Vintage French Art Nouveau-style wallpaper covers one complete wall of the master bedroom. Halpern designed the butcher-block bamboo night table made by Tom Colgrove.
Original chestnut floors and beams are in perfect condition.
By removing walls, a unique living space has been created with three working fireplaces at the core. Halpern refused to sell the green leather armchair (found at California’s Rose Bowl Flea Market) to Diane Keaton, who saw it in his California home.
In the porch, the base of a vintage ottoman/table was found at the Elephant’s Trunk Flea Market; its cushion was custom made in orange vinyl.
The oil portrait above the fireplace is of Halpern’s mother.
Original kitchen cabinets were painted Benjamin Moore’s Grape Green, which pops against the white Corian counter. The collage is by Halpern’s longtime friend Connecticut artist Peter Wooster.
A Hive Modern lighting fixture hangs over an Eero Saarinen table and chairs.
his comfortable room sports a vintage Bertoia armchair, pillows in vintage Marimekko fabric and a day-glo print by an unknown artist.
David Hockney poster of a diver, created for the 1972 Munich Olympics, rests against a bathroom wall.
Cabbage roses in a vintage Dorothy Draper wallpaper design through Carleton Varney brighten the second floor landing. The log sculpture is made entirely of masking tape and shopping bag handles.
A patio off the kitchen and dining room offers views of the neighboring land trust property.
Halpern loves to stretch out and read on the Robert Currie–designed sofa.
Halpern enjoys visiting New Milford’s Elephant’s Trunk Flea Market.
