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“Brick” Floors,
Soapstone
Countertops
While the couple wanted
brick fl oors, the above-the-
basement kitchen didn’t off er
enough structural support,
so they opted for less weighty
“Chicago” brick-style tiles
(mediterranea-usa.com).
Multiple high-contrast
moments—soapstone counter-
tops against warm white
cabinets (millercabinetry.com),
wooden millwork atop sage
green walls—help the room
feel layered. The old English
concrete slop sink (house
werkssalvage.com) is dyed an
eye-catching oxblood, and
the makeshift “island”—an old
table—comes in handy when
entertaining (and provides
shelter for German shorthaired
pointer Hannah). The range
(us.bertazzoni.com) is inspired
by an 1900s-era stove; the
modern fridge is concealed
in coordinating cabinetry and
“Lugarno” hardware
(restorationhardware.com).
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Mismatched
Furniture,
Candlelight
Rick inherited a set of dining
furniture from his mother.
To help the home feel more
collected and less coordinating,
the couple split up the set,
pairing her eight chairs with a
10-foot-long teak table and
employing the table as a desk
in the study. More of the
couple’s estate sale-sourced
Audubon prints adorn the
walls above an old Chinese
sideboard topped with
concrete head-of-ram shaped
urns and stoneware. Greenery
and fl owers freshen up
a centerpiece of antique
candlesticks and apothecary
bottles. A metal chandelier
with votives for tea candles
provides old-world ambience
for dinner parties. “Everyone
loves the way the room
glows,” says Christopher.Sharkey Grey
Martha Stewart