Getting A Round To | It Michael Van Horn and Tom Gilling’s house near Chatham, New York, was built in 1988 and contains many levels. The round living room, previously the house’s garage, is 26 feet in diameter.
Outdoor Oases | On the porch off the dining room, a pair of iron settees found on One Kings Lane has cushions covered in a weather-resistant Perennials fabric.
Outdoor Oases | The graphic, minimal entrance to the house belies the world of discovery within.
Outdoor Oases | A gravel-lined outdoor dining area features a teak, glass, and mesh dining set from Namco in Wappingers Falls, New York.
Stunning Tableaux | In the dramatic living room, 20 electroencephalographs from the 1940s are arranged above a ’50s-era chaise from the shop Neven and Neven Moderne in nearby Hudson, New York. A 1970s painting by Power Boothe hangs above the ample sofa; the hide and wrought-iron ottoman is by Finnigan Van Horn. The hide rug is from ABC Carpet & Home.
Stunning Tableaux | In the dramatic living room, 20 electroencephalographs from the 1940s are arranged above a ’50s-era chaise from the shop Neven and Neven Moderne in nearby Hudson, New York. A 1970s painting by Power Boothe hangs above the ample sofa; the hide and wrought-iron ottoman is by Finnigan Van Horn. The hide rug is from ABC Carpet & Home.
Dinner Theater | In the double-height, light-filled dining room, a set of wood and leather Calligaris chairs surrounds a vintage round conference table. The painting is by Kipton Hinsdale; the prancing bronze horse sculpture sits on a lizard-skin-covered side table by Karl Springer.
Dinner Theater | In the double-height, light-filled dining room, a set of wood and leather Calligaris chairs surrounds a vintage round conference table. The painting is by Kipton Hinsdale; the prancing bronze horse sculpture sits on a lizard-skin-covered side table by Karl Springer.
That ’70s Show | In the “movie room,” Isamu Noguchi lamps on vintage side tables flank a banquette designed by Françoise de la Renta. The original Knoll Bertoia chair and ottoman retain the original fabric; the stainless-steel cocktail table is a vintage 1970s piece. To the left hangs a woodcut by Vija Celmins.
That ’70s Show | On another wall, works by Gilling, Phyllis Palmer, and Brian Campbell hang next to a large graphite and oil stick drawing by Van Horn.
Bedside Story | In the master bedroom, a mahogany-stained oak bed from Stickley, Audi & Co. is set into a niche and covered with a hide throw; a watercolor by Don Bachardy and a painting by Van Horn hang on the wall behind it. The bed has a view of a landing overlooking the dining room.
Bedside Story | At the top of the stairwell, an antique African wood mask sits on a pedestal from Theron Ware in Hudson, New York.
This article appears in the September 2012 issue of NYC&G (New York Cottages & Gardens).