I'm loving the colors in this place!

Very beautiful house...love the colors!

Beautiful house, for certain - but I wonder how a 2700 sf house fits with the "small space living" concept of AT?

beautiful

each piece carefully picked and placed!

OMG, I misread the "who lives here" thing and thought you (Patti & Gregg) were in college. That was blowing my mind (and annoying me). Now that I see you are grownups, I love the place! Thanks very much for sharing your house with us.

Ha ha, Jenny, I thought the same thing!!

I dig the ways you've nodded to the beach without being kitchy. I've been thinking about how to be vaguely nautical in my place without going over the edge. I dig the theme but I just moved to Annapolis, MD, where the ocean stuff can get rediculous.

I really like the colors..especially the purple (nice shade) and green together. The stained glass windows are really gorgeous and unique. Beautiful home!

It seems like this house has a very nice, open and airy floorplan, but this home doesn't quite do it for me. There are so many poorly differentiated styles in the home that I cannot discern what the intended style is.

This might be because i have a bias towards seeing design that incorporates, to some degree, a classic feel - be that arts and crafts, modern, shaker, Louis XVIII, etc. From the pictures, it looks like each room has been made intentionally colorful, but the individual choices of colors and furniture pieces do not seem to add up to anything in particular, except for a space crammed with a lot of color and haphazardly selected furniture. And, as a consequence, beautiful details, such as the stained glass windows, stand out like random afterthoughts.

That said, I think the TV room with the floral patterned couch is executed very well. It looks inviting and warm, even with the bold color choice on the wall. The shape and style of the lamp works with the style of the sofa, and the dark carpet seems to anchor everything. The combination of the sofa, lamp, side tables and map evoke a clean retro feeling that does not appear dated.

Stained glass pieces are gorgeous!

I have to agree mostly with alexmax. The dining room looks really out of place, with the furniture and color choice.
The floral sofa is really cool. And i like the different types of lamps.
Unfortunately the foyers stars remind me too much of a kid's room and I could not live with that shade green wall.
It's still nice and I appreciate it when people share their home, even if it doesn't exactly work for me.

It would be nice, in a post about a home with such architectural personality, to have either the gracious homeowners, or the inquisitive reporter, divulge the architect's name.

I'm loving the colors!
And the wallpaper with the stars on it.
And all the stained glass.
And the bar stools.
And the little frog holding the soap :)

The bathroom is the only soothing place in this house. Way too busy without any rhyme or reason and yeah what Lunabee said!

I love the horizontal stripes in the bathroom! Looks chic and relaxing! :)
Dea Naves

I wish there was a close-up picture of the silver barware cabinet in the living room (pictures 5 and 8). Is it a metal cabinet or silver-painted wood? If it's painted wood, what paint was used? If it's metal, then has anyone seen this paint done tastefully on wood? I think it looks really cool!

I really like the stripes in the bathroom! Beautiful!

And this house is lovely! If you don't have anything nice to say......

Tullymama -

I think it's important to provide feedback on house tour submissions, even if it is not glowing. There is nothing inherently wrong with critique, and I think that those willing to submit for a house tour expect to open their home to scrutiny. That's the point of AT - we come to this site to discuss design, not just offer banal compliments to those brave enough to share their homes.

alexmax--

Have you posted anything here, for open review and "critique" by the anonymous few? It is a different experience on that side of the comment box.

I do think that people posting for Good Questions, asking for help, or entering a contest are opening themselves up to whatever comes their way. Even then, these are personal posts and I think everyone deserves decent, diplomatic treatment.

But people who submit for House Tours, out of sheer pride, deserve a fair amount of respect.

That said, I think your own comments were thought out, thorough and without bitterness or bile, so I don't think you have anything to worry about. I'd rather read what you wrote than a "meh" any day of the week.

All sorts of people are open to critique in all sorts of situations, especially those who are creative, so I don't think that critique should be treated as such a big deal. In fact, critique is one of the most effective means of helping someone improve their craft, if necessary.

I respect people who submit for House Tours the same way that I respect anyone who provides something for others to reflect upon. I hope my comments were not interpretted as disrespectful, because there's no disrespect intended - just thoughts and feedback based on my personal preferences, which no one is obligated to agree with.

And no, I have not posted images of my own home on AT. There are two reasons for this:

1) My own home is "unfinished," so to speak. It's not ready for center stage.

2) Knowing how I feel about public forums, I am not sure that I want feedback from the AT community. I would not expect to be handled with kid gloves, much like anyone else submitting should expect. But, maybe one day I will. No promises!

I would respectfully disagree that all House Tour posters are "creative professionals" (or even creative types, necessarily) who are used to critique (and like I said, yours was not the kind that usually makes me cringe in empathy with a deflated Home-poster) because one's home is so INCREDIBLY personal, and house pride is very delicate territory.

But, re: "2) Knowing how I feel about public forums, I am not sure that I want feedback from the AT community."

'Nuf said. That's hilarious to me.

I appreciate alexmax's comments. It is healthy to discuss a homes positives and perceived shortfalls. This community is about discussion. It defeats AT's purpose when people are reproached for making honest observations that pertain to post commented upon.

That said...

To me there is a disconnect in the house. While the living room, kitchen, and bathroom feel finished, I think the dining room could use a little love and attention. The dark wood cabinets and table clash with the rest of the home. I think they would benefit from a paint job if you're not too attached to the natural woodgrain. The details in the cabinet woodwork will shine with white paint.

And if you can gather the beautiful stained glass window pieces scattered through the house they can make a great central focal piece if displayed together.

Some of the design and furnishings are bright and exciting and the color choices are so lovely that I think the owners could really add some WOW to some of the darker pieces if they are not opposed to painting their wood furniture.

The bathroom is fun and modern and the color is right on.
A wonderful home, thank you for inviting us in.

Hi everyone! Thanks for your input. Now some of you have me thinking about painting the dark wood china cabinet in the dining room . . . To answer a few questions: Claude Miquelle, Miquelle Architecture, Rochester, MA., the silver bar cabinet in the great room is stainless steel (yes very cool--love it too!), the gold stars in the front foyer were stenciled on the wall, the stained glass piece built into the dining room wall is from an architectural antique store in Blue Hills, Maine, and the fish sink is from Chatham Pottery, Chatham, MA. Patti

Hi! LOVE the orange stools at the kitchen bar area. Could you tell me where you purchased?

kcam.designs@gmail.com

Thanks!

I love the lighting, I love the staircase, its just such a beautiful place.

Wow, "ugly, mismatched, gaudy..." God forbid someone posts on AT that doesn't have a 'toned-down' apartment, and, even worse, not one Eames rocker.

The posters themselves describe their style as eclectic, and yes, this house is eclectic.

You may not love the house, but at least respect the fact that they aren't afraid to be bold and paint the colors they love.

Love the lamps!

I love your fish sink :)

I think you people are forgetting that each of our homes is about that very thing - what makes home to us. It's about surrounding ourselves with things we find beautiful. That translates differently to everyone. Our homes and design style are unique to each of us. What one person would be loathe to live with may be absolutely beautiful to someone else. I agree that critique is good, because it helps us grow and see things our eyes may not have been opened to before, but we should remember our critique is as unique to us as our design style.

Everyone thinks they have taste -- but we can't all be right!

Opinions are just that. The whole idea of home design is to make a personal statement -- this house does that. I don't have to agree with every single choice the owners have made to enjoy seeing how they expressed their style and to appreciate what they've done. I think the color combos are fresh and not just "the latest thing." I particularly like the kitchen's orange walls against the dark cabinets and countertops with the addition of orange counter stools. AND, I love the purple fireplace wall and rug in the living room. AND, I also like the bathroom, which goes in a slightly different direction colorwise, but is not without its touch of orange in the soap.

Thanks for sharing your home with us!

Don't see it listed but maybe I missed it. Do you mind sharing the orange paint color info - love it

The orange paint is Ralph Lauren. I can't remember the color, but I will look for the paint can and get back to you. Yes, the shade is lovely. Thanks!

Love the open-ness of your home and use of color is great---wish there was more connection between the themes used throughout---each room could be a room from a totally different house. It is a huge talent to be able to mix furniture and accessories from different style genres.....

Thank god they fessed up to loving orange and purple, because if you don't feel that way, there's just. too. much. I was loving the purple wall behind the fireplace, and then seeing the rug just overloaded me. I'm *crazy* for the sitting room (especially that shot looking out to the living room), the upstairs reading room, the breakfast nook, and of course, the bathroom. All so different yet the work together. The unusual angles are nicely highlighted, too.