On this thin strip of land, architect, designer and landscape designer worked with profound limitations to produce this spacious and restrained family home detailed in Alaskan yellow cedar shingles and a stone veneer base crafted from Native Stone through Connecticut Stone.
The Long View The edge of the pool merges almost seamlessly into Long Island Sound beyond, while limestone paving and plants were introduced by Devore Associates.
Architect McKee Patterson designed this two-and-a-half story house—the pointed top floor is a movie room—to maximize space while operating within local restrictions. The fencing and pool enclosure is through Garon Fencing Co.
Landscape architect Diane Devore designed grass-covered steppes leading to the pool and grill area.
A pendant from Frontgate illuminates the entry foyer; the rug is through Crate & Barrel.
In the kitchen, a Chilewich floor mat demarcates the workspace, which is furnished with Sub-Zero and Miele appliances, plus faucets from Brizo.
Heath Ceramics dinnerware lines the kitchen shelves alongside a Wolf range.
Home Nature wooden bowls adorn the kitchen island. In the dining area, a custom Desiron table is paired with VArden Home chairs and glass pendants. The fireplace is crafted from limestone through Connecticut Stone. The living room is furnished with Thayer Coggin swivel chairs, a custom coffee table from Arden Home and an end table through Sunpan. The Perennials rug is through David Sutherland.
Doors lead to the children’s rooms and a bathroom boasting cement floor tile from Ann Sacks; articulated windows operate as a clerestory, drawing light into the bedrooms.
In one of the children’s rooms, a PBteen bed rests on a rug from Aronson’s Carpet.
Desk chairs from ABC Carpet & Home and a Serena & Lily rug bring calm serenity to the home-office space.
A Moooi Random pendant light illuminates the family room, where hand-embroidered pillows from India adorn an RH sectional. The ottoman is through Room & Board; the rug is from Serena & Lily. An RH lamp tops a Crate & Barrel side table.
Limestone walls, floor and countertop from ABC Stone bring a seamless calm to the master bathroom, which is outfitted with a Room & Board vanity stool and Waterworks accessories.
In the master bedroom, a custom bed from Alexander & Sons Upholstery is detailed with VRobert Allen fabric. Lee Industries chairs covered in a Matthew Williamson for Osborne & Little fabric sit on a braided rug from Aronson’s Floor Covering.
This article appears in the June 2019 issue of CTC&G (Connecticut Cottages & Gardens).