Two years ago, Roop Was Newton hired by a family with a new home to decorate Nantucket. Designed by architect Nathan McMullen of the firm Nantucket McMullen and Associates and Constructed by Chris Perez's Falcon Building Co., it is a 5,000-square-foot neoclassic Shingle Style "upside down" - meaning That the main living spaces and master suite are on the second floor (to take advantage of ocean views) and the three secondary bedrooms are on the ground level.
The interior scheme is as light and airy as Its island setting and is infused with Roop's signature palette of seaside hues. He and his client Similar share tastes. "When she came to my office for Our design meeting, She Was watery Those wearing all colors," he says. "She Basically hadd on the storyboard." A friend recommended Roop hadd to the homeowner, and after Their meeting, she says, she thought he was just the person to design "a place Where You Can put your feet up - more stylish soft."
Stylish, indeed. The home's dining room is Designed around an antique wooden table with carved legs curlicue Bought That the client years ago at a Paris flea market. Roop added vintage faux bamboo chairs, lacquered Newly reupholstered in celery green and linen in a subtle stripe. Above the table hung a statement he piece, a Chandelier from the 1960s That resembles coral, giving a nod to the home's ocean setting without being corny.
Roop much of the furniture designs he uses (in this home, upholstered Every piece) as well as the draperies and lampshades. And he calls on local Artisans to Produce His designs. If Roop did not design a piece, That the chances are it is vintage or antique - updated Sometimes, Often left alone - something the homeowner or hadd That Roop has used in a new way.
Natural elements add an earthy texture throughou the Nantucket house. There's a pair of 1950s driftwood lamps in the sitting room off the dining room, and the Swedish neoclassical-style table in the entry Holds a casual arrangement of coral in a simple ceramic bowl. The wood floor and posts, Which are made from reclaimed Chinese elm, Also help warm the rooms. The homeowner debated Whether to paint the posts and beams and is Pleased with the Decision natural to say keep Because "the beautiful warm golden color adds a balance to All These cool colors," she says.
Materials like the wood beams and coral Provide what Roop calls an "offbeat juxtaposition" to the sumptuous Furnishings and accessories That are the cornerstones of bis rooms, like His signature color-block draperies That requir oodles of fabric and hours of cutting and stitching or the That tops the Danish lampshade Chandelier in the game room, Which is made out of at Least 100 yards of cording and trimmed in suede.
Inspired by the family's penchant for travel to Faraway lands, Roop Also incorporated exotic notes, with a Moorish Often bent. While he used a few actual artifacts from family trips, like fabric Bought on a trip to Thailand That wound up on throw pillows and as an accent on an upholstered headboard, the Most prominent pieces he Designed Examples are an unknown quantity. The coffee table in the living room, its lustrous top inlaid with paua shell, is based on a stool Robsjohn-Gibbons That he owns. There is Also a Moroccan star-shaped side table veneered in Tahitian mother of pearl that's like one the homeowner spotted in Roop's studio; she wanted one, too, so he made it hadd.
Perhaps The Most glamorous spot in this mix of Faraway-lands-meets-beach-house chic is in the bedroom Roop Designed for the family's Younges daughter. To put an unused wall to work, Roop built a reading nook with a Moorish silhouette, outfitted with a cushion in an Ethnic print. The cozy spot serves a clever design project purpose, too. The daughter, to her mother's dismay, the EU requested That her room painted a super-bright citrus green. Roop Was Able to satisfy Both say by using an over-the-top green inside the niche and a Softer shade in the rest of the room. "Frank finds pieces and comes up with creative solutions are That," says the client. "He's got a great way of mixing it all up.
The interior scheme is as light and airy as Its island setting and is infused with Roop's signature palette of seaside hues. He and his client Similar share tastes. "When she came to my office for Our design meeting, She Was watery Those wearing all colors," he says. "She Basically hadd on the storyboard." A friend recommended Roop hadd to the homeowner, and after Their meeting, she says, she thought he was just the person to design "a place Where You Can put your feet up - more stylish soft."
Stylish, indeed. The home's dining room is Designed around an antique wooden table with carved legs curlicue Bought That the client years ago at a Paris flea market. Roop added vintage faux bamboo chairs, lacquered Newly reupholstered in celery green and linen in a subtle stripe. Above the table hung a statement he piece, a Chandelier from the 1960s That resembles coral, giving a nod to the home's ocean setting without being corny.
Roop much of the furniture designs he uses (in this home, upholstered Every piece) as well as the draperies and lampshades. And he calls on local Artisans to Produce His designs. If Roop did not design a piece, That the chances are it is vintage or antique - updated Sometimes, Often left alone - something the homeowner or hadd That Roop has used in a new way.
Natural elements add an earthy texture throughou the Nantucket house. There's a pair of 1950s driftwood lamps in the sitting room off the dining room, and the Swedish neoclassical-style table in the entry Holds a casual arrangement of coral in a simple ceramic bowl. The wood floor and posts, Which are made from reclaimed Chinese elm, Also help warm the rooms. The homeowner debated Whether to paint the posts and beams and is Pleased with the Decision natural to say keep Because "the beautiful warm golden color adds a balance to All These cool colors," she says.
Materials like the wood beams and coral Provide what Roop calls an "offbeat juxtaposition" to the sumptuous Furnishings and accessories That are the cornerstones of bis rooms, like His signature color-block draperies That requir oodles of fabric and hours of cutting and stitching or the That tops the Danish lampshade Chandelier in the game room, Which is made out of at Least 100 yards of cording and trimmed in suede.
Inspired by the family's penchant for travel to Faraway lands, Roop Also incorporated exotic notes, with a Moorish Often bent. While he used a few actual artifacts from family trips, like fabric Bought on a trip to Thailand That wound up on throw pillows and as an accent on an upholstered headboard, the Most prominent pieces he Designed Examples are an unknown quantity. The coffee table in the living room, its lustrous top inlaid with paua shell, is based on a stool Robsjohn-Gibbons That he owns. There is Also a Moroccan star-shaped side table veneered in Tahitian mother of pearl that's like one the homeowner spotted in Roop's studio; she wanted one, too, so he made it hadd.
Perhaps The Most glamorous spot in this mix of Faraway-lands-meets-beach-house chic is in the bedroom Roop Designed for the family's Younges daughter. To put an unused wall to work, Roop built a reading nook with a Moorish silhouette, outfitted with a cushion in an Ethnic print. The cozy spot serves a clever design project purpose, too. The daughter, to her mother's dismay, the EU requested That her room painted a super-bright citrus green. Roop Was Able to satisfy Both say by using an over-the-top green inside the niche and a Softer shade in the rest of the room. "Frank finds pieces and comes up with creative solutions are That," says the client. "He's got a great way of mixing it all up.