A couple bought back their former home, giving itand thema new lease on life.
So, they left the large home for smaller digs.
“We were lucky to get a second shot at it,” Falon says.
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“To make it exactly right for us.”
That’s wheredesigner Roger Higginscame in.
“They wanted a lighter, younger look and spaces geared to their lifestyle.
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Livability and comfort needed to come first.”
Higgins established a timeless shell by redoing all the interior millwork.
“It’s critical to the home’s classic yet fresh look,” he says.
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Out went thegrand staircaseand light-blocking walls, including one that kept the kitchen cloistered from the living room.
“Now everyone can be together,” Higgins says.
“Everyone feels like they’re part of the action.”
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He was a basketball player.
This is comfortable for them."
Furniture also is scaled to the space.
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“I love the living room draperies,” Higgins says.
“The fabric puts a younger spin on the tree-of-life pattern with pretty blue and green.”
Blue rises to a starring rolein the kitchen, where cabinetry wears a rich peacock hue.
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“All the natural light gave me the nerve to do dark color,” Higgins says.
“It can easily handle 12 people,” Higgins says.
“Everyone has a seat.”
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The space previously used for formal dining was reinvented as a wood-paneled lounge.
Stained white oak sets a cozy mood accentuated by leather chairs and a modern chesterfield sofa.
“We took colors from a painting they already had to build the palette,” Higgins says.
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The watercolor hues wash across textiles and draperies with painterly brushstrokes.
Even the room’s entry intrigues.
“There’s no visible door or knob,” Higgins says.
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“You press on a wall panel to go in.”
The primary bedroom, meanwhile, serves as a sanctuary but on a grand scale.
Like the living room, its high vaulted ceiling makes the space voluminous.
“The challenge there was the scale,” Higgins says.
“We had to go big with lighting and furniture.
The headboard is an amazing 6 feet tall.”
A custom bed upholstered in Stroheim “Akello Velvet” soars upward.
A faux-shagreen desk nestles in the bay window nook.
In the adjoining bath, the designer went big in another way.
A freestanding tub sprawls in a sea of luxurious marble.
“It looks like I used all the marble,” Higgins says with a laugh.
Mosaic tile on the floor dovetails with walls clad in magnificent marble on backsplashes and the shower enclosure.
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Its steel-framed oval window lines up with an exterior window to welcome abundant natural light.
Fun touches also abound in the boys' spaces, which Higgins designed to reflect their personalities.
A teak-and-leather bed plays against a map of the world in one room.
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Higgins had the wallcovering framed like a giant art piece.
“We wanted to give them some fun,” he says.
“It’s a beautiful house, but it’s also a really comfortable house,” Higgins says.
Higgins painted the pool house, which was originally white, a woodsy green so it would visually recede.
“Now it feels like part of the tree line,” he says.
The structure includes a living area, full kitchen, and bed and bath spaces.
“I love how the spaces flowthrough the house and into the backyard,” Shannon says.
“It makes our house feel speciallike a retreat.”
That feeling is what matters most.
1 thing I wanted was for the house to feel homey, inviting," Falon says.
“Roger brought in so much warmth with the color palette and layers of texture.
