A Twiggy floor lamp, a rocker covered in a Gretchen Bellinger plaid and a Giggle crib establish a playful tone in the nursery.
The intentionally casual formal dining room is located in a breezeway that connects the barn addition and the living room to the family room in the original residence. The vintage Stickley table provides ample room for 10 Pierre Abadie chairs. The wall sconces are by Jules Wabbes.
Early 20th-century “Light in the Fog” lamps rest on three-tiered English ochre pine end tables.
One section of the large master suite includes a sitting area where the custom sofa wears a Greylock Stripe fabric from Twill Textiles. The vintage side chairs are Dutch, and the Beauvais Carpets rug is hand-hooked.
The living room’s barrel-vault ceiling creates a canopy for the Mercury daybed covered in Rogers & Goffigon’s Toccata/Wave fabric. A custom sofa also sports a Rogers & Goffigon fabric, and the Hampton plaid rug is through Aronson’s Floor Covering. The vintage wood-frame chairs and settee are Paine arts-and-crafts pieces.
The 22-acre property dates to 1730, and the house was built in 1806.
A custom L-shaped sectional forms the centerpiece of the family room, where Alloy chairs from the Amalgam collection provide additional seating. The coffee table is a vintage riveted factory element on a custom base, the teak column base lamps are Indonesian, and the Lindsey Adelman chandelier adds a modern accent. An abstract painting by Carroll Dunham infuses an unexpected jolt of color.
A custom L-shaped sectional forms the centerpiece of the family room, where Alloy chairs from the Amalgam collection provide additional seating. The coffee table is a vintage riveted factory element on a custom base, the teak column base lamps are Indonesian, and the Lindsey Adelman chandelier adds a modern accent. An abstract painting by Carroll Dunham infuses an unexpected jolt of color.
In the light-filled kitchen, the Les Arcs counterstools are by Charlotte Perriand.
Hans Wegner Papa Bear chairs and a pair of Modernist glass-brick side tables flank the office fireplace. The blonde wood easy chair is by Alvar Aalto, and the Club Tweed Sahara rug is through Beauvais Carpets.
In the master suite, the homeowners’ steamer trunk is a perfect fit at the foot of the bed. The drapery fabric is through Pollack.
In the master bathroom, the center table is Gothic Revival, and the hand-hooked area rug is through Beauvais Carpets. The vintage wall sconces are from Remains Lighting.
This article appears in the October 2013 issue of CTC&G (Connecticut Cottages & Gardens).