The Company We Keep-Cabana

A wall of windows in the “cabana” slides open to the pool deck at this Seaside Park guesthouse. The ceiling treatment extends from inside the cabana to the overhang. “I […]

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The Company We Keep-Cabana Fireplace

The cabana fireplace surround in this Seaside Park guesthouse is made of concrete. “We could have chosen a less expensive tile,” Asifa Tirmizi says, “but there’s an authenticity and purity […]

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Carefully Curated-Kitchen

Classic white kitchen cabinets pair beautifully with the island’s white oak base in a custom stain. Honed white Calacatta Lincoln marble countertops were chosen for their mix of dark and […]

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Riverside Reverie-Outdoor sitting room

“We’re on the river,” designer and homeowner Barbara Batesko says. “If the weather is really bad, water can seep in under the hurricane screen [in the outdoor sitting room] so […]

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Family Style-Bunk room

The “bunk room,” as designer Barbara Batesko calls it, is furnished with built-in full beds rather than bunks. Beds with trundles and a sleeper sofa provide additional sleeping space.

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Family Style-Built-ins

Custom built-ins were made by Jesse Esh at East Pequea Lane Cabinet Shop. “He does amazing work,” designer and homeowner Barbara Batesko says. “The quality is perfect.”

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Family Style-Kitchen

The kitchen accommodates lots of cooks. “We are a family of chefs,” designer and homeowner Barbara Batesko says.

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Room for Two-Bedroom

“We had the pillows in mind as we pulled the room together,” designer Amy Forshew says. “They add to the whimsy of the room,” and the custom painted dresser is […]

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