ASPIREDESIGNAND H O M E . C O M 85 In honoring the beloved architectural touches yet adding modern updates, designer Elizabeth Bolognino handpicked everything, from fixture to fabric. To pay homage to the quintessential entry foyer, she chose a bespoke Merida Studio stair runner with the colors of the owner’s favorite vintage Martini Racing® Porsche stripe. A bench wrapped in fresh orange Hermès leather is the perfect foundation for bright “Hartley Elegy” art by Robert Indiana. (Bolognino envisioned interiors for several Ralph Lauren stores; the Tiffany & Co. Wall Street location in a bank vault with bejeweled crystal droplet lighting; a heritage compound in Connecticut; and many Manhattan apartments and lofts.) “Elizabeth’s spaces feel clean and sophisticated, yet warm and livable,” the owner adds. “Nearly everything was custom upholstered, from the Hermès tartan wool on the curved sofa to the dining chairs in two tones, the B&B Italia sofa and especially the kitchen banquette,” Bolognino notes. “The couple loves blue, so a touch of it appears throughout, tying the rooms together subtly without ever feeling repetitive.” “Every decision they made was intentional. We need to be restoring history, not tearing it down and erasing it,” she explains. Plaster walls are intact, and an expert was hired to lovingly refurbish the staircase, moldings and hardwood floors. (This is the designer’s fourth project for the family, with a fifth to come in Maui.) O P P O S I T E A N D B E L O W L I B R A RY: C U RV E D S O FA WITH HOLLAND & SHERRY NAVY LEATHER B A C K U P H O L S T E R E D I N HERMÈS NIGEL’S TARTAN WOOL. CUSTOM R O U N D R U G F R O M T H E RUG COMPANY. GIO PONTI ARMCHAIR. LIVING ROOM: A RARE VINTAGE HERIZ RUG GROUNDS THE FAMILY AREA OF THE VAST LIVING ROOM. B&B ITALIA SECTIONAL SOFA AND PLAYFUL WOVEN POUFS FROM LEPERE ADD COMFORT AND EASE. BOLD “AMERICAN SIGNS” ART BY ROBERT COTTINGHAM.