Architect Charles Hilton refreshed the façade of the home with new Tischler und Sohn windows, a slate roof by Evergreen Slate and Kingsland shutters.
Lindsay Burn of Lindsay Burn Landscape Design further enhanced the architecture.
There are mounded boxwoods and by filling a pair of Pennoyer Newman planters flanking the front door with ball Buxus topiaries, snowflake Bacopa and variegated Vinca major.
Trotta’s Custom Stairs & Wood Turnings refurbished the elegant central staircase; the lighting pendant is through Vaughan; and Stephen Gamble Historic Floors and Finishes hand-finished the walnut floors.
Terra-cotta planters at the back of the house are filled with herbs and create a potager feel.
Architect Charles Hilton designed the new breakfast room to take full advantage of the morning sun.
After banishing the mustard walls, the living room has emerged as a favorite reading spot.
Walls in the formal dining room wear Farrow & Ball Oval Room Blue, and designer Tricia Foley likens the French taffeta drapes by Verel de Belval to a ball gown.
In the study, a loveseat wears a Groundworks fabric, and an ottoman touts a Ralph Lauren Home fabric. Custom millwork is by R.F. Case Woodworking.
A mudroom annex offers easy access to the house, garage, backyard and a guest suite above.
In the family room, a sofa in a Colefax and Fowler fabric joins an armchair in a Ralph Lauren Home chambray. RH chairs provide seating at the kitchen island topped with Carrara marble from Fordham Marble; the pendant trio is through Aero Studios.
An archway by Greenfield Mill frames the master bedroom sitting area. “The owners loved their chintz curtains with gathered valances from their London home, so we had them refitted for the master bedroom,” says Tricia Foley.
The conversion of a small study into a master bathroom made way for a double vanity by Byrne Woodworking.
This article appears in the March 2019 issue of CTC&G (Connecticut Cottages & Gardens).