Landscape architect Christopher Kusske developed a design to connect the existing gardens with the new construction. This elegant walk sits on an axis with French doors and features twin hornbeam hedges, liriope and boxwood spheres.
A china cabinet holds a collection of antique creamware, pitchers and tureens, handmade earthenware by Frances Palmer and floral Johnson Brothers dishes.
Countertops are Calacatta marble from Connecticut Stone. Porcelain sink is through Klaff’s.
Paul Tallman cabinetry features polished silver pulls and knobs through Canaan Distributors.
The formal entry was brought around to the side of the house, where visitors experience a dramatic progression through the house toward the gardens.
In the foyer, the console table and mirror are through Amy Perlin Antiques. The Persian rug is through Savoy Rugs.
George Smith sofas are inviting in the family room, which is framed with reclaimed beams. Coffee table is custom from a Chippendale bench through Rose Tarlow.
The front hall boasts a 19th-century French cherry console with a marble top. Details such as fluted moldings and arched doorways embellished with keystones were copied throughout the new part of the house.
In the living room, a George Smith sofa covered in mohair velvet faces Roman Thomas wing chairs and ottomans. Bronze frame Honoré coffee table is through Jerry Pair. Floor lamps are through Nicholas Antiques.
The sunroom has comfortable Newport rush lounge chairs covered in Rogers & Goffigon linen. Formations iron torchiere floor lamps are throught Holly Hunt. Oval Leschi gateleg table in walnut is through Roman Thomas.
A Swedish 19th-century chandelier hangs over a Pickwick mahogany table in the intimately scaled dining room. Chippendale dining chairs are through Rose Tarlow. Drapes are in Chelsea Editions hand-embroidered Belton Vine.
The canopy in a large seafoam check dramatizes the soaring ceilings of the master suite, which offers a view of the gardens and Long Island Sound. Chippendale bench is covered in a Rogers & Goffigon fabric. The polished nickel floor lamp is through Nicholas Antiques.
An Elsie de Wolfe slipper chair covered in Rose Tarlow’s Sweetgrass fabric adds an air of elegance to the master dressing area. Mirrored tray is from Lillian August. Polished nickel wall sconce is through Ann Morris. A Frances Palmer vase holds a bouquet of flowers.