The original structure of Claire Miner’s family home dates back to 1850.
Pine trees from George Brett’s extensive collection still thrive on the property.
In the front hall, the red Albert bench is from the eponymous furniture line designed and sourced by Tucker Robbins, Miner’s older brother.
In the dining room, portraits of Miner’s grandmother and great-grandmother are flanked by Design Solution’s wrought-iron votive sconces. Miner upholstered the dining room walls in Weathervane Hill damask to create “an inviting and charming atmosphere.” The sideboard was crafted from a French garden gate and found at Stamford’s Antique and Artisan Center.
A wedding present to Miner’s grandmother from her parents, the Gorham silver tea set was then passed down to Miner’s parents as a wedding gift.
In the living room, international finds coexist with classic northeastern style.
Miner found the living room chaise in the attic 25 years ago: It was her great-grandmother’s. The lattice coffee table is from Tucker Robbins.
A flower painting by Enid Munroe anchors the living room. Neo-Gothic chairs from Stamford’s Antique and Artisan Center were painted in high gloss black and upholstered in butter linen. Tucker Robbins’ gold porcelain bangle table was made in Peru.
Artisans in Kyrgyzstan made the felt rug in the master bedroom in the age-old tradition of the nomadic Kyrgyz. The headboard, a light screen made from mountain pine and rice paper, is by Tucker Robbins’. The glass lamps are from Simon Pearce.
A Tucker Robbins feather headdress from Cameroon injects color in a girl’s bedroom.