Shingle Style Summer House
Bed & Bath Design : Episode BDE-1202 -- More Projects »
Host Joan Kohn visits the renovated master suite of Carolyn Lackey, who worked with designer Darin Mardock to uncover the original character of her cottage-style shingle home built 100 years ago. To create the master suite, several smaller rooms were combined into a suite that includes space for sleeping, sitting and storing clothes.
- The windows in the reconfigured space were repositioned to bring in as much light as possible and to create easy furniture placement.
- The walls are painted a warm persimmon, with an accent wall covered with wallpaper. Bedding is blue and white in contrast to the walls.
- The ceiling was raised to create a bigger sense of space.
- Built-ins for storage were placed so they are not visible from the room’s entrance, and the focus is on the bed and seating.
- The bathroom’s rustic sensibility is consistent with the original home’s design. Tilt-down windows, a claw-foot tub and beadboard wainscoting have the feel of a luxurious summer camp.
- Natural materials are used throughout the bath: tumbled marble on the floor, slate and soapstone sink and counter, and stained wood wainscoting.
- The dressing room was made large enough to hold bureaus for clothes storage, freeing up the bedroom for more sitting space.
Guests Darin Mardock
Design Associates, Inc.
Phone: 617-661-9082
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