WINNER: Contemporary Cape | Life Styled Interior Design in in Portsmouth • (603) 828-0095 • lifestyledco.com
The goal was to create a modern, family-beach-house interior, while making certain that it still felt like home. A neutral paint palette was chosen for the main living areas on the waterside of the home, which not only provided the perfect backdrop for a few of the more striking contemporary furnishings but also kept the water view as the primary focus.
Texture is emphasized throughout, specifically textures that embody the essence of New England’s coastline. In the end, “quality over quantity” served as the driving force behind the design and helped create what is now a cohesive and comfortable, contemporary interior.
WHAT THE JUDGES SAID: We enjoyed the elegant, balanced interior and color scheme. The wallcoverings are well-selected and elegant. The simple, clean finishes and fixtures add to this fresh look that has just enough attention to detail.
WINNER: Widrid Bedford Residence
Boehm Graham Interior Design in Bedford (617) 692-0400 • boehmgrahamdesign.com
The design goal was calm, classic and current. With four kids and two dogs, the clients were looking for durable, family-friendly and casually elegant home. The new palette is classic black and white with neutral gray and emerald green. The gray stone, floor-to-ceiling fireplaces flank the left and right sides of the user-friendly center kitchen. That was the jumping-off point for the neutral gray wall color. Keeping in mind “first-floor flow” and good design follow-through, the furnishings in the family room/kitchen area included a gray velvet sectional sofa, textured bar stools and chairs in gray performance fabric. On trend and current, they used emerald green on the velvet settee, dining room walls, pillows in the family room and curiosities in the bookcase. An abstract painting in the dining room tied the color palette together and was a juxtaposition to the classical pieces. Calm, current and classic, this family will enjoy all the new possibilities that come with a transformation like this.
WHAT THE JUDGES SAID: Here there are bold, yet traditional colors and precise attention to detail. While some rooms are visually very exciting, others are calming. There is impeccable furniture selection.
