Design Details
Top left, a window
with rope and ball
lattice gives the
new porch interest;
top right, the entry
hall was finished
with new paneling
and blue and white
furnishings; left, the
dining table came
from Alexander
Westerhoff Antiques in Essex.
own, my clients went on with plans for
every room."
The redesigned front entry porch
leads into an open stair hall, where
paneled walls form a refined backdrop.
Stephen Terhune Woodworking, the
millwork division adjoining Carpenter
& MacNeille, was an important player in
the transformation of this house, designing and producing the paneling, wainscoting, cabinetry, moldings, and other
architectural elements that play such an
important role.
"We became involved right at the
beginning," says Ian Mentasti, the lead designer of Stephen Terhune Woodworking.
"And we worked closely with the clients.
They told us that they wanted a look of
understated elegance. It had to be functional," he adds. "And, because they have a
busy family, it had to be easy to clean."
Mentasti points out that details of the
custom millwork were kept simple as a
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