From the April/May 2023 Issue
Family Style-Pantry area
The pantry area, used to store china and linens, is the most color-saturated space in the house, but it continues the theme of blue tones found in smaller doses elsewhere.
From the April/May 2023 Issue
Family Style-Entry
The foundation of designer and homeowner Barbara Batesko’s design for the home is soothing neutrals. “I wanted this to be a warm coastal place where people want to hang out,” […]
From the February/March 2023 Issue
On the Waterfront-Great room
The great room of this Brant Beach home features floor-to-ceiling windows. “Nearly every direction affords magnificent views of the bay,” homeowner/architect Gary Kliesch says. “The proximity to the bulkhead and […]
From the December 2022/January 2023 Issue
A Sentimental Feeling-Coffee table
A cluster of blue ornaments fills a mango-wood bowl on the family room coffee table.
From the December 2022/January 2023 Issue
A Sentimental Feeling-Family Room Tree
Snowy owl figures and flocked evergreen boughs trim the family room tree. The vintage silver ornaments belonged to homeowner Tori Sikkema’s mother.
From the December 2022/January 2023 Issue
A Sentimental Feeling-holiday décor
The pine-cone cluster on the French door between the family room and the sitting room was the inspiration for the home’s holiday décor. It features a hemp rope and a […]
From the December 2022/January 2023 Issue
A Sentimental Feeling-Tree Ornaments
The sitting room tree is trimmed primarily in white. Textured ornaments, a wooden garland and pine cones, flocked and unflocked, keep the look interesting.
From the December 2022/January 2023 Issue
A Sentimental Feeling-Sitting Room
The trees in the sitting room and the family room can be seen from the front entry, which features subtle holiday elements such as ceramic trees and a wreath-encircled candle.
From the December 2022/January 2023 Issue
A Sentimental Feeling-Sitting Room Tree
Stylized velvet Christmas trees rest on a tray atop an ottoman in the sitting room.