A green wall lush with climbing Hydrangea, Five Leaf Akebia, Dutchman’s Pipe, Sweet Autumn Clematis and Euonymus covers the exterior of the carriage house.
An antique cobblers bench serves as a shoe rack in the entry.
Stainless steel cabinets, Bisazza’s white glass mosaic and vintage chrome tiles add a reflective quality to the kitchen. Finishing touches include a Summit slim refrigerator and a Miele cooktop.
A sleek Ikea pendant is suspended above an antique table. A Peter Fasano textile covers the seats of Pottery Barn dining chairs.
The original pine floors were painted with stripes to mimic the structure’s ceiling beams.
A Corbusier chaise commands attention in the living room. “You have to make big moves in small spaces or it feels small,” says Holben.
A 1960s coffee table was repurposed for a bathroom vanity. An antique French grape picker’s basket found new life as a sink under a vintage hospital medical mirror.
An insatiable scavenger of goods, Holben found a three-drawer military green file cabinet on a beach and stripped it to use in his office.
