In 2009, New York-based designer Athena Calderone, with the help of neighbor Paul Masi, redesigned this mid-century house in the Long Island town of Amagansett with plaster walls, linen fabric, marble and second-hand items. Paul Masi is the founder of local firm Bates Masi Architects.
Ten years later, she has decided to revive the interiors with a pale palette and a combination of contemporary and vintage pieces. Walls are covered in plaster by Kamp Studios, which also added a fluted plaster design on a kitchen island. Calderone wanted to choose new materials and new surfaces to decorate in a different way, because everything here feels a bit dark, dated and heavy. The walls were changed to crisp white and she wanted them to be stucco for a warmer, smoother feel, so that really changed the house a lot.
In the kitchen, Calderone has replaced reclaimed wood cabinets and shelves with hacked IKEA cabinets featuring doors and drawer-fronts by Semihandmade. Brass hardware is intended patina over time and vintage finds include the Spanish 1970s woven rattan stools as barstools and a decorative lamp. Calderone has continued this combination of old and new across the home.
- Interiors: Athena Calderone
- Photos: Nicole Franzen
- Words: Gina