In the entry hall, an 1800s sampler hangs above a Windsor chair, next to an array of iron top hats once used to advertise hat shops. The trunk is Pennsylvania Dutch.
Alice Netter’s 1890s home in the Hamptons is filled with antique treasures.
The kitchen wall is adorned with star and clover cooking molds, washboards, and a chestnut warmer, among other culinary and household antiques.
Two chicken-shaped chocolate molds sit on a steel table with a tiled top in the dining room.
The den features a pair of antique barrel-back chairs and a Stark carpet.
In the living room, an untitled work by Alba Somoza hangs above a games table.
A photograph by Olaf Otto Becker is an icy accent to a De Angelis sofa; a weather vane in the shape of an American flag sits on an 18th-century side table, next to an antique book press.
An assortment of vintage birdcages hangs on the wall next to a second sitting area. The rug is by Madeline Weinrib.
The master suite features a collection of antique brass shoes, given to brides as a symbol of fertility during the Victorian era, and an assortment of cranberry-colored glassware.
In the adjacent dressing area, a 1950s chair sits at an 18th-century Italian secretary.
A Bergamo Fabrics toile was used for the walls, draperies, and a bedside table.
A striped fabric from Janus et Cie covers the throw pillows, side table, and chaise longue cushion on the sun porch; the base of the cocktail table is an antique Danish sleigh.
Netter’s cutting garden, one of three such spaces on the property, includes a colorful mix of dahlias and snapdragons; a towering crape myrtle serves as a backdrop.
A striped fabric from Janus et Cie covers the throw pillows and chaise longue cushion on the sun porch.
This article appears in the December 2014 issue of NYC&G (New York Cottages & Gardens).