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 Milan or Marblehead? Traditional on the outside, this New England modern masterpiece is holding a big secret.

Offering a panoramic view of Marblehead Harbor, passersby delight in imagining themselves relaxing on the front patio of this magnificent home. 

The traditional gray clapboard exterior blends perfectly into the fabric of the town's historic district. But those who enter are in store for a surprise that both calms the senses and ushers the outside in with distinctive elements of nature: light, curves, textures. 

This transformation is truly an achievement in modern design, and the one-of-a-kind floating staircase is not to be missed. 

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1950s Swampscott Traditional Takes On 21st Century Modern Elegance

The owners of this 1950s residence in Swampscott were ready for a change. The exterior of the home was beautifully set in lush gardens and large rock outcroppings, but the interior was original to the house and dated.

As with most of our projects, our first move was to open the kitchen to the adjacent casual living space, visually and physically connecting the two areas.

 We selected a beautiful rift-cut European white oak and bleached it to give us the contemporary look we were after. The clear, tight grained oak was used horizontally in order to increase the visual length of the rooms. By bringing in the woodwork into the living area we achieved a strong connection between the two areas, thus enlarging both rooms.

The beige and off-white Cesarstone counter tops complement the woodwork, and are curbed at the back wall to accept the illuminated resin-encased thatch panels between the upper and lower cabinets. The dimmable panels make for warm, rich lighting in the evening.

Outdoors we created a trellis over the casual dining area. Beige Sunbrella panels were installed at slight angles to keep the rain out while allowing in warm summer breezes.

While this unique custom interior provides a seamless connection from the kitchen to the living area to the outdoor patio and garden beyond, it does so with great comfort, beauty and elegance not found in most contemporary American modernism.