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BY ANNIE SHERMAN • PHOTOGRAPHY BY MEGHAN SEPE
Mountain Magic
A young family ushers the forest into their W‘ very un-Newport ’ seaside home .
HEN PAUL AND CHARLOTTE MARSHALL relocated from Utah back to Rhode Island , where he grew up and she spent summers , they wanted their love of the mountains to infiltrate their Ocean State life . So they built a three-story , five-bedroom Tudor home a stone ’ s throw from Newport ’ s famed Bellevue Avenue with a year-round mountain mood that defies its coastal address .
That eschewed the ubiquitous hydrangea blue-and-white palette that proliferates among seaside houses . Designer Sara Whitehead of HotHaus Interiors in Tiverton helped imbue the home with deep woodland greens and Moroccan patterns , as well as warm
THIS PAGE FROM TOP : Close the walnut woodwork and natural textiles like leather , stone , terra custom pocket doors and find a private cotta and glass to mimic the family ’ s favorite forest environment . space to unwind , where raffia wallcovering , a
“ We wanted it to feel more like the mountains , and natural ,” Taj Mahal quartzite table custom made by
Shoreline Stone , and a Dina Doyle painting says Charlotte . “ We both really love green , and it ties in so beautifully throughout the house .” Montreal wallcovering from Morris & Co .
cultivate a sophisticated moment ; a floral Playing in every space are two young children , ages five and adds elegance to the powder room .
Grandmother ’ s antique desk is the landing pad for the ephemera of life in Charlotte ’ s office , where a lively “ maple clematis ” wallcovering by Poppy Prints is an unexpected surprise ; veining in the bold quartzite on the bar almost resembles mountain ski slopes or the roots of a tree ; the copper colored velvet and walnut chairs from CB2 and custom dining table from Jeff Soderbergh Sustainable Furnishings & Fine Art , made of vintage oak floorboards from an early 1700s thresher barn , centers the dining space between the kitchen and open family room ; the primary bathroom is a destination of calm for the Marshalls , with a sixty-six-inch freestanding tub , custom oak vanity and Hillside sconces in alabaster ; the family room is a wide-open space to play games around the fire , with an inherited down couch and antique chairs reupholstered in Kravet fabrics to last another generation . Meanwhile , stone , walnut woodwork and a seagrass rug blend the mountains with the sea .
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