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RAMBLING HAMPTONS HOUSE

Oznell — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 12:14:05 GMT

Love the rug, the coordinating blue trim on window treatments, the comfy couches:

I guess Steven Gambrel is the designer whose work I've posted the most here! Probably because he can take even a stately, cavernous space like the one above, and still make it, in my eyes, liveable and cozy for humans.

Tiny example: Instead of opting for a coffee table the size of a small island country (which the huge living room might seem to call for), he puts two normal-size ones sort of catty-corner to each other. Pleasing, yet practical.

That reclaimed-looking wood above the French doors is so pretty, and brings warmth:

Brass lamp and teal touches in the cheerful kitchen.

I like the way he continues the tiger-lily colored window frames in the breakfast nook.

A snug, intimate, beamed, dining area. Not in the least fussy or formal. Love the way the interesting rug works well with, but does not "match", the chair upholstery.

A library or study, with a blue door! Love the map over the mantel...

It's neat when bedrooms have high enough ceilings to have hanging lanterns. One of Gambrel's many talents is mixing warm and cool colors, as he does here.

Eeeek! Wouldn't want to see myself reflected so many times in early a.m., ha. But the broken-up mirror effect is pretty, and would bounce the light all around the room....

I like the first bedroom, but LOVE this one below. Looks so inviting and cozy, with plump bedding, bay windows, easy chairs-- right down to the cute little desk in the corner. I don't even mind the patterned curtains, since the whole room is otherwise "quiet", and they fit the old-school mood...

Have seen so many designers take big, "fancy" houses, and do a lot to them, and the result is cold and impersonal, and doesn't really hang together. Never Steven Gambrel! He always has a point of view.

In contrast to the Hamptons' estate, here's a wee sampler of other projects he's done.

TINY NEW YORK APARTMENT. So enveloping and packed with personality:

STATELY HOUSE IN ZURICH :

Even though this historic Zurich kitchen is slightly "scary", I think it's so atmospheric! I could see this house in a globe-trotting Bond film...

The sitting room is warm and "salon-like".

Versatile Steven Gambrel!

Even though his mastery of "traditional" is perfection, he punctuates that with little modern grace notes, in a way that seems natural to him. And in traditional mode, he's never too "frou-frou" either-- there's a little welcome rigor to his work.

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Patriot3 — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 12:35:50 GMT

@Oznell Wow, thanks for more lovely pics. I could live in any of these homes!! Love them all.

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TheMemphisVette — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 12:43:34 GMT

@Oznell

wow...just wow

i 'shopped' and these are the items i want. haha

huge copper vessel

this counter/cabinet is a thing of beauty

uses for this are endless

nod to glam as it was

this would be fab in my cabin - massive round - fits 6 easily with extra room. i would put a large lazy susan in the middle

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manny2 — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 12:50:38 GMT

I think the room is massive,and could support more substantial pieces of furniture. I would have gone with the small island coffee table. The scale is off. I would also like to see a wood floor to add contrast.

I can see myself sitting in that breakfast nook, and not only eating, but having coffee, and working on my computer. The area is flooded with light thanks to the well placed windows.

The dining area is a bit dark, but I am drawn to to it. I think the blue sings, and provides a beautiful harmony.

Keep in mind @Oznell I don't have the same savvy you have appreciating all the different time periods and styles. I lean to modern . I love clean sleek lines, without clutter. You can see my bias.

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jubilant — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 12:59:28 GMT

@Oznell More and more I am liking the mix of warm and cool. He does a good job of it. These rooms are all very nice.

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millieshops — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 13:49:30 GMT

Love the space and light as well as the decor.

That said, I assume there's another room in which I'd feel fine to stretch out on the sofa or in a recliner to read. No desire to have that much space at this stage in my life, but I love to look. When I lived on Long Island, house tours in the Hamptons were a summer staple.

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Sooner — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 14:13:32 GMT

I like his colors and he picks pretty things, but I think sometimes the pieces are too small and delicate for the spaces. To me it makes for a cluttered look. Too many chairs have lots of delicate legs and arms, and bigger or weightier so to speak bar stools would look better.

Especially in the first room, I would rather see fewer and bigger scale in that room. A designer once told me I needed a bigger piece in my kitchen to "hold down that end of the room." I was going smaller, but the one bigger piece was needed and worked wonders--and changed my perspective on scale.

So to me a big grand room needs bigger furniture and less of it.

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Puppy Lips — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 15:51:41 GMT

I wish I had that talent. Just wondering - in the library with the blue door - did he recover all the books with a white book cover?

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PA Mom-mom — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 17:35:08 GMT

@Puppy Lips wrote:
I wish I had that talent. Just wondering - in the library with the blue door - did he recover all the books with a white book cover?

@Puppy Lips and @Oznell I have the same question about the books.

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DSD2 — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 18:04:30 GMT

All were stunning but I just loved the "tiny apartment". The beautiful soft pinks of the living room and the soft blue hues of the bedroom were gorgeous.

Thank you for this and all you post Oznell. I love seeing how the other half lives!

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RedTop — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 19:57:26 GMT

The house is nice, but anytime I see these shades of blue, I'm not interested anymore.

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ECBG — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 22:04:54 GMT

WOW! Just WOW!!!

I love Steven's work and the spaces as well!

The only thing that never draws me in is turquoise in a kitchen, which we had from the time I was seven years old until the 1960's. I'm sure it was a "hot" color, it just never resonated with me, I couldn't stand it!

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781Florist — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 00:24:12 GMT

If anyone is looking for me I will be in the kitchen in Zurich.

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shoptilyadropagain — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 12:48:45 GMT

Most of it is nice but not what I would want in a designed home. There were some beautiful pieces of furniture and decor items located throughout that I loved. My favorite room was the Zurich kitchen.

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DREAMON — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 13:45:51 GMT

All rooms are so well done.

I am all for bright, clean, and airy but that Zurich Kitchen is fantastic!

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Sooner — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:14:50 GMT

@PA Mom-mom wrote:
@Puppy Lips wrote:
I wish I had that talent. Just wondering - in the library with the blue door - did he recover all the books with a white book cover?
@Puppy Lips and @Oznell I have the same question about the books.

@PA Mom-mom @Oznell @Puppy Lips

I cherish books. To me, if you don't like the way books look, don't have books!

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Sooner — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 17:04:04 GMT

@Oznell I figured out what bothered me about the first room. Most of the time when you have huge windows like that, you take the normal sized furniture and put it in a group away from the windows and often around a fireplace.

If you google the Downtown Abbey interiors, you see that. My image of massive windows in big houses is not of a regular room's furniture in front of them.

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stevieb — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 17:56:25 GMT

Preferred aesthetics are purely personal. It appears to be comfortable and I like certain elements, but overall, nothing strikes me as exceptional about this decor, nor am I seeing much that reads to me as warm or cozy. Too many more contemporary elements and too much blue for me to really like this one.

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wilma — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 20:34:01 GMT

My favorite rooms are the first living room and the library. I like warmth in home design so I prefer and love all the spaces in the Zurich house. The entry is especially appealing to me.

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Trailrun23 — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 01:27:49 GMT

I love the first living room because I love blue...but the sofa color is too " powdery" blue. The Zurich entryway...love everything about it.