Pretty in Pale | In the living room, a custom-made tufted bench is covered in Barbara Barry’s Rustico linen, the two sofas in Skye Linen from Osborne & Little. Slipper chairs are covered in Kravet’s Ikat Diamond. The Van Thiel and Co. coffee-table top is fashioned from reclaimed parquet. Vintage lamp is from Dovecote. The painting is by New Orleans artist Amanda Stone Talley.
Repurposeful | In the living room’s secondary sitting area, side tables are painted in gray lacquer for a more modern look.
Mod Spot | Adam De Chiara’s Mad Men–inspired office features a custom sofa covered in Donghia’s Luxus Mohair and a Noguchi table from Design Within Reach.
Soak It In | A Dash & Albert rug grounds the master bath, where the walls are covered in a Mimosa pattern from Cole & Son for Lee Jofa. The window cornice has a clever mother-of-pearl button detail. Monogrammed towels from Leontine Linens rest on a Kohler tub. The light (Martha Stewart), stool (Lillian August), and cabinet (Restoration Hardware) are stylish yet cost-effective accents.
Hang It There | The mud room features a Sorenson Lantern from Remains Lighting.
Blog Central | In Sue’s office, the shade fabric inspired the lavender and chartreuse palette. A Lee Industries chair is covered in Petit Zig-Zag from Quadrille’s China Seas collection.
Good Wood | One of Muse’s favorite pieces is a petrified tree trunk table.
Making a Splash | In the new pool house, three Lucite-seated Vapor stools from CB2 cozy up to a custom-made bar; the mirror is Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams, the fixture a George Nelson Ball Pendant from Design Within Reach.
This article appears in the March 2011 issue of Cottages & Gardens.