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STATELY STYLE

Designer Robert Passal applies a deft, modern touch to a slightly faded beauty in Brookville.

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TRAD TRIUMPH

A four-bedroom pad on Central Park West is equal parts fineboned, flexible, and family-friendly.

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THE LANDING

The design team Heiberg Cummings finds safe harbor on a sweet little swath of Shelter Island.

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CAUMSETT DESIGNER SHOWHOUSE

Nearly 20 design firms take on the Summer Cottage in the Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve.

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MADE IN ULSTER COUNTY

A Hudson Valley woodworker stays true to the forest.

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noveMber, and we are just launcHing our annual New York Design Guide, which usually comes out during New York Design Week in May. Needless to say, we were all under lockdown then, and it seemed that the entire New York metro area was in the doldrums.

How different things are now! The unprecedented movement of homeowners and renters both within the city and to the Hamptons, Westchester, Long Island, Connecticut, and the Hudson Valley has increased the need for all of our company’s design guides. Design professionals are in higher demand than ever before, and our new neighbors need to know who they are. The New York Design Guide 2020/2021 makes the introductions, while providing advice on getting your new house together and highlighting our region’s dazzling array of top shops and showrooms.

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For decorator Paige Pierce, the combination of growing up in Los Angeles and later working in Manhattan gave her an intimate understanding of how people live on both coasts. “Clients in New York are interested in formal spaces with lots of layers, whereas clients in California gravitate toward a more pared-down feel,” says Pierce, who brought the best of each together for a young family’s co-op on Central Park West (“Trad Triumph,” page 58). “I appreciate the different aesthetics and try to merge a little bit of everything into my work.”

This issue’s feature on the Caumsett Designer Showhouse (page 76) marks public relations and marketing guru Tony Manning’s 53rd time at the dance.

“It’s always fascinating to see how decorators approach rooms differently,” says Manning, who has organized showhouses from the Hamptons to Napa Valley for nearly 20 years. But what makes this one particularly interesting, he notes, is how “a bunch of 21st-century designers took over a 20th-century structure and interpreted it for today. It was an interesting challenge.” —Kelly Velocci

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WORD UP!

Perhaps never before in modern history has expressing yourself been more important. The home furnishings industry is certainly following the charge, from bons mots to buzzwords to sentiments filled with deeper meaning.

So pull up a stool—such as this limited-edition art piece by Barbara Kruger—and make yourself heard. $2,000, by appointment only at Artware Editions, 14 Horatio St., Ste. 12G, NYC, 212-463-7490, artwareeditions.com.

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So little time, so much to do, so in trouble if you don’t keep in touch. This 10" x 14" linen-andfelt accent pillow by Alexandra Ferguson is a handy reminder. $70, at Zitomer, 969 Madison Ave., NYC, 212-737-5560, zitomer.com.

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Scottish visual artist David Shrigley’s satirical mug allows coffee drinkers to start each day on a different note, depending on which side they sip from. $24, at the Brooklyn Museum Shop, 200 Eastern Pkwy., Brooklyn, 718-638-5000, shop.brooklynmuseum.org.

Museum of American Art, 99 Gansevoort St., NYC, 212-5703600, shop.whitney.org.

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Put your money where your mouth is with Lingua Franca’s customizable cashmere sweaters, hand-embroidered by local New York women and available in a range of sizes in smoke, dark cobalt, or seafoam (shown). $380, 382 Bleecker St., NYC, 917-261-7978, and 801 Madison Ave., NYC, 646-4100442, linguafranca.nyc.

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Amsterdam-based artist Ruan Hoffmann’s hand-painted ceramics, exclusive to the SoHo shop Roman and Williams Guild, dish up sharp commentary and food for thought. “Up in Flames” plate, $1,800, 53 Howard St., NYC, 212-852-9099, rwguild.com.

4 INVICTUS

Hang in there by hanging up a banner bearing the inspiring words of the late Nelson Mandela. $50, at the Whitney

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Laying heavy on the ice cream or having too much holiday fun? This Intervention-ware dish from Fishs Eddy will help you rein it all in. $12.95 (4 1/4" wide), 889 Broadway, NYC, 212-420-9020, fishseddy.com.

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New Orleans–based artist Alexa Pulitzer’s gutsy calling cards let you drop the F bomb in the most elegant way. $10 for a pack of 10, at The Ink Pad, 233 W. 19th St., NYC, 212-4639876, shoptheinkpad.com.

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Take off the chill this winter with a pair of handembroidered cashmere gloves from Saved NY. One size fits most. $325, 72 Irving Pl., NYC, 917-836-9419, saved-ny. com.

8 COCKTAIL FODDER

Keep guests in line and conversation lively with these wryly amusing paper cocktail napkins from the Monogram Shop. $18 for a pack of 50, 19 Newtown Ln., East Hampton, 631-329-3379, themonogramshops.com.

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Put your own stamp on this new canvas market tote with leather shoulder handles from Hill House Home, available in mint green (shown) and light blue. From $75 (14" h. x 16 1/2" w. x 7" d.), 917-261-7677, hillhousehome.com.

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Artist Tracey Emin’s handwritten neon artworks inspired this bright-yellow steel coatrack, an ideal addition for an entryway or mudroom.

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Privet Equity Good hedges make good neighbors Towering Achievement An allée of flowering, limbedup privet crowns a hedge flanking a walkway in a garden design

by Hollander Design Landscape Architects. See Resources.

HC&G/NYC&G: Why is privet such a popular hedging plant in the Northeast?

EDMUND HOLLANDER, founder/owner, Hollander Design Landscape Architects:

It grows well in sandy soil, is salt tolerant, and you can do a lot with it. For a long time, privet has been a classic symbol of the East End of Long Island, just like blue hydrangeas. Until five or 10 years ago, deer didn’t like it, but then someone told Bambi to try it, and the all-you-can-eat buffet has been open ever since!

How can you differentiate your privet hedge from your neighbors’?

Privet can tolerate frequent shearing—up to three or four times a year if Editors’ note: This year’s gardening column explores some of our region’s most popular plants.

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you are especially compulsive, or just once for everyone else, after you let it flower. A healthy privet hedge will grow a foot in a year, too, so go ahead and make hedges, mazes, and ball forms, or cut arches into it.

Does privet perform as well in urban environments?

It typically doesn’t get enough sun to do well in a place like New York City. Evergreen plants are really the best option for hedging in the city because of the year-round privacy they provide.

Which evergreen plants do you favor?

Japanese hollies work very well. Ilex crenata ‘Schwoebel’ is a first-class, reasonably shade-tolerant holly, although it doesn’t want to grow at the beach, and Ilex crenata ‘Steeds’ is great, too. Both varieties are easy to get at six, seven, or eight feet tall. Yew is becoming less common now, since

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GARDENING

W Hedge Your Bets (below) Stiff double rows of privet hedges back a bronze sculpture by Igor Mitoraj. Privet can also be trained into elaborate shapes, such as a spiral studded with alliums (bottom). Alternative hedging materials include hornbeam, pictured as a clipped hedge backing a New York City courtyard (left) and as shaped mature trees flanking a suburban terrace (middle left), and Japanese holly and boxwood (middle right), pictured at two different, complementary heights. See Resources.

deer love it, but it’s great for the city. And some people use Leyland cypress and Arborvitae ‘Green Giant’ for evergreen screening.

These trees can take shearing for a number of years, but you can’t do it forever—they just don’t like it.

What other options are there for hedges?

Carpinus betulus ‘Fastigiata’, or hornbeam, holds its leaves in the winter, which become the color of brown paper bags. After you’ve sheared them for a while, they have so many twigs it’s like looking through a piece of lace, and the snow on them is particularly beautiful. And boxwood hedges don’t always need to be rectangular—it’s fun to be creative with them.

Pleached trees like Acer campestre, a maple, are very British and can be found Stateside now. And there’s a company in Oregon that offers premade hedges in boxes, so in the end we are limited only by our imaginations.

What’s the oddest hedge you’ve seen?

On one property, the gardeners sheared doublefile viburnum, which has a beautiful natural shape, into a hedge. And at another location where we had designed a loose row of red-twig dogwood, it was formed into a sharp hedge that was actually pretty cool. I immediately took credit for it! —Alejandro Saralegui

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PRIVET: 5 HELPFUL TIPS • Good drainage is key.

• Don’t use fertilizer—privet doesn’t really need it.

• If you grow privet in a looser, more natural-looking hedge, you can save money by shearing it only once a year.

• Privet blossoms have a sweet, delicate fragrance, so wait till the plant flowers in early July before shearing it.

• Privet needs sun. A thick, healthy privet hedge will never grow in the shade.

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Going with the Grain A Hudson Valley woodworker stays true to the forest

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on Kieran Kinsella’s property in upstate Rosendale could be mistaken for a lumberyard’s castoffs. But these seemingly forlorn leftovers are pure gold to the woodworker, who carves them into sculptural tables and stools. “The life of a tree is visible in each of my pieces,” says Kinsella, referring to the wood’s knots, grains, and other special features. “There’s always a lot of character.”

Kinsella trained as a boat builder and timber framer before shifting gears to working with more unconventional silhouettes. “It started,” he

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recounts, with “the simplicity of putting pieces from a firewood pile to use.” Today his furniture is driven by his material, whether it’s reclaimed Northeast hardwoods like maple, oak, and walnut, or sawmill discards.

“I have a few go-to shapes, but I always modify my designs based on the nature of the wood. I like to play with geometry and architecture.”

His Clover table, named for the leaf that inspired its undulating shape, rests atop four pointy legs, whereas his Macaroni bench resembles an upside-down piece of the familiar pasta, supported on fang-like “teeth.”

Finding the balance between sculpture and function is important to

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Totally Stumped (opposite) Kieran Kinsella, pictured at his home in Rosendale, New York, transforms tree stumps into hand-carved tables and stools. After shaving off bark with a chainsaw (below left),

he shapes them on a lathe (top far right) and with a variety of hand tools (below right). The final product is either burned for a charred look (top near right) or left bare and finished with oil (bottom). See Resources.

The life of a tree is visible in each of my pieces.

There’s always a lot of character

Kinsella, whose furniture is sold through the Manhattan showroom BDDW. “It’s fun to work in a gray zone that doesn’t have a clear definition,” he says.

Kinsella preps each stump at his home in Rosendale, shaving off bark with a chainsaw, before driving it to his studio in nearby Accord.

Once there, the 75- to 100-pound chunk of wood is placed on a lathe and shaped with a chisel, after which Kinsella transfers it to a rolling worktable and carves out the legs with hand tools. Sanding and kilndrying come next, and then the piece is finished with oil or torched to give it a charred appearance. “There’s continuity in the grain because nothing is glued on,” he comments. “You often don’t find that in furniture today.” —Kelly Velocci

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THEATRICAL MOVES The real esTaTe markeT has been anyone’s game this year, and even high-profile celebrities aren’t immune to its idiosyncrasies. Actress Anne Hathaway is definitely hoping for a callback as she tries to sell her Upper West Side penthouse atop a historic Neo-Georgian mansion near Central Park. Complete with a spacious terrace, the two-bedroom home is listed for $3.495 million with Jeremy V. Stein of Sotheby’s International Realty. Downtown, fellow actor Susan Sarandon Dancing With The Stars Celebs like Anne Hathaway, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban, and Susan Sarandon have had a wild ride on the real estate roller-coaster.

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has successfully unloaded her longtime residence, a 6,000-squarefoot six-bedroom duplex in a 1920s co-op in Chelsea, which was most recently listed for $7.9 million by Mara Flash Blum and Nikki Field of Sotheby’s. (Sarandon is downsizing to a smaller apartment in the neighborhood.) And Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have paid around $3.5 million for a two-bedroom residence at 108 Leonard, the landmarked McKim, Mead & White–designed building in Tribeca that was once home to New York Life Insurance Company. (The couple also own a $9.6 million duplex in Chelsea.)

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BEFORE THEY WERE BROKERS: Don Correia

Just Checking In New condos at the fabled Waldorf Astoria hotel, due for completion in 2022, have been kitted out

by French decorator Jean-Louis Deniot.

different sort from the luminaries of decades past. Since it opened in 1931, the iconic hotel has hosted movie stars like Marilyn Monroe, Katharine Hepburn, and John Wayne, as well as world leaders such as Winston Churchill, Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Grace of Monaco, and every U.S. president from Herbert Hoover to Barack Obama. Hoover even lived at the hotel, as did the Dalai Lama, Cary Grant,

Baryshnikov on Broadway, 1980

When entertainer Don Correia decided to start pulling back from a career in show business, real estate was the logical next step. “It seemed like a good fit A Choru s Line, because I knew about houses,” explains 1976 the Halstead broker, who had renovated several of his own homes. “And as a performer, I’m able to handle stressful situations and deal with all sorts of people.” Correia appeared on Broadway (he received a Tony nomination for Singin’ in the Rain), in numerous television specials (he won an Emmy for A Tribute to Richard Rodgers), and on the big screen (Annie, Everyone Says I Love You) before hanging up his dancing shoes for good in 2005. Ironically, he recently landed the memorable role of selling a penthouse he once owned, the very first apartment he purchased in New York and the site of his wedding to fellow actor Sandy Duncan. “The same doorman was still working in the building 40 years later,” he says. “It was a terrific full-circle moment.” —A. B.

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Frank Sinatra, and Cole Porter, who occupied suite 33A for almost 30 years Jean-Louis Deniot and wrote some of his most Designer famous songs using a 1907 Steinway grand piano there.

Upon its 2022 conversion by architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the 47-story building will feature 375 hotel rooms and 375 luxury condos. French designer Jean-Louis Deniot is responsible for the new residences, the Towers of the Waldorf Astoria, which range from $1.7 million to $18.5 million and are being marketed by Douglas Elliman Real Estate. “I took inspiration from the historic interior, which echoes both Art Deco and Louis XVI style,” says Deniot, who also “introduced architectural profiles, silhouettes, moldings, and proportions that pay homage to Art Deco without mimicking it.” Amenity spaces, including the Grand Salon (a private entertaining area), the plant-filled Winter Garden (a bar and lounge), and the Starlight Roof (a 6,000-square-foot aerie boasting an 82-foot-long pool), will make residents “feel welcome here. I tried to create a little piece of heaven for everyone.” —Jean Nayar

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the secrets of her house-flipping success with Douglas Elliman Real Estate’s Enzo Morabito, who is representing the Broadway dance legend’s last home, in Quogue, for $8.95 million. The former U.S. Lifesaving Station features five bedrooms, a detached bungalow, a gunite pool, and 150 feet of prime oceanfront. And while Ron Perelman, the billionaire businessman behind Revlon, has Gwen Verdon always been known to surround Actress and Dancer himself with powerful women, including his actress ex-wife Ellen Barkin, the romance is reportedly over with the Creeks, his legendary estate in East Hampton. According to sources, Perelman is entertaining offers upwards of $180 million for the 57-acre Georgica Pond property through a whisper listing. That’s a lot of lipstick on the collar. —Alyssa Bird

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been a household name like his peer Frank Lloyd Wright, who called him “the only other honest architect in America,” but Ralph Thomas Walker dialed up plenty of glamour during the 1920s and ’30s with his Art Deco buildings designed for the New York Telephone Company, which was seeking new structures to house its equipment and burnish its image. “His designs created a presence,” says Kathryn Holliday, an architecture professor at the University of Texas at Arlington and the author of Ralph Walker: Architect of the Century (Rizzoli). “They were a public proclamation of what the telephone meant to American cities.”

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The opportunity to own a turnkey property fully furnished by top designer Steven Gambrel doesn’t come cheap. Set on 14 acres near the Connecticut−New York border, this eightbedroom manor home in Armonk is on the market for a hefty $30 million. Built in 1994, the house features a whopping 31,000 square feet across four floors, with a palatial reception hall, paneled library, billiards room, gym, orangerie, wine cellar, theater, and both gourmet and catering kitchens. Other perks include indoor and outdoor pools, a pool house, and gardens by British landscape architect Simon Johnson. The property has the added benefit of being situated within Conyers Farm, an exclusive 1,000-acre gated enclave with 24-hour security and access to the nearby Greenwich Polo Club. “This residence has every conceivable amenity down to the linens, pots, and pans,” says listing agent Leslie McElwreath of Sotheby’s International Realty. “The next owner can literally move in and host a dinner party that night.” —J. N.

Phone Home Ralph Thomas Walker’s Deco buildings for the New York Telephone Company have become desirable residential addresses.

to prime locations,” Holliday says.

Among them is the Financial District’s One Hundred Barclay (formerly known as the Barclay-Vesey Building), Walker’s first (1921) New York Telephone Company commission.

In 2016, the top 22 floors debuted as 157 luxury condos with 40,000 square feet of amenities, including a wine-tasting room and an 82-footlong lap pool. His 1931 tower for the company’s Long Island headquarters in downtown Brooklyn (it received landmark designation in 2004) was converted into the BellTell Lofts in 2008 by architects Beyer Blinder Belle, the firm that restored Grand Central Station. In Hell’s Kitchen, Stella Tower (1930), named for Walker’s wife, now houses 51 residences and is topped by a dramatic exterior crown that was painstakingly reconstructed. But perhaps the poshest of all is Chelsea’s Walker Tower (1929), which actress Cameron Diaz and cosmetics queen Laura Mercier have both called home. More recently occupied by Verizon before its top floors were converted into 50 glamorous condos by architecture firm CetraRuddy, the building set a downtown sales record in 2014 when its penthouse sold for more than $50 million. Walker was nothing if not prescient, once observing that “the skyscraper is the only means of living in the age of the machine.” —Bart Boehlert

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“Our goal was to create something that was authentic to our firm,” says Cappelen, acknowledging the pair’s quirky-cool Scandinavian design aesthetic. “We tried to stay away from the typical blue-and-white Hamptons look, but some developers have a difficult time getting on board with that.”

Among their more noteworthy makeover triumphs: a renovated 18th-century captain’s house in Sag Harbor that’s currently listed for $6.495 million. Cappelen and Pollack-Robbins have since agreed to appear in the show’s second season, so get ready for more of their signature streamlined style, along with a good amount of drama, too. —Laura Fenton

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Suburban Renewal This 40-yearold Gold Coast stunner was built to stand the test of time.

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STATELY STYLE Designer Robert Passal applies a deft, modern touch to a trad beauty in Brookville

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Warm Welcome (left) In the foyer, an antique William IV console and custom bench covered in a ScalamandrĂŠ fabric grace a stenciled floor based on an overscale Russian renaissance design. In the living room (above), matching sofas upholstered in a Lee Jofa velvet flank the original fireplace. The wool and silk rug is from Mastour.

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When he was two years out of college, Robert Passal found himself managing the Hard Rock Cafe on 57th Street in Manhattan. But it was becoming increasingly clear to him that the hospitality industry was not his passion. After taking some time off and doing a bit of creative soul-searching, he focused on shifting gears toward interior design.

A designer friend-of-a-friend advised him to get a job at the D&D Building and enroll at FIT, so Passal left his résumé at a handful of showrooms one day and had a job offer by the time he got home. He went to school and worked for John Rosselli until designer Daniel Barsanti of the now-defunct firm Healing Barsanti offered him a junior position. “After the first year,” Passal recounts, “I got to design a pool house, and by the time I went out on my own, in 2000, I had six or seven clients just from that one project.”

By 2007, Passal was working on Park Avenue for New York Yankees infielder Alex Rodriguez and his then-wife, Cynthia Scurtis, who introduced him to her friends Despina and Michael Yarian. The Yarians had bought a large Colonial-style home in Brookville, Long Island, that needed just about everything done to it, although they were simultaneously planning a move to London for Michael’s job in international finance.

When they returned, they were ready to start on the house.

“Despina came back wanting a very British-influenced design, but cleaner and a bit more contemporary,” recalls Passal. “I like a beautiful, elegant room,” his client confirms, “but we also wanted a house that we could use.” The home, built in 1979, needed to accommodate the couple’s four sons, a large extended family, and frequent social events, like the fundraisers Despina hosts for Kat’s Ribbon of Hope,

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Celadon Sheen The dining room (this spread) is bedecked with a sumptuous hand-painted de Gournay wallpaper. Furnishings and accessories include a custom banquette covered in a Romo fabric, English Regency mahogany chairs from Sutter Antiques, a 1950s Swedish chandelier, and butterfly prints

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espina wanted a very Britishinfluenced design,” recalls Passal, “but cleaner and a bit more contemporary”

the foundation she co-chairs with her sister, Katerina Raptis, a breast cancer survivor.

The 8,000-square-foot structure sits on two acres in a lowdensity area in the old estate corridor of northern Nassau County.

“The previous owner ran a string of catering halls,” says Passal, “and he had basically furnished the house with their castoffs.” The decorator and his team dove in by stripping about two-thirds of the trim from the interior and refacing the entire exterior, previously painted yellow and now sheathed in a bright Colonial white.

The renovation itself proceeded in stages. “We started with the master bedroom, and then the eating area in the kitchen and the dining room,” says Passal. The living room and family room came next. “Even the first spaces we did don’t look dated

today, which can happen easily when you go for the latest thing. It’s a testament to timeless design. Decorating is about more than visual appeal. I like to think we create lifestyles.”

“Mike and I both grew up in homes where you couldn’t sit on the furniture or even go into specific rooms, but this is not that kind of house,” says Despina. “The piano in the living room is not for show—our boys use it all the time. And we play backgammon in that room.” As for the soothing color palette, Michael Yarian had told Passal that he likes to “live in the same colors that he wears—basically blues and browns and grays. And that worked for Despina, who has Greek roots and loves the blues commonly found in Greek culture.” Allowing for some spontaneity also kept the design light and airy. “We november/december 2020

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like a beautiful, elegant room,” says Despina Yarian, “but we also wanted a house that we could use”

saw the embroidered ottomans now in the kitchen at the Century showroom,” the designer recalls, “and Despina said, ‘I have to have those.’ I said, ‘I don’t think they’re going to just let you buy them off the floor.’ But there they are.”

“Robert sometimes had to push me on a lot of things,” Despina comments, “but after going through the decorating process, I’m much more inclined to incorporate modern accents. I bought the Damien Hirst butterflies in the dining room all by myself. I was afraid that Robert wasn’t going to like them, but he did!” ✹ 56

Visions In Blue In the kitchen (this page), a custom light fixture from Zia Priven hangs above a suite of chairs from Oly and an oaktopped table. (opposite bottom right) A Mallorquina II bed from Ebanista dominates the master bedroom. The “headboard” fabric is from John Hutton Textiles. (opposite top and far left) The family room features walls lacquered in Fine Paints of Europe’s Ultra Blue, a Kravet sectional, and Hickory Chair club chairs. See Resources.

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Hooked on Classic For a co-op located on Central Park West (this page), California-based designer Paige Pierce outfitted the living room (opposite) with Pearson’s Jocelyn armchairs covered in Cowtan & Tout’s Rapallo linen and window treatments fabricated from Quadrille’s Jardin des Plantes. See Resources.

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On Central Park West, a four-bedroom pad is equal parts fine-boned, flexible, and family-friendly

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Double Vision The entry foyer (this page), which doubles as the dining room, features an Aerin chandelier for Circa Lighting, a Keith Fritz– designed pedestal table, and Artistic Frame chairs.

The sconces are Vaughan. In the family room (opposite), a Laura Fayer painting hangs above a Cowtan & Tout– covered sectional from Hickory Chair. The Bunny Williams Home armchair is upholstered in a Schumacher linen. See Resources.

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s an undergraduate student at Tulane University in New Orleans, Paige Pierce marveled at the Big Easy’s intricate façades and rich architectural history. She also enjoyed design magazines and appreciated a well-decorated room. Even so, the California native decided to pursue a career in fashion, and a few years later found herself working on the merchandising team at Diane von Furstenberg in New York, helping to launch the brand’s home line. That’s when the epiphany struck: She realized she had taken the wrong path. “I loved playing with fabrics, colors, and patterns, but fashion is fleeting,” says Pierce, who enrolled in night classes at Parsons School of Design in 2010. “What’s in one second is out the next. But when you’re decorating a home, you’re working with clients to create something long-lasting, a place where families will spend their quality time together.”

Shortly thereafter, Pierce joined Sara Gilbane Interiors, making

her way up to senior designer within four years. “Working in a small office, I got a better understanding of the nitty-gritty side of the business,” Pierce recounts. “Sara taught me that the creative aspect is only a small percentage of being a designer. You spend a lot of time managing clients and billing.”

When the owners of the Central Park West co-op featured on these pages hired Pierce to deck out their new digs, the interiors had already been gutted and architectural plans by Patrick Gerard Carmody were nearly finalized. (Pierce and the wife had first met when the designer was still working for Gilbane and helping to decorate her bachelorette pad.) The clients leaned toward “traditional and preppy,” Pierce says, and desired rooms that could play multiple roles while steering clear of being precious. As a former New Yorker (she is now based out of Los Angeles), Pierce understood the importance of multifunctional spaces, even in a large apartment such as this one.

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Neat Nook Decorative painter Dean Barger created a custom zigzag pattern and chevron trim for the walls in the breakfast area.

The pendant light is from the Urban Electric Co. and the pedestal table base is a Julian Chichester design.

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Soothing Sanctuary (this page clockwise from left) The kitchen’s roman shade fabric is Ferrick Mason’s Calliandra. The daughter’s bathroom includes Walker Zanger tile

and a Rohl faucet. In the master suite, armchairs upholstered in Quadrille’s Cube Cloth in Sprig Ivory sit in front of a bed dressed in Matouk linens.

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Youthful Energy A son’s room (this image) features Serena & Lily’s Webster beds and a pendant and sconces from Circa Lighting. The trim is Benjamin Moore’s Hale Navy, walls are clad in a Phillip Jeffries grasscloth, and Donghia’s Spatter wallpaper covers the ceiling. (opposite top) Framed animal prints from Minted hang above an Anthropologie bone-inlay dresser in the nursery. See Resources.

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in the center, a brass-and-glass pendant light adds a touch of glamour, and a silvery-blue grasscloth on the walls, replete with hand-painted florals, adds further sophistication. Chairs are pulled from a nearby games table when additional seating is required. “It’s the heart of the house,” says Pierce, “since it leads to all the other rooms. And given its size, it wouldn’t make sense for people to just pass through it.”

An adjacent family room, meanwhile, acts as a playroom of sorts, thanks to toy storage in a bookcase. The clients initially expressed interest in lacquering the walls, but Pierce feared that they might become scuffed. The compromise: a high-gloss charcoal that mimics lacquer, providing a bold statement visible from the entry.

While striving for practicality, Pierce also employed custom details throughout, which “make the interiors feel elevated.” In the kitchen, a hand-painted zigzag pattern on a curved banquette wall is framed by a playful chevron trim, with ambient light bouncing off its waxy finish. In the living room, too, high-gloss sky blue on the coffered ceiling reflects light into the room while complementing the soothing palette of blues, violets, and creams. Pierce describes the space, with its neatly upholstered seating and valance-lined windows, as the “most formal in the apartment,” yet still “young and fresh,” thanks to a more modern sisal rug and a graphic fabric on a pair of slipper chairs used in contrasting directions.

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Personal Paradise The outdoor lounge features a row of Room & Board’s Adirondackstyle Emmet chairs, plus an English Country Home sofa and slattedback side chairs from Wayfair. See Resources.

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THE LANDING The design team Heiberg Cummings finds safe harbor on a sweet little swath of Shelter Island

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Settling In The Landing is a way of life for Bill Cummings and Bernt Heiberg, whose branded totes proudly hang in the front hall. (opposite) The living room fireplace is clad in stucco and fieldstone. The coffee table is from Gansett Lane Home. See Resources.

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ittle did Bill Cummings and Bernt Heiberg know that their latest design project would become their personal oasis in a pandemic. Having transformed and flipped several different residential properties in Sag Harbor and Sagaponack, each imbued with their trademark palette of Scandinavian minimalism and understated comfort, the couple decided to branch out to Shelter Island a year ago. They first rented a small house on West Neck Creek and quickly noticed that everything on the other side of the water was bathed in light at sunset. Then a nondescript 1940s-era house became available across the way, and the pair snapped it up. The home they now call the Landing was born.

“We always like to give a home a name,” explains Cummings, “and with this house, we felt like we had landed somewhere very special.” The couple

“fell in love with the water and the views,” adds Heiberg. “It reminds me of a summer home in Norway. You have more space to find your Shangri-la.

And since we’re on an island, everyone looks out for one another.”

The men, whose 30-year-old firm maintains offices in Manhattan and Oslo, are so smitten with Shelter Island that they’ve opened a local atelier where they sell Scandinavian antiques and accessories from such venerable dealers as Dienst + Dotter. Although they hail from vastly different parts of the world, each complements the other in a textbook yin-yang fashion.

Cummings grew up in Colorado and San Francisco, where he earned an international business degree before turning to photography and interior design, and Heiberg got his start in his native Norway as an antiques dealer.

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pleasing without pretension. In other words, everyone should feel free to sit on the sofa, even Fia, their miniature long-haired Dachshund.

Most of their previous projects involved transforming older historic homes and reinventing them for modern living, but this undertaking presented new challenges. “We wanted to do an updated barn design on the water,” recalls Cummings, “and we thought we could work within the footprint of the existing house, which came with a pool and a dock.” They started by opening up the second level to create a fluid connection between living, kitchen, and dining spaces, all unfolding onto a large deck that frames the water views, as does the nearby master suite. The lower level includes additional 70

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bedrooms and bathrooms and a media room that opens to a covered, curtained outdoor lounge area with a dreamy bathtub, spa, and steam shower, plus a row of Adirondack-style chairs for enjoying the coveted sunsets.

A vaulted ceiling, stall-like doors, and reclaimed-wood floors from upstate New York further establish the modern barn theme. “Everything is organic,” explains Cummings. “Even the colors are all natural tones. We tend to focus on texture more than colors anyhow, amplifying them by painting everything white.” The materials, Heiberg says, are deeply considered, “from the fieldstone in the fireplace to the stuccoed walls and cast-iron switch plates.”

Even more, all the whitewashed minimalism offers a fitting backdrop for the

Nordic Light In the living room (opposite), an oil on canvas by Christopher Brown hangs behind an Elizabeth Dow Home sofa slipcovered in Belgian linen. (this page) Antique Swedish Rococo chairs surround a vintage drop-leaf table in the dining room. See Resources.

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Style File (opposite) Heiberg and Cummings converted an antique table into a granitetopped kitchen island. The backsplash tile is from Nemo Tile + Stone. (this page clockwise

from top left) The table in the media room is a Swedish antique. The pool house is furnished with chairs from RH and a settee covered in a de Le Cuona fabric. A Room & Board throw is draped across the bed in the master suite. The master bath includes twin faucets from Brizo. See Resources.

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Alfresco Follies (this page clockwise from near left) Chaise longues and an umbrella from the Laurel Group Home and Design Center beckon outside the pool house. The curtained outdoor bath features a wooden Alfi Brand tub and Rohl shower fittings. A gravel circle in the garden includes chairs from Marika’s Antiques and a fire pit from East Hampton Gardens. (opposite top and bottom) Bill Cummings and Bernt Heiberg, holding Fia, enjoy the view of West Neck Creek from the expansive deck off the second floor. See Resources.

art collection Cummings inherited from his uncle, 650 pieces by prominent California artists active during the late 20th century.

The cozy environs definitely suit the previously peripatetic pair, more so than ever given the tumultuous events of 2020. “When we do new construction,” Cummings says, “we like to create understated, more modest proportions. You can still keep things elegant and have all the bedrooms and bathrooms you want, but it doesn’t need to feel like JFK airport. There’s a newer trend toward authenticity and community, and livable homes.”

“The imperfection of perfectionism has changed,” suggests Heiberg.

“People are less into having everything matchy-matchy, and they’re more daring now. Our work is more about capturing a lifestyle, so that your home reflects how you live.”

True to form, Cummings and Heiberg keep not one but two powerboats at the ready when they feel like taking a spin. “Shelter Island is very much a boating community, and there are a lot of people with vintage cars, too,” says Cummings. “There’s a low-key, understated vibe that’s really special.” Perhaps proof that it’s not so much where you take off from, but where you land. ✹ 74

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HICKS LANDSCAPES

FRONT TERRACE Ken Muellers, senior landscape designer at Hicks Landscapes, conceived a design scheme that incorporates the cottage’s existing herringbone brick walkway and bluestone terrace with rows of ‘Green Velvet’ boxwood, planters featuring coral bells, ornamental cabbage and kale, and decorative grasses, and Taxus baccata ‘Fastigiata’ flanking the front door. “We wanted to set the tone for a home that is being rejuvenated and brought back to life,” says Muellers.

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The Goods The brick-walled front terrace is kitted out with seasonal plantings and seating pieces from Hicks Landscapes. See Resources.

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ituated on approximately 1,500 wooded acres, Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve in Lloyd Harbor, Long Island, is a vision to behold, including the historic structures that dot the property. Among these are the Colonial Revival Summer Cottage, built by architect John Russell Pope in the mid1930s for department store heir Marshall Field.

The interior and exterior spaces were recently reimagined by 17 design firms for the spectacular Caumsett Designer Showhouse, presented by design media sponsor NYC&G and benefiting the Caumsett Foundation.

Turn the page to see the transformation unfold.

For a comprehensive slideshow of all rooms featured in the Caumsett Designer Showhouse, go to cottagesgardens.com/cds2020. For more information on furnishings and accessories pictured in these rooms, see Resources.

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LIVING ROOM “Our motive was to brighten up the space by keeping the furnishings light and airy,” says Denise Rinfret of the design scheme she conceived with her daughter and business partner, Missy Rinfret. The duo incorporated Lucite stools from Bernhardt, a white tufted Chaddock sofa, and a light-blue and gray geometric rug from Stark Carpet.

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KATE SINGER HOME

STUDY AND POWDER ROOM Showhouse design chair Kate Singer envisioned the study (above) as a “gracious spot for coffee, reading, cocktails, or simply enjoying the vista outside.” Furnishings include an armless Baker sofa upholstered in a Kravet linen, which has a backdrop of Phillip Jeffries’ Serenity wallpaper. In the powder room down the hall (left), she hung Meg Braff Design’s Arbour wallpaper, which complements a Julian Chichester console and Lee Jofa draperies. “This is the bathroom most used by guests,” Singer says, “so I wanted it to feel elegant, cheery, and bright. I first discovered Caumsett 30 years ago, when I moved from Manhattan to Long Island, so this project has been very meaningful to me.”

The Goods (clockwise from above) The living room includes a coffee table from English Country Home. The study is furnished with a Hickory Chair armchair and a Stark Carpet rug. The powder room sconces are from Circa Lighting.

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BALTIMORE DESIGN GROUP

DINING ROOM “Showhouses are a laboratory for design,” proclaims Keith Baltimore, who created a “modern, edgy, and avant-garde” dining room featuring Hudson Furniture’s dramatic Bangle dining table, comprising a walnut top on a base of interlocking bronze rings. “Interior decorating is a reaction to the times, and this space challenges convention. This isn’t your grandmother’s dining table.”

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The Goods In the dining room (above and opposite top), woodpaneled walls create a framework for a statement chandelier and dining set from Hudson Furniture. The vintage portraits and console table are from Baltimore

Design Center. (opposite The entry stair hall and landing features a sisal runner from Country Carpet, a table skirt in Fabricut’s Mulberry silk, and antiques and accessories from Amal Kapen Interiors & Decorations. See Resources. bottom)

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ENTRY STAIR HALL AND LANDING Designer Amal Kapen, who has frequented Caumsett since she was a child, selected a bucolic muraled wallpaper from Iksel Decorative Arts and a skirted center-hall table to bring a wow factor to the double-height entry. “My goal was to stay true to the house, while still expressing myself,” she says. november/december 2020

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CIUFFO CABINETRY

KITCHEN Gary Ciuffo crafted a kitchen that’s inspired by the past—think traditional hardware, subway tile, and antique finishes—but embraces modern conveniences. Accordingly, the range was positioned close to the sink, while an old icebox was removed from a cramped pantry and upgraded with a 36-inch Sub-Zero fridge and freezer. “We laid out the kitchen to be more user-friendly than it had been in the past,” Ciuffo says.

HENDLEY & CO

BUTLER’S PANTRY When styling the butler’s pantry, designer Jessica Lynn Williams of Hendley & Co filled original glass-fronted upper cabinets with nautical-inspired accessories that “nod to the home’s beautiful waterfront landscape,” such as seashells and coral found on local beaches and throughout her travels.

Vintage paintings from her shop, Hendley & Co, and window treatments in a Jed Johnson Home cotton dress up the otherwise minimal space.

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The Goods The kitchen (opposite top) includes Cosentino countertops, a Siena Marble & Tile backsplash, a Kohler Prolific sink, and a Wolf range and wall ovens.

The wall and ceiling paint color is SherwinWilliams’ Mineral. The butler’s pantry (opposite bottom left and right) is outfitted with Ciuffo Cabinetry and a Kohler Whitehaven sink. (above) In the breakfast room, a Circa Lighting chandelier hangs above an antique pedestal table and velvet-covered settee. (near right) The Fermob bistro chairs on the screened porch are topped with cushions upholstered in a Kravet fabric. See Resources.

LAURIE DUKE DESIGN

BREAKFAST ROOM Draperies made from a Ralph Lauren Home botanical-print fabric frame the cozy breakfast room’s double-hung windows, giving the space the feel of a bright sunporch. Decorator Laurie Duke also added a Cole & Son wicker-pattern wall covering and scalloped wicker chairs to amp up the airy appeal.

SEA GREEN DESIGNS

SCREENED PORCH Designer Shannon Willey opted for a palette of seafoam greens and pale blues for the screened porch, where she envisions people sitting down to read or enjoying views of the verdant property. Furnishings include a Fermob bistro table and chairs, a beaded wood pendant light, and an indoor/outdoor rug crafted from recycled plastic bottles.

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BARBARA PAGE HOME

MASTER BEDROOM SUITE For the master bedroom suite, designer Barbara Page channeled Yves Saint Laurent’s famed Marrakech home, Villa Oasis, which she had the opportunity to tour shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic began. “I haven’t been able to get the house out of my mind, especially its grand salon,” says Page. Varying shades of blue and a vibrant mix of patterns infuse the stylish space, from the draperies and wall paint to the upholstery and floor covering.

The Goods In the master bedroom (above), walls painted Meditative

by Sherwin-Williams are a calming backdrop to Thibaut’s Palampore draperies and a bold striped dhurrie. Thibaut’s Tangiers clads the walls in the adjacent sitting room (near left), which includes a bench from Brunschwig & Fils. See Resources.

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KATE SINGER HOME

MASTER BATHROOM Decorator Kate Singer reconfigured the master bath to “suit today’s lifestyle, with an elegant, calm, and spa-like feel.” Kohler’s freestanding Archer tub and airy shower stall sync beautifully with subway tile and Carrara Bella marble in a basket-weave pattern, all from Siena Marble & Tile.

The Goods The master bathroom (near left) is painted SherwinWilliams’ Windchill and the vanity is from Kohler’s Kathryn collection. (below right) A Cowtan & Tout wallpaper covers a guest room’s walls; the ceiling is painted Sherwin-Williams’ Mantra. (below left) The pedestal sink in the en suite bath is from Kohler. See Resources.

ASHBOURNE

GUEST ROOM AND EN SUITE BATH “This is a very traditional home, so I didn’t want to go too contemporary or out of character,” comments Ashbourne’s Christine Gentile, whose bedroom design features a linen bed canopy, Chippendale-style nightstands, and an antiqued-mirror console from Oly. Kelly Wearstler– designed sconces lend extra shimmer to a Manuel Canovas wallpaper in the en suite bath. november/december 2020

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GUEST ROOM AND EN SUITE BATH To infuse her guest room (left) with a “playful elegance,” designer Lori Miller installed an aqua and seafoam-green wall covering and sourced whimsical furnishings, such as a bench with bicycle handlebars and framed fish photographs.

Wallquest’s Oceanna print makes a fitting statement in the en suite bath (below).

KATE SINGER HOME

HALL BATH Oil-rubbed bronze Kohler fittings pop against neutral walls in the upstairs hall bath, where an antique bamboo shelving unit and a mirrored candle sconce add a layer of sophistication.

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VINTAGE INTERIOR DESIGN INC.

NURSERY “I wanted to create a contemporary, sophisticated, and chic nursery,” says expectant mother and designer Rachel Florez, who swathed this gender-neutral space in shades of gray. The room is outfitted with an oak-and-eucalyptus crib, a JohnRichard–designed cabinet, a custom bookcase with playful cutout shelves, and a multiarmed disk light fixture from Circa Lighting.

The Goods (opposite clockwise from top) A Thibaut botanical print energizes a guest room’s bed and windows. The en suite bath’s shower hardware is from Kohler. The hall bath’s flooring is from Siena Marble & Tile. (this page clockwise from right) The nursery’s area rug is from Stark Carpet. The powder room’s flooring is from Siena Marble & Tile. Galvanized buckets and a Karen Kemp landscape painting add ambiance to the mudroom. See Resources.

ANDREW V. GIAMBERTONE & ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS

MUDROOM AND POWDER ROOM Interior designer Erin Breen, of Andrew V. Giambertone & Associates, Architects, the firm behind the Summer Cottage’s restoration, envisioned a mudroom (above and below right) “appropriate for a young family that enjoys hiking, working in the garden, and walking on the beach.” Landscape paintings add a sophisticated touch to the shiplapcovered walls, and garden tools are at the ready above a Kohler potting sink. In the adjacent powder room (above right), a diminutive iron and petrified-wood table adds a modern note to the otherwise serene space.

COURTNEY SEMPLINER DESIGNS

GUEST ROOM “This house is incredibly inspiring, so we wanted to play into its beautiful details while adding a fresh take through pattern and texture,” says designer Courtney Sempliner, who selected a Thibaut grasscloth for this bedroom’s walls and furnishings including faux-Belgianlinen nightstands from Made Goods.

ALANNA ALBANESE DESIGNS

LAUNDRY AND LINEN ROOMS For these two neighboring spaces, Alanna Albanese opted for a black-and-white palette accented with seascape paintings by local artist Susan Graham Switala. The designer kept storage top of mind, adding extra shelving for towels in the laundry room and a skirt to the linen room’s original farmhouse sink to hide cleaning supplies.

The Goods (top) A guest room features bedding from Leontine Linens and window treatments from the Shade Store. (above left) The laundry room’s washer and dryer are from Plesser’s Luxury Appliances. (near right) Serena & Lily’s Seahaven toile envelops the linen room. (opposite) Chairs on the rear patio are from Urban Specialty Woods. See Resources.

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MAIN STREET NURSERY AND FLORIST

REAR LANDSCAPE In the back of the house, Main Street Nursery and Florist co-owner Richard McKean opted to create an environment fit for alfresco dining. Potted evergreens, strung with lights, accent a custom tea-stained cedar dining table and benches, while hydrangeas and ornamental grasses anchor the brick-paved perimeter. november/december 2020

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Berry Good A healthful, colorful addition to the traditional holiday table

KALE AND WHEAT BERRY SALAD WITH PICKLED CRANBERRIES For the pickled cranberries: 1 c. red-wine or apple-cider vinegar ¾ c. sugar 1 10-oz. bag frozen cranberries (unthawed) or 12-oz. bag fresh cranberries For the salad: 1 large bunch kale (about 10 oz.), preferably lacinato, cleaned and stemmed 1 shallot, peeled and minced (about ¼ c.)

1T creamy whole-grain mustard 3T reserved pickled-cranberry liquid 3T extra-virgin olive oil ½ tsp. salt 1 c. cooked wheat berries, wild rice, or farro ½ c. toasted pecans 2–3 oz. aged Gouda cheese, shaved thin 1 c. pickled cranberries, drained Make the pickled cranberries: Combine the vinegar, ½ cup water, and sugar in a medium saucepan.

Bring to a boil and stir to dissolve sugar. Add the cranberries and return to a boil. Lower heat to a simmer and cook until the skins have split, about 2 to 3 minutes. Let cool in the pan, then transfer cranberries and liquid to a container or jar, cover, and chill until ready to use.

Make the salad: Shred the kale into thin ribbons and set aside. In a small bowl, stir together the shallot, mustard, a pinch of salt and freshly ground pepper to taste, and pickled-cranberry liquid.

Slowly whisk in the oil.

Dress the kale with about half the dressing, adding more as needed (don’t overdress it).

Season with ½ teaspoon salt and more freshly ground pepper, then rub the dressing into the greens with your hands. Add the wheat berries, pecans, cheese, and pickled cranberries and toss lightly to mix. Serves 4 to 6. —Susan Spungen

Cranberry Surprise This festive salad makes a fine side dish any time of year. Hold on to any leftover pickled cranberries: They keep for weeks.

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This refreshing relish is a nice spin on traditional whole-berry cranberry sauce. It can be made up to three days ahead and is great on sandwiches, too.

Place 3 cups fresh or partially thawed frozen cranberries, 2 clementines (skin on and cut into 8 pieces), ¼ cup maple syrup, 1 tablespoon sugar, ½ cup shelled pistachios, and 1 large Granny Smith apple (cored and quartered) in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped.

Makes 4 cups.

SUSAN SPUNGEN

CRANBERRY AND CLEMENTINE RELISH

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(clockwise from above) Decorator Lisa Cloughen with Carol Zuckert and Frank Perugini. Showhouse designer Keith Baltimore. Angela and Gina Marano and Elizabeth Surico of event sponsor Plesser’s Luxury Appliances. Showhouse design chair and Caumsett Foundation board member Kate Singer. Showhouse designer Barbara Page.

Terry and Dave Peikon with Cindy Krezel.

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PAUL BICKFORD FOR LANDINOPHOTO

Showhouse participants proudly gathered at the Caumsett Designer Showhouse in Lloyd Harbor, Long Island, to celebrate a job well done. (clockwise from top left) Showhouse designer Alanna Albanese. Häfele America Co.’s John Risch with Symmetry Closets owner Bonnie Reich and Sheree Jeanes.

Showhouse designer Amal Kapen.

Showhouse designer Courtney Sempliner and decorator Amanda Lampard.

Caumsett Foundation’s Henry Babcock with foundation president Janet Barone.

Showhouse designer Christine Gentile.

Showhouse designer Lori Miller and decorator Samantha Ponzio.

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This versatile soft-close drawer with easily adjustable and customizable inserts is perfect to showcase your ties, belts, jewelry, sunglasses, and more. Change the grid lengths to suit your needs!

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DESIGN STOPS MUST-HAVES FOR THE DESIGN-OBSESSED SHOPPER

BYANNERISDESIGN Let the adventure begin! Stunning globe art piece made from Balinese teak wood, volcanic sand, lacquer and metal for your home, office or the perfect gift for lovers of travel (also available in black.)

631.905.8682 byannerisdesign.com

HERMÈS The Queens’ and Kings’ Hall sets by Saint-Louis have been created in collaboration with the Chateau de Versailles.

Each set includes four crystal glasses. Priced from $490.

Hermès Americana Manhasset 516.869.6660 @saintlouiscrystal

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Photo by Benoit Teillet

RESOURCES Want to know where and how to get it? Look no further!

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Garden Center, 631-722-4388, verderbernursery.com.

Additional credits not on page: Pages 66–67: Lanterns, Bevolo Gas & Electric Lights. Page 69: Chair, One Kings Lane. Page 72: Hood, Viking.

Pendant lights, Rejuvenation. Page 74: Outdoor bath: Lantern, Bevolo Gas & Electric Lights.

GARDENING

Pages 36–38: Hollander Design Landscape Architects, 212-473-0620, hollanderdesign.com.

MADE IN ULSTER COUNTY

Pages 40–41: Kieran Kinsella, 845532-1209, kierankinsella.com.

STATELY STYLE

Pages 50–57: Interior design, Robert Passal Interior Design, 212-242-5508, robertpassal.com.

Additional credits not on page: Page 52: Lamp, John Lyle Design.

Pages 54–55: Dining table (custom), Wood & Hogan. Plinths (custom), Plexi-Craft. Drapery fabric, Lee Jofa. Carpet, Mastour. Page 56: Family room: Ottoman, Bunny Items pictured but not listed here are from private collections or have no additional details.

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Williams Home. Ottoman fabric, Pierre Frey. Chair fabric, Holland & Sherry. Master bedroom: Drapery fabric, Brunschwig & Fils. Page 57: Chair fabric, Brentano. Dining table (custom), Groundwork.

TRAD TRIUMPH

Pages 58–65: Interior design, Paige Pierce Design, Los Angeles, 424-248-0807, paigepiercedesign. com. Architect, Patrick Gerard Carmody Architect, 212-2063620, patrickgerardcarmody. com. Builder, Zacco Construction Management, 914-842-7207. Stylist, Frances Bailey, francesbailey.com.

Decorative painting (throughout), Dean Barger Studios, 917-544-9341, deanbargerstudios.com.

Additional credits not on page: Page 59: Coffee table (custom), Fabulous Things. Sofa fabric, Quadrille. Slipper chairs, Henredon.

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Fabrics, chaise and slipper chairs, Brunschwig & Fils. Page 61: Ottoman fabric, Duralee. Lamps and pendant light, Circa Lighting. Roman shade fabric, Quadrille. Page 62: Banquette fabric, Quadrille. Page 63: Kitchen: Range, Wolf. Hood, RangeCraft. Light fixture, The Urban Electric Co. Master suite: Roman shade fabric, Raoul Textiles. Drapery fabric, Ferran. Pages 64–65: Duvets, Serena & Lily. Roman shade fabric, Lulu DK. Pendant light, Circa Lighting.

THE LANDING

Pages 66–75: Interior design, Heiberg Cummings, 212-337-2030, hcd3.com. Architecture, Shawn Leonard Architect, 631-287-5557, shawnleonardarchitect.com.

Contractor, Flanzer Construction, 631-897-8547, flanzerconstruction. com. Landscape design, VerDerBer’s

Pages 76–89 Additional credits not on page: Pages 76–77: Landscape design, Hicks Landscapes, 516-334-0068, hickslandscapedesign.com. Page 78: Interior design, The Rinfret Group, 516-426-1909, therinfretgroup.com.

Vendors: Circa Lighting, Safavieh, Stark Carpet, Thibaut. Page 79: Interior design, Kate Singer Home, 631-261-8376, katesingerhome.com.

Vendors: Circa Lighting, Fortuny, Lee Jofa, Phillip Jeffries (study); Julian Chichester, Kate Singer Home, Lee Jofa, Meg Braff Designs (powder room). Pages 80–81: Interior design, Baltimore Design Group, 516-9442400, baltimoredesigncenter.com.

Vendors: Circa Lighting. Interior design, Amal Kapen Interiors, 631282-8207, amalkapeninteriors. com. Vendors: Iksel Decorative Arts, Meg Braff Designs, Samuel & Sons, Thibaut. Page 82: Kitchen design, Ciuffo Cabinetry, 631-5865976, ciuffocabinetry.com. Vendors: Gemini, Hendley & Co, Roberts Plywood, Top Knobs. Butler’s pantry styling, Hendley & Co, 845-7844744, hendleyandco.com. Vendors: Circa Lighting, Hendley & Co, Jed Johnson Home, Newburgh Vintage Emporium, Stephanie Seal Brown.

Page 83: Interior design, Laurie Duke Design, 631-560-6072, www. lauriedukedesign.com. Vendors: Cole & Son, Country Carpet, E & S Marble and Granite, Lee Jofa, Ralph Lauren Home, Schumacher. Interior design, Sea Green Designs, 631-259-3612, seagreendesignsllc.com. Vendors: Fabric Quilters and Window Fashions, Michelle Currier Ceramics, Sea Green Designs, Weaver Green. Page 84: Interior design, Barbara Page Home, 917-861-8603, barbarapagehome. com. Vendors: Billy Baldwin Studio, Circa Lighting. Page 85: Interior design, Kate Singer Home, 631-261-

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CAUMSETT DESIGNER SHOWHOUSE

RESOURCES 8376, katesingerhome.com. Vendors: Circa Lighting, Kate Singer Home, Lee Jofa, Sherwin-Williams, Siena Marble & Tile. Interior design, Ashbourne, 631-547-5252, ashbournedesigns. com. Vendors: Country Carpet, E. Braun & Co., Home Interiors, Samuel & Sons. Page 86: Interior design, LGC Interior Design, 516-317-9083, lorigirlcreations.com. Vendors: Hudson Valley Lighting, Purple, Universal Furniture, Wallquest. Hall bath styling, Kate Singer Home, 631-261-8376, katesingerhome. com. Vendors: Kate Singer Home, Kohler. Page 87: Interior design, Vintage Interior Design Inc., 516826-5059, vintagedesignny.com.

Vendors: Circa Lighting, Kravet, Phillip Jeffries, Silkwood. Interior design, Erin Breen, Andrew V. Giambertone & Associates, Architects, 631-3670050, giambertonearchitects.com.

Vendors: Anthropologie, Chelsea Textiles, Circa Lighting, Perennials (mudroom); Karen Kemp, Timbre & Rye (powder room). Page 88: Interior design, Courtney Sempliner Designs, courtneysempliner.com.

Vendors: Circa Lighting, Gracie, Made Goods, Thibaut. Interior design, Alanna Albanese Designs, alannaalbanesedesigns.com.

Vendors: Circa Lighting, Kravet, Schumacher, Signature Monograms, Susan Graham Switala (laundry room); Circa Lighting, SherwinWilliams, Signature Monograms, Susan Graham Switala (linen room).

Page 89: Landscape design, Main Street Nursery and Florist, 631-3510184, mainstreetnursery.com.

Anthropologie, anthropologie.com Baltimore Design Center, baltimore designcenter.com Bevolo Gas & Electric Lights, bevolo. com Billy Baldwin Studio, billybaldwin studio.com Brentano, brentanofabrics.com Brizo, brizo.com Brunschwig & Fils (T), D&D, brunschwig.com Bunny Williams Home (T), FAB, bunny williamshome.com Chelsea Textiles, chelseatextiles.com Circa Lighting, circalighting.com Ciuffo Cabinetry, ciuffocabinetry.com Cole & Son, cole-and-son.com (see also Lee Jofa) Cosentino, cosentino.com Country Carpet, countrycarpet.com Cowtan & Tout (T), D&D, cowtan.com De Gournay, degournay.com De Le Cuona (T), D&D, delecuona. com Duralee, duralee.com E & S Marble and Granite, esmarble co.com E. Braun & Co., ebraunnewyork.com Ebanista, ebanista.com Elizabeth Dow Home, elizabethdow. com English Country Home, ecantiques. com Fabric Quilters and Window Fashions, fabricquilters.com Fabricut (T), D&D, fabricut.com Fabulous Things, fabulousthings atlanta.com Fermob (T), NYDC, fermob.com

Ferran, ferranstore.com Fine Paints of Europe, finepaintsof europe.com Fortuny (T), D&D, fortuny.com Gansett Lane Home, gansettlane.com Gemini, gemini-coatings.com Gracie (T), D&D, graciestudio.com Groundwork, groundworkhome.com Hendley & Co, hendleyandco.com Henredon, henredon.com (see also Witford) Hickory Chair (T), NYDC, hickorychair. com Holland & Sherry (T), D&D, hollandand sherry.com Home Interiors, 631-423-0931 Hudson Furniture, hudsonfurnitureinc. com Hudson Valley Lighting, hudsonvalley lighting.com Iksel Decorative Arts, iksel.com (see also Schumacher) Jed Johnson Home, jedjohnson.com John Hutton Textiles, johnhutton.com John Lyle Design, johnlyledesign.com John Rosselli & Associates (T), D&D, johnrosselli.com Julian Chichester (T), NYDC, julian chichester.com Karen Kemp, karenkemp.com Kate Singer Home, katesingerhome. com Kohler, kohler.com Kravet (T), D&D, kravet.com Laurel Group Home and Design Center, thelaurelgroup.net Lee Jofa (T), D&D, leejofa.com Leontine Linens, leontinelinens.com Lulu DK, luludk.com (see also Duralee)

HOME FRONT

Page 96: Judy Ross Textiles, 212-8421705, judyrosstextiles.com.

SOURCE LIST (T) = Sources available through architects, interior designers, and design professionals.

ANASTASSIOS MENTIS

Architects & Designers Building (A&D), 150 E. 58th St., NYC, 212-6442766, adbuilding.com Decoration & Design Building (D&D), 979 Third Ave., NYC, 212-759-5408, ddbuilding.com Fine Arts Building (FAB), 232 E. 59th St., NYC Interior Arts Building (IAB), 306 E. 61st St., NYC, interiorartsbuilding.com New York Design Center (NYDC), 200 Lexington Ave., NYC, 212-6799500, nydc.com Alfi Brand, alfibrand.com Amal Kapen Interiors & Decorations, amalkapeninteriors.com

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Made Goods, madegoods.com Marika’s Antiques, 401-862-6607 Mastour, mastourgalleries.com Meg Braff Designs, megbraffdesigns. com Michelle Currier Ceramics, michelle currier.com Nemo Tile + Stone, nemotile.com Newburgh Vintage Emporium, newburghvintageemporium.com Oly, oly.com One Kings Lane, onekingslane.com Perennials, perennialsandsutherland. com Phillip Jeffries (T), D&D, phillipjeffries. com Pierre Frey (T), D&D, pierrefrey.com Plesser’s Luxury Appliances, plessers.com Plexi-Craft (T), NYDC, plexi-craft.com Purple, purple.com Quadrille (T), D&D, quadrillefabrics.com Ralph Lauren Home, ralphlaurenhome. com RangeCraft, rangecraft.com Raoul Textiles, raoultextiles.com (see also John Rosselli & Associates) Rejuvenation, rejuvenation.com RH, rh.com Roberts Plywood, roberts-plywood. com Rohl, houseofrohl.com Romo (T), D&D, romo.com Room & Board, roomandboard.com Safavieh, safavieh.com Samuel & Sons, samuelandsons.com Scalamandré (T), D&D, scalamandre. com Schumacher (T), D&D, fschumacher. com Sea Green Designs, seagreendesigns llc.com Serena & Lily, serenaandlily.com Sherwin-Williams, sherwin-williams.com Siena Marble & Tile, sienamarble.com Signature Monograms, signature giftsinc.com Silkwood, silkwoodltd.com Stark Carpet (T), D&D, starkcarpet.com Stephanie Seal Brown, stephanie sealbrown.com (see also Schumacher) Susan Graham Switala, susangraham switala.com Sutter Antiques, sutterantiques.com The Shade Store, theshadestore.com The Urban Electric Co., urbanelectric. com Thibaut (T), D&D, thibautdesign.com Timbre & Rye, timbreandrye.com Tob Knobs, topknobs.com Universal Furniture, universalfurniture. com Urban Specialty Woods, urban specialtywoods.com Viking, vikingrange.com Wallquest, wallquest.com Wayfair, wayfair.com Weaver Green, weavergreen.com Witford, witford.com Wolf, subzero-wolf.com Wood & Hogan (T), NYDC, woodand hogan.com Zia-Priven, zia-priven.com

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Home Front

On Top Of The World Textile designer Judy Ross, pictured near her Union Square studio, produces a line of handembroidered pillows, textiles, and hand-knotted carpets made in India and Nepal. See Resources.

JUDY ROSS

“As Elvis Costello would say, ‘Oh I just don’t know where to begin.’ I grew up in Queens and moved to Manhattan in 1979. I always wanted to be an artist, so I immediately got involved in the ’80s art scene. No one was really worrying about the making-money part, and rents were cheap, so you could have a club, a studio, or a gallery and just go for it. We were all trading our work and collaborating on projects. I have a great art collection from trades I did with friends for embroidered scarves I had started designing, long before I got into creating textiles for the home market, which eventually became the money-making part for me.

“I was a Mudd Club girl, going to see bands like Talking Heads and Blondie, and I also loved Max’s Kansas City, Area, Danceteria, and Save the Robots. Many years later, when I was in my 40s, I decided I wanted to be a mom, but I’ve still got my rock-and-roll persona, bringing up my half-French bilingual sons in this great city.

They can recognize a Basquiat or a Schnabel and travel all over town on the subway, which, let’s face it, has gotten 100 percent better than it was in the ’80s. Those boys have added another layer to my full life, and it was important that they understood art, learned to be creative, and got to experience all the culture that the city has to offer. I do sometimes miss the edginess of New York, but it will always be a source of inspiration.”

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New York City and the fabric of life

HAND MADE HOLIDAY!

This season starting November 15, MIND OFFLINE and HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL will join forces to offer a meaningful shopping experience to benefit the environment and delight your friends and family. Featuring a variety of artisanal handmade goods and holiday maker kits to take home and enjoy, a portion of every purchase supports HamptonsFilm’s AIR LAND + SEA year-round environmental program.

Visit us at 79 Newtown Lane, East Hampton and online at mindoffline.org