This view from the rear of the house reveals its fully expanded form. Richard Meier designed the original two-story central portion, which dates from 1968.
The white seating pieces in the living room are from B&B Italia; the ceiling fan is from Hunter Douglas.
The dining room includes a suite of Le Corbusier beechwood chairs from Thonet; the dinnerware is from Restoration Hardware. Homeowner Anita Hoffman’s mother, Bella Vogel, did the painting of the house as it looked in 1968.
A collection of vintage farm tools hangs in the hallway.
A chrome and canvas LC4 lounge chair from Cassina and a side table by Eileen Gray inhabit a windowed corner of the master bedroom.
The Salsa sofa and love seat and the Risom Amoeba coffee table in the family room are from Knoll. The two upholstered chairs are from B&B Italia and the sisal rug is from Merida Meridian. The high-back yellow chair with pink legs and the birdhouse were painted by one of Hoffman’s granddaughters.
The house’s façade in 1968.
The house’s façade today.
This article appears in the August-15 2013 issue of HC&G (Hamptons Cottages & Gardens).