First Floor Tour 2020 Cottage On The Cape

Casual Entrance

A mudroom with an adjacent powder room provides a casual entry on the side of the house. Wall paint: Williamsburg Wythe Blue by Benjamin Moore; Entry door: Sierra Pacific; Ceiling fixture: Progress Lighting; Floor tile: AKDO; Rug: Annie Selke Bright blue walls in the mudroom guarantee visitors a cheery arrival. Wall paint: Williamsburg Wythe Blue by Benjamin Moore A poplar two-panel door leads from the mudroom to the workshop beyond. Door: Baird Brothers Fine Hardwoods; Hardware: House of Antique Hardware

Efficient Cook Spaces

The 3-by-8-foot island has a quartzite top with a rich, easy-care leather finish. Perimeter countertops and backsplash are polished quartzite. The touchless smart faucet is voice activated. Custom alder cabinets feature inset drawers and a silvery driftwood finish. A door on the left leads to the ADU. Nine-foot ceilings help the compact first floor feel more spacious. Wall paint: Bone Black by Benjamin Moore; Kitchen cabinetry: Woodharbor Custom Cabinetry; Lighting: Progress Lighting; Refrigerator: Café Appliances; Undercabinet and toekick lighting: Häfele; Countertops: Global Marble & Granite; Island counter stools: Courtesy of New England Staging In the kitchen, frosted-glass upper cabinet doors fold up and out of the way for access to serving ware. Lift doors: Häfele; Cabinetry: Woodharbor Custom Cabinetry Drawers in the custom cabinetry feature handy dividers and organizers. Drawer inserts: Häfele; Cabinetry: Woodharbor Custom Cabinetry The kitchen’s easy-care quartzite countertops have a fingerprint-resistant leather finish; custom cabinets are stained in a silvery wood tone. Kitchen cabinetry: Woodharbor Custom Cabinetry; Appliances: Refrigerator, Range by Café Appliances; Lighting: Progress Lighting; Range hood: Panasonic; Countertops: Global Marble & Granite; Island counter stools: Courtesy of New England Staging

High-Design Fixtures

The smart faucet in the main kitchen is voice-activated and can dispense water in whatever amount is needed, from a tablespoon to a gallon. Shown: Faucet: Moen; Countertop: Global Marble & Granite In this compact kitchen, the distance between countertops varies from 4 feet between the island and the range, and 38 inches between the end of the island and the perimeter countertop. Dishwasher: Cafe Appliances; Runner: Annie Selke; Countertops: Global Marble & Granite; Windows: Sierra Pacific; Lighting: Progress Lighting Both the induction/convection oven and the French door refrigerator have a contemporary reflective-glass finish. The vent hood above features ultra-quiet operation. Range: Cafe Appliances; Range hood (not shown): Panasonic

Small Space, Big Feel

The custom TV cabinet on the right side of this photo does triple duty: As a partition wall, it separates the living and dining areas, and, with a cantilevered bench on the dining room side, it provides seating at the table. Equipped with a hinged top panel and lift mechanism, it also conceals the TV. Wall paint: Bone Black by Benjamin Moore; Lighting: Progress Lighting; Sliding doors: Sierra Pacific; Flooring: Baird Brothers Fine Hardwoods; Pillows, window panels: Annie Selke; TV Cabinet/Banquette: Custom built by Cape Associates; Lift Mechanism, Lighting, and Hardware by Häfele

A motorized lift raises and lowers a TV hidden inside the custom room divider. TV Cabinet/Banquette: Custom built by Cape Associates; Lift Mechanism, Lighting, and Hardware by Häfele On the main floor, interior designer Denise Enright specified black window frames for a contemporary look that’s softened by the muted gray of the walls. Wall Paint: Bone Black (walls); Harwood Putty (nickel gap) by Benjamin Moore; Stain (coat closet door): Varathane; Interior doors, flooring: Baird Brothers Fine Hardwoods; Windows, entry door: Sierra Pacific; Lighting: Progress Lighting; Door hardware: House of Antique Hardware; Rugs, pillows, throws, window panels: Annie Selke;

Nickel-Gap Stairwell

Walls with a nickel-gap look pair with a beachy striped runner to give the main stairway a breezy cottage feel. Paint: Harwood Putty (nickel gap) by Benjamin Moore; Stair runner: Annie Selke; Stair parts courtesy of Mid-Cape Home Center and BROSCO