330 Homes Spring 2022

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Ann and Barry enlisted Laura Yeager Smith of Laura Yeager Smith Home & Design in Hudson to develop interiors in shades of gray, beige and blue that exude what friends have described as “com fortable elegance.” Old world details such as hand-hewn pine-wrapped trusses and hardwood floors complement the exterior and provide a sense of permanence, even when combined with more contemporary furnishings and fixtures. Color is intro duced with furniture and accessories, such as throw pillows and lamps. “Should we want to change our scheme a little bit … we could just change out a few pieces and create another look,” Ann says. To Ann, the kitchen is the heart of the house. Smith extended a weathered brick backsplash to the top of two walls and installed a metal hood shroud “supported” by decorative corbels and finished with fluted molding. The backsplash,

glazed oyster cabine try and white quartz countertops extend into a prep kitchen/

A maple trestle table is stationed atop a multitoned cream, chestnut and gray wool rug.

pantry tricked out with an island, sink, freezer and second dishwasher. “It’s really the area where you can get things ready, have a little bit more clut ter or prep when you’re having people over,” she says. “Then your kitchen’s not blown up.” The dining area has an orb-shaped iron chande lier and is posh enough for formal entertaining yet durable enough for everyday use.

and color, mix materi als,” Smith says. “We didn’t want everything to be wood.” Sofas upholstered in a woven

Hanging white barn doors slide closed to separate the dining area from the neigh boring den. Smith chose the same weathered brick in the kitchen backsplash to face the curving great room fireplace, a focal point flanked by coordinating artworks. Each hangs over a chest wrapped in slate blue grass cloth. “[The pieces] add more texture

Crypton fabric and English armchairs covered in a gray

and-white pattern are augmented by a tufted leather ottoman that doubles as a cocktail table and two white cut-velvet counterparts.

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