A few weeks ago I shared a beautiful transitional home that had been featured in Luxe. Well, this week, I wanted to share another Luxe-featured home that I was so thrilled to work on! I can’t wait to show you,

But First… The Winner of Our Skinny Noodle Challenge!!!

About a month ago, I declared my obsession with Skinny and Miracle Noodles and challenged you, my blog friends, to come up with a creative recipe using the no-cal shirataki noodles. Thank you so much for all the great recipes we received!! After much deliberation (and delicious skinny noodle dinners), we’re thrilled to announce our winner!

And the winner is…..

Congratulations, Janet!!! You’ll be receiving a free copy of Segreto Style! Your “skinny” take on shrimp scampi is absolutely divine. So delish, my whole family loved it!!!

And now back to the house tour!! This home is a wonderful mix of modern design, French country flare, and traditional flourishes. I love the final look so much I included a few rooms in Segreto Vignettes!!! Here are a few excerpts from the Luxe article along with some additional commentary from me!!

Source. Photography by Tria Giovan. Plaster by Segreto.

It was so much fun collaborating with this dream team – architect Ken Newberry, Sims Luxury Builder and designer Katie Scott!! As you enter the home, you’re completely enveloped in the fresh aesthetic, giving you an idea of what’s to come. We applied a neutral plaster throughout the main living spaces to provide a dynamic backdrop for Katie’s blend of antique pieces, contemporary art, and modern furnishings.

Source. Plaster by Segreto.

I always love working with architect Ken Newberry, who I turned to when redoing my own home (see the results here)! Ken is such a sweetheart and has a special talent for translating a client’s needs, wants and vision into livable, sophisticated architecture. These clients wanted a modern, light-filled home that could be both kid-friendly and elegant enough for entertaining. And Ken delivered with what he calls “a blend of French country and American estate-style architecture.”

A myriad of wide windows, vaulted ceilings in the breakfast room and master bedroom, and faintly arched doorways and family room niches or “eyebrow arches,” as the architect refers to them, “soften the hard lines of the modern design of the home and bring in more traditional shapes.” The floor plan encourages circulation, and each room serves a purpose or what Newberry describes as a magnet that pulls people into the spaces.

Source. Plaster by Segreto.

For the color scheme, [homeowner] Ally envisioned copious amounts of blues and grays throughout. Scott fulfilled this requirement yet catered it to the family’s more energetic disposition. “I envisioned something that better matched their personality: vibrant and spirited yet with a contrast of more sophisticated tones,” says the designer. The outcome is a palette dominated by varying blues, grays and neutrals with bold shots of color, which not only add a youthful jolt, but, when used on upholstery, also help modernize the more traditional pieces.

Source. Plaster by Segreto.

I love this advice from Katie – so true!!!

Scott says that when starting a room, she begins with a piece “that presses on my heart. If that’s an antique, I need to look at things that are more modern to help balance it out.”

This black velvet daybed is one of those special pieces!

Source. Plaster by Segreto.

The walls and ceilings are clad in subtly pigmented plaster – blue-gray here and in the dining room; soft white for the family room and throughout the first floor. “I love when a client requests plaster,” says Scott. “It makes everything else so beautiful.”

I absolutely adore the beautiful blue cashmere Katie chose for the French canapé!!! It’s such a fun, eclectic touch that pops brilliantly against the plastered walls!

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The breakfast room sticks to a lovely, subdued gray and white palette that feels both casual and refined. The square table with Lucite legs is to die for!!!

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Notice the fun touches of yellow that inject some spunk into this elegant marble kitchen! The homeowner says her three kids love hanging out at the kitchen counter!

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This dining room, with its Murano glass chandelier, Art Deco chairs, and animal print tablecloth, keeps things interesting! Katie is so gifted at melding classic pieces and antiques with unexpected fabrics and current trends. I loved revisiting this home once all the furniture was in place and seeing the unique combinations Katie came up with!!

Hope you enjoyed this house tour! To read the full Luxe article and get the sources for furnishings in each picture, click here.

Have a great week!! Till next week!