Decorator Hernán Arriaga stands in the entryway of his friend and client Rita Schrager’s guesthouse with his Maltese, Lilo. Schrager bought the red leather horse saddle at a yard sale for $30.
The armchair and leather captain’s chair in the living room are from Ralph Lauren Home; the sofa and love seat are from Andrianna Shamaris.
A vintage armchair from Georgica Creek Antiques is covered in a striped fabric from Ralph Lauren Home.
In the dining area, a rustic table and chairs, also from Georgica Creek Antiques, sits below an antler chandelier from English Country Antiques.
In the master bedroom, the side tables and lamps are from Homenature; the floral pillows and bed linens are from Ralph Lauren Home.
The pair of antique beds in a guest room are from the Azul Mar showroom in the Dominican Republic; the diamond-pattern rug is from Merida Meridian.
The second guest bedroom. The pillows and linens are all from Ralph Lauren Home.
In a second guest room, a portrait of a woman by Cuban-American artist Alberto de la Portilla rests on a vintage dresser from Bloom.
Arriaga and Rita Schrager play with Lilo on the sisal-lined stairway.
The guesthouse is one of several outbuildings on Schrager’s property, Casa Cuba.
This article appears in the August-1 2013 issue of HC&G (Hamptons Cottages & Gardens).