Kid Tested, Mothers Approved

Tanya Wexler and Amy Zimmerman linger in the breezeway designed to draw eyes, and footsteps, from the driveway through the house to the gently sloping backyard and swimming pool beyond.

+ View Full Sized Image

The house was deliberately sited to preserve the two-acre property’s existing trees, three of which can be seen protruding through the surface of a rear deck.

+ View Full Sized Image

Honed granite was selected for the kitchen surfaces because its matte-like finish is easy to maintain and hard to damage. Eight-foot sliding glass doors bathe the kitchen and adjoining living room in ample sunlight.

+ View Full Sized Image

The living room is furnished with Modernica’s Split Rail loveseat and sofa and a walnut Eames stool from Herman Miller. The dining area features Vico Magistretti’s Maui chairs and an Antonio Citterio Glossy table, both from plastics expert Kartell.

+ View Full Sized Image

Architect Joseph Tanney says the house was designed as a safe haven for Wexler and Zimmerman’s children.

+ View Full Sized Image

“A big, long bar cuts off the front, where the cars are, so the kids can just run free in the back,” he says.

+ View Full Sized Image

The four children divide themselves among three Blu Dot–furnished bedrooms and two bathrooms located off the second-floor hallway.

+ View Full Sized Image

The narrow hallway separates an office and television room at one end of the house from Wexler and Zimmerman’s master suite, which sports an Emma Gardner rug and matching Saarinen Womb chair, made for Knoll, perfect for lounging.

+ View Full Sized Image