From the October/November 2018 Issue
Distinguished Design – Landscape
Overgrown plantings at the back of the home were removed for a cleaner look.
From the October/November 2018 Issue
A Place of Harmony – Stone Steps
STONE STEPS | One of the most prized areas of the farm is this stone stairway leading from the main house kitchen to the spa barn. The hand-forged railing—designed, created […]
From the October/November 2018 Issue
Formal Follows Function – Walkway
‘Green Velvet’ boxwoods edge the walkway of Turkish marble (Crema Eda is the marble’s official name; it’s also used near the pool). The blossoms of ‘Bobo’ hydrangeas and taller tree […]
From the October/November 2018 Issue
Formal Follows Function – Exterior
BACKYARD | Tufts of variegated liriope, (above) which has spikey purple blooms in late summer, form a textural and color contrast next to the ‘Winter Gem’ boxwoods. The hedge hugs […]
From the October/November 2018 Issue
Distinguished Design – Exterior
Originally, the street side of the house had no “front door.” Visitors walked around to a courtyard with an entry door in the back.
From the October/November 2018 Issue
Formal Follows Function – Entertainment 1
ENTERTAINMENT ZONES | Play areas include a ground-level trampoline with safety features built underneath. In front of a slab-marble retaining wall capped with limestone is a chess area; players move […]
From the October/November 2018 Issue
Formal Follows Function – Pool
At the front of the 54-by-21-foot pool is a retractable cover and at the back are a sun shelf and an eight-person hot tub. A pergola with limestone columns provides […]
From the October/November 2018 Issue
Formal Follows Function – Entertainment 2
ENTERTAINMENT ZONES | Play areas include a ground-level trampoline with safety features built underneath. In front of a slab-marble retaining wall capped with limestone is a chess area; players move […]
From the October/November 2018 Issue
A Place of Harmony – Exterior
EXTERIOR | Shed dormers suggest the house is Neocolonial, the wrap porch speaks of Transitional Colonial Plantation and the intentionally unbalanced roof gives it a New England Saltbox pitch. The […]