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Gene Leedy Residence drawing plan

The former galley kitchen was effectively enlarged by wrapping new cabinetry around the corner to face the dining room. “You're taking something away from another space, but we did it in a very careful way,” says Robinson. “It was just this one simple extra bit of storage that visually opened the kitchen to the rest of the room.”

The interior palette includes white oak cabinetry, oak paneling, and rustic ebony-stained oak.

The primary bedroom continues what the architect describes as an "essay in wood,

The hood vent is finished in plaster, same as the fireplace. Ann especially likes the view from the island, through the library to the fire at the end of the living room.

A pocket door separates the full bathroom from this powder room, which has a mounted teal sink punctuated by floor-to-ceiling tile work.

A custom door fabricated by Maple Key with Weitzner wallcovering now tucks behind the closet storage. A natural stone slab tops the custom oak vanity, and the floor tile is by Fireclay.

Cherry cabinets connect with the rest of the house and the built-in desk height was raised to be more comfortable.

The cherry cabinetry throughout, including the kitchen island with the exposed corner, “echoes” the post-and-beam architecture, says Wang.

The design team restored the cork floors. The island lights are Sven Middleboe for Nordisk and are original to the house. The counters are Ceppo Di Gre Marble and the door to the restored pantry is painted Tarrytown Green by Benjamin Moore, and given a porthole window with reeded glass.

The back deck features an outdoor shower designed by Scott. Made of stainless steel and brass components, it uses a garden watering nozzle for the shower and foot-wash heads.

Wood-trimmed, French glass doors in the primary bedroom open to a private balcony.