Completely transformed into a space unafraid of colours and deluged in textures, this home in Greenwich, Connecticut defines a genre of its own. Designed by Monica Fried of her eponymous interior design practice Monica Fried Design, the home pre-glow-up as described by her was, “A new construction home with beautiful bones but not much colour or life.” 

The home is large and colonial, built in 2019 on 3.5 acres of land. Ten-foot ceilings, seven en-suite bedrooms were to shelter a young family with three budding children of ages twelve, ten and seven. 

Fried was acutely aware of the client’s inclination for a more layered, sophisticated look resplendent in colours, textures and variety. A white, partly glass panelled door, which appears to be born out of a mutation between a classic aura and modern features, opens into the home.

“My client walked into the all-white house, basic colonial home and wanted a complete change. We spent 5 months removing some of the more basic elements of the home—shiplap in the family room, millwork mantle in the living room and replacing with more interesting and elegant interior details,” reveals Fried. 

True to the classic Colonial style, the dining and living areas are off the large front entry. With walls in ivory white, the living is peppered with furniture that hints at the vivid persona of the rest of the house. It’s almost as if the space awaits tongue-in-cheek, as the visitor goes through other spaces in the home.

A library, hosting neutral furniture, stupefies with walls drenched in a shade of olive. Past the library, the open kitchen-cum-family room models Calacatta Viola marble-top and backsplash, leaning into an haut monde aura.