Landscape architect Shavaun Towers of Towers | Golde installed pavers and a fence at the end of the driveway to set off the parking area. A new porch shelters the entry, which was crowned with a second-story addition. Changes in siding and color help break up the home’s mass.
New siding and windows give the much-remodeled house a more cohesive look, as do the covered porches added outside the library and kitchen. The terrace between gained a fireplace when the living room hearth was moved to an exterior wall. Outdoor wall sconces are from the Federalist.
Vines encircle the foundation of an old dairy barn bordering the driveway.
New York interior designer Fawn Galli helped furnish the living room, which features a pair of Allegro sofas from Kravet and Paul McCobb armchairs from Modern Living. The Mies van der Rohe coffee table is from 1stdibs.com, the photographs are by homeowner Torrance York, and the custom benches were designed by architect David Harlan.
The front door opens into a new two-story entry hall, whose graceful balustrade echoes the lines of the Thos. Moser bench.
The master bedroom was turned into a library.
The new library is outfitted with a console table and stools by architect David Harlan and lounge chairs, lamps and a coffee table from Christian Liaigre. The sofa is from Minotti; the photo above the fireplace is by homeowner Torrance York.
The dining room’s silver sponge-painted walls surround a Holly Hunt table, RH chairs covered in Larsen’s Metropolitan, and a Veronique Linear 14 chandelier from Remains Lighting. Mirror is from Cocoon in Greenwich.
A lantern and sconces from O’Lampia illuminate the new staircase, where a Torrance York photograph hangs. Sheets of plywood were affixed to the studs behind the drywall to make it easier to hang art.
Shaker-like simplicity infuses the master closet, home to a pair of Deacon’s Benches from Thos. Moser.
A Pepper Berry Martin chair in the master bedroom is from the Summer House. Torrance York’s Figure/Prout’s Neck, ME hangs above a vintage Paul McCobb chest. An exhibit of York’s work is scheduled to open March 7 at Room in Greenwich.