Northshore Home magazine highlights the best in architectural design, new construction and renovations, interiors, and landscape design.
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32 WINTER 2020 W HEN A COUPLE FROM PHIL ADELPHIA DECIDED to move to Beverly Farms with their two children and Labradoodles, they wanted a designer who could add a light, beachy touch to their 1920 home near the water, a former storefront with several additions that was formerly owned by Bruce Porter, author of Blow (later made into a movie starring Johnny Depp). So the couple asked a family friend for a recommendation, and they suggested Alexandra Aquadro, owner of AGA Design in Boston. "They found me through word of mouth," says Aquadro, explaining that a friend of the family gave the couple the recommendation. "We all just sort of clicked, because I also love the beach and understood their style." Aquadro began with the family room, which is the first thing you see upon entering the home. On the cli- ent's wish list was all new furniture, including a family room sectional to accommodate their teenage son, who, at nearly six feet tall, needed room to spread out. "I felt the sectional was too big and would make the room feel like a movie theatre," says Aquadro, who convinced the couple they could achieve a nicer look while still providing ample seating for their son. Her solution was to install medium and large sofas accented with lots of comfy pillows. Two cube-shaped ottomans would fill out the space, along with a big, cushy armchair. For color inspiration, Aquadro tapped into her clients' outdoor environment, since the home lay close vignettes nshoremag.com/nshorehome/ The walls are a soft sea glass green. The color is refelected again in the ottomans an pillows. to West Beach. "I'm always inspired by nature, and the tan sand, blues and greens of the ocean, and sky became my palette." Since the original paint color on the walls was a soft sea glass green, Aquadro kept the paint and then anchored the room with a driftwood and cream– colored geometric-patterned rug. "The sofas are pale tan, and the fabric on the pillows and ottomans is the same sea glass green as on the walls, with pale brown