No Muss , No Fuss
From the time she was a child , the wife kept a collection of polished beach stones in hues of grays and blues . They reminded her of summer visits to Narragansett . “ This is the feeling I want ,” she told the pros at DiMauro Architects and Kirby Goff , the designer , “ simplicity and calm .”
The color palette and textures throughout nod to those childhood treasures . And because the couple wanted this to be their forever home , it ’ s designed for aging in place . The self-contained main floor has a kitchen , dining and great room , studio , office and ensuite bedroom .
The kitchen is minimalist and sculptural , but also easy to care for . Case in point : the huge , low maintenance flooring tiles by Porcelanosa . “ I brought beach sand to the tile store to be sure it blended in ,” the wife says . “ I ’ m not vacuuming this every day !”
A lower level for guests has three ensuite bedrooms , a family room , a gym and laundry . The top floor is a great hangout space with a roof deck and panoramic water views of the bay . And right inside the front door ? A small niche holds a jar with beach glass the wife and her brothers had filled as kids . “ It used to live on a shelf at my grandmother ’ s and now it ’ s back in her neighborhood ,” the wife says . “ I ’ m pretty sure she ’ d be as happy about that as we are .” �
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