fill their homes withthings they love. If it doesn’t all go together it doesn’t matter.”

But in corner after corner of her two-story house, things do gotogether in tidy, magical ways. A trio of elf heads sits at the top ofthe stairs outside the door of the master bedroom; the vintageBuster Brown flag above them was a steal at $15.

Rooms throughout the house are airy and bright. A ceramiczebra here, a bronze Rodin sculpture there, a smattering of acces-sories adds just enough interest to keep the spaces warm and livedin, each piece chosen with purpose.

“I don’t like clutter. I like to see what I have,” says Gallipoli. “It’s a mistake to fill your house with furniture instead of thingsyou love.” •Resources For more information about this home, see page 112.

Gallipoli played up the simplicity of the wood-and-metal Eames bed bykeeping the bedding sleek.

Neutral tones in the bedroom breakfrom the bolder colors in the rest of thehouse. Facing page top: Pedro Fried-berg’s iconic Hand Chair occupies abedroom corner. Facing page bottom:Whimsical elf heads sit beneath a BusterBrown flag Gallipoli found for $15.

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Our life paths meander in remarkably unforeseen ways. Certainly, no one—especially interior designer Claire Mae-stroni—needs reminding of that. Corsi-can-born Maestroni was raised and edu-cated in Paris, the glorious City of Light.By the time she met her now ex-husband,this adventure-loving soul had alreadyzoomed all about the globe as an interna-tional lawyer. Marriage entailed evenmore accelerated travel. • But eventually,fate played her hand and the couple cameto rest in Westchester County, New York.Always high on energy and daring, Mae-stroni decided on a career switch. Manyof her past journeys had involved newnests that needed feathering, bringing tolife her unmistakable design talents. With-out further ado, she enrolled in ParsonsSchool of Design and began turning hercreative skills into what would become ahugely successful business. • Her firstbaby step, a fetching retail and interior


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A Greenwich designer’s home reflects both her Europeanupbringing and the joie de vivre that has served her well in a life filled with adventure. TEXT BY MEGAN FULWEILER • PHOTOGRAPHY BY BJÖRN WALLANDER • INTERIOR DESIGN: CLAIREMAESTRONI, MIS EN SCENE • ARCHITECTURE: RUDY RIDBERG • BUILDER: ERNIE BELLO • PRODUCED BY STACY KUNSTEL

The living room is filled withwares from the designer’s shop,such as the dueling sofas coveredin Italian cashmere, stools fromthe Philippines and a Belgian rug.Inset: African masks add interest.

This chic, uncluttered state began with a

The study’s sparkly chandelier makes an interesting juxtaposition with the oakfloors and paneling. Facing page clock-wise from top: The streamlined decorincludes the occasional antique piecesuch as the armchair and a gilded mir-ror atop a marble-topped chest in theliving room. The designer finds room inher study for treasured collectibles.


consulting shop nestled in Greenwich, Con-necticut, blossomed so rapidly she undertookan expansion a mere two years later. Today’sshowroom, Mis en Scene, which translatesroughly to “setting the stage,” is an impres-sive 3,500 square feet of solutions for everydesign concern imaginable. The exuberanthigh-quality offerings hail from worldwidemanufacturers; given the profound effecttravel has had on her tastes, it’s unlikelyMaestroni will ever fall prey to the mundane.Her aesthetic is characterized by a bold mixof contemporary and antique elements, awealth of materials and a sophisticatedpalette. It’s highly individualized and—nosurprise, as the French are renowned fortheir charm—incredibly beguiling.

Take the designer’s own home, also inGreenwich. As soon as Maestroni purchasedthe pretty 1940s house,she launched a mas-sive overhaul to give ither stamp. From theexterior color schemeto the backyard patiowith its stellar granitefire pit, nothing is as it was. Thoughtfullypried apart and inject-ed with sparks ofcolor, the revitalizedhouse is all about lightand personality.

It’s almost inexpli-cable—and totally enviable—how Mae-stroni maintains her home’s streamlinedlook while finding room for myriad decora-tive accessories, not to mention space forthree children ages seventeen, ten and seven.“People sometimes don’t realize this is a kid-friendly house. My children have beenraised as I was to take care of things. And

good dose of taking away.


nothing is too precious or fragile anyway,”says the designer.

Still, if we look to the beginning of theproject for clues, this chic, uncluttered statebegan with a good dose of taking away.Rather than leave the downstairs rooms allhiggledy-piggledy as they were, Maestroni—in consultation with Greenwich-based archi-tect Rudy Ridberg—demolished the wallsand forged an open plan, allowing the spacesto breathe. “I was coming from a darkTudor,” she explains. “I was in need of some-thing modern and airy.”

Today the posh living room, dining room,kitchen and family room spill gently intoone another. Should privacy be called for,sliding barn-style eighteenth-century doorsdo the job, serving as instant partitions be-tween the living and dining areas and thekitchen and family room. A newly addedmudroom accommodates the inevitable wel-ter of coats and boots. And as for light, Mae-

stroni designed agenerous expanse ofwindows to paradealong the entire firstfloor. The bountifulglass maximizes nat-ural light and unitesthe house with theverdant landscape.

Known for herfearless contrasts,Maestroni partnersthe living room’smatte black wallswith a snowy Vene-tian-plastered hearth.

Plexiglass chairs team with a rustic diningtable. “The see-through chairs allow you tolook at the beautiful wood,” she says.

Reclaimed French oak planks cover thefloors, unifying the living spaces. The aged

Reclaimed French oak

planks cover the floors, unifying the living spaces.

Terry O’Neill’s photograph ofBrigitte Bardot sparks the familyroom. Facing page clockwise fromtop: Reinvented stairs sport modernmaterials. The patio features color-ful furnishings. The traditional exte-rior belies the interior’s boldness.


wood’s hue also brings a note of warmth, asdo plush fabrics and, where there is boundto be prolonged lingering (think familyroom), portly pillows and feel-good throws.Hide rugs—elegantly striped in the livingroom, an edgy circular pattern for the familyroom—are cozy rather than formal or fussy.

The existing garage was repurposed as thenew kitchen, increasing the square footageand boosting the livability factor. Dazzlingwhite Corian counters and gleaming Mieleappliances—hidden within a system of cus-tom-made floor-to-ceiling wooden doors—are in keeping with the slick scheme. Buteven here, objets d’art find their place. Mostintriguing is a cache of decorative treasuresperched on pristine shelves mounted withrustic branch-like brackets.

The kitchen’s adjacent cafe/bar is like the unexpected sweet that tops the perfectmeal. The European-influenced space in-vites morning coffee or evening cocktails.All the necessary bells and whistles are in

place, from fridges to a built-inespresso machine. Twin bistrotables evoke the mood of a side-walk cafe, but there’s the addedluxury of a sumptuous ban-quette and no nosy passersby todisrupt the intimacy.

Originally the house had a pairof staircases. Maestroni disman-tled one and ingeniously re-vamped the other. Retrofittedwith metal and sporting a leather-upholstered guardrail, the rebornstairs defy their ho-hum past asthey make their way to the re-modeled second and third floors.

The latter has been expertly converted froman almost-forgotten attic into a two-bedroomsuite for the boys. Up here, Maestroni took amore casual route, clapboarding the walls to

“I was coming from a

dark Tudor. I needed something light and airy.”

A wire-and-plaster chandelier illu-minates the dining table. Facingpage top and bottom: A bistro-likespace off the kitchen conjures cozi-ness. Facing page right: Branchesmake intriguing brackets to holddecorative objects in the kitchen.


evoke an indoor/outdoor mood.Her knack for choosing materials is evident

again in the master suite. Gray flannel revealsits underlying sensuousness, wrapping her bedroom walls in a luxurious cocoon. Purple—the color of kings—is the designer’s favorite.Married with gray, shots of the hue enliven thespace without disturbing its tranquility. At


the bed’s head hangs a painting by Jean-MarcLouis. “I love interior design, yet art has al-ways been my main passion,” the many-faceted Maestroni says. “Louis’s work is simpleand unique.”

Pass through her walk-in closet and you’re inthe master bath. Luminous Corian-coveredwalls conjure the cleanliness of a sun-bleached

beach, while a sculptural tub moves center stageto claim the window. If it weren’t for its anchor-ing dark floor, the light-filled space could almostfloat. Like all the other rooms in Maestroni’shouse, it’s a study in elegance, clearly the workof a designer with an unwavering eye. •Resources For more information about this home,see page 112

The designer’s lush upholsteredbed is graced with an oversizedheadboard. The swivel chair is covered in velvet. Top and bottomleft: The glistening master bathhas a contemporary aesthetic.

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sophisticated for the grownups, a young family’s firsthouse is designed to suit them for a lifetime.

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ity living had been fine for the young couple when they werecollege students, then newlyweds and new parents. But as theirelder son approached kindergarten age and they made plans to enlarge the family (baby number three, a daughter, is on theway), the suburbs beckoned. “We wanted a fresh start,” thewife says. “We wanted a community where our kids could go

to school for the long term, where we’d have friends and family around.” •They settled on the village of Old Greenwich and quickly found a house theyboth loved—a not-quite-finished gambrel-roofed, shingle-clad shore colonial

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Texture plays a large role in the living room, where walls are treated to a glossy chocolate-brown lacquer,chairs and sofa wear cushy fabricsand the rug is woven in a high-lowgeometric in wool and linen.

that, for all its newness, looks like it was built during thebeach community’s early twentieth-century heyday.

Designed by local architect John Currie and constructedby local builder Tim Gilson, the three-story house displaysthe high quality one would expect in a custom home, fromthe attractive moldings to the family room’s coffered ceil-ings to the arched details above the kitchen cabinets. “Weboth loved it,” the wife says. “We thought the bones seemedreally solid.”

As traditional as the house looks from the outside, Currie’sinterior floor plan follows the more contemporary fashion of letting public spaces open to one another. “We wanted toset a relaxed tone,” the architect explains. “Old Greenwich is beachside, so we were shooting for something elegant, yet informal, a place more conducive to walking around in yourbare feet.”

To that end, the first floor holds smallish living and diningrooms for formal entertaining, while the kitchen, casual din-ing area and family room form an airy space ending in French

doors that open to the backyard. “I really like the layout,” the wife says. “It’s nice to be cooking and still keep an eye on the kids playing in the family room or in the yard.”

While the house was in construction, Greenwich-based designer Lauren Muse lent her expertise, suggesting finishesand wall colors. The new homeowners liked what Muse haddone, so they enlisted her to finish the job for them. “Theywanted to start fresh, so they brought very little with themfrom their city apartment,” Muse says. “They were very openand really let me run with it.”

Muse probed her clients’ likes and dislikes and discoveredthat they tended to prefer solids to patterns and favored neu-tral tones and blues. She also found that, though the two gen-erally share similar tastes, they had slightly different priori-ties. “I like things to look very nice and maybe a little bit


In a nod to the nearby beachfront, the family room sports shades of blue from skyto turquoise against a background of sandshades. Facing page clockwise from topleft: Traditional and casual come togetherin the wide entry hall. The homeownerslove the shore gambrel for its “goodbones.” Family room accessories add someplayful pattern to the solid backdrop.


contemporary,” the husband says. “My wife likes extremecomfort and livability.”

Like Currie’s “elegant yet informal” architectural plan,Muse designed an interior that meets the husband’s desire forsophistication and the wife’s wish for a comfortable, family-friendly environment.

The foyer sets a classic tone with its herringbone-patternedfloor and its wainscoting topped with wide-striped wallpaperin pale neutrals. “I had a vision of what I think an entranceshould look like,” the husband says. “I wanted it to be fairlyclassic, and I think Lauren got that right.” A bleached oakconsole with horn pulls, designed by Muse, and a contempo-rary sunburst mirror add a casual note to the traditional entry.

A distressed trestle table and a wipe-clean banquette make thebreakfast area child-friendly. Right:Clean and classic defines the kitchen.Below: Textured linen chairs and ablack lacquered table are a sophisti-cated mix in the dining room.


In the formal living and dining rooms, Muse indulgedthe husband’s preference for elegance. One wonderful ele-ment often triggers the design of a room, she says. “Some-thing inspires me, whether it’s a piece of fabric or a carpet,and that starts the ball rolling.” In the living room, that in-spiration took the form of the drapery fabric, a neutral linenwith cocoa-colored embroidery. The stitching inspired thewall treatment—a rich, glossy lacquer applied layer bypainstaking layer by New York artisan Roman Kujawa—which looks, Muse says, “like a melted Hershey’s candybar.” The room’s overall effect is one of utter luxury thanksto those gleaming walls and Muse’s introduction of texturein the sofa and chair fabrics, chenille toss pillows covered

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we wanted to set a relaxed tone.”

with openwork netting and a stunning wool and linen rugwith a subtle geometric pattern in shades of brown, beigeand the palest blue.

In the formal dining room, Muse began with a wallpaperthat depicts willow-like branches in ivories and light gold.Mindful of her clients’ leaning toward solids, Muse eschewedpattern in the rest of the room, opting for ivory linen drapes,an almost-black table and white chairs. Again, textures pro-vide the interest: the lacquered table, the linen chair backs(the fronts are brushed velvet) and the smooth Lucite chan-delier. A pair of purple-and-yellow cloisonné jars on the dining table adds energy to the quiet color scheme.

The large family room offers all the comfort the wifesought without sacrificing style. “It’s largely neutral, too,”notes Muse, “but it’s a bit brighter, a bit more youthful.”Twin sofas in a striéd chenille face off across an ivory-coloredlacquered coffee table with an inset grasscloth center. Paleblue recesses in the coffered ceiling and accessories in severalshades of blue—a nod to the home’s waterfront location—

brighten the neutral backdrop. And, once more, textures—a grasscloth wallcovering and a geometric-patterned rug in a high-low weave—bring depth to the space.

The kitchen is clean, classic and all-white, from the marblecountertops to the Christopher Peacock–inspired cabinetryto the Ann Sacks mother-of-pearl tile on the backsplash. Achild-friendly breakfast area sports a distressed trestle tableand a banquette covered in a treated fabric that cleans upwith the swipe of a damp sponge.

“I want to design houses that are beautiful and modern andtoday but also very functional,” Muse says. “This house bal-ances the two, and it functions very well for them as a family.”

When they began the process, the wife says, “I was veryfocused on making it a great house for our family. My hus-band was thinking this would be our house forever, so let’smake it amazing.”

In the end, the homeowners agree, they both got exactlywhat they wanted. •Resources For more information about this home, see page 112.

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Traditional and modern mix in the master bedroom, where a Lucite-leggedbench keeps company with aged, sil-vered nightstands. Facing page top:A custom bench in the vestibule gives a preview of the tranquil master suite.Facing page bottom: The wide-stripedwallpaper from the foyer reappears onthe stairway to the second floor.

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Design LifeOut and about in celebration of design and architecture in Connecticut

show houses and all manner of festive events. We were proudto help designers Tricia Izzo and Carolyn Kron celebrate the grand opening of SHELTER INTERIORS, their new designstudio and store in Milford. Tricia and Carolyn have beenfriends for years, so it’s great to see them join forces.

Our friends at Irwin Feld Design hosted NEW ENGLANDHOME’s fall networking party in their Stamford gallery. Like

all our networking parties, this was a fun, en-ergetic affair where the magazine’s staff

and advertisers joined area designersand architects to sip wine, nibble horsd’oeuvres and make new friends.

The Stamford Museum & NatureCenter benefitted from the lovelySHIPPAN SHOW HOUSE, this year’s

effort from show house promoter extraordinaire Franco Grimaldi. The

1922 home was given a whole new lookfor the lucky family who lives there.

Designer Carey Karlan of LAST DETAIL INTERIOR DESIGNopened her gracious Darien home for a plein air art show. Fine art and fine interior design do, indeed, make a happyunion, especially when combined with a lively social event.

So do fabulous interior design and shopping, as we discov-ered when Cindy Rinfret invited us to her Greenwich shop,RINFRET HOME & GARDEN, for a private holiday shoppingevent. The shop’s wonderfully eclectic mix of accessories hadus wishing we were buying gifts for ourselves as well as thoseon our holiday gift list.

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NEW ENGLAND HOMEFrom top, left to right: Philip Shortt,

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Glenn Sadin, Betsy Abeles Kravitz and Kate Koch • Steve Cassler and

Irwin Feld • Dan Paquette and AmandaMartocchio • Jane Speroff, CynthiaMason Hernandez and Ann Morris •

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• Three area designersset a cozy hearth

• Wish List: DesignerPaul Guzzetta’sfavorite items for the home

• It’s Personal: Findsfrom the staff of NewEngland Home

CONNIE BEALETeddy Club Chair from Coup d’Etat “I love this vintage chair from Coup d’Etat! Its linesand sink-into-me appearanceare perfect for the hearthside.”THROUGH PEACOCK & BEALE

Hearthside Comfort: Armchairs

AMY ANDREWSEddie Armchair by Lona Design“This chair is one of my very fa-vorites, incorporating classic designelements with a whimsical twist. Atthe fireside, or in any space, thischair just begs you to relax and putyour feet up at the end of a longday. THROUGH KATHERINE COWDIN, INC.

CATHERINE AVERYChair No. Three Ninety Five byThe New Traditionalists “The bal-ance of the feminine arms with themasculine leather detailing givesthis chair family appeal. A pair ofthese chairs, which are manufac-tured in Connecticut, would be perfect for relaxing by the fireplace.”THROUGH AVERY DESIGN INTERIORS

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AMY ANDREWSDorsey Throw by Sferra “Thesecashmere throws are so soft anddecadent! The herringbone texture and fantastic colors are a wonderful accent to any room.They also make a fabulous gift,even to yourself.” THE LINEN PRESS,OLD GREENWICH, (203) 637-0200

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CATHERINE AVERYHoundstooth Fringe Throw by A Soft Idea“Made locally, this oversized plush throw is avail-able in five different colors. In easy-to-clean 100percent cotton, it’s perfect for the kids to cozyup by the fireplace with hot chocolate on a win-ter evening.” FIG LINENS, WESTPORT, (203) 227-8669

CONNIE BEALERani Arabella’s Capri Throw“This 100 percent cashmerethrow is hip and luxurious at the same time. Made in Italy, itcomes in an array of deliciouscolors.” THROUGH PEACOCK & BEALE

With a passion for good design andwonderful spaces, Amy Andrewsworks to create environments thatbring clients joy when they walkthrough the door. Her goal is to de-sign interior and exterior areas where

the homeowner feels comfortable and inspired.KATHERINE COWDIN, INC., GREENWICH, (203) 661-4844

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CONNIE BEALEFireplace Log Holder from Robert Altman “I love this early twentieth-cen-tury log basket from Robert Altman, oneof my favorite dealers in unusual and in-teresting andirons and fireplace items.He always has something I want to buyfor a client.” THROUGH PEACOCK & BEALE

CATHERINE AVERYMidcentury Fireplace Toolsfrom Greg Nanamura “I love thesleek lines of these brass fireplacetools. The thick green glass baseis a unique and unusual touch.”THROUGH AVERY DESIGN INTERIORS

Catherine Avery partners with herclients to create relaxed, yet elegant,family-friendly interiors. In her view,great interior design must reflect thestyle and taste of the client, evoking a warm and welcoming response from

all who enter. AVERY DESIGN INTERIORS, WESTPORT,(203) 273-0898, WWW.AVERYDESIGNINTERIORS.COM

Andirons

AMY ANDREWSSerpentine Andirons byIronware International“These andirons are great fun.Their hand-forged artisanlook and beautiful finish givethem a warm, unique feel. Putthem near the fireplace for a very special look.” THROUGHKATHERINE COWDIN, INC.

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CATHERINE AVERY Sunburst Wall Sculpture “This 1960spiece adds that special touch of ele-gance above the fireplace. With itsvariegated shades of metal, it’s a mod-ern take on a classic design.” IRWINFELD DESIGN, STAMFORD, (203) 588-0567

Mantelpiece Decor

For thirty years, Connie Beale has de-signed beautiful, functional spaces for a diverse group of clients across thecountry. The primary buyer and creativeenergy behind home furnishings storePeacock & Beale, she recently launched

a product development and branding venture, River-bank Creative. PEACOCK & BEALE, ESSEX, (860) 767-1682

AMY ANDREWSSadge Barriers by John Funt (2005)“This oil painting would make anamazing focal point above the mantel,bringing peace, color and depth tothe room. How wonderful it would beto sit with your feet by the fire andenjoy that view!” NELSON MACKER FINEART, THROUGH KATHERINE COWDIN, INC.

CONNIE BEALENola Sunburst Mirror “I hadthis mirror custom made formy store by Vernon MirrorSmith. Handcrafted of an-tiqued Polish glass, it wouldmake a very special state-ment over the mantel.”THROUGH PEACOCK & BEALE

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“This wallcovering is made from a veneer of actual slate and looks amaz-ing. Great for a fireplace, mudroom or powder room, it’s real stone withoutthe mason!”

2 Sydney Coffee Table by 4-orm“I may be biased because I designed it, but I really do feel this table is apractical choice—a great piece for any family room. The center is madefrom Portland cement so it’s virtually indestructible, and the surround woodis solid Asian mahogany.”

3 Varia Ecoresin from 3form“I wish every project could incorporate a bit of this product. 3form cantake almost anything and imbed it in resin to create a solid surface. Itworks particularly well in the kitchen for cabinet doors, partition walls,sliding doors and more.”

4 Boiled Wool from Holland & Sherry“Don’t tell your mother you have a sofa coming in boiled wool. She’ll tell youabout a coat she used to own and probably still has in the closet. But thisclassic fabric is a keeper! It lasts forever and really has an amazing hand: softand cuddly and incredibly durable. That’s why she still has the coat!”

5 Iris Design Studio’s Olinda Light“Is it a light fixture, or is it art? Iris has created a collection of unique walllighting that can accessorize a room as well as provide ambient light. Youcan customize the image, which opens up endless possibilities.”

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Perspectives • It’s PersonalFavorite finds from the staff of New England Home

Karin Lidbeck Brent,Contributing EditorClassic mill-worked wainscoting, moldingsand reliefs are hallmarks of the traditional ar-chitecture that makes a home feel abundantand luxurious. Handcrafted detailing of thissort never went out of fashion, but its costgave homeowners pause. Enter Wainscot So-lutions, which uses modern materials andtools to create stunning, room-transformingwainscoting that can be installed in hours, notdays, and with more affordability. I metMichael Yedowitz, the mind behind WainscotSolutions, a few years ago when I was stylinga home that featured this beautiful, versatilewainscoting for a national magazine, and Ibecame a fan of his product on the spot. Beyond the wide range of style options thecompany offers, Yedowitz is happy to workwith homeowners to design something toturn ordinary walls, stairs and fireplaces into aunique and personal statement. NEW MILFORD,(860) 354-3638, WWW.WAINSCOTSOLUTIONS.COM

Stacy Kunstel, Homes EditorHaving grown up with various animals stuffed and mounted on

the walls (caribou, wild turkey, pheasant, bass, you name it), I probably should be over the hunting motif that’s been all the

rage for the past few years. But when a look reinvents itself Ihave a tendency to fall for it all over again, as I did when I spied

this painted aluminum deer head on the wall at J. Seitz & Co.Nestled between a pair of oyster-trimmed mirrors and over a bed

covered in Matteo linens, it cast its gaze at me as I admired itsmighty rack from across the room. I love the thought of bringinga bit of nature into my house—without having to feel guilty everytime I look at it. $395. NEW PRESTON, (860) 868-0119, WWW.JSEITZ.COM

Kyle Hoepner, Editor-in-ChiefI’m a bit of a pushover for things that are rough, worn,scuffed, weathered, distressed, ragged, threadbare, pati-nated or otherwise textured in some way that betokensdecades or centuries of use. So you can imagine thepleasure with which I came across this nineteenth-centurycountry chair at Eleish van Breems, Ltd. Hailing from thetown of Pietarsaari in western Finland, this piece is, ac-cording to co-owner Edie van Breems, “one of many such

rustic chairs that can be foundthroughout the Scandinavian coun-tryside. Often made by the farmersthemselves during the long wintermonths, the chairs were paintedusing pigments derived from in-digenous minerals. After 1830 andthe development of chemically derived paints, chairs of this typewould frequently incorporate colorslike the cadmium-based navy blueseen here.” Now if only I had justthe right little hallway corner in

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1 Inspired by the traditional folk art of Indonesia, the Indah tile collection fromAnn Sacks features seven intricate de-signs carved onto antiqued reclaimedteak. (The Weave pattern is picturedhere.) The collection takes its name fromthe Indonesian word for “beautiful,” butwe think Indah’s exotic appeal translatesto any language. GREENWICH, (203) 622-8884, WWW.ANNSACKS.COM

2 Marvin Gardens’ dramatic steel orbs arejust the thing to revive a barren winterlandscape. Made by a Texas artist fromrepurposed agricultural parts, the one-of-a-kind sculptures range from two feetto four feet in diameter and come in avariety of shapes. For added interest, theinterior of each hoop can be painted acontrasting color. WILTON, (203) 544-2020, WWW .MARVIN GARDENS USA.COM

3 New on the scene at Irwin Feld Design,this 1950s James Mont chair is half of avery handsome pair. The chairs’ sculpturalcushions perch on hardwood framesstained a rich espresso and finished withan ultra-glossy French polish. Freshly up-holstered in pumpkin-colored fabric byBergamo, this power couple is ready forits close-up. STAMFORD, (203) 588-0567,WWW.IRWINFELDDESIGN.COM

4 Say buongiorno to Arabella, a saucy lit-tle number that’s just arrived at Signo -rello of Westport. The slant-backedarmchair from Giorgetti swivels seduc-tively atop a bronze-finished base andcan be decked out in an array of come-hither hues. Prefer something more de-mure? Imagine Arabella in white leather.WESTPORT, (203) 221-3200

5 As icicles adorn the outside of your win-dows, your draperies may be feeling a bitjealous. Treat them to some cool bling oftheir own with sleek accessories fromBrimar’s Ice collection. Now available atDesignSourceCT, the line offers sophisti-cated acrylic curtain rods, finials andtieback rosettes (shown here) that won’tmelt come spring. HARTFORD, (860) 951-3145, WWW .DESIGN SOURCECT.COM

6 Rinfret Home & Garden is brimming withluxurious accessories that are sure to heatup a long winter’s night. This richly em-broidered pillow promises to add a touchof warmth and elegance to any room. Orperhaps you’d rather snuggle up underthe store’s sumptuous silver fox throw;lined with cozy fleece, it’s a faux-furdream come true. GREENWICH, (203) 622-0204, WWW.RINFRETLTD.COM/SHOP.PHP

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7 ’Tis the season for new beginnings, and this gracious antique fixture just received another lease on life fromRestoration Lighting Gallery, a treasuretrove of one-of-a-kind lighting finds.Lovingly restored and rewired, thisdecade-old beauty retains its originalbrass finish, Favrille-style glass shadesand detailed cast arms. HARTFORD, (860)493-2532, WWW .MY RLG .COM

8 Whether or not you’re having a baronetto dinner, Juliska’s pewter stoneware willlend your home the air of a Europeanmanor. Its metallic finish bespeaks old-world elegance, but the durable glaze ismade for modern convenience: the din-nerware and serving pieces can bepopped directly in the dishwasher, noscullery maid required. STAMFORD, (203)316-9118, WWW.JULISKA.COM

9 Attention bookworms: you’re bound tocovet the lavishly detailed French bib-lioteque from Tara Shaw Maison, a newaddition at Parc Monceau. Standing al-most nine feet tall, this impressively pro-portioned bookcase—a faithful reproduc-tion of an antique piece—will house aserious collection of tomes and bibelots.WESTPORT, (203) 319-0001, WWW .PARCMONCEAU WESTPORT .COM

10 Is it a kitchen or a living space? Poggen-pohl’s +Artesio, an innovative marriageof furniture design and architecture, willleave you wondering. A collaborationwith architect/designer Hadi Teherani,the kitchen concept blurs the line be-tween cooking and living, going beyondcabinetry to encompass walls, floor andceiling. WESTPORT, (203) 227-1723, WWW.WESTPORT .POGGENPOHL.COM

11 Simon Pearce has been playing match-maker, bringing together its signatureglass and hand-thrown pottery in theBurlington lamp. Switch it on, and thelamp’s modest design comes alive as asoft glow illuminates the glass and ac-centuates the gentle curve of the pot-tery base. GREENWICH, (203) 861-0780,AND WESTPORT, (203) 226-2353, WWW.SIMON PEARCE .COM

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COMPLEMENTARY COPYPAGES 46–53Architect: Louise Brooks, Brooks & Falotico As-sociates, New Canaan, Conn., (203) 966-8440,www.brooksandfalotico.comInterior designer: Petra and Whitney Roberts,Boxwood Home & Interiors, New Canaan, Conn.,(203) 972-1010, www.boxwoodinteriors.com Builder: Thayer West, West Construction Cor-poration, New Canaan, Conn., (203) 966-7918,www.westconstructioncorp.comArt lighting consultant: Mark Mosello, DesignLighting by Marks, Elmsford, N.Y., (914) 345-5100, www.designlightingbymarks.comLandscaping maintenance: Jessica Livingston,Riverside, Conn., (203) 561-0611Page 46–47: Strié wallpaper by Hinson & Com-pany, Long Island City, N.Y., (718) 482-1100,www.hinsonco.com; pillow fabric by China Seasthrough Quadrille, New York City, (212) 753-2995, www.quadrillefabrics.com; sisal area rugthrough Stark Carpet, Norwalk, Conn., (203)899-1771, www.starkcarpet.com; upholsteredfurniture by Edward Ferrell, New York City,(212) 758-5000, www.ef-lm.com; nickel sconcesby Vaughan Lighting, New York City, (212) 319-7070, www.vaughandesigns.com; artwork byMel Bochner, Thomas Nozkowski, Robert Kelly,Bernar Venet and Joan Mitchell, all from theowner’s collection.Page 48: Dining table by Holly Hunt, NewYork City, (212) 755-6555, www.hollyhunt.com;chairs by Country Swedish, New York City,(212) 838-1976, www.countryswedish.com;custom hand-painted light fixtures throughBoxwood Home & Interiors; wicker chargers,bamboo veneer tray, cutlery and framedplates from The Tulip Tree Collection, Wash-ington Depot, Conn., (860) 868-2802, www.tuliptreecollection.com.Page 49: Faux wood painting in library byMelissa Barbieri Studio, Greenwich, Conn.,(203) 622-6975, www.melissabarbieri.com; artwork above fireplace by Jean Dubuffet,from the owner’s collection; desk by RalphLauren Home, Greenwich, Conn., (203) 869-2054, www.ralphlaurenhome.com; fabrics by Clarence House, New York City, (212) 752-2890, www.clarencehouse.com, Cowtan & Tout, New York City, (212) 647-6900,www.cowtan.com, and Ralph Lauren Home;console table in foyer by Niermann Weeks,New York City, (212) 319-7979, www.niermannweeks.com; hand-woven cotton area rug andstair runner by Elizabeth Eakins, South Nor-walk, Conn., (203) 831-9347, www.elizabetheakins.com; nickel lantern by Vaughan Light-ing; artwork in foyer by Alberto Burri, MarcoBreuer and Bernar Venet, from the owner’scollection; Snowy Egret wall color by RalphLauren paints through Ralph Lauren Home.

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PATIENCE MAKES PERFECTPAGES 56–63Interior designer: Kristin Gallipoli, Mason, New Canaan, Conn., (203) 966-6655,www.masonstyle.netUpholsterer: Artistic Upholstery, Norwalk,Conn., (203) 849-8907Pages 56–57: Mercury glass lamps from TheSilk Purse, New Canaan, Conn., (203) 972-0898, www.thesilkpurse.com; sculpturethrough and throw from Mason; zebra-print pillow from Dovecote, Westport, Conn., (203)222-7500, www.dovecote-westport.com; Lucitetable by Charles Hollis Jones through Mason.Pages 58–59: Cabinet by Kaare Klint throughWright Auction, Chicago, Ill., (312) 563-0020,www.wright20.com; mohair chair fabric fromKravet., Bethpage, N.Y., (516) 293-2000,www.kravet.com; gold goblet from Mason; Sciolari chandelier through eBay; German lavavases from Mason. Pages 60–61: Hans Wegner prototype chairsthrough Mason with David Hicks fabricthrough Lee Jofa, Stamford, Conn., (203) 504-2640, www.leejofa.com; leopard-print ottomanfrom Dovecote; pink poufs and embroideredJonathan Adler pillows through Mason; KofodLarsen rocker and Eames chair throughMason; busts of children by David Boyajian,New Fairfield, Conn., (203) 746-6101, www.davidboyajian.com.

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Page 62: Florence Knoll credenza throughMason; Pedro Friedberg hand chair throughMason.Page 63: Light fixture by George Nelsonthrough Design Within Reach, Greenwich,,Conn., (203) 422-2013, and Westport, Conn.,(203) 227-9707, www.dwr.com; Eames bedthrough Mason.

FRENCH CONNECTIONPAGES 66–75Architect: Rudy Ridberg, Ridberg + AssociatesArchitects, Greenwich, Conn., (203) 625-0491,www.ridarch.comInterior designer: Claire Maestroni, Greenwich,Conn., (203) 422-0567, www .mis en scenegreenwich.comCabinetry: Slavek Milewski, SM Carpentry,Stamford, Conn., (203) 979-4256Builder: Ernie Bello, Greenwich, Conn., (203)223-3412Pages 66–67: Antique African masks and vasefrom Michael Lambrecht through Mis en Scene;bamboo coffee table from Interieurs, New YorkCity, (212) 343-0800, www.interieurs.com; LoroPiana cashmere on sofas, New York City, (212)980-7960, www.loropianausa.com; wood andmetal stools from Kenneth Cobonpue throughMis en Scene; bronze mask, decorative woodcircle, pillows and cow hide rug all through Misen Scene.Pages 68–69: Reclaimed oak flooring and wallpanels in office from Didier Cabuy, Belgium,Okwen table lamp from Bleu Nature, France,framed art by Jean-Marc Louis, living roomarmchair, side table, lamps, chest and gildedmirror all through Mis en Scene.Pages 70–71: Roma bronze bench by stairsfrom Objet Insolite, France, through Mis enScene; flocked wall covering from Romo, NewYork City, (212) 319-7666, www.romo.com; Venetian plaster by Heidi Holzer, Heidi HolzerDesign and Decorative Work, Redding, Conn.,(203) 544-9471, www.heidiholzer.com; ironand wood coffee table from Central StationOriginal Interiors, cowhide rug from LimitedEdition, bronze table lamp from L’Artelier, woolpillows and throw from Arcade Avec, photo-graph by Terry O’Neill, reclaimed oak flooringfrom Didier Cabuy, Belgium, all through Mis enScene; patio’s driftwood and lacquered-metalstools from Bleu Nature, France, sofa and um-brella from Royal Botania, Belgium, throughMis en Scene.Pages 72–73: Natural wood dining table fromCentral Station Original Interiors, High Point,N.C., (336) 885-2055, www.centralstationinteriors.com; Lucite dining chairs from Plexi-Craft, Long Island City, N.Y., (800) 247-5394,www.plexi-craft.com; wire and plaster chande-lier from Philippe Valenzano, France, antiquebarn doors from Stef Antiek, Belgium, clay urnfrom Atelier Vierkant, France, all through Misen Scene.

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Pages 74–75: Bathroom floor tile by Porce-lanosa, Ramsey, N.J., (201) 995-1310, www.porcelanosa; shower glass by Mr. Shower Door,Newark, Del., (800) 453-3667, www.mrshowerdoor.com; Corian wall covering by DuPont,www.dupont.com; ceramic shower bricks byLacava, Chicago, Ill., (773) 637-9600, www.lacava.com; window treatment with Castel fabric by Mis en Scene; velvet swivel chair andpatent-leather stool from Marie’s Corner, Bel-gium, through Mis en Scene; upholstered bedand headboard by Mis en Scene; wall-mountedreading lamps and runners from Limited Edi-tion through Mis en Scene.

ETERNALLY GRACEFULPAGES 78–85Architect: John Currie, Currie Associates,Greenwich, Conn., (203) 232-2813Interior designer: Lauren Muse, Muse Interiors,Greenwich, Conn., (203) 344-9444,www.museinteriors.netBuilder: Tim Gilson, Old Greenwich, Conn.,(203) 253-5945Pages 78–79: Lacquer wall treatment byRoman Kujawa, Miro Art, Chappaqua N.Y., (914) 484-8350; carpet by J.D. Staron Galleries,Stamford, Conn., (203) 351-1130, www.jdstaron.com; drapery fabric, coffee table, armchairs,pillows and sconces through Muse Interiors.Pages 80–81: Hallway wall covering fromSonia’s Place, New York City, (212) 355-5211;console designed by Lauren Muse; family roomgrass cloth wall covering from Kravet, NewYork City, (212) 421-6363. www.kravet.com; coffee table Oomph, New Canaan, Conn., (203)216-9848, www.oomph-home-furniture.com;rug from Stark Carpet, Norwalk, Conn., (203)899-1771, www.starkcarpet.com; console, mirror,ottoman sofas, armchairs, pillows all throughMuse Interiors.Pages 82–83: Dining room wallpaper by Zoffany,New York City, (212) 319-7220, www.zoffany.com;dining table from Plantation, San Francisco,Calif., (415) 565-0888, www.plantationdesign.com; kitchen cabinets by Tim Gilson; globe pen-dants from Remains, Greenwich, Conn., (203)629-1000, www.remianslighting.com; backsplashtiles from Ann Sacks, Greenwich, Conn., (203)622-8884, www.annsacks.com; barstools fromDesign Within Reach, Greenwich,, Conn., (203)422-2013, www.dwr.com; trestle table, chairs,oval light fixture, dining chairs, fabrics anddraperies through Muse Interiors.Page 84: Landing carpet from Stark Carpet;vestibule bench designed by Lauren Muse;console from Lillian August, Norwalk, Conn.,(203) 847-1596, www.lillianaugust.com; sconcesfrom Restoration Hardware, Greenwich, Conn.,(203) 552-1040, www.restorationhardware.com;pillows through Muse Interiors.Page 85: Bedding from Linen Press, Old Green-wich, Conn., (203) 637-0200; bench, fabricsand other furniture through Muse Interiors. •

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Amy Aidinis Hirsch 10–11

Apadana Fine Rugs 112

Aqua Pool & Patio Inc. 111

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Boxwood Interiors 103

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Cottage and Bungalow 115

Country Club Homes 25

Darien Design Center 35

Davenport Contracting 22

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Divine Kitchens 116

The Drawing Room 4–5

Earthscapes Inc. 2–3

Ed’s Garage Doors 42

Elizabeth Eakins 88

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Gardiner & Larson Homes 99

Grandberg and Associates 111

The Granite Group 44

Hilton-VanderHorn Architects 65

iH Design Studio 6–7

Jia Moderne 64

Jmac Interiors 87

Jonathan Wagner 43

Katherine Cowdin 27

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Klaff ’s 89

Lynne Scalo Design 13

Mar Silver Design 1

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Marvin Gardens 94

Mason Style, LLC 91

Michael Smith Architects 24

Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams 23

Neil Hauck Architects LLC 117

NuKitchens 76

Parc Monceau 54

Preferred Properties 107

Putnam Kitchens 40

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Ridberg & Associates 95

Rinfret Design Limited 101

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Robert Dean Architects 20

Runtal North America 15

SB Long Interiors 31

Sharon McCormick Design LLC 97

Shelter Interiors 118

Stirling Design Associates 77

SWS Builders LLC 32

TR Design 37

Urbane Construction 29

Vandamm Interiors 93

Vicente-Burin Architects 107

Victoria Lyon Interiors 105

Wadia Associates Inside back cover

Wainscot Solutions 8–9

Woodmeister Master Builders 45

Wright Brothers Builders 17

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Sketch PadDesign ideas in the making

AS A DESIGNER, I DON’T want to completely reinvent the wheel, but give it a different spin. In this instance I took a very simple design element, beadboard, and turned it on a 45-degree angle. It seemed a particularly fittingmaterial to incorporate into a playroom located in the basement of a Shingle-style house. The space was originally

dark and unfriendly. We tried to make it warm and inviting, a destination for the family to play games, whileadding cabinetry for storage. Initially I sketched multiple ways of creating an interesting pattern—patchwork, bull’s-

eye—and finally decided to turn the material on an angle to create chevrons, forming a diamond element in thecenter section. This allowed for a symmetrical configuration when addressing the cabinets to the right and left of

the banquette. The banquette itself provides a focal point, with an interesting interplay between its curved backrestand the pattern above. Painting the textured areas a dark brown only enhances the unexpected approach, and

the dark color contrasts with the brighter hues of the multi-patterned fabric used on the banquette backrest, addingwhimsy and charm. When designing, I always keep in mind the unpredictability of the simplest form.

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