With a rich range of hues, this classic combination looks fresher than ever. In this Greenwich, Connecticut, house, Lee Ann Thornton created a coastal and classic look with blue and white.
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Living Room
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Designer Lee Ann Thornton made blue and white the prevailing theme of a new Greenwich, Connecticut, house on the Long Island Sound to impart both a classic look and a coastal feeling. She added splashes of yellow in the living room, painted in Benjamin Moore's White Dove, to heighten its "happy" mood. The ottoman, long pillow, and chairs at the window are upholstered in Robert Kime's Susani, and the custom sofa and armchair are in C&C Milano's Bolgheri. Paul Ferrante's Angelo chandelier.
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Dining Room
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In the dining room, the misty blue background on the custom Gracie wallpaper sets off the sparkle of mirrored panels, Price Glover sconces, the Charles Edwards Hanging Round Frieze chandelier, and a Regency table by Rose Tarlow Melrose House. John Rosselli klismos chairs have seats covered in Garrett Leather with backs in Fortuny's Cimarosa. Curtains in Fortuny's Tapa trimmed with a Samuel & Sons border. Shyam Ahuja rug.
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Butler's Pantry
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The butler's pantry, which connects the dining room to the kitchen, is lacquered in a custom blue. The Charles Edwards pendant lights have shades made of Fortuny's Solimena.
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Kitchen
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Farrow & Ball's Down Pipe on the island cabinetry grounds the otherwise all-white kitchen. Pendant lights, the Urban Electric Co.
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Family Room
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In the adjoining family room, Thornton covered the walls and sectional in the same fabric, Quadrille's Persepolis: "I wanted the space to feel more hip and fun," she says. The ottoman is covered in Martyn Lawrence Bullard's Kabba Kabba. Inca carpet, Patterson Flynn Martin.
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Entry
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Classical architectural details in the entry set the tone for the rest of the house.
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Library
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Dark browns and blues convey a masculine aura in the library. Cherrywood walls are accented with a custom blue paint. Barclay Butera's Hair on Hide on the BeeLine Home ottoman adds a graphic note. Victoria club chairs by Rose Tarlow Melrose House are upholstered in Carolina Irving Textiles' Patmos Stripe. The sofa, designed by Thornton, is covered in a Cowtan & Tout linen velvet. Robert Kime's Ibrahim was used for the curtains and the chairs at the window.
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Powder Room
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Paul Ferrante's Baguès-style sconce is a glittery counterpoint to the rustic air of the powder room, clad in Maya Romanoff's Weathered Walls, which resembles bark.
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Master Bedroom
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The palette in the master bedroom picks up the colors outdoors. Venetian plaster walls are in a custom aqua. Armchairs are upholstered in Peter Fasano's Hampshire, and the curtains are in Robert Kime's Trebizond. John Robshaw bed linens.
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Daughter's Bedroom
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A daughter's bedroom is all feminine glamour. She loves pink, but Thornton gave her a bolder version: vivid fuchsia. The bed, upholstered in Raoul Textiles' Chunari, plays off the silver-threaded grass cloth, Glam Grass by Phillip Jeffries. Jonathan Adler stools.
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Cozy Niches
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A cozy reading spot and a work area are nestled into niches in the daughter's room. Shades are in Tulu's Kezban. Elle chair, Ballard Designs.
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Exterior
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Designed by architect Douglas VanderHorn, the house is built of Connecticut fieldstone and cedar shingles.