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Departments12 From the Editor

24 Artistry: Warp Speed Color, light and pattern combine for a shadowy, painterly effect in thedurable and deftly woven rugs created by Monroe weaver Patricia Burling. BY MARIA LAPIANA

30 Outside Interest: A Breath of Fresh Air An outdoor area is a favorite gathering spot wellinto autumn. BY ERIN MARVIN • PHOTOGRAPHY: MICHAEL PARTENIO

36 Made Here: Soft Focus Form marries function with beautiful results in the furnituredesigned by bius, a contemporary design studio. BY MARIA LAPIANA

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eaving is a solitary art.On any given day Patricia Burling spends sevenhours standing at her loom. And it can take

days, weeks, even months for her to coax myriad spools ofyarn to come together as one. It takes focus and concentra-

tion to thread lengths of yarn over and under and over againuntil they are no longer discernable as lengths of yarn butrather a rug, throw or wall hanging. It’s repetitive to say theleast, yet Burling never tires of it.

But she does welcome an opportunity to chat. In fact, theenergetic artisan who runs her business,WillowWeave, out of her Monroe home,loves company. “I did the ArchitecturalDigest Home Design Show in April andI talked to so many people, literally, Italked nonstop for four days,” she says.She discussed art in general and weav-ing in particular; she answered count-less questions and entertained possibili-ties for her work. Her passion paid offbecause she came away from the showwith six orders for custom rugs.

Burling’s newclients will bein good com-pany. Her workhas been com-missioned foruse in corpo-rate offices, pri-vate residences,medical build-ings and hospi-tals (she recent-ly completed aseries of wallhangings for

the Smilow Cancer Center at Yale–New Haven). She has beeninvited to exhibit at juried shows and her work has beenshown/ hung/ displayed in museums and galleries from NewYork City to Carlsbad, California.

Burling’s rugs are singular in construction, color and pat-tern. Known as warp-face weaving, her technique incorpo-rates forty-eight warp yarns perinch; by weaving wool into dense,seemingly impenetrable ridges,she produces extraordinarilydurable reversible rugs.

Function may come first, butform—and a striking use of color blending—is a very closesecond. Bold and geometric, many of Burling’s patterns are evocative of Native American and kilim designs. Her

Color, light and pattern combine for a shadowy, painterly effect in the durable and deftly woven rugs created by Monroe weaver Patricia Burling. BY MARIA LAPIANA

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palettes often come from nature, but sheis an attentive traveler whose visits to for-eign lands have imprinted colors in hermemory that she will use months, evenyears, later.

Rich, subtle variations of color defineBurling’s work. She takes pains to getshades exactly right, asking clients to sendpictures, swatches, threads—anything thatwill help her to understand precisely whatcolors she’ll use in a given piece. She de-scribes the gentle gradation of hues thatdistinguishes her rugs as “pointillism withyarn.” She says that the light-and-shadowquality of her work is “Moresque,” or char-acteristic of Moorish art.

Burling loves to tell the story of howweaving “found” her. Originally fromCromwell, she found herself in an unfamil-iar place, with three small children, whenher husband took a job in North Carolinasome thirty years ago. Aching for some-

thing to occupy hertime, she befriend-ed a woman whohappened to be aweaver. Intrigued,but never having

been trained as an artist, Burling justwatched, until her friend suggested she buya loom and try it herself. So she did.

Never mind that she had to sell her fam-ily room furniture, two of her husband’ssuits (“he looked ugly in them”) and hiscollection of country music records to payfor the small loom on which she madenothing but cranberry-and-rust-colored

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scarves for a time. It was done. And shewas just beginning.

Today, Burling has three looms (includ-ing her very first). The largest will accom-modate a rug six feet wide; seaming allowsher to double, triple, even quadruple that.Thus far, the largest rug she’s made is twen-ty-seven feet long.

Burling finds it hard to sit still. Shecouldn’t sit and work even if she wanted tobecause she’s so petite her arms won’t reachfrom one end of the loom to the other.That doesn’t bother her, though; standingand stretching all day has kept her limberand ache-free.

How many pieces has she made, stand-ing at that loom for hours on end overthirty-two years? “I don’t really know. Peo-ple think I’m crazy, but while I do keep aninventory of every job, I’ve never addedthem all up,” she says. “I want to be sur-prised when I retire!”

That’s not likely to be anytime soon.Burling says she won’t stop working as longas clients want her rugs. • Editor’s Note To see more WillowWeave rugs,visit www.patriciaburling.com

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BURLING DESCRIBES THE GENTLE

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n outdoor design scheme can be inspired by almostanything: the shape of the pool, a swath of yard, aterrace kitchen or space for lounging and entertain-

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sofa that ultimatelydrove the layout.

A sofa mightnot be the firstthing one thinksof when it comesto outdoor design,but it’s an impor-tant considerationin a space meantfor bringing to-gether family andfriends. Theowner had specificideas about thefurniture shewanted and itsarrangement in relation to the house: a sitting area (com-plete with the big, comfy, circular sectional) that would

cozy up to an outdoor kitchen; an outdoor living room directly off the home’s interior living room; a place to dine;and chairs for relaxing in the sun.

Plans also called for a pavilion for entertaining, with an-other living room and kitchen. “Everything was specifically

planned for comfort, entertaining and her family,” says de-signer Jan Hiltz. “We wanted the patio designed in a certainway, but we had to make sure it worked around the sectionaland that there was enough seating. There’s only so much realestate to work with, so how it all fits in is like a puzzle.”

This puzzle came togeth-er perfectly. A black-cush-ioned teak sectional curvesaround a wide, round,knee-high table. A match-ing chaise offers additionalseating within the glow of afireplace. The teak addswarmth to the coolness ofthe stone in the fireplaceand outdoor kitchen. Behind the sofa, a stainless-steel grillstands at the ready for impromptu family meals or plannedfêtes with friends, and a nearby wrought-iron table seatssix. Planted greenery and large pots bursting with colorful

An outdoor area designed for family relaxation as well as pull-out-all-the-stops entertaining is afavorite gathering spot well into autumn. BY ERIN MARVIN • PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL PARTENIO

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Clockwise from above left: A large sectional sofa inviteslounging in the pool house,where two walls retract tomarry indoor and outdoorspaces. A stone fireplace is thefocal point for a sitting area.Twenty-eight ceramic potsbursting with blooms add coloras well as sculptural interest.

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flowers surround the space.Hiltz and the homeowner gave just as

much careful consideration to the secondlarge seating area off the home’s livingroom, but here the choices were drivenby color rather than shape. “Did you evertry to find outdoor furniture that is

black?” Hiltz asks with a laugh.It was no easy feat: outdoor furniture

comes in all sorts of shapes and sizes—and invariably in shades of brown andgreen, with the occasional charcoal. Butthe homeowner had her heart set on not-so-common black. Hiltz went on the hunt,

reaching out to her usual ven-dors to no avail and travelingto New York City to scour theD&D Building. Finally, shefound what she was looking for

at a design show. “One of thevendors there had a product Iliked,” she recalls, “and lo andbehold, it came in black! Theywere really sleek looking, verydifferent.” Hiltz’s client lovedthem immediately.

The open-weave weather-proof chairs and sofa with contrastingtaupe cushions stand on thin metal legs,adding a contemporary aesthetic to theoverall scheme. Rather than outfitting theentire space with the same furniture col-lection, the homeowner asked for aneclectic mix of styles for a European, spa-

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Left: The pool is perfect forswimming laps, with a built-inJacuzzi for relaxing. Facing pageleft to right: A sleek, well-ap-pointed outdoor kitchen over-looks the pool. A bluestone patioacts as a unifying theme for theoutdoor “rooms.”



like feel. Hiltz chosefabrics for durability— a wise choice for afamily with threeyoung children.

In the pavilion,black barstools bellyup to the indoor/outdoor kitchen, a perfect spot for mak-ing afternoon snacksor mixing up eveningcocktails. Doors andwindows open upcompletely to the poolarea, and anotherlarge sectional, thisone a smoky gray, in-vites family andfriends to sit back andrelax. A fuchsia rugcontrasts with the dark charcoal floor,echoing the pink flowers just outside andadding a punch of color—augmented bythe sofa’s arrangement of vibrant throwpillows—to the room.

More brightly patterned pillows on thechaises longues lining one edge of the

pool and yellow ceramic garden stools en-hance the overall color palette. At the cen-ter of the outdoor space, a swimming poolsparkles in the sunlight.

Throughout the pretty space, nods tonature are never far away. Strategicallyplaced planters overflowing with colorful

blooms add visual interest and help delin-eate the “rooms,” which are all linked by abluestone slate patio and surrounded bylush lawn and low stone walls. It’s the per-fect combination of nature and nurture. •Editor’s Note For information about the pro-fessionals involved in this project, see page 140.

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the pictures pinned to an inspiration board on the wall. Finally: “We create soft, functional, sculptural forms.” Thenshe laughs and adds, “No, that’s not quite it.”

The modern furnishingsthat Little makes with herhusband and business partner,Peter Wheeler, are perhapsmore art than furniture—butthey’re exceedingly comfort-able, too. They’ve been called

organic, primordial, whimsical and opulent—and have wonaccolades; bius (pronounced “by us”) furniture is found in

private collections throughout North America and Europe,and in museums, including the Victoria & Albert Museumin London and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.

Behind the scenes, Little and Wheeler couldn’t be moreunassuming. They moved from London to San Francisco in2001, then (finding the design aesthetic there out of sync withtheir own) to Connecticut seven years ago. Working out oftheir home, a small, brown cape in a modest North Havenneighborhood, they fabricate their furniture themselves, step-ping over ottomans on the way to the kitchen for a cup of cof-fee. A well-worn worktable sits in the living room alongside a

wildly imaginativeasymmetrical chair Little made in artschool (there are onlytwo others like it; theyare in museums). Herworkroom and officeare on the second floor.The neighbors are a bitbemused by it all.

On a late summermorning, Little is set-tled into a chunky

porch chair in her leafy backyard, legs to one side, an armdraped over the back (her favorite way to sit). A slight womanwho keeps her graying hair cropped and wears no makeup,she’s dressed in a plaid flannel shirt, jeans and sensible black

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shoes. She’s quick to note an irony that’shard to miss. “I present myself as mascu-line,” she says, “but there is a decidedlyfeminine side to my work. It’s flamboyantand curvaceous.”

Little and Wheeler met some thirtyyears ago in the UK; both shared a love ofart, a fascination with furniture as art, andafter a while, a fascination with each other.Married now for twenty years, the couple’scollaboration was gradual at first. Simpati-co in many ways—they have the same aes-

thetic, work ethic and style of problemsolving—over time they’ve discovered thattheir unique talents dovetail perfectly.

Little is the visionary (although she has-tens to add that her partner is a very goodeditor) and Wheeler is the technical guru.She makes sketches while he perfects me-chanical drawings. She’s the face of thecompany, and he runs the business side.

Little’s design process always beginswith an interview. “There’s a lot I need toknow,” she says. “I measure clients, ask

how they like to sit, whether they put theirfeet up, how high an arm they want. I askwhere the chair will be placed, what elsewill be near it—including windows—andwhether it will beviewed from morethan one angle.”

Depending onthe complexity ofa project, sketches may evolve into scalemodels, then mockups. Little works withmuslin toiles at first, while construction

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98 percentthere, butwe know intuitivelywhen it’s notright,” saysWheeler.“So we stop,step back,think it

over.” Finally, Little “dresses” the piecewith fabric (her favorite is felted wool),folding, fussing and tweaking it to herspecifications.

Little believes that furniture should be“warm and approachable,” and until re-cently, strictly custom. But she’s blazingnew territory. She’s currently developingdesigns for a chair, bench and ottomanthat will be available to order. A few select

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Although they loved the Bay Area, thecouple feels at home in New England. “Thearchitecture and design scene is more mini-mal and straight-edged on the West Coast,more galvanized steel, more bolts,” says Lit-tle. Here, she finds her clients more focusedon indoor spaces, more willing to surroundthemselves with expressive pieces. She saysthey seem to get it.

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THE LOVELY BARTLETT ARBORETUM & GARDENS is even more entrancing now, thanks to “Garden Rooms by Design.” Tal-ented home-design professionals in the Connecticut area worked magic on the Stamford site’s circa-1900 homestead, as well asits patios, terraces and other outdoor spaces, giving it a fresh, pretty new look that celebrates its stunning environment. The de-signer showcase raised money to help keep the popular spot blooming well into the future. A: The library opens to the outdoorson three sides, so designer Victoria Vandamm and Hoffman Landscapes collaborated to blur the boundaries between outside andin. B: Barbara McEntee’s romantic indoor porch makes a tranquil spot for morning breakfast or afternoon tea. C: Peace and har-mony reign in Kathi Gernat’s Asian-inspired meditation room. D: Vandamm and muralist Suzanne Bellehumeur brought a touch ofwhimsy and eclecticism to an upper landing that doubles as a sitting area. E: Victoria Lyon turned a sunlit room into a studio de-signed to inspire creativity; her own muse was the lush, abstract painting. (Continued on page 44)

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Berkshire Wilton Partners, LLC is a custom builder with ex-perience in both traditional and modern residences. Thefirm focuses on the process of construction, rather than de-sign and style. We began the business constructing large es-tates, developing properties that required extensive infra-structure, and creating service buildings and main homes.Our early traditional projects have involved time-honoredmethods of load-bearing masonry and wood timber fram-ing, and have evolved to include unique and specialized proj-ects like sophisticated long-span riding arena structures. Webuilt our first modern house more than ten years ago, andwe understand the structural challenges and technologicalinnovation needed for modern designs. We realize that ini-tial decisions about the work and the building process deter-mine the quality of the house in the end.

Paul Reiss, the firm’s principal member, helped found

BWP in 2001. He earned a master’s degree in architecturefrom Yale and has extensive experience in the field. He nowworks closely with architects, owners and decorators on eachproject, carefully overseeing the details of each building.Reiss and his project managers guide the process throughplanning and construction, helping each client to make deci-sions that will keep quality at the forefront of each project.The firm offers advice and resources, and takes a conserva-tive view of every project to provide lasting value.

Berkshire Wilton Partners has built houses and estates in the Hamptons, Millbrook, Bedford, Litchfield County,Greenwich, Rhode Island, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic. Projects built by BWP have appeared in Architec-tural Digest, The New York Times Design Magazine, Architectural Record, The Wall Street Journal and many regional magazines.

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Construction Management Group is a licensed homebuilder,working primarily in lower Fairfield County to produce bothcommercial projects and fine custom homes. The companywas founded on the principle that the interests and goals of abuilder and its clients should be in sync with one another.The company started out with the simple ideas that thereshould be no incentive to drive up costs for the homeowner,and profit should never be gained by adding costs to thescope of the project. The company upholds this principle byproviding full accounting documentation and explanations ofconstruction costs to each client, including a thorough andaccurate budget that conveys their true cost of execution.

Salvatore Zarrella, founder of the New Canaan–basedhomebuilding firm, wanted to make sure that he created asystem that would give the client the feeling that they hadtotal control over their building process, almost as if they

were building the home themselves. This translates intocomplete transparency, as well as unmatched quality and at-tention to detail. Construction Management Group standsupon its impressive and successful track record of producingend results that exceed clients’ expectations, and are on timeand under budget. It’s not often that this claim can be madeso consistently, and the company is proud of its reputation.

Mr. Zarrella has successfully completed building sciencestudies under the Passive House standard, a system devel-oped in Germany and globally recognized for the most ener-gy-efficient buildings in the world. He is a hands-on-builder,with extensive field experience in cabinet making, stone fab-rication and carpentry, relentlessly looking after every detailon his projects. Quality of construction is paramount forConstruction Management Group, as every home project istreated as if it were the company’s own.

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COUNTRY CLUB HOMES, INC.


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Country Club Homes, Inc. has been building and renovatinghomes throughout Fairfield County since 1955. A family-owned and operated design and build firm, WalterCromwell, Jr. and Carolyn Wheeler, principals of the compa-ny, work directly with both architects and homeowners tobuild houses that meet their very exacting specifications.You’ll have the freedom to choose the smallest details to gainthe biggest goal: your happiness.

Carolyn’s inherent knowledge and eye for detail combinedwith Walter’s design and project management skills bringyou, the owner, a unique male and female perspective onevery project. Let them guide you through what may seemlike an overwhelming process, and make it a rewarding one.

Whether they are building a custom residence or renovat-ing an existing home, they make sure that the workmanshiprepresents the classic craftsmanship they are known for pro-

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The key to their success is their commitment to a new levelof personal service. For them, communication is critical; re-sponsiveness, essential. They take the extra steps to ensurethe utmost in quality, style and customer satisfaction, fromthe moment they break ground to the final finishing touches.

Since 2004, the Home Builders Association of Connecticuthas awarded Country Club Homes, Inc. with 17 HOBIAwards. The “HOBIs” are the most competitive and presti-gious awards in the state for the home building industry.

For more information about Country Club Homes, Inc.and to view pictures of their portfolio, visit their website atwww.countryclubhomesinc.com.

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Country Club Homes, Inc.462 Danbury Rd.

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DAVENPORT CONTRACTING, INC.


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Davenport Contracting, Inc. has been a trusted and relied-upon source for pre-construction estimating, constructionmanagement and fixed-bid pricing for clients in Fairfieldand Westchester County for more than 25 years. The firmoffers a variety of custom services, from schematic planevaluations, to budget creation and clarification, to site visitsand coordination of owner/architect meetings, dependingon each client’s needs.

Whether guiding clients through a new constructionfrom the ground-up, or managing a smaller-scale renova-tion or home improvement projects, partners Richard Kochand Brian MacDonald make it a priority to keep clients in-formed through every step of the decision-making, budget-ing, selection and construction process. Davenport workswith clients early in the planning and design phase to assistin developing project plans and setting realistic budgets.

They maintain a team chemistry that includes not only theirclients but also the architect, interior designer, project man-ager and crew in order to provide clients with exceptionalquality and seamless execution at an agreed-upon price.

In addition to construction management, DavenportContracting also offers property management services, de-signed to keep clients’ homes functioning at and lookingtheir best. Property management offerings include creatingcustom maintenance plans, providing handyman and emer-gency services, and property inspections and monitoring.

The ultimate goal of Davenport Contracting? To establishlong term relationships by ensuring that the construction,renovation and maintenance of their clients’ homes runssmoothly, and within budget. Call Davenport Contracting at(203)324-6308 and make sure your next project is a success.

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Davenport Contracting, Inc.78 Harvard Avenue

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NORDIC CONSTRUCTION


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Nordic Construction Inc. has been building and remodelinghomes in the Westchester and New York metropolitanareas—including Manhattan and parts of Connecticut—forover 25 years. During this time, we have been privileged towork with wonderful clients on many fine projects andhomes. We pride ourselves on our meticulous work, absoluteintegrity and transparency. We engage directly with ourclients and often participate in site and team selection, design development, cost vs. value optimization and all aspects of construction through completion.

In the spirit of classical architecture, Nordic brings togethera respect for fine design, a mastery of time-honored tradi-tional building techniques and a strong emphasis on the sci-ence of building. Our workmen are experts in their respectivefields, are collaborative in spirit and uphold the highest tradestandards. We have been honored to work with a variety ofgifted design professionals and engineers, and we will help

you assemble the best team to meet your specific needs.Nordic fully embraces the use of environmentally respon-

sible materials and practices, both with respect to immediateenergy savings as well as future maintenance requirementsand lifecycle costs. Nordic is up-to-date on all state, local andfederal incentives for high-yield and environmentally friend-ly installations. We build homes that use a fraction of theheating and cooling energy used by homes that are merelybuilt to code, by relying on our extensive list of local, region-al, national, and international suppliers and sources.

Nordic is mindful that the relationship you have with yourhome lasts long after the building process is complete; to us,your satisfaction with homeownership is as important asyour satisfaction with our work. This understanding is at theheart of every calculation and discussion throughout con-struction, and is why our customers can expect the highestquality work at unequaled value.

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Nordic Construction26 Upper Shad Road

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OLSON DEVELOPMENT LLCCustom Home Building and Renovations.


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With unyielding attention to detail and decades of field ex-perience building homes with his own hands, Mark Olsonhas devoted his 28-year building career to creating lastingvalue for his clients. Mark personally oversees all projectsfrom concept to completion.

Olson Development specializes in both new constructionand remodeling, with particular experience in complex architectural designs, waterfront construction, tear downs,and whole house remodeling.

Olson’s portfolio spans a diverse range of architecturalstyles and project sizes. This experience, coupled with detailed planning and communication skills, ensures a successful project, an enjoyable process, and qualitycraftsmanship.

Olson Development’s hands-on business model has ledto long-term relationships and repeat business—manyclients stay with Olson for years after construction findingconvenience and security in OLSON @ HOME, thebuilder’s small projects and homecare division.

OLSON @ HOME provides homeowners with high quality, smaller scope projects, including specialized carpentry and masonry as well as kitchens, baths andhandyman projects.

Olson Development has been featured in both local andnational publications, however, ultimately they judge theirsuccess by the satisfaction of their clients.

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Olson Development LLCCustom Homes & Renovations

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S&W BUILDING AND REMODELING


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In 1983, Scott Evarts and his father, Ward, set out for excel-lence, establishing their company, S&W Building Remodel-ing, Inc., in Fairfield County. Since then, the company hasgained a reputation for quality and precision, combined withhonesty and integrity. With Scott’s master-level craftsmanshipand Ward’s extensive experience, they’ve created an in-housestaff of knowledgeable full-time administrative personnel,and professional framers and trimmers that will completeyour project with efficiency, dedication and perfection.

S&W has the seasoned know-how and skill to execute anyresidential needs. The company prides itself on the ability tocomplete an entire subdivision or just one home in a timelymanner. Their client portfolio consists of everything from astate-of-the-art addition of just several hundred square feet,to floor plans larger than 10,000 square feet.

S&W also provides innovative building solutions.

Whether it’s fabricating second floor additions on site andlifting them by crane into place, or manufacturing custommillwork right out of their shop, it’s attainable at S&W.

Finally, S&W provides clients with the reassurance of a hands-on approach, making a point to work closely witheveryone involved in the project’s completion, from the architect to the homeowner. With over a quarter of a century of exacting performance in construction, they en-sure that your desired concept will become reality—no matter the scope. In celebrating their thirty-year anniver-sary, S&W’s distinction is unmatched. “The first thing theybuild is trust.”

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VAS CONSTRUCTION, INC.


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VAS Construction is a premier builder of fine luxury homesthroughout Fairfield County. Whether it’s a 2,000 sq. ft. addi-tion, or the new construction of an 8,000 sq. ft. residentialhome, the finished project will exude the attention to detail,fine craftsmanship and beauty that are the essence of a VASConstruction original. We truly pride ourselves on our abili-ty to create award-winning masterpieces: VAS has won nu-merous HOBI Awards, the home building industry’s mostprestigious honor presented by the Home Builders Associa-tion of Connecticut.

Our top-notch services consist of: Exteriors and Landscap-ing: We do everything from sweeps, wood shingles andmonochromatic siding and trim, to Arts and Crafts Nantuck-et-style homes. All homes are landscaped by VAS with mature plantings that surround the home as well as extensivestone walls, patios and our signature outdoor stone fireplaces.

Interiors: Regardless of size, our goal is to make sure that

when a client steps inside their house, it feels like home. Weare well known for interior trim detail such as extensivewainscoting in foyers, stairwells, and hallways and luxuriouscoffered ceilings in dining rooms and kitchens.

Renovation: VAS takes a personal approach to every re-modeling contract. Whether large or small, we assure thateach renovation flows seamlessly within the original home.

Kitchens: Because VAS believes that the kitchen is theheart of the home, the VAS team will discuss your personaltastes, your cooking routines, and the atmosphere you wantto create for this most important room.

Bathrooms: VAS believes beauty lives in the indulgences –artful millwork details, and fittings catered to comfort. VASbathrooms are designed with stone and tile handpicked byour expert owners and staff, and we can employ beautifulmosaics from Italy, Spain and Brazil to achieve a unique lookin each bathroom.

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CLASSIC BY DESIGNWith mindful planning, impeccable taste and a flair for the dramatic, an interior designer

creates a show-stopping Greenwich home—her own. TEXT BY MARIA LAPIANA • PHOTOGRAPHY BY

LAURA MOSS • INTERIOR DESIGN: LINDA RUDERMAN • LANDSCAPE DESIGN: JOSE RAMIREZ, RAMIREZ

LANDSCAPING • BUILDER: TODD SMITH, AMERICAN CARPENTRY • PRODUCED BY KARIN LIDBECK BRENT

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Curated with care, the furnishings inLinda Ruderman’s home are evocativeof the designer’s signature traditionalstyle. Period and custom pieces wed-ded with well-chosen antiques lendher rooms an elegant authenticity.



he estate gates part slowly, like curtainson a stage, to reveal a class act: a court-yard and neatly manicured lawn fram-ing a classic New England colonial,complete with porte cochère and dou-ble mahogany doors sheltered by acolumned portico.

The opening scene was thoughtfullydirected by Linda Ruderman, an interiordesigner known for furnishing exquisite

traditional homes on Connecticut’s Gold Coast. She built this,her own home, in keeping with the vernacular style for whichher Greenwich neighborhood is known. “Of course I wouldbuild a backcountry, center-hall colonial,” Ruderman says with a laugh. “It is Round Hill Road, after all.”

The home’s facade reliably foreshadows the drama that un-folds within—beginning with an elegant foyer in the round,with an inlaid compass rose and handcrafted brass sconces. Acoffered ceiling opens to a second-story landing with an orna-mental balustrade, creating an interior “skylight” that bathes thespace in a golden glow. Beyond the foyer, a grand piano sits infront of wide windows that offer a view of lush lawns (and on a clear day, Long Island Sound).

Ruderman hardly skimped on architectural detail, but she saysshe deliberately kept the house “clean, with a simple backgroundthat appeals even to those who may prefer a more transitionalstyle. It doesn’t have heavy dentil moldings or a winding staircase.”

As elegant—even grand—as the house is, its simplicity keepsit from feeling stiff or ostentatious. “I think that even though it’slarge, it doesn’t feel that way,” the designer says.

What her home does have is a polished, pulled-together quali-ty, like a smart outfit assembled by someone who knows how towear clothes. Nothing was left to chance, and a long time wasspent curating the furnishings that fill its rooms; in some in-stances, Ruderman designed spaces around her collections offine antiques and treasured accessories.



Architectural details abound through-out—from an interior “skylight” in thefoyer to coffered ceilings and an an-tique mantel in the living room. Thepalette is intentionally neutral, provid-ing contrast for curvaceous seatingand richly textured accessories.



The more formal spaces house first-rate antiques; the musicroom, for example, is minimally furnished with just a fewknockout pieces: a George III settee, a striking rosewood tablefrom Florian Papp and that stunner of a Steinway piano. Theliving room, whose focal point is an English antique fireplacemantel, features eighteenth-century gilded-frame chairs, aPembroke table from Gary Sergeant Antiques, striking sconcesfrom Remains Lighting and, for good measure, a gorgeous pairof new custom chairs designed by Ruderman, from her LRHome collection.

The generously scaled dining room makes an ideal backdropfor the designer’s circa-1850 English table (set with silver cande-labras) and chairs. A Stark carpet grounds the room. Mirror-image niches showcase two substantial console tables simplyadorned with antique knife boxes. The walls wear wide, faux-painted stripes and sport sconces designed by Ruderman andfabricated in France.

A bright sunroom, yet another elegantly appointed space, hasan informality that appeals to the designer’s casual side. A cheer-ful crewel by Nancy Corzine covers the scallop-back overstuffedsofa. A series of framed African orchids lends interest to the wallbehind the sofa. A Holly Hunt coffee table keeps company with

an iron table Ruderman discovered in a shop on Paris’s LeftBank. This sweet room is Ruderman’s true haven. “It’s so quietand peaceful,” she says. “It’s where I keep my books . . . my artbooks, garden books, reflective books. It’s where I go to think.”

Although decidedly genteel, the home has a family feel, whichis no surprise since Ruderman brought up five boys here. Downthe hall from the formal entry, to the left through pocket doors,the casual family rooms are furnished with kick-back style. Ahalf-wall divides the TV and breakfast rooms; a well-planned,working kitchen stands just beyond.

While aesthetics always inspire her work, the designer says she places a premium on “circulation, flow and functionality.” Her kitchen is a prime example. Not as grand as some Greenwichkitchens, this is a serious cook’s space, with a smart, usable island,commercial range, twin fridges, sinks large enough to work inand—most important—ample seating for family and friends. Itfeels more spacious when it’s open to the breakfast room, ofcourse, but it can be closed off to hide prep work or cleanup.

The flow of these spaces is proof that Ruderman loves to en-tertain. A door from the breakfast room opens onto the veran-da, and a few steps down, to the outdoor kitchen and pizzaoven, which she says she uses “all the time, for everything.” Theveranda overlooks the pool, bocce court and crisp, lovinglytended gardens that meander down to the Sound.

“I’d say that all of my outdoor spaces really reflect who I amas a designer,” says Ruderman. “I love to cook, garden and en-tertain, and those spaces are set up for me to do that, all in agracious way.”

So, how did such an accomplished designer arrive at all theright decisions when it came to planning her own home? It wasn’t

“I love to cook, garden and entertain; my outdoor spaces aredo that in a gracious way.”



aces are set up for me to

The home’s facade is grand, inviting andtraditional. Every exterior feature, espe-cially the outdoor entertaining spaces,was given the same attention to detail asthe interiors. The porch, casually furnishedwith wicker and wrought iron, is one ofRuderman’s favorite spots because, shesays, it reflects who she is as a designer.



The paneled library is classically styled,with both masculine and feminine touches.Facing page, top: The sunroom is Ruder-man’s go-to space for relaxation and reflec-tion. Facing page, bottom: The kitchen isstylish but no-nonsense, perfect for this serious cook who loves to entertain.



easy. Ruderman allows that it can be possible to know too much.“They say you’re your own worst client,” she says with a laugh.“I’m so busy that I didn’t always have the time I needed to workon my home. You would think it was easy—I have so much accessand information. But that made it hard, too, because if I couldn’tfind the right fabric I wanted, I’d say, ‘Well, I’ll just wait for the fallor the spring line to come out.’ To be honest, it’s still evolving.”

On the bright side, she says, “I know what I like. And I didn’thave to convince anyone. When I work with clients, I want tomake sure they understand everything. I go to bed thinking,‘Did I do this or tell them that?’ I’m always thinking.”

In business for thirty years, Ruderman says she’s now seeinga style shift among many of her clients, especially younger cou-ples with children. “They’re telling me they don’t want to live intheir parents’ houses,” she says. “It’s not that they don’t appreci-ate traditional, but they want something with a twist, a contem-porary surprise.”

Now an empty nester, Ruderman says she’s having a stylisticchange of heart herself. In fact, she thinks her next house will bea complete surprise to those who know her. “I’m thinking it willhave cleaner lines and focus on simplicity,” she says. “I imagineit will be . . . more modern.” •Resources For more information about this home, see page 140.

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The living room’s bold console table has asculptural effect. Facing page, top row: Re-flective objects such as vases and metallicdetails, along with a sculpture of Ganesh, atribute to the homeowner’s heritage, givethe home its personal touches. Facing pagebottom: Sheer fabric from Pollack is linedto give the living room drapes their fullness.

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With help from a talented design team, a couple movesfrom sky’s-the-limit flights of fancy to a solid designconcept—and the house they were dreaming of all along. WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY STACY KUNSTEL • PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHNBESSLER • ARCHITECTURE: LANCE ZIMMERMAN, ZIMMERMAN ARCHITECTURE• BUILDER AND INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE: ED ZIMMERMANN, BRADFORDESTATES • INTERIOR DESIGN: CAREY KARLAN, LAST DETAIL INTERIOR DESIGN

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run wild. “Unlike in England, we thoughtwe were free to build any type of house wewanted,” says Bhinesh. “We had all kinds ofcrazy ideas in our heads. We looked at allkinds of fancy, very elaborate designs fromTuscan villas to French châteaux and fromGeorgian and Victorian to contemporary.”

Bhinesh combed the Internet for ideas,studying photographs of properties on real

estate websites. The couple drove aroundFairfield County taking pictures of housesand bought books on construction and design. Bhinesh had just come off fifteenstressful years working for a hedge fund,and now he wanted to pour his energiesinto designing a home for his family.

For all the online searching, it was byword of mouth that the Patels found their

builder, Ed Zimmermann. Ed, whofounded his building and design firm,Bradford Estates, twelve years ago,brought along architect Lance Zimmer-man of Zimmerman Architecture to helpthe couple hone their vision.

By this time, Mina was set on having abrick house, while for Bhinesh it was im-portant that the house appear symmetricaland have an easy flow among the rooms.With Ed and Lance they determined acolonial Georgian would be the perfect fit.

When Bhinesh and Mina Patel moved fromLondon to Darien, they let their imaginations



“Ed, along with Lance, helped us steeraway from the crazy ideas toward moresensible ones that would be in keepingwith the area,” says Bhinesh. This is, afterall, Darien, where the tradition of buildingis exactly that—traditional.

Lance worked with the family on theexterior design and the layout of therooms, helping them incorporate the an-cient Indian doctrine of Vastu Shastra, astudy of architecture that dictates certainalignments of spaces in the layout, such

Builder Ed Zimmermann played withthe shape and size of the crown mold-ings to get just-right proportions inrooms. The Hickory chair sofas wearKravet Couture fabric. Top right: Deco-rative painter Heidi Holzer appliedplaster horizontally to the dining roomwalls. Bottom right: In the foyer, shotsof purple break the neutral palette.



as the placement of the front door, thekitchen and bedrooms. The interior ar-chitecture was left to Ed. “It’s my favoritepart of the house,” he says. “Most of it wedo on site. Sometimes I draw on walls ornail up pieces to show clients exactlywhat I’d like to do.”

It was Ed who suggested the Patels workwith Carey Karlan, of Last Detail InteriorDesign in Darien, on furnishings and fab-rics, and it was Ed’s striking millwork andmolding details that led Karlan to start thedesign process with the walls and floors.

“I felt the architectural details werefabulous, but strong,” says Karlan. “Plainvanilla walls would be lost between thecrown molding and paneling, so my firstimpression was to do something exciting.I wanted to employ a rich, vigorous neu-tral that could stand up to the architec-tural detail.”

Once Karlan and the Patels settled onthe rugs they wanted, the designer broughtin decorative painter Heidi Holzer, whoworked the rug colors into the wall finish-es. The foyer’s painted paneling was giventhe subtlest shimmer with a mica-fleckedstrié, playing off the shiny silk rug that liesjust inside the front door. The walls be-tween the wainscoting and crown moldingin the dining room were finished with her-ringbone plaster in a color reminiscent ofmilk chocolate that complements the geo-metric rug and full draperies.

In the living room, with its fireplaceand facing sofas covered in a heavily tex-tured Kravat Couture fabric, Heidi cov-ered the walls in a buffed stormy gray Venetian plaster that makes the trim lookas prim as a just-pressed shirt. “The coloris so rich it makes the walls look thick,”says Karlan. “In this house it’s certainlynot about faux finish as art. Here, the fin-ishes just blend in and give the house awonderful polished quality.”

As dramatic as the gray is, the livingroom feels serene. An overhead chande-lier and rock-crystal sconces on the fire-place give off sparkle without being frou-frou and echo the glint of the mirroredcoffee table and beaded pillows. A largearchitectural console lends the room itsmodern lines on a wall where art mighthave been lost.

All the downstairs rooms except the



A graceful archway connects thekitchen and family room, allowing thetwo rooms to flow as one. Facing pagetop: A niche lends depth to the familyroom, where the neutral color schemepunctuated with purple continues. Fac-ing page bottom: The home’s Georgianstyle suits the Darien neighborhood.



kitchen have some type of wall covering. Inthe family room, which can be seen fromthe foyer and is open to the kitchen, Karlaninstalled grasscloth backed in shimmerypaper that keeps the earthy colors and in-dustrial-inspired coffee table from lookingtoo colorless. Shots of purple—Mina’s fa-vorite color—appear in the pillows.

An archway connects the family roomand kitchen, where Ed designed the cabi-netry and custom hood. A breakfast areaat one end overlooks the backyard.

Upstairs, the Patels got their own retreatin the form of a master suite just off thesweeping staircase. Here, the nailhead-trimmed headboard is covered in velvetreminiscent of the color on the livingroom walls. “The geometric, masculinerug and headboard contrast with the femi-nine curve of chairs and the delicate night-stand lamps,” says Karlan, who didn’t wantthe space to be too his or too hers. Thebed faces a fireplace, which forms the wallbetween the bedroom and a small sittingroom with a curved sofa, bookshelves anda fluffy lamb’s wool ottoman. The masterbath, done in shades of white, sits at theend of a hallway just past the closets withtheir dressing areas.

Ed jokes that Bhinesh worked as the as-sistant general contractor during the entireprocess, asking tons of questions and get-ting a crash course in construction.

“We are glad that we built the houserather than buy a ready-made one,” saysBhinesh. “We learned a lot about homedesign. This was a very big project, muchbigger than we had anticipated. It was avery steep learning curve. We had to make

a million different decisions and, lookingback on it, there were so many placeswhere we could have messed up. We areglad that everything came together as itdid. The end result is way beyond what we thought we were going to accomplish.”

It was the right team, it turns out, to de-sign a house with the just right style, notonly for a family from London, but forDarien as well. •Resources For more information about thishome, see page 140.

“I wanted rich neutrals that couldstand up to the architectural detail.”



This page and facing page bottom:Hard and soft textures pair up in themaster suite sitting room overlook-ing the backyard, Facing page top:The quiet master suite adds royalpurple to a silver and gray setting.


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t all started with mushrooms. Not the realthing, but a magazine spread about the ediblefungi that caught Michele James’s eye. She hadrecently bought a new house, a classic white-clapboard dwelling overlooking the historicgreen in Washington. Now, as she thoughtabout what she wanted her new place to looklike, she turned to what she calls her imagebook. “I like to start with colors,” she says.

“My image book is inspirational photos—typically naturepictures—that I cut out of magazines.” • First up in herbook: pages of mushrooms in all their muted glory—sil-vers, grays, bronzes, black, and shades of white from pureand snowy to tinged with earthy tones. “I’d never seen any-thing so beautiful,” James says. She decided then and therethat those hues would form the basis for her interior de-sign. • It fell to Karen Quinn to transform that inspirationinto reality. Having worked with James on several previoushomes, the West Cornwall–based designer already had agood feel for what would make her client happy. “This wasour fourth project together,” she says. “We’re reading eachother’s minds, finishing each other’s sentences at thispoint.” • Lovely as the house was, the two women agreed itneeded a decorative overhaul that would increase its inti-macy and downplay its formality. They achieved the formerby adding crown moldings to once-bare walls in some of

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the living spaces, and the latter by incorporating furnish-ings and fabrics with a contemporary feel.

Quinn used a wall color from C2—a hue called Grout—throughout the first floor. “It takes on a very soft, pale grayfeeling, but it has a little kick to it,” she explains. The colorbrings continuity to the rooms, but Quinn kept things fromgetting boring by using it in different ways. In the gardenroom, a tranquil sitting area outfitted in shades of palestgray, lavender and green, the walls received a faux treat-ment, while in the living room and entry the gray color iscomplemented with bright trim that Quinn created byblending Benjamin Moore’s Super White and Linen White.

Quinn imagines the livingroom was a front parlor inthe original 1949-built house,given its snug size. She madeit cozier still by dressing thefireplace with new moldingand installing milled cabinetdoors on part of the open

shelving flanking the fireplace. The brick surround and inte-rior were painted black. “I insist on black fireplaces becauseI don’t like to see the scorch from flames,” James says.

Working with the brown tones in her client’s favorite mush-room photo, Quinn created a seating area that pairs ikat-up-holstered swivel chairs with a plush sofa in hues from pale

The lovely house needed a decorative overhaul toincrease its intimacy anddownplay its formality.



Designer Karen Quinn created an inti-mate sitting area focused on the spa-cious family room’s stone fireplace. Thepalette takes its cue from the honey-toned paneling. Facing page top: Afront parlor makes a cozy space for low-key entertaining. Facing page bottom:The ikat-covered lounge chairs swivel.



Light spills in on a second, smaller sitting area in the family room. Facingpage top: Yet another corner of thefamily room makes the perfect spotfor casual dining. Facing page bottom:The kitchen needed little more thannew light fixtures to freshen it up.



ecru to milk-chocolate. The furniture—including a vintage coffee table with brassfeet, painted legs and a Carrara marbletop—sits on an antique Oushak that madethe move from James’s previous home.

While the living room offers an intimatespot for entertaining on a small scale, thefamily room can take on a crowd. It wouldbe an understatement to call this room,with its high ceilings and sizable footprint,spacious. “It’s huge!” says Quinn.

The designer brought all that spacedown to size by creating multiple seatingarrangements. A curved banquette tucksinto a corner just outside the kitchen, giv-ing James an inviting spot for casual din-ing. The large stone fireplace commands a sitting area with two oversize sofas, whilea window-lined nook makes a perfect spotfor quiet conversation with its more mod-est-size sofa and lounge chair separated bya fun zebra-print rug.

That the whole space came wrapped inpaneling, molding and shelving in a warmhoney color only fueled Quinn and James’sbelief that mushrooms were the right in-spiration for color; curtains, pillows, up-holstery and the custom wool and silk rugin front of the fireplace all continue thetheme in shades of cream and light browns and golds.

The kitchen, which came equipped with a bright-red Agastove, needed little more than freshening up with new light-ing and some refurbishing of the statuary marble counters.

Structurally, the house served James’s needs beautifullywhen it came to the living areas. The master bedroom wasanother story. Here, the two women gutted the space and rebuilt a master suite that gives the homeowner a luxurioushaven with a spa-like feel. The anything-but-ordinary show-er sits behind glass doors. Shower heads drop from the ceil-ing at either end, and a drain runs the length of the floor(which was loweredand tilted during therenovation) to collectthe falling water. Thefloor is a mosaic ofstone and marble inwatery shades of blue,green and gray, and thebuilt-in vanity wears a top of Blue Celeste marble.

In the bedroom Quinn installed what she calls a “serious-ly beautiful bed” of twisted metal and outfitted the room insoft icy-gray-blue, cream and white. “It’s very peaceful, veryfeminine,” she says.

Outside, James says, the house needed little more than apower-washing and new paint on the shutters. She turned

While the living roomoffers an intimate spot forentertaining, the familyroom can take on a crowd.



her attention, instead, to the landscaping. “When I buy ahouse, one of the first things I do is work on landscaping,”she says. With help from Meadowbrook Gardens, a NewMilford company, she got rid of overgrown plantings andadded an herb garden, an English rose garden, perennialbeds, low boxwood hedges and lots of hydrangeas.

James, who owns an executive recruiting firm in NewYork City and London, spends weekends and as muchdowntime as she can in her new home, entertaining friends,family and clients or just relaxing with her cats, Jesse andFrank. Her previous country homes all stood on large swaths

of land in more re-mote areas. Now sheenjoys living on hermore-manageabletwo acres in town. “I love being intown,” she says. “It’sso social. I’m right

next door to the post office and cafe, I can watch the kidswalk to and from school, people wave when they walk by.

“I’ve had eighteen homes in six years in Litchfield Coun-ty,” the self-proclaimed “house-a-holic” continues, “but myreal estate agent tells me this is my ‘forever house.’ I’m prettysure she’s right.” •Resources For more information about this home, see page 140.

“My real estate agent tellsme this is my ‘foreverhouse,’ ” James says. “I’mpretty sure she’s right.”



Shades of cream and white give themaster bedroom a feminine feel. Facingpage top: Meadowbrook Gardensworked with the homeowner to bringbeauty and privacy to the pool area.Facing page bottom: The garden roomadds hints of pale lavender and green tothe gray that unites the first-floor rooms.



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High above the floor of porcelain tile and mahogany, a glam chandelier sports Swarovski crystals with color-changing LEDs. Facing page: A wall of mahogany slats with built-in LEDs is a jaw-dropping addition to the foyer. The marble-topped table is an heirloom.

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An intrepid couple and their simpatico design team give a 1960s contemporary a bold new look that fast-forwards it into the twenty-first century. Text by Megan Fulweiler • Photography by Laura Moss • Architecture and interior design: Laura Kaehler Architects • Builder: Hoffman Contracting • Landscape design: Diane Devore, Devore Associates • Produced by Karin Lidbeck Brent




Their quest? Find the proverbial needle in a haystack. In a neighborhood of gorgeous classic homes, Tony and Anne Greenberg were searching for something different. “We wanted a contemporary house in the land of colonials,” quips Tony.

The couple’s hunt eventually circled back to the first dwelling their real es-tate agent had suggested: a rare 1960s design. Never mind that the structure

warranted serious updating. The Fairfield County location was ideal and the backyard landscaping (pool included) was lovely.

The Greenbergs (Tony is president of Up Ventures, a New York real estate development and investment company; Anne is an entre-preneur and co-founder of the Society of Lacquer, a media compa-ny focused on the nail enthusiast) took possession and, with two little daughters in tow, moved in for the summer to get acquainted with their new address and better understand its issues.

At season’s end, with their thoughts together, the couple called for professional help. A number of skillful architects responded,

but the chemistry with Greenwich-based architect Laura Kaehler was spot on. Over time, the owners, who have a passion for art and a keen interest in design, had accumulated dozens of ideas. Kaehler grasped their vision, says Tony. “She understood we wanted to blow the place up and make it wide open.”

Beyond adding space, the young couple wanted a home that felt fun—a spirited everyday nest as well as a cool venue for entertaining.

Having enlisted their design team, which included Kaehler; project architect Victor Sheptovitsky, who has since moved on to another firm; interior decorator Michael Popowitz also from Laura Kaehler Architects; and New Canaan–based Hoffman Con-tracting, the owners felt safe retreating to the city while construc-tion was under way. The transformation, which entailed gutting 95 percent of the existing house, consumed the better part of two years. Once the dust finally cleared, however, it was evident every minute had been well spent.

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The master suite in the addition includes an upper balcony that looks out over the pool. Facing page, left to right: The new entry’s clerestory windows ensure the foyer is bathed in light. Gabions add an artistic element to the parking area.


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The fireplace wall boasts four Benjamin Moore colors, including attention-getting Electric Orange. A Tord Boontje rug provides a textural counterpoint to the resin floor. Facing page: Phillip Jeffries wallcovering sets off a sitting nook near the fireplace.



4,500 to 6,400 family-friendly square feet, solidly into the twenty-first century.

The parents have a sanctuary with all the desired elements: private sitting room, bedroom, luxe pebble-floored bath, dressing room for Tony and a glamorously girly make-up room for Anne (complete with chandelier and satin-etched mirror).

The children, in addition to their bedrooms, have a cheery playroom with a durable Marmoleum tiled floor. And there are extras: a balcony cantilevered over one end of the living room affords a spot for reading or crazy-busy parents-need-time-out conversation.

Although yesterday’s house also had a contemporary design, the space seemed stubbornly closed off from nature. Adding multiple windows and glass doors to maximize garden views and lengthen-

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ing the deck for greater outdoor access has changed all that. Even the motor court and driveway have been reconfigured. Today’s traffic is directed right to the front door, rather than alongside the garage as in the past. A dry stream bed (in reality, a subtle drainage solution) just beyond the entry, developed in collabora-tion with Fairfield landscape architect Diane Devore, plays on the home’s slightly Asian feel. Visitors cross the stream via a mahog-any footbridge, which turns every arrival into a distinct journey, explains Kaehler. “The bridge makes you feel like you’re going somewhere very special.”

When the front door opens, that becomes “Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore” apparent. The architecture is clean, the materials heady and the finishes beautiful. The Greenbergs’ modern sensibilities shine from one polished corner to the next.

The chic foyer sets the tone. One of the many requests the very involved owners posed was the slick marriage of mahogany slats and LEDs that line the wall here. Kaehler’s eye-catching custom design steps the slats in and out, boosting interest. On the opposite wall, she designed an artful Mondrian-like pattern of clear and frosted glass along with mesh panels to highlight the staircase and provide privacy for the second level.

Forge ahead into the dining room and the ultramodern vocabu-lary continues to unfold. From the ceiling’s recessed core, which is clad in a glass-beaded wallcovering and illuminated with color-changing lighting, swings a Bocci chandelier. Philippe Starck’s Mademoiselle chairs with Lucite legs appear to barely settle upon the gleaming ebony-stained oak floor. A custom-colored Mirtillo buffet by Mytto backs into a niche dressed in a Phillip Jeffries lacquered dark-as-night wallcovering. Reminiscent of a shadow box, the niche spotlights the edgy green piece and colorful Gabriel Ben-Chaim painting, inherited from Tony’s grandmother, above.

The Greenbergs’ art collection was launched during their city days. Finally, with wall space to spare, they could expand. Not influenced by what or who is currently in vogue, the couple buys dynamic pieces they love, primarily by international pop surrealist artists they admire such as KAWS, SupaKitch and Tim Biskup. In-creasingly in-demand Pop Surrealism, which began in the 1970s, utilizes cartoon imagery and culls ideas from popular culture. The atmospheric painting hanging over the double-sided fireplace that

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The gleaming, ultramodern dining room is a visual feast of color and texture. Facing page, top: A hall vignette includes Iris, a painting by Ana Bagayan, a skull depicted by Tim Biskup and ceramics by Jaime Hayon. Facing page, bottom: Dissected figures by KAWS stand at attention in the living room.


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CB2 circular side tables and orange foot-stools nabbed at a flea market lend color to the second- level balcony that over-looks the living room. Facing page, top: The master bed rests on an Ultrasuede upholstered platform. Facing page, bot-tom. Absolute black granite countertops bring drama to the master bath’s vanity.



separates the living room from Tony’s study is by Manga comics–inspired Thai artist Sung.

Really, the entire light-filled house couldn’t be a better art showcase. The living room’s pristine resin floor, in particular, con-veys a gallery-like ambience, even while being the quintessential spills-don’t-matter surface for a family. High-end furnishings in this lofty space include a Tord Boontje rug and a long, curvaceous de Sede leather couch. “When the owners watch the fire, they turn one way; to see the piano, they swivel in the opposite direction. The sofa’s back rests on a track,” decorator Popowitz says with obvious glee.

No doubt he’s delighting in the countless details that make the home as livable as it is memorable. Imagine if every project ended with all parties so equally thrilled. “This was a real team effort,” Tony happily recalls. “We all said yes a lot.” •Resources For more information about this home, see page 140.

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12:30 – 1:15 pm Stanford FurnitureThe American Original: A look at furniture design trends that are meeting the lifestyle needs and desires ofclients today, and the original hallmarks of style, comfort, customization and service that continue to definethe premium-quality furnishings in America’s best interiors. Presented by Randy Short, President of Stanford Furniture

1:30 – 2:15 pm Beacon HillCaptivating and Original Techniques in Textile Design: A revealing presentation on one-of-a-kind techniquesand craftsmanship in textile design, inspired by the new ANKASA: ICONIC collection, an exclusive collectionof distinct patterns and exquisite embroideries and wovens.Presented by Alexis Audette, Robert Allen/Beacon Hill

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Design LifeOut and about in celebration of design and architecture in Connecticut

Even for those of us long past the stage of back-to-schoolshopping, the season still signals a fresh start. That’s certainlyhow it felt at the Greenwich showroom of MITCHELL GOLD+ BOB WILLIAMS, which made a beautiful backdrop for aparty to celebrate the company’s great-looking new line offurniture for fall.

In Stamford, the FERNANDO LUIS ALVAREZ GALLERYlaunched Paco Camus Private Collection, a new space featuring

the work of the hot young Spanish furniture design-er known for his contemporary, yet timeless,

pieces crafted from American walnut. GANIM’S GARDEN CENTER &

FLORIST threw a special LadiesNight, welcoming women to stopand smell the flowers—and enjoy a wine tasting, hors d’oeuvres and

desserts. The Fairfield company hosted a number of vendors offering

soaps and lotions, jewelry, gifts and othergoodies, making for a shopper’s paradise.

Local color (and fragrance) was on display whenthe third-generation family-owned WINSTON FLOWERS cel-ebrated the opening of its seventh New England location, a3,500-square-foot store in Greenwich. The season’s parties re-minded us what fun new beginnings can be, though we admita new piece of furniture for the living room or a bright bou-quet of fresh flowers makes us far happier than those schoolsupplies ever did.

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Trade NotesNew and noteworthy happenings in the Connecticut design business

It’s not enoughto work on otherpeople’s spaces;designers needto freshen up their ownsurroundings

every now and again. ForOlga Adler, that meantmoving her office and studio.The designer is loving thebright, airy new space indowntown Westport that’s now home base for her workdesigning interiors known fortheir European chic and mix ofglobal influences. WESTPORT, (203) 221-2411, WWW .OLGAADLER INTERIORS .COM

Why didn’t someone think of this before? The Itsy BitsyRitzy Shop, a new online boutique, specializes in high-quality custom-made furniture for small spaces. Norwalkresidents Marcia and Dean Harris offer multi-functionalpieces—allfabricated inAmerica and manymade right inConnecticut—designed to fit intotiny spaces. Each oftheir four linesincludes accessories,too, so you canoutfit a room or awhole apartment inone fell swoop. WWW.ITBRSHOP.COM

Tune in to “This Old House” on October 25 and catch a glimpse ofFairfield’s Eleish van Breemsstudio. Designers Rhonda

Eleish and Edie van Breems will beshowing host Kevin O’Connor justhow they transformed their studio’sinterior using the traditionalSwedish design techniques that haveearned the duo their well-deservedreputation as experts onScandinavian style.FAIRFIELD, (860) 354-0700,WWW.EVBANTIQUES.COM

Barbara McEntee offersinterior design throughBAM Interiors andstaging of houses through herbusiness Greenwich ShowcaseDesign. Now she’s added aretail boutique to her menu of services. The space, in amodern, new building, has a main-level showroomfeaturing home accessoriesand furnishings, while thelower level holds a selection of custom-designed pieces and refurbished antiques thedesigner has used in herstaging business. She alsoplans to make her resourceroom, chock full of fabrics,wallpaper and more, availableto area designers. GREENWICH, (203) 354-0278,WWW.BAMINTERIORS.NET

Congratulations to Glen Gate Company. Not only did theWilton landscape design firm win two gold awards at the 2012Association of Professional Landscape Designers conference, but oneproject—a remodeling of the pool area at a Greenwich home—earnedthe company the prestigious Designer of the Year award.WILTON, (203) 762-2000, WWW.GLENGATECOMPANY.COM

Home theaters are taking on a whole new personality, asPhoenix Audio Video’s new showroom proves. Thecompany’s state-of-the-art “smart home” showroom features allthe latest and greatest when it comes to technology, includingPRIMA Cinema, which lets you watch a movie at home the sameday it’s released in theaters. And, because of a partnership withRDYC Interior Design, potential buyers and theirdesigners can get some great ideas on how to create a hometheater that’s as stylish as it is high tech. PHOENIX AUDIO VIDEO, FAIRFIELD, (203) 338-0706, WWW .PHOENIX AUDIO VIDEO .COM;RDYC INTERIOR DESIGN, FAIRFIELD, (203) 274-8659, WWW.RDYCNY.COM

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An intense lifestyle deserves intense relaxation.Award-winning leader in the lifestyle technology

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home theater, home automation, multi-room audio/video systems, lighting control, automated window

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Taking advantage of Westport’s newly minted special exceptionregulations designed to save historic properties from the wreckingball, Huelster Design Studio, LLC, has moved

their offices into a circa 1710farmhouse at 38 Compo RoadNorth—the third oldest house intown. Architect Kevin Huelsterdesigned the property to include acontemporary home that, togetherwith the renovations to the historicstructure, forms a thoughtfulcomposition, preserving a piece ofhistory and employing the latest ingeothermal and solar technology. WESTPORT, (203) 227-5334,WWW.HUELSTERDESIGN.COM

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There’s plenty of news to report from IntegralRenovation Projects. The specialists in Europeankitchen and bath design have a new showroom to display theircustom cabinetry and other beautiful things for these all-important rooms. View the latest trends and products resultingfrom the company’s recent partnership with Modalita, animporter of luxurious Italian furnishings. NEW CANAAN, (203) 807-2591, WWW.INTEGRALRENOVATIONPROJECTS.COM

People contemplating a kitchenredesign have a new place tolook for inspiration.Wheelock Maidique,the kitchen design companyowned by designers/architectsChuck Wheelock and MarkAlex Maidique, recently openeda new studio/showroom in OldGreenwich. The 1,000-square-foot space holds two showroomkitchens that show off the pair’swork, including their custom-fabricated cabinets, givingclients a real-life idea of howtheir own kitchen might lookand function. OLD GREENWICH, (203) 527-0020,WWW.WHEELOCKMAIDIQUE.COM

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DWAYNE CLARKChair No. Forty-Five “When modern detailsand a traditional frame collide, creativity andenergy fill the room. Dramatic leather strapsand antique brass buckles add a softness tothis dining chair, perfect for clients who areurban but haven’t left their suburban roots.”THE NEW TRADITIONALISTS, NEW YORK CITY, (212)226-1868, WWW.THENEWTRADITIONALISTS.COM

MELISSA LINDSAYLandscape Chaise “Your body willmelt into this exquisitely contouredchaise, which gives the appearancethat it’s floating in a room. This piece isa great way to add a modern elementto your living space.” B&B ITALIA, NEWYORK CITY, WWW.BANDBITALIA.COM

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MELISSA LINDSAYShagreen Side Table “The perfect-size drink table, this shagreen andbronze piece could not be morechic. I like that it could provide a sophisticated update to a more tra-ditional decor.” PIMLICO

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DWAYNE CLARKEmpire Side Table “This night table is re-markably useful and simply beautiful, withits ebony finish accented with a strip ofbrushed chrome and a drawer front dressedin Tuscan Sand leather. The finish and leatherdetail can be customized.” DESIRON, NEWYORK CITY, (212) 353-2600, WWW.DESIRON.COM


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DWAYNE CLARKCalvin Klein Prairie CollectionRug “Hide Rugs are the perfectway to add a bold statementto any foyer, bedroom or livingspace, and also lend softnessand texture to wood or anoth-er hard surface.” NOURISON,NEW YORK CITY, (212) 545-1030, WWW .NOURISONRUGS.COM

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Page 72: Dining table from George SubkoffAntiques, www .subkoff antiques .com; diningchairs from Mill House Antiques & Gardens, www .millhouseantiques-ct.comPages 73–75: Club chairs from Linda Ruder-man Interiors, www.lindaruderman.com;drapery fabric from Cowtan & Tout, www.cowtan .com; Pembroke table from G. SergeantAntiques, www.gsergeant.com; gilded framechairs from Galerie Steinitz, www .steinitz .fr,with fabric from Larsen Fabrics, www .larsenfabrics .com; carpet from Stark, www .starkcarpet.com; sconces from Remains Lighting, www .remains .com; cocktail table from JohnBoone, www .john boone inc .com; foyerwallcovering by Zoffany, www .zoffany .com;compass rose fabricated by Mark Giglio Deco-rative Painting, New York City, (212) 431-8926;wall sconces custom designed by Linda Ruder-man Interiors; grandfather clock from RoderickAntiques Clocks, www .roderick antiqueclocks.com.Page 77: Wicker furniture from JANUS et Cie,www.janusetcie.comPage 79: Cocktail table from Holly Hunt;www.hollyhunt.com; sofa from George Smith,www.georgesmith.com, with Nancy Corzinefabric, www.nancycorzine.com; sisal carpetfrom Stark; kitchen stool fabric by Lee Jofa,www.leejofa.com.

GEORGIAN, JUST RIGHTPAGES 82–89Interior designer: Carey Karlan, The Last Detail,Darien, (203) 921-5151, www.careykarlan.comArchitect: Lance Zimmerman, Zimmerman Ar-chitecture, Norwalk, (203) 849-8385, www.zimmerman architecture.comBuilder: Ed Zimmermann, Bradford Estates,Darien, (203) 662-1030Pages 82–84: Venetian plaster walls by HeidiHolzer Design and Decorative Work, www .heidiholzer .com; modern console, lamps, vases, pho-tographic art from Wakefield Design Center,www.wakefielddesigncenter.com; sofas by Hick-ory Chair, www.hickorychair.com, with Kravetfabric, www.kravet.com; coffee table by EdwardFerrell + Lewis Mittman, www.ef-lm .com; chairsfrom Lee Furniture with Lee fabric, www .leeindustries .com; sconces by Vaughan Designs,www.vaughandesigns.com; chandelier by VisualComfort, www.visualcomfort.com; carpet fromJ.D. Staron, www.jdstaron.com; drapery fabricfrom Pollack Fabrics, www .pollack associates.com, with installation by Best Dressed Homes, www .best dressed homes.net; drapery hardwarethroughout by Jab, www .jab .de; drapery work-room Traditional Draperies, Bridgeport, (203)365-0634; fabric on square pillows on sofa bySchumacher, www .f schumacher .com; end tablesfrom Wakefield Design Center.Page 85: Dining room Venetian plaster walls byHeidi Holzer; chandelier and sconces fromNiermann Weeks, www.niermannweeks.com;table by Councill, www.councill.com; sideboardand mirror from Hickory Chair; carpets fromJ.D. Staron Galleries; drapery fabric by WilliamYeoward Fabric through Designers Guild, www.designers guild.com; strié foyer walls by Heidi


OUTSIDE INTEREST: A BREATH OF FRESH AIRPAGES 30, 32–33Interior designer: Jan Hiltz, Jan Hiltz Interiors,Westport, (203) 331-5578, www .jan hiltz interiorsllc.comArchitect and contractor: Raymond DesignBuilders, Fairfield, (203) 256-1246, www.raymond designbuilders.comPool house kitchen designer: Rami Afifi Home,New York, Connecticut, San Francisco, Chica-go, (415) 689-6836, www.ramiafifi.comLandscape architect for patios, fireplace andgrill area: John DeFeo, Model Properties,Ridgefield, (914) 589-0446, www .modelproperties .netPool installation, masonry, lighting: R.I. Pools,Norwalk, (203) 838-0798, www.ripoolsinc.comFlower bed design and planting: Foster’s, East-on, (203) 374-1959, www.fosters-inc.comPot planting: Flowers by Michele, Westport,(203) 981-0763

ROOMS WE LOVEPAGES 42, 44Page 42: Interior designers: A: Victoria Van-damm, Vandamm Interiors, Stamford, (203)622-9070, www.vandamminteriors.com, andHoffman Landscapes, Wilton, (203) 834-9656,www.hoffmanlandscapes.com; B: BarbaraMcEntee, BAM Interiors and Greenwich Show-case Design, Greenwich, (203) 354-0278, www.bam interiors.net; C: Kathi Gernat, Kathi GernatInterior Design, Greenwich, (203) 258-2838,www.kathigernatinteriordesign.com; D: VictoriaVandamm and Suzanne Bellehumeur, Mural In-teriors, Stamford, (203) 219-8988, www .muralinteriors .com; E: Victoria Lyon, Victoria Lyon In-teriors, Greenwich, (203) 540-5350,www.victorialyoninteriors.com.Page 44: F: Liza Cousins, New York City, (845)239-2585, and Barbara Boland, Darien, (516)710-4061; G: Steve Watson, Steve Watson Inte-rior Design, Stamford, (203) 674-8595, www.swi design.com; H: Isabelle Favette and TomWolff, Favette and Wolff, Brewster, N.Y., (914)552-1238, www.favetteandwolff.com, (914) 299-5020, www.twwolff.com; I: Amabel Chan, Mar-vin Gardens, Wilton, (203) 544-2020, www.marvin gardensusa.com; J: Soudi Amini, SoudiAmini Design, Stamford, (203) 406-0290, www .soudi aminidesign.com.

CLASSIC BY DESIGNPAGES 72–79Interior designer: Linda Ruderman, Linda Rud-erman Interiors, Greenwich, (203) 552-9700,www.lindaruderman.comBuilder: Todd Smith, American Carpentry,Stamford, (203) 329-3836Millwork and cabinetry: American CarpentryLandscape designer: Jose Ramirez, RamirezLandscaping, Port Chester, N.Y., (914) 937-0768, www.joseramirezlandscaping.comSwimming pool builder/installer: SignaturePools, Norwalk, (203) 866-7665, www.signature pools inc.com

ResourcesA guide to the products and professionals in this issue’s featured homes

Holzer; chest by Modern History, www .modernhistory home.com; chairs by Jessica Charleswith Osborne & Little fabric, www .jessicacharles.com; lamp and art from Wakefield De-sign Center.Page 86: Sofa, ottoman and chair from HickoryChair; lamps, art, coffee table, side tables, mir-ror, pillows, accessories from Wakefield DesignCenter; console table from Julian Chichester,www.julianchichester.com; grass cloth wallpa-per from York, www.yorkwall.com.Pages 88–89: Bed fabricated by TraditionalDraperies with Pindler & Pindler fabric www.pindler .com; drapery fabric by Schumacher;chairs and bedside tables from Hickory Chair;bench, lamp tables, lamps, art and pillows fromWakefield Design Center; curved sofa fromWeiman Preview, www.weiman-preview.com.

HOME AT LAST PAGES 92–99Interior designer: Karen Quinn, Karen QuinnDesign, West Cornwall, (732) 616-5867Carpentry and cabinetry: Stephen Mader Car-pentry, New Milford, (860) 354-1045Landscape designer: Meadowbrook Gardens,New Milford, (860) 350-4200, www.meadowbrook gardens.netDrapery fabricator: New Upholstery Shop, Scit-uate, Mass., (781) 545-0589Page 93: Table hand painted by Clem MartinPainting, New Milford, (203) 417-2677; vintageottoman from Privet House, www .privet house.com; C2 wallcolor in grout, www.c2paint.com,with trim in linen and super white from Ben-jamin Moore, www.benjaminmoore.com.Page 94: Vintage coffee table from BG Gal-leries, www.beyondgorgeosity.com; swivelchairs from Cisco Brothers, www .cisco brothers.com, with Schumacher fabric, www.fschumacher .com; candlesticks from DuaneModern, www.duanemodern.com; roman shadefabric from Travers, www.zimmer-rohde.com.Page 95: Custom sofas in Dedar linen, www.dedar .com; rug from Colony Rug Company,www.colonyrug.com; pillow fabrics fromHarlequin, www .harlequin .uk .com, andGroundworks at Lee Jofa, www .lee jofa.com;tiger footstool from Privet House.Page 96: Coffee table and bronze lamps fromJ. Seitz & Co., www.jseitz.com; curtain andshade fabrics from Lee Jofa.Page 97: Custom banquette fabric from Cow-tan & Tout, www.cowtan.com; kitchen romanshade fabric from Galbraith & Paul, http://galbraith and paul.com; cushion fabric fromManuel Canovas, www .manuel canovas .com.Page 98: Garden room sofa and ottomans inDedar linen with trim from Samuel & Sons,www.samuelandsons.com, fabricated by NewUpholstery Shop; planters and lamps from Priv-et House; demilune tables from J. Seitz; vintagemirror from Hampton Galleries, www .hamptongalleries.com; rugs from Colony Rug Company;decorative painting by Clem Martin Painting.Page 99: Canopy bed from Oly, www .oly studio.com; shagreen bedside table from Ironies, www .ironies.com; lamps from Nancy Corzine,www.nancycorzine.com; antique chair from Vol

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1. Antiques, www.vol1antiques.com, in KravetCouture silk, www.kravet.com; carpet from J.D.Staron, www.jdstaron.com; grasscloth fromPhillip Jeffries, https://phillipjeffries.com.

A BRAVE NEW WORLDPAGES 102–111Architects: Laura Kaehler and Victor Shepto-vistsky, Laura Kaehler Architects, Greenwich,(203) 629-4646, www.kaehlerarchitects.comInterior design: Laura Kaehler and MichaelPopowitz, Laura Kaehler ArchitectsBuilder: Hoffman Contracting, New Canaan,(203) 966-8000, www .hoffman contractingct.comLandscape architect: Diane Devore, Devore Associates, Fairfield, (203) 256-8950, www.devore assoc.comPages 102–103: Mahogany and glass door, mahogany and LED custom lighting designand “Mondrian” wall designed by Laura KaehlerArchitects, www.kaehlerarchitects.com; floortile, Ferroker by Ston-Ker, from Porcelanosa, www .porcelanosa.com; chandelier from theGeometric Collection by Schonbek, www.schonbek .com.Page 105: Gray and white patio furniture fromBrown Jordan, www.brownjordan.com; outdoorpillows from Heidi White, My True Blue, Edgar-town, Mass., (508) 627-6066.Pages 106–108: Sofa from de Sede, www.desede .com; fireplace wall colors by BenjaminMoore, www.benjaminmoore.com; motorizedsolar shades and nook upholstery by PauloZangiacomi, Ztek Designs, http ://ztekonline.com; seat cushion by Place through Pollack,www.pollackassociates.com; Glamgrass wall-paper by Phillip Jeffries, through Holly Hunt, www .holly hunt.com; pendants by TechLighting, www .techlighting.com, with bronzeleaf wrappings by Tord Boontje for Habitat, www .habitat .co.uk; flower rug by Tord Boontje, www .tord boontje .com; Osorom bench byKonstantin Grcic, www .konstantin- grcic .com;L’eau chair from Calligaris, www .calligaris .com;resin floor by Walt Honer, Fusion Floors, www.fusion floors .com .Page 109: Mademoiselle chairs by Philipe Star-ck, www.starck.com; Mirtillo buffet by Mytto, www .my tto.eu; lighting by Bocci, www.bocci.ca;window treatment fabric, Brera, by Bergamo, www .bergam ofabrics.com, with installation andfabrication by Ztek Designs; ceiling cove wall-covering, Murano Chalcedony, by Innovations,www.innovationsusa.com.Page 110: Matching chairs from Ikea, www .Ikea.com; green Jeanie chair by Mitchell Gold +Bob Williams, www.mgbwhome.com. Page 111: Window treatment fabric by ChristianFischbacher, www.fischbacher.com; headboardand bed shelf in Ultrasuede by Kravet, www.kravet .com, with fabrication, installation and up-holstery Ztek Designs; custom Tibetan wool/silkrug designed by Laura Kaehler, with AlixPerrachon of Alix Unlimited, www .alix unlimited.com; motorized solar shades by Ztech Designs;master bath floor pebbles and Nero MosaicZoom Linealty shower tile through GreenwichTile & Marble, Greenwich, (203) 869-1709. •

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Albano Appliances 132

Amy Aidinis Hirsch 2–3

The Antique and Artisan Center 18

Aqua Pool & Patio, Inc. 143

ASID CT 123

Austin Ganim Landscape Design, LLC 127

Back Bay Shutter Co. Inc. 39

Bartels-Pagliaro 120

Berkshire Wilton Partners 54–55

Breakwater Renovation & Design, LLC 143

Brooks and Falotico Associates, Inc. 17

Casatelli Marble and Tile Imports 135

Catherine Cleare Interiors, LLC 80

Clarke Distributors 90

Coldwell Banker Previews International 116

Connecticut Stone Supplies 35

Connie Giuliani, Inc. 32

Construction Management Group 56–57

Country Club Homes 58–59

Daniel Conlon Architects 20

Davenport Contracting 60–61

DEANE-Rooms Everlasting inside back cover

Design Source CT 37

The Drawing Room 4–5

Dujardin Design Associates, Inc. 125

Erskine Middeleer Associates 26

Finished in Fabric, LLC 141

Fordham Marble 47

Front Row Kitchens 137

Gault Stone and Energy 31

The Granite Group 121

Heidi Holzer Design and Decorative Work 50

Hilton-VanderHorn Architects 41

Home Builders & Remodelers Association ofCT (HOBI awards) 133

Homefront Farmers 14–15

Huelster Design Studio, LLC 139

iH Design Studio 6-7

InnerSpace Electronics 113, 119

Integral Renovation Projects 129

J. Namnoun Oriental Rug Gallery inside frontcover

Jan Hiltz Interiors 129

Jeff Soderbergh Custom Made SustainableFurnishings 125

JMac Interiors 22

Judd Brown Designs 137

Katherine Cowdin 19

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Lillian August 45

Linda Ruderman Interiors 27

The Linen Shop 131

Marianne Donahue Interiors 10–11

Marvin Gardens 34

Michael Smith Architects 49

Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams 29

Morgan Harrison Home 52

Nordic Construction 62–63

NuKitchens 43, 113

Olson Development 64–65

Paramount Stone 70

Phoenix Audio Video 81

RDYC Interior Design + ArchitecturalDevelopment 33

Rinfret Design Limited 13

The Robert Allen Group 113

Robert Cardello Architects 25

Robert Dean Architects 91

Runtal North America 51

S&W Building and Remodeling 66–67

Sharon McCormick Design LLC 28

Shell Décor 21

Shelter Interiors 135

Sheridan Interiors 71

Shope Reno Wharton 1

Stanford Furniture 113

Steven Mueller Architects 133

Sudbury Design Group 8–9

Taste Design, Inc. 132

Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers 23

Total Care 100

Upstate Door 127

VAS Construction 68–69

Victoria Lyon Interiors 131

Wakefield Design Center 40, 112–113

Warren Chair Works 141

William Kleinmann Architect 38

William Raveis Real Estate 101

Winston Flowers 115

Zerodraft Connecticut 117

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