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Foyer
YESTERDAY:The extra-wide center hall
was also used as a summer living room
because of the breezes that fl oated
in from the unobstructed double front
doors and 39-inch back door. “It
was a cross-breeze design and state
of the art at that time—like early
air-conditioning,” says Tony. The
previous owner had painted all of the
plaster white and the wood moldings
an “apricoty beige.” Says Tony,
“I couldn’t decorate around that color.”TODAY: Tony painted the walls and
millwork in historically inspired red,
white, and blue; topped the yellow
heart-pine fl oors with a modern
vinyl fl oor cloth based on an antique
painted fl oor design from the
Williamsburg collection (spicherand
co.com); reupholstered a settee in a
vintage quilt; and assembled a mix
of antiques and accessories, including
a pair of delft lamps from an earlier
Williamsburg collection that he found
while thrifting locally. FOYER^BEFOREPHOTO^COURTESYOF^ THECOLONIALWILLIAMSBURGFOUNDATION.^