Northshore Home

50 FALL 2016 "They wanted multiple cooks in the kitchen," Avery says about the expansive new kitchen located directly inside the front entry. Showing off its former incar- nation as a covered porch, part of the kitchen has a slanted ceiling, now lined with white wide boards. The kitchen cabinets, too, are white. "We kept the colors very soft so as not to compete with the view," says the kitchen designer, pointing to a white and sand-colored Carrara marble backsplash and a neutral-toned polished granite counter stone called "Fantasy Brown." Walls and upholstery colors, too, take their cues from the outdoors; walls wear gentle tones of sand, blue, and white, and while the furnishings echo those hues, albeit with stronger patterns. "As part of our goal to keep the interior low mainte- nance, we did not use any rugs," says Scholz. Instead, the oak floorboards have a pickled finish, texture, and color eminently suited the beachfront location. Scholz especially enjoyed framing and hanging the art, which includes 26 pieces of evocative photography by Salis- bury artist Heather Fritz. A former side porch, now enclosed, is home to a vintage 21-and-a-half-foot long shuffleboard game. In the living room, comfortable seating furniture clusters before the fireplace; other seating areas make for TV watching or informal dining. Most of the activity, how- ever, takes place beyond the windowed wall looking out to sea. French doors lead to a porch and to storage for towels, beach chairs, and water toys. As delightfully easy as the interior is, the main event is outside. vignettes nshoremag.com/nshorehome/ Lighting is key to the success of the interiors of this waterfront home. Andrea Avery, 508-641-0584, andreaaverydesigns.com Your Decor by Lori Scholz, 781-639-9399 Lucia Lighting & Design, 781-595-0026, lucialighting.com "If lighting is part of the design, instead of an afterthought, it makes for beauty and function, and you have time to order the fixtures and get them made." She points to two glass fixtures in classic cloche shapes that descend over the kitchen island—strong visual elements that make an immediate impact upon entering the house. "The pendants are made by Custom Metalcraft in Boston, while the glass was hand blown by Michael Hall of Salem," Dearborn explains. "Nothing else has the look of real hand-blown glass. It is well worth planning ahead for something like this." Hanging the two fixtures was not easy. Although they descend to exactly the same height over the island, the ceilings above are entirely different in pitch and height, due to the slanted-roof porches now incorporated into the kitchen. Other striking lighting fixtures include a cluster of pendants fashioned from quartz and other elements, an elegant and curvaceous chandelier over the dining table, and a Fortuny- inspired fabric lantern chandelier over the living room coffee table. Throughout, recessed ceiling lights provide illumination. Wall sconces, floor lamps, under-counter lights, and lighting inside cabinets add task lighting and demonstrate that the best lighting schemes use a variety of illumination sources for the most functional and most brilliant lighting. LIGHT TOUCH Lucy Dearborn, the owner of Lucia Lighting & Design, praises Avery and Scholz for their foresight. For resources and expanded content, check out our digital edition.

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