Before & After: A Mixed-Up Montauk Beach House Gets a Sleek New Look
Brooklyn-based Descience Lab converts a “shabby-chic” beach house in the Hamptons into a timeless retreat.
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In many remodel projects, constraints provide fertile ground for creative solutions. Such was the case with this top-to-bottom makeover of a Montauk beach house. The original plan was a mishmash of ideas and tight spaces, so in 2018 the homeowners reached out to Descience Lab to transform it into a more cohesive, open retreat. The design/build workshop specializes in architectural millwork, and they stepped in to remodel the 2,600-square-foot home while preserving the sensitive wetland that surrounds it.
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Melissa Dalton
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Melissa Dalton is a freelance writer in Portland, Oregon, who has been writing for Dwell since 2017. Read more of her work about design and architecture at melissadalton.net.
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