Architect Amanda Martocchio, in consort with Gary Cruz Studio, employed a consistent, calm color palette within this Darien home as a way to better reveal each of the carefully selected furnishings and accessories.
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Interior design, Gary Cruz Studio, Gary Cruz. Structural engineer, Edward Stanley Engineer, LLC. Landscape design, Middeleer Land Design, LLC. Builder, Genovesi & Sons, Inc. Energy consultant, Zero Energy Design. Audio video consultant, Realm. Windows, Loewen Windows and Doors. Retractable screens, Phantom Screens. Appliances, Aitoro. Plumbing fixtures, Klaffs. Custom cabinetry, J.G. Ferro + Co. Wood floors, Westwood Flooring. Countertops and tile, Porcelanosa. Motorized window shades, Lutron. Custom rugs, Gary Cruz Studio, Gary Cruz. Sofa, swivel chair, dining room chairs,
dining room fixture and kitchen table, DDC/Minotti. Bamboo coffee table, Room. Dining room credenza,
Wüd Furniture Design. Dining table, Skram Furniture Co. Kitchen chairs and stools, Design Within Reach. Stairway light fixture, Suite NY.
The house’s minimally furnished entryway, marked by a circular ottoman, serves as a focal point for five rooms that radiate from the space. Notable design elements include an oak and glass staircase positioned against a white paneled wall that is further highlighted by a multi-globed chandelier.
Curvilinear chairs used in the dining room complement the rectilinear space, while a sculptural pendant light casts light onto the tabletop. Throughout the home, materials and furnishings are kept warm and textural.
When a European family moved to Westport, they wanted their American Colonial-style home to reflect the old world they knew while also being decidedly modern in feel. D2 Interieurs undertook an ambitious gut renovation that included a new kitchen, the remaking of a butler’s pantry into an arts-and-crafts area for a young child, the installation of trimless windows and doors, a new home office, and a renovated master bathroom and powder room. Within the great room, a custom D2 sectional rests atop a custom D2 rug, along with a custom-designed coffee table. An original Eames chair symbolizes the prevailing modern vibe that now characterizes the home.
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Construction, Old World Construction, LLC. Interior architecture, D2 Interieurs. Paint, Farrow & Ball. Rug, sectional, and coffee table, D2 Interieurs. Fireplace, Concrete Encounter.
Although interior designer Carol Flanagan, her husband and their (now grown) children had long enjoyed their 1920s farmhouse-style Greenwich home, it was time for a major update. With the children out of the house, Flanagan teamed up with Two Tall Trees to open up every room to the light and the views that characterized the property.
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Architectural design, Two Tall Trees Design. Contractor, Legacy Custom Builders, Inc. Lighting, The Urban Electric Co.
and Vaughan. Wood Floors, New England Custom Floors, LLC. Stone, Dushi Marble & Granite. Tile, Greenwich Tile & Marble. Plumbing fixtures, Klaffs. Sitting Area: Rug, Kooches. Lamps, Circa Lighting. Drinks table, Arteriors. Throw, Brahms Mount. Living Room: Chair fabric, Jasper for Michael Smith through John Rosselli & Associates. Stool fabric, Rogers & Goffigon. Coffee table, Vaughan. Fireplace stone surround, Dushi Marble & Granite. Sconces, Ironware International. Mirror, The Federalist. Fireplace tool, Rue Faubourg St. Honore.
A new entrance area from the driveway includes a mudroom with ample closets and a powder room. The original staircase was fitted with an iron railing that provides a more open feeling between living and dining areas. A simple reorganizing resulted in a home that feels larger and ready for its new chapter.
In this Greenwich home, the designers were charged with a gut renovation of all four floors, a project that also added space to the second floor to enhance the master suite. “This house has a lot of drama!” said our judges, who also praised the dynamic colors chosen.
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Kitchen: Cabinetry, Henry Agudelo Architectural Woodworking. Appliances, Thermador. Hardware, Colonial Bronze through Klaffs. Lighting, West Elm. Countertops: Perimeters, Caesarstone through Marble America. Island, Metalcraft. Stools, DWR. Flowers, NDI. Sink, Klaffs. Faucet, Waterstone through Klaffs. Accessories, Crate & Barrel. Dining: Built-in, Henry Agudelo Architectural Woodworking. Art, JSK Art. Chairs, Camerich. Table, ABC Home. Pendant, DWR. Accessories, Crate & Barrel. Living: Art, JSK Art. Rug, JD Staron. Chairs, DWR. Sofa, Custom through The Tac Room. Sofa Fabric, Romo. X-Benches, Creative Metal and Wood. Bench Fabric, Harlequin. Cocktail tables, Camerich. Built-in Window Seat, Henry Agudelo Architectural Woodworking. Hardware, Lisa Jarvis through Klaffs. Window Seat Cushion, Stan Collman. Window Seat Cushion Fabric, Infinity. Window Treatments, LR Home Décor. Window Treatment Fabric, Romo. Light, David Trubridge through YLighting. Console, T3. Accessories, Crate & Barrel and Home Goods. Flowers, NDI. Pillow fabrics, Jab Anstoetz, Harlequin, Romo and Christopher Farr. Foyer: Rug, Stark. Mirror, Room & Board. Bench, Van Peursem. Bench Fabric, Christopher Farr. Vases, Crate & Barrel. Light, Visual Comfort. Art, JSK Art. Window Treatment, LR Home Décor. Window Treatment Fabric, Romo.
Downstairs, one of the focal points is the kitchen and dining spaces, where “every decision, from the floor stain to the accessories, was meant to keep this house feeling open and fresh,” the designers said.
This handsome, whitewashed-brick Colonial only looks like an antique. It was actually built in 2016, with interesting materials used throughout, including re-purposed oak floors, carved and coffered ceilings and arched windows and doorways.
The master suite is especially lovely, with its window seat overlooking Long Island Sound and a spa-like bath.