Sag Harbor Residence

Even moneyed Sag Harbor has fixer-uppers — and this 1950's home needed a lot of love and pampering. A gut renovation, even at 2,500 sq. ft., we set out to make every inch of the interior an essential part of the complete masterpiece, which it ultimately ended up as — if we might be so bold as to say.

As is often the case, it was great teamwork. It was a privilege getting to collaborate not only with Arkpraxis Architecture and founder Joe Jang — whom Larysa has collaborated with for more than 15 years — but also Seth Kelley of Shelter Island's Curate Build.

We really zeroed in on a unique palette, whilst still keeping all the spaces clean and contemporary. But also used smartly placed geometric accents to give certain rooms a distinctive artfulness. The black trim on the white staircase is an eye-catching highlight.

The palette was envisioned with six simple ingredients: black, two variations of bleached white oak, fumed character oak for the kitchen, white and brass accents — so finishes were key in how they interacted with one another. Our millworker, Peter Galicki of Inwood Interiors, was as much a perfectionist as we all pretty much are; and it did almost feel like we made a million samples to get those finishes just right. But of course it was worth it in the end.

I loved the process of working with Seth and Joe — we all inspired each other.

— Nesta Studio