SPACES
FROM LEFT : A first-floor bathroom features wallpaper of Turkey ’ s Bosphorus Strait ( for a “ nautical but not Nantucket-nautical ” touch , says designer Pernilla Bergquist ) with custom graygreen tile by Lilywork Artisan Tile above the vanity and in the spacious shower .
Bergquist worked with Heritage Kitchen Design Center in North Kingstown on the warm wooden cabinets and quartz countertops and turned to Glover once again to expand upon a small chandelier the owners had purchased earlier . Glover added more glass orbs in shades of amber and blue , creating a celestial confection that brings light and depth to the area .
But it was perhaps the office — a bastion of beige walls — where the greatest transformation occurred .
The room was bland but cozy , with built-in bookcases and a sweet little bay window . Bergquist added a coat of high-gloss teal paint to the bookcase to make it pop and sheathed one wall in a matching grass cloth wallpaper . The other wall is done in a fun geometric design . A custom chili-red side table by Hwang Bishop , a ceramicist design studio in Warren , and custom pillows and shades complete the hygge vibe .
Along with the kitchen ’ s new mini-sunroom , it ’ s the space the wife enjoys the most . “ I love my office ,” she says . Bergquist wholeheartedly agrees . “ It was dull and messy and dated and now it ’ s a jewel box ,” she says . 🆁
40 RHODE ISLAND MONTHLY I MARCH 2025