Designer Nicole Hogarty orchestrated the view from the front door as a welcoming vignette that hints at the unexpected with the inclusion of the bright-red coffee tables and bulbous pendants. “There’s no foyer, so it was important for me to create a small moment there,” she says.
Metropolitan Life
Feathering the Empty Nest As her children enter adulthood, a Boston mom creates a home that’s both a launching pad and a welcoming place to land. ///////////
By Debra Judge Silber // Photography by Michael J. Lee
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hen Nicole Hogarty’s client stands in the center of her Boston townhouse and describes it from end to end, the delight comes through in her voice. She starts in the front, with the armchairs where she takes her morning coffee, then moves into
the calm, creamy hues of the living room, where she surprised both her designer and herself by choosing two bright-red, round coffee tables. She moves on to tell a story about the dining room chandelier, which she and Hogarty discovered independently, each knowing instinctively the other would love it.
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