Northshore Home magazine highlights the best in architectural design, new construction and renovations, interiors, and landscape design.
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77 Built-in cabinery, vertical board in the entry hall and a tray ceiling in the master bedroom offer depth to the architectural details. tie across rooms," says Forstall, who also threaded touches of ocean blue throughout the house via her color choices for upholstery, pillows, rugs, artwork, lighting, and paint colors—pastel blues and greens for the master bedroom and navy blue to add punch to the third-floor playroom. Draperies proved to be one of Forstall's biggest design challenges, not only for managing the sun, but also in maintaining views. The dining room with its bay window, for example, required a custom-made rod with four angles to allow stacking on adjacent walls. Delicate, almost sheer, drapes in beige linen were used throughout the first floor. But in a nod to practicality, most drapes in the house have a sturdy leading-edge accent, so any visiting guests can simply grab them and pull them shut without damaging the fabric. The family's love of hosting guests led them to think about ways to expand their space in the future. Morehouse MacDonald and Associates, Inc. Architects has already designed a garage with a large room above it that can connect to the main house. The firm also has left enough room in the second front entrance near the driveway to build a staircase (to that garage loft space), for which only one wall would require modification. Additionally, they designed an outdoor area to accommodate a jacuzzi and firepit when the time comes. But for now, the couple is simply relishing their new home that they call On-A-Cove (because it is), which they had carved into the stone mantel in the second-floor den. "They are beyond thrilled," says Forstall, who helped come up with the home's name. "They were so happy with the architect and how smoothly the project ran." "We continue to get really great feedback from the client that they love their house," says Fausto. In fact, he adds, "One of the best things we can hear from a client is that they want to move on to phase two. And this couple is interested in doing that." morehousemacdonald.com; embellishmentsdesign.com