Interiors

A Cambridge Home for Hosting

photography: Sheryl Kalis

A living room with cream colored walls, a denim blue sofa, a camel leather mid-century chair, and a pair of barrel chairs. A brightly-colored painting hangs on the wall.
A vignette of a turquoise-painted custom bar with a fruit bowl.

This single family home in Cambridge was an exercise in downsizing while still hosting regular gatherings. The clients were moving from a much larger space, and were used to hosting large groups for dinners — and while this new home had great outdoor space for summer, they planned to also host friends in winter.

For dinner parties and holidays, we sourced a cherry extension dining table that would easily expand to seat 10-12 guests, and added to the existing built-in dining storage to hold extra dish ware and cookbooks.

In a home with no mudroom, we designed the entryway to clearly guide guests to coat and shoe storage (with a closet around the corner for larger parties) so the space can remain tidy even when a boot-wearing crowd arrives.

An entryway has cream colored walls on one side with a collection of black and white photographs. The back wall is painted Farrow & Ball Railings.
An entryway with a contemporary console, table lamp, and a large black and white photograph on the wall.
An entryway with a shoe cabinet and organic mirror.
A bay window with window seat is the background for a transitional cherry dining table with black Danish-style rush-seat chairs.
A built-in dining room bar is painted Oval Room Blue by Farrow & Ball.
A transitional living room with a denim-blue sofa, bright Kelley Wearstler pillow, and colorful painting of Acadia National park.

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