connecticut cottages & gardens June 2016 cottagesgardens.com SUMMER COOL COTTAGESGARDENS.COM JUNE 2016

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1 connecticut cottages & gardens June 2016 cottagesgardens.com SUMMER COOL COTTAGESGARDENS.COM JUNE 2016

2 Welcome Party FROM THE ARCHITECTURAL WORK TO THE NEW PAVILION AND REDECORATED INTERIOR, THIS LAKE HOUSE IS ALL ABOUT ENJOYING TIME WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS BY EVA HAGBERG FISHER PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICK HALES Pavilion Panache A magnificent custom two-tiered iron lighting fixture by Jon Sarriugarte sets the tone for an outdoor dining/party space, where Palecek chairs surround a teak RH table. See Resources. 56 ctc&g cottagesgardens.com june 2016

3 Uninterrupted Bliss The shoreline of Lake Waramaug (right) is just steps away from the home s expansive back patio. Exterior trim (this photo) was painted to blend in with the house. When you re on a boat out on the lake, the house doesn t jump out at you, Routh explains. It melts into the woods. O F THE SIMPLE wood-beamed pavilion at this rambling lake house perched on the shores of Lake Waramaug, architect Robert Dean says, It can function truly as an outdoor party room. Dean, working with interior designer Bettina Routh, transformed this house from a stuffy suburban style into an informally sophisticated house for an incredibly tight-knit family, who also happen to have an incredibly tight-knit circle of friends the kind of people who d welcome an outdoor party room. The owners bought the house for the view, and Dean and Routh were tasked with fitting the house to the family without losing the gorgeous bones of the existing structure. Initially, the clients had gone straight to Routh, hoping for a little help updating the traditional interior into something more fitting their aesthetic clean and modern and their lifestyle warm and casual. One of her ideas was to build the outdoor pavilion, and then, she says, we realized that we wanted to rework the whole flow of the house. That s when she told them they d need an architect. Dean and Routh worked closely together on everything while exploring what exactly a lake house can and should be. They also explored how to build a house for an active, energetic family who wanted the house to fit multiple scales of occupancy from just the parents and children, to more than 20 visitors. june 2016 cottagesgardens.com ctct&g 59

4 It s almost like two houses, Dean explains. One house the great room, kitchen, sunroom and outdoor pavilion is where the family comes together, and each room is designed to feel comfortable when occupied with a couple or a crowd. And the other house is the private area, which includes separate bunkrooms and playrooms for the children and their guests, a master bedroom and four grown-up guest rooms, as Dean describes them. The kitchen is the heart of everything, and granite countertops at the perimeter contrast with a gray concrete countertop on one island. A second island functions as a place for hanging out. The kitchen, Dean says, is intended as a place where, on a Saturday, if two people are getting coffee, or if 15 people are making pancakes, it will work well either way. Carefully considered windows a transom line that goes from room to room, giving a continuous kind of horizontal datum, says Dean; massive gridded windows that create a clerestory right above that line in the living room draw the eye outward, toward the lake and trees and beyond the muted interior. Those windows tie in with a contemporary feel and a transitional feel with the Clear View (opposite page and above) In the great room, slipper chairs in a Robert Kime fabric flank a drop-leaf table from the La Lune Collection. The copper fish is from Hiden Galleries; table lamp is from Circa Lighting. The sectional is covered in a Romo fabric; the Scalamandré bobbin chair wears Osborne & Little. See Resources. Crowd Pleaser (below) A Tucker Robbins lighting fixture establishes a laidback vibe in the sunroom, where comfortable seating includes a Verellen sofa and a variety of rattan Palecek chairs. The striped rug is from Elizabeth Eakins. Cecil Touchon s Post Dogmatist #719 behind the sofa is through C. Parker Gallery. See Resources.

5 62 ctc&g cottagesgardens.com june 2016 Never Too Many Chefs (left) In the spacious kitchen, one island has two Rohl Shaws fireclay sinks with Rohl Modern Lux pull-down faucets. Cabinet hardware is from Ashley Norton. A Pappelina floor runner adds a touch of practical chic. Casual Dining (above) A Bamboo Cloud chandelier from Roost floats over a Lillian August table in the breakfast room. Palecek dining chairs sport a Rogers & Goffigon fabric. Color Pops (below) A vintage dustpan collection from Hiden Galleries brightens the kitchen hallway, where a newspaper dog from Roost has found a cozy spot beside a bench from Trovare Home. See Resources.

6 Double The Fun One guest room is furnished with twin beds from Noir Furniture. Lexington Clothing Company throws complement a Redford House ottoman in an Osborne & Little fabric. A Crate & Barrel lamp tops a bedside table from Chelsea Textiles. See Resources. Lateral Movement (top) Stripes command the bunkroom through window treatments made of Perennials fabric and bedding from the Company Store. Bathing Beauty (middle) The bunk bathroom has a trough sink from Concrete Encounter and sconces from RH. Master Sanctuary (bottom) An Arteriors Zippe table, Grasshopper lamp from Design Within Reach and a custom chair and ottoman in a Pierre Frey fabric create a place to lounge in the master bedroom. Woven X benches are from Baker Furniture. See Resources. house, Dean says. Particularly in the main living space, the windows operate as a gesture toward a more traditional massing, but a more contemporary feel overall. And that s because not all the windows are gridded; below those panes is a plane of clear glass windows, which brings in a different type of clarity and modernism (and an uninterrupted view). The great room was the main feature we kept from the existing house, Dean says, though they transformed it from what was a dark, mahogany room into its current bright informality. The intent is to get a lot of continuity and overall simplicity to everything, Dean says. Routh brought much of that to life in her furniture and detail selection, and also added tiny pops of color here and there, like in a row of ancient and colorful dustpans that line a hallway; or a hooked rug that covers almost the entire great room floor. It s like the biggest rug I ve ever made, Routh says. And that s the trick. The house was built to feel tailored and not so fussy and to have some humor, Routh says. Now all they need to do is throw a party. june 2016 cottagesgardens.com ctct&g 65