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From two-car garage to entertaining space
2 In place of the original garage doors, Brooks designed a patterned
feature wall
using strips of wood, then painted it Benjamin Moore's Rainy Afternoon. 'I played with lines that drive the eye to the view and the beams,' she says. A new garage sits on the flip side of the wall.
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3 The family stores board games in a Gabby
dresser
with a cerused finish and leather and brass pulls. The Jonathan Adler sconces match the ones at the bar.
4 The
window
configuration balances cost-effectiveness with maximizing glassiness. 'You can have more glass and less frame for more money; this is an intermediate solution that doesn't sacrifice design,' Vining explains.
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5
Furniture
made from natural materials help meld outdoors and in. The pieces are comfortable and easy to move, making them ideal for both family time and crowds.
6 Neutral
grass cloth
provides a textural backdrop for the rich walnut bar. 'We had to thicken the wall to accommodate plumbing, but then stole back space by recessing the shelves into the walnut-lined, arched niche which has a brushed Mont Blanc marble backsplash,' Brooks says.
Marni Elyse Katz is a contributing editor to the Globe Magazine. Follow her on Instagram
