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art robin’s-egg blue and part Caribbean Sea, the front door
is no ordinary Greek Revival. The second is the meadow-

swirling across the walls like a Matisse blown out of its frame.
an interior designer. “The house wasn’t our style when we bought
it,” Ken adds of the 1836 Connecticut structure. “It wasn’t gutsy
enough.”
Or contemporary enough. The couple, who moved to the property,
called Ash Grove for its abundance of said trees, with their two
children and two toy poodles seven years ago, were determined to
house’s past. So Ken and Susan, whose projects for clients lean toward
homey feel of yesterday.

TOP: The exterior of the 1836 Greek Revival house
LEFT: The living room’s cocktail table and armchairs are by York Street Studio

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