The new family room features reclaimed chestnut walls and a period-style Dutch door.
In a sitting area, chairs found at a garage sale have been covered in crushed velvet. The peacock painting is by Beth Rundquist.
A painted pine floor in the kitchen provides fresh contrast to the 19th-century Brazilian table and chairs.
A former resident of Brazil, O’Brien has hung works by mid-20th-century Brazilian artists above a pair of Art Deco leather chairs in the library.
A suite of Mies van der Rohe chairs is matched with a 19th-century wicker settee in the sunroom.
An antique quilt and a bull’s-eye rug add panache to a guest room.
An imposing painting of a bull hangs beside a stairwell.
In the new master bathroom, a tub and washbasin from Urban Archaeology complement the meticulously paneled walls and ceiling.
Two portraits by Berkeley-based artist Christian Fagerlund flank a French panorama box atop a 19th-century Brazilian fazenda-style table from Minas Gerais.
A self-portrait by early-20th-century Swiss painter Luigi Taddei hangs above the fireplace in the master bedroom.
Located off the family room, the patio provides a restful retreat.
Neatly clipped boxwood hedges surround four mature apple trees in a small garden abutting the house.
Stunning conifers and boxwoods frame the swimming pool.
Tim O’Brien stands inside the Dutch door that mimics an original one at the main entrance to the house.
