THE TRADITIONAL STYLE, 3,600-SQUARE-FOOT two-story home features five bedrooms and four-and-a-half bathrooms. The designers respected the original footprint, but the kitchen and main bathroom were completely gutted and redesigned. The team preserved the home’s classic architecture, pocket doors and 80-year-old moldings to give direction in creating the elegant interior design.
Principal designer Anne Grandinetti of Ashby Collective calls this home The Pemberton Revival. Architect Michael Stouse of Stouse Design joined her team to help Crowell Builders and Ashby Collective bring a breath of fresh air to the traditional architecture. The homeowners are young business professionals who wanted a relaxed, refined aesthetic and needed separate home offices.
“The clients reached out to us to start the project, but soon after came lockdown so part of the renovation took place during the Covid shut down. All meetings and exchanges of ideas happened via Zoom. We spent the entire project under restrictions, and still managed to pull off a beautiful remodel,” said Grandinetti. The renovation project took just over a year.
The redesign references several periods, as some details inherited from the home were left in place to pay homage The kitchen was relocated to the opposite side of the room to create more space for cooking and entertaining, and the team incorporated double kitchen islands into the layout. The stainless Lacanche range from France is a stunning anchor for the space, so Grandinetti opted to keep the plaster vent hood simple to also showcase the bold veining in the Arabescato marble backsplash.
“We let the stonework in the fireplaces and kitchen act as our statement pieces,” said Grandinetti. After completely gutting the main bath, it got a whole new look. They finished the walls and ceilings with plaster, including the shower, in Farrow and Ball’s Smoked Trout color to complement the veining in the marble backsplash and counter tops. The tub is by an English company, Water Monopoly. “It’s from the Soho Collection. We loved the simplicity and sophistication of the subtle details in this collection,” said Grandinetti.
With careful attention to the homeowner’s needs and respect for the neighborhood and its architecture, the design and build teams were able to deliver something simple and peaceful, yet sophisticated and elegant at once.
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