The airy, laid-back living room is set with iconic pieces by Hans Wegner, George Nakashima, Isamu Noguchi and Frank Gehry. An array of chairs – including pieces by Norman Cherner and George Nakashima – is paired with the walnut- and-oak dining table. Built in 1959, the 4300-square-foot residence was designed for artist Carolyn Blish by Chicago-based architect Arnold Schaffner. Situated on several acres alongside a creek, the house is oriented to the outdoors with amply scaled windows and linked to nature by an abundant use of wood and stone. It was showing its age when current owners George Marrone and Michael Nocera acquired it, but entranced by its period charm, they didn’t hesitate to invest a little effort and give the property a sympathetic refresh. “Our initial changes were essentially cosmetic, removing wall-to-wall shag carpeting and wallpaper, and repainting,” recalls Marrone, who credits the TV series “Mad Men” for fueling his interest in midcentury design. “Later, we tackled larger renovations in the kitchen and baths once we really knew how we wanted to live in the home.” Over time, the couple – avid collectors of vintage and modern furniture and art – added to their holdings to outfit the house. A Hans Wegner settee, George Nakashima coffee table, and Frank Gehry Wiggle Stool are all at home in the living room, where the pitched ceiling is strung with beams of Douglas fir and the wall-filling fireplace is clad in Pennsylvania flagstone. “I definitely don’t like clutter,” shares Marrone, whose go-to sources include 1stDibs, Artnet and Chairish. “But I do enjoy collecting, so am now at a point where if something is coming in, something else is going out.” Although the couple’s furnishings are significant, there’s nothing showroom-like about the way they inhabit the space. For all the qualities they have in common, the pieces that populate the living room project an almost disparate air, a sort of lazily comfortable, serendipitous ease.