This firebrand - new build captures the genuineness of a farmhouse while being useable enough to serve as this family ’s forever dwelling house .
The Arcese fellowship needed a family that would raise with them over time — a forever home . Christine Arcese , an midland designer herself , had a deal of idea to make theirmodern farmhousedreams come to realisation . Christine and her husband Eric worked with architect David Kenoyer to make the look of an improved - over - fourth dimension farmhouse , conjured by extortionate rooflines , board - and - batten railroad siding , exposed balk tails , and two dissimilar ceiling materials .
Christine also worked with builder John S. Baldwin during the building to achieve a home where every point kick in to a consistent whole . Inside , a springy mix of new and old furnishing is united by clean lines and trust on slightly endure surfaces , including haggard paint , floors finished to look like aged driftwood , and antiqued leather on the sofa .
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The exterior cladding on thismodern farmhouseshifts from board - and - batten siding to lap railroad siding to cedar shake , plus tworoof materials — shingles and metal — which leave the sign the show of age and history . Tall peaks in the roofline make the nipper ' rooms ( which are above the porch ) feel larger and brighter , thanks to clearstory windows .
The alloy porch table appealed to Christine ’s erotic love of all things retro : " It has the look of something my grandmother would have had in her kitchen , " she says . She painted the ceiling a shade that mimics the sky over the Atlantic , just a auction block from their Massachusetts home .
Christine had a platform , cap , and shelves built for the mudroom ’s metal locker she purchased onEtsy . This originative space is perfect for keeping the kid organize , and has an antique and eclectic feeling . Both funky and useable , these lockers clear up up the small mudroom .
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In the living room , tufted leather sofas , a springy - edge Grant Wood umber mesa , and an outsized interweave handbasket proffer the kind of textural blend Christine says wee a space do active . What ’s behind theshiplap panel ? A TV . " I do n’t want to see it all the time . It ’s not attractive , " she says . " But we love a near movie after dinner party on Friday night . "
homeowner and designer Christine Arcese
" We ramp up our home with a long - image plan in mind , and were careful in our decisions about the finishes , the menses , and the penury that we might have in 20 years . "
Christine mounted a solicitation of sculptural animal head above the open fireplace mantel . By layering a cattle enshroud over a cotton - and - jute braided rug , the seating expanse has a moderate , Bohemian palpate that makes the quad finger less generic . Not to mention how plush it feels underfoot !
A vivacious greenish blue chest of drawers that Eric ’s pa used for cellar computer memory is the star of their family room , giving it a dad of color and nostalgia . This chest , like all of the decorations within the abode , gives it the bona fide New farmhouse finger that Christine reach for .
Throughout the home , a white - on - white blusher pallette brightens room and subtly highlights architectural detail . As sun shifts , shadows fix molding details and paneling striations . In thefarmhouse kitchen , milk - shabu eyeball hang above and enlighten the island , which Christine stained a darker shade of the driftwood - hue trading floor . lifelike veining in a slab of quartz glass is an stop backsplash for the cooktop .
Quartersawn oak tree shelf display kitchenware and dishes . For a soupcon of industrial design , theopen shelvesare suspend from wire cable . This personal touch pass on the kitchen individualism , while still yield the consuming attraction of a bright modern farmhouse kitchen .
Christine worked with creative person James Fountain to fashion a kitchen table made from old factory beam and joists . The legs are hefty bathymetry pipework painted black . The large board establish the family of four a great space to gather for mealtime .
Consistent with the rest of the house , rude materials add comforter and interest to the primary bedroom . Linen bedding is balmy and supple , while a jute rug warms the Grant Wood flooring . Though new , the bedside table ’s intermixture of woods has nostalgic charm . " It remind me of a midcentury credenza we bought one time , and I just mystify this bee in my poke bonnet and had to have it , " Christine says .
Pendant lights hang from knotted roach above soapstone - topped vanities in theprimary bathtub . The dark colors of the vanities are a lovely dividing line to the bright white bathtub that sit below plenty of natural light .
Christine ’s daughter sleeps on a Jenny Lind seam that belonged to Christine ’s great - nanna , continuing the home ’s category - tailor feel . To make the space more nestling - well-disposed , it is decorated with bright colour that contrast the white paint pallet .
In thekids ' bathroom , a bubbling chandelier nicely contrasts with shiplap walls . The pendant and shiplap are the perfect combining of advanced and farmhouse blended into design beau ideal — not to mention it ’s functional and fun for the kids .
Credit: Kritsada Panichgul
Credit: Kritsada Panichgul
