Front Row Seat
The KARP building team salvaged the vintage stone bench that was original to the house, and placed it alongside the paver pathway from the sidewalk under the cooling shade of a stately tree. It’s an inviting resting spot for kids waiting for the school bus, gardeners who need a quick break, and catch-up conversations with neighbors.PAVERS: Unilock
Put-Your-Feet-Up-and-Sit-Awhile Porch
The side wing that was added to the circa-1840 house in the 1960s was rebuilt in its original Greek Revival style, and its new double-hungs have been flanked with historically accurate, operable shutters made from a composite that won’t warp or split. The stepped-back wing helps retain the look of an antique home added onto over time. Concrete pavers cast from historic molds lead to a wraparound porch, which offers a chance to while away a neighborly hour or two with friends and passers-by.ENGINEERED WOOD SIDING: LP SmartSide ASPHALT ROOFING: GAF WINDOWS, FRENCH DOORS: Sierra Pacific Windows SHUTTERS, PORCH FLOORING AND CEILING: Aeratis Porch Products PAVERS: Unilock PAVING JOINT COMPOUND: Joint-It MICROCLOVER SOD: Sodco PORCH STYLING: Iconic Modern Home
Multi-level Gathering Spaces
Moving from front to back, the home’s architecture becomes less traditional and more contemporary as clapboard siding transitions to board-and-batten, and white double-hung windows make way for black-framed casement units. This side of the house offers spaces for enjoying the outdoors on multiple levels, from the sheltered basement billiards patio to the first-floor dining deck and wraparound porch to the upstairs master bedroom balcony.SIDING: LP SmartSide ASPHALT ROOFING: GAF SKYLIGHTS: VELUX PAVERS: Unilock WINDOWS & DOORS: Sierra Pacific Windows SOD: Sodco PORCH FLOORING: Aeratis OUTDOOR KITCHEN: Eldorado Stone POOL TABLE: Blatt Billiards
Room for Two
Three stories up on the south side of the house, a private deck off the master bedroom presents an opportunity to step outside and enjoy the view. French doors open onto the private outdoor seating area, where the two-sided, sealed gas fireplace (the vent box can the seen above the opening) is set off by a manufactured-stone-veneer accent wall. Sleek steel-cable deck railings offer unobstructed views. STYLING, FURNISHINGS & ACCESSORIES: Stickley Audi & Co. FIREPLACE: Town & Country Luxury Fireplaces STONE VENEER: Eldorado Stone STONE VENEER MORTAR: Sakrete PORCH FLOORING: Aeratis RAILING: ViewRail
Deckside Dining
Sliding doors from the family room open onto a raised deck that hosts a full outdoor kitchen and dining table for meals alfresco. Durable, easy-care PVC deck boards are slip-resistant for safety in all kinds of weather. An outdoor kitchen equipped with a grill, undercounter refrigerator, and built-in garbage bins means the cook spends less time running and back and forth from the kitchen and more time enjoying the company of diners. The granite-topped island is clad in durable manufactured stone veneer.STYLING: Iconic Modern Home OUTDOOR KITCHEN: Eldorado Stone STONE VENEER MORTAR: Sakrete UNDERCOUNTER REFRIGERATOR: Clarke: Official Sub-Zero/Wolf/Cove Showroom COUNTERTOP: Dushi Marble & Grantie DECK FLOORING: Aeratis SCONCE: Clarkson Lighting SIDING: LP SmartSide SLIDING DOORS: Sierra Pacific Windows & Doors
Head-Turning Architectural Fire Feature
At one end of the deck, a vertical gas-fire feature with an oversize porcelain-tile surround invites family and friends to come out and relax awhile, even when there’s a nip in the air. Steel-cable deck railings carry the interior’s contemporary look outside, echoing the home’s interior stair railings.VERTICAL FIREPLACE: Town & Country Luxury Fireplaces STYLING: Iconic Modern Home PORCH FLOORING: Aeratis RAILINGS: ViewRail
Outdoor Billiards Room
Below the dining deck, a sheltered patio hosts a hangout area with access to the yard. We furnished it with an indoor-outdoor pool table in a corrosion-resistant finish and Sunbrella outdoor fabric designed to withstand the elements.INDOOR/OUTDOOR POOL TABLE: Blatt Billiards PATIO PAVERS: Unilock FRENCH DOORS: Sierra Pacific Windows
Dining Room Drama
Just inside the front hall, a distinctive, modern dining room signals “dinner guests welcome.” Angling the rug and the ebonized oak table relieves the formality of the room, where the furnishings were inspired by the abstract black-and-white wallpapered accent wall. A pocket door connects the dining room to the working kitchen.STYLING, FURNISHINGS & ACCESSORIES: Stickley Audi & Co. WALL COVERING: Mitchell Black CHANDELIER: Clarkson Lighting POCKET DOOR & FLOORING: Baird Brothers Fine Hardwoods PLACE SETTINGS: Juliska
Entrancing, Airy Entrance
First impressions count. Our formal entry’s herringbone floor points past the front stairs toward the living area. The dramatic open staircase, which rises from the walk-out basement to the third floor, is crowned with a bank of skylights that usher in light.FLOORING, DOORS & TRIM: Baird Brothers Fine Hardwoods SCONCES: Circa Lighting
Functional Design Statement
A cable wine rack in the lounge area just off the open kitchen obviates the need to trudge down to the cellar for bottles and acts as a design statement, room divider, and storage piece all in one. It can be encased in glass with a temperature control system located below in the basement.WINE RACK: Cable Wine Systems CUSTOM CABINET: New England Cabinet Company CABINET LIGHTING: Häfele FLOORING: Baird Brothers Fine Hardwoods STYLING: Iconic Modern Home RUG: Lillian August
Conversation Lounge
Sandwiched between the cable wine system and a built-in bar on the opposite wall, a casual lounge area with four comfy chairs centered around a coffee table allows family and guests to commune with the cook without getting in the way.STYLING: Iconic Modern Home RUG: Lillian August PENDANT LIGHT: Clarkson Lighting BUILT-IN CABINETRY: New England Cabinet Company UNDERCOUNTER BEVERAGE CENTER: Clarke: Official Sub-Zero/Wolf/Cove ShowroomBACKSPLASH ARTWORK: Russ Hardin for christensenHARDIN
Flexible Seating for Family & Friends
A leather-tufted gallery bench acts as a bridge between the lounge area and family room, giving guests the option to join conversations in both. Sliding patio doors put the outdoor kitchen steps from the family room, which is styled for ease and comfort.STYLING: Iconic Modern Home WINDOWS & PATIO DOORS: Sierra Pacific Windows RUGS: Lillian August PENDANT LIGHTS: Clarkson Lighting TV: County TV & Appliance
Free-Flowing Function
A two-sided gas fireplace separates—and connects—the family room with the adjacent game room. The partition wall gets its velvety texture from hand-applied Venetian plaster tinted a warm gray. Glimpsed beyond the game room’s glass Ping-Pong table are pocket doors leading to the home office.STYLING: Iconic Modern Home RUG: Lillian August FIREPLACE: Town & Country Luxury Fireplaces VENETIAN PLASTER: Sandy McDonald PING-PONG TABLE: Impatia by Blatt Billiards PENDANT LIGHT: Clarkson Lighting BRONZE SCULPTURES: Dick Shanley
Glass-Inspired Game Room
A see-through fireplace lets family-room spectators keep up with the action in the adjacent game room. With the net removed, the dramatic glass Ping-Pong table can be used for additional dining.GLASS PING-PONG TABLE: Impatia by Blatt Billiards ART: Dollka Morico (horse) FIREPLACE: Town & Country Luxury Fireplaces VENETIAN PLASTER: Sandy McDonald FLOORING: Baird Brothers Fine Hardwoods
Cozy Beehive Oven Room Retreat
Located at the bottom of the entry hall stairwell, the original 19th-century coal- and wood-burning fireplace would have been used for baking bread and cooking. Repointed, crowned with a beam from the original house, and with a herringbone tile floor before it, it’s now the focal point of a cozy reading nook.STYLING: Iconic Modern Home TILE: Merola Tile BEEHIVE OVEN RESTORATION: KARP Associates Inc.
Inviting Teen Hangout
The third-floor playroom is designed as a teen hangout with a comfortable couch facing an oversize TV, and built-in storage for video and board games.STYLING: Iconic Modern Home WINDOWS: Sierra Pacific Windows ART: Dollka Morico TV: County TV & Appliance RUG: Lillian August
