Chippendale chairs, thus adding
another youthful touch. “The
homeowners now use it as an
extended entertaining area,” she
says.
In contrast to the undeniable
grandeur of the great room, the
anteroom feels welcoming and
even cozy. The same is true—
deliberately—of the kitchen
dining and family room area,
where a sand-colored chenille
sofa and upholstered chair pro-
vide comfortable seating. The
homeowners asked the design
team to add pops of red to the
room to warm it further, and
they complied with a selection
of accent pillows and the pat-
terned curtains.
Fittingly, that sense of com-
fort and warmth infuses the
master bedroom and adjacent
sitting room. In both, blue plays
a larger role than sand or white;
it wraps the walls, and it’s
picked up in the soft area rugs
and a pair of upholstered sofas
in the sitting room. The darker
finishes on the bed, night tables
and dresser also add warmth,
and their modest scale keeps
them from overwhelming the
room’s softer elements—for
example, a sand-colored uphol-
stered bench at the foot of the
bed. “Our clients wanted their
master suite to be a calm retreat
in the palette that they’re so
fond of,” says Durocher. Both
rooms, she notes, “are layered,This page and opposite: Unlike the rest
of the house, which blends new and
original elements, the master bathroom
was almost a complete renovation. Bright
Carrara marble tile from Stratta gleams
on the floor and shower wall, in contrast
to softer elements, such as custom-
painted “wallpaper” and relaxed Roman
shades.
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