That flair, though tightly edited, does the heavy lifting that personalizes this beach house for Rose, her husband, Carl, and their two young children. In the entryway, a jute rug from Stark sets a casual scene. To streamline the room, Huh remade an existing rattan sofa into an all-upholstered piece that sports a clean, modern style with graphic color blocks of dark gray and white. For durability, she chose a fabric for the frame that takes the sting out of spills with its easy cleanup. “Otherwise, it doesn’t make sense to use white in a beach house with children,” she says. Fabric on the seat cushions is hard-working but not without sophistication: Up close, threads of the linen cushions reveal “a silver shock” for a touch of modern glam. The family’s existing sculptural wood coffee table provides an important visual connection to the wooded property and its acres of gardens. The round mirror above the fireplace is framed in the delicate plasterwork of Stephen Antonson. It echoes the shape of the round window above the French doors. Bringing the home’s earthy palette into the more glamorous living room could’ve been daunting, but Huh extended her Midas touch to the black-and-gold velvet covering the sofa, an understated gold pattern on the chairs’ creamy upholstery, and a metallic gold glaze on the linen curtains. The custom sofa is dressed in a Lee Jofa velvet stripe placed on the diagonal for a chevron effect. Adjustable lamps from Circa Lighting reach the desired height without competing with the custom chest and Moroccan-style mirror. Canine family member Romeo stakes his place beneath the skylight in the classic white kitchen. The Musacchia family enjoy their tented pavilion by the pool in privacy thanks to a stepped-back double row of beautifully verdant boxwoods and a canopy of trees. Janus et Cie furniture repeats the graphic gray and white palette of the garden room just inside.
