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The palette is mostly cherry red and
cerulean blue, with occasional bursts of
yellow. The dining chairs are painted
red, while a pair of painted blue chairs
attend the kitchen island. A lovely
antique Scandinavian tall clock is red
with a blue floral motif. The girl’s
bedroom is a soothing blue (Benjamin
Moore’s Swiss Blue), while the master
bath is adorned in cobalt-blue Seneca
tiles. The first-floor sun porch, with
gorgeous views of the bay, was designed
using a scheme of blue and white.
“She really loves blue, really intense blue,”
Rattray says about the lady of the house.
“That comes into play with the Seneca
tile in the master bath; the whole shower
is made of it.”
Animals are another love of hers, a
fact that’s inescapable yet subtle in the
interior design. “We tried to keep it
limited to the pillows and accessories,”
Serba says.
Roosters adorn the red chair pads in
the dining room, while pigs enliven an
iron light fixture over the table. Birds
add a cheerful note to the pillows and
bedding in the master bedroom, a motif
that’s echoed in the border around the
The master bath is designed in a classic
blue-and-white motif. Birds adorn the
border of the mirror.
Wall sconce – Ironware International:
ROZMALLIN, SUITE 60
Backsplash tile – Seneca Hand Mold:
VIRGINIA TILE, SUITE 100