Sunny Delight | The sunroom fills the first floor of one of the turrets. Hines Bird wallpaper complements the sofa covered in violet Holly Hunt fabric. Pillows are Elitis through Donghia. The custom round ottoman is through Interiors Haberdashery. The chair fabric is Rogers & Goffigon. The Galbraith & Paul shade fabric is through Holland & Sherry.
Master Class | Sculptural metal chairs through Lynn Scalo are covered in a textural wool fabric.
Master Class | The upholstered bed in the master bedroom is from Restoration Hardware and features ample wings, above which are glass-and-steel reading sconces from Holly Hunt, set against a garden-motif wallpaper by Peter Fasano Egerton. Both the lampshade and bolster fabric are by Fortuny.
Garden Party | The hilly garden has low-growing catonia aster interspersed with Japanese maples.
Flawless Finish | The living room was designed with four Baker chairs (and no sofa) positioned around a John Rosselli glass coffee table atop a custom Stark rug. The fireplace wall is wrapped in a rattlesnake-motif Edelman leather. Holly Hunt sconces flank a painting by Joan Albaugh.
Bright Idea | The central staircase is flooded with natural light coming through diamond panes. Stair carpet is through JD Staron.
Round-Table Dining | In the dining room, chairs covered in silk velvet surround a custom Mulholland Solstice dining table. Tyler graphic wallpaper is by John Rosselli. Oval sconces and the iron and crystal chandelier are through Niermann Weeks. Patterned rug is custom through Stark.
Branching Out | Designer Charles Baker fashioned an ingenious wisteria-growing pergola using locust branches he had found washed up on Long Island beaches; he then seamlessly circumscribed cedar decking around the trunks.
Morning Meeting | Place An inviting breakfast nook fills another one of the house’s turrets. The banquette is covered in a fabric by Rose Tarlow. Window shades are through Conrad Imports; light fixture is through Circa Antiques.
Island Life | The kitchen’s two spacious islands—one meant for eating, the other for food preparation—are each lit by different and distinctive lighting sources, including (foreground) vintage copper ship lanterns. Stone floors are through Paris Ceramics.
Suite Spot | It’s a challenge to configure a master bathroom within a turret. “Because of the semicircle, you know already that you can’t position a shower there,” says homeowner Katie Keith, “so we decided to make the tub the room’s focal point.” The softly hued mosaic tile by Ann Sacks seems to glows in the light cast by a Venetian glass chandelier and natural, diffused light. Both natural light and privacy are accommodated with the use of sheer Conrad shades.
Expect the unexpected in a Darien shingle-style house infused with color and a touch of European flair
