
This Seaside Victorian Is a Lesson in Layering Textures
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A crisp white color scheme in a beach getaway is one thing, but when designer Celerie Kembles clients told her they wanted to live in their Hamptons house year-round, she knew it needed to shift in a seasonless direction. The goal was to make things bright, textural, and warm but still hold up to beach house life with children and dogs, Kemble says. To give the minimalist interiors an eclectic spin, she and designer Kristen Blood put texture and color at the forefront. Woven and patterned wallpaper now cover the walls in nearly every room, and flatweave wall-to-wall carpeting and custom rugs, suitable for any weather, pad the floors. The inspiration for the rich color palette came from the familys art, with its cobalt, beet, olive, turmeric, and coffee, Blood says.FAST FACTSDesigner: Celerie Kemble and Kristen Blood, Kemble InteriorsLocation: Southampton, New YorkThe Home: A 4,500-square-foot Victorian home built in the 1880s with six bedrooms and 4.5 baths Every surface in the house has a strong materiality, whether it is faux suede chairs, Madagascar grasscloth, tessellated shell, or Moroccan berbers. There is just so much to feel.designer Celerie KembleENTRYWAYThe cavernous area needed to feel cozier. Kirsten FrancisBench: Arteriors, in vintage suzani textile. Ceiling light: M2C Studio.Kirsten FrancisChairs: Lee Industries. Floor lamp: Arteriors. Pillows: Pat McGann Gallery.Our objective was to create a space that felt as warm and inviting on a cold winter day as it did on a lazy summer afternoon, Blood says. We added warmth by wrapping the walls in a cocoa-stained Madagascar grasscloth and painting the trim Benjamin Moore Coffee Bean. A pair of cozy armchairs invite guests to sitor sit down their belongings.LIVING ROOMEveryone naturally flocks to this gathering spot.Kirsten FrancisCeiling light: 1stdibs; Curtain fabric: Claremont. Ceramic lamps: Hollywood at Home. Hassocks: Nickey Kehoe.This is the familys go-to place to hang out during the day and after work. Plush outdoor fabrics ensure the upholstered furniture is kid- and beach-friendly, and the woven hassocks can serve as ottomans or extra seating when more people come over.PARLORNew seating made it a destination.Kirsten FrancisSofa fabric: Rogers & Goffigon. Chair fabric: Rose Tarlow. Sconce: Urban Electric Co. Coffee table: Galerie Philia. Bar cart: Dowell Furniture. Rug: Rug & Kilim.Compared with the living room, the front parlor felt more like a pass-through. Kemble and Blood fixed the flowwithout making any structural changesby adding a few strategic seating arrangements. We rearranged the floor plan to create a larger seating group, added a puzzle table in the window with chairs tucked neatly under it, and relocated the bar cart to draw people into a larger space, Blood says. Using the same color palette and a continuous rug blurs the line of where each space begins and ends, creating the illusion of one larger room.PRIMARY SUITEIt needed to feel cocooning.Kirsten FrancisWallpaper: Ottoline. Bed: custom, in Rose Tarlow fabric. Bedding: Celerie Kemble for Chairish. Rug: custom, in hair-on hide.Kirsten FrancisOttoman: Celerie Kemble for Taylor King. Chairs: Kenian, in Rose Tarlow fabric. Chandelier and table: original to house.The parents asked for their room to feel like a refuge. The gentle undulation of the catchweed wallpaper and soft colors create a breezy and calm atmosphere, Blood says. The tailored pleat curtains are an element the firm loves to use in every project. Here, theyre rendered in a gauzy sheer fabric that accentuates the bay window.GUEST ROOMThe wallpaper makes it feel much bigger.Kirsten FrancisSconce: Hudson Valley Lighting. Chest and mirror: Kenian. Rug: custom, L&M Carpets. Bedding: Matouk.Lots of consideration went into making this room comfortable. Kemble and Blood chose intricate paneling and chinoiserie wallpaper to highlight the angles of the walls and ceiling, which helps it feel cozy, not cramped. Painting the trim and ceiling panels red and sticking to a very simple color palette made one of the smallest guest bedrooms in the house feel like a special, jewel box space in a well-appointed hotel, Blood says. The homeowners added the finishes touches: carafes and bedside table books.BATHROOMVictorian-inspired details give it a period feel.Kirsten FrancisTile: Complete Tile. Sconces: Visual Comfort. Towel rack: Dutton Brown.The guest bath was the only room that called for a gut renovation. It needed a more functional, modern layout. Still, Kemble and Blood were careful to sl finishes that work with the homes architecture. The penny round floor and suede crackle subway tile are in keeping with historic tiles that were popular during the Victorian period, Blood says.EXTERIORA modern Victorian that honors the past.Kirsten FrancisThe 1880s Victorian is tucked into a hedge-lined yard in Southhampton, New York, planted with hydrangea bushes, wisteria, and climbing roses. About the DesignerCelerie Kemble is an interior designer based in New York City, where she is a partner in Kemble Interiors, Inc., the firm her mother, Mimi Maddock McMakin, founded in Palm Beach in 1982. Her projects have been published widely, including her Manhattan apartment in House Beautiful in 2016; she has product collaborations with brands including Schumacher, Merida Meridian, and Maitland-Smith; and she has written two books: Celerie Kemble: To Your Taste and Black and White: And a Bit in Between.Kristen Blood is an interior designer who has worked with Celerie Kemble since 2010. She has a BFA from Vanderbilt University and a Masters of Contemporary Design from Sothebys Institute of Art in London, and her work has been published in Architectural Digest and Homes & Gardens. She lives in Connecticut with her husband and daughter. Nickey Kehoe 17" Round Hassock$1,400 at nickeykehoe.comMatouk Bel Tempo Sham$165 at matouk.comCelerie Kemble for Taylor King Kemper Bench$2,970 at ChairishHollywood At Home Natan Moss Canteen Barium Blue Lamp$1,600 at hollywoodathome.com
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