Elizabeth Lear and her late husband, Richard, removed a Victorian-era porch that obscured the original entablature and fanlight on the front door of their circa-1770 home in East Hampton.
The trellised back porch is kitted out with topiaries, antique oars, miniature ship’s hulls and teak dining chairs from Smith & Hawken.
Nearly everything in the living room, save for the period-style mural by Teles & Adams, came with the house when Lear bought it.
Armillary spheres and a bust by artist Anna De Mauro, Lear’s daughter, add unexpected edge to the sitting room’s antique Windsor chairs and tavern table.
A hand-carved antique gilt mirror and lusterware pitchers grace a mantel.
The kitchen door and its hardware, part of an 1850s addition, are original; a collection of Queen Anne ironstone lines the shelves.
A Parisian toile de Jouy appears in both the vintage curtains and the wallpaper in a powder room.
Delft tiles are a whimsical touch in the pantry/bar.
A reproduction Williamsburg bedspread and toile wallpaper enliven the “birthing room,” now a tiny guest room.
Lear painted black diamonds, a colonial-era motif, on the master bedroom floor.
A plaster garden ornament and a stamped 18th-century Revere tea service sit on an antique gateleg table.
Anna De Mauro painted the fish still lifes in the dining room, which complement a collection of vintage porcelain oyster plates. The acorn wallpaper border is from Sanderson.