Rhinebeck ideas

Featuring a vaulted, plywood ceiling, the kids' room upstairs doubles as a playroom. "It's a place we all lounge in to build Legos and read stories,

When Ana’s design team at Fala Atelier first proposed blocky kitchen cabinets with dramatic stripes, Ana hesitated. “I thought it would be too much,” she says. “But it’s not. It is incredible, and it is very elegant.” Fala’s Filipe Magalhães says the plays of scale and direction in the house’s patterns make the modest spaces feel grander and create a visual rhythm.

The kitchen, with a window "backsplash" over the sink and cooktop, anchors the great room. It features Japanese and Shaker-inspired cabinetry by New Antiquity, and imperial danby marble countertops from Vermont Quarries.

The office enclosure is made from white oak, with slats crafted in Plum Projects' studio workshop.

The entry hall is another snapshot of design experimentation with wood built-ins, open cubbies, and simple brass hooks.

Calacatta marble dramatically extends from the counter and sink to form a backsplash and floating shelf.