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The open-riser staircase next to the living area
is visible from the street through the large front
window. The stair and catwalk railings repeat the
horizontal black metal found on the exterior railings.
Barn doors on the second floor, similar to the one on
the exterior façade (though these are operational),
mark the office/second-floor primary bedroom at
right and a linen closet at left.
“We used a custom chandelier over the two-story
space,” Passacantando says. The fixture helps fill the
expansive volume of the room without interrupting
the airy aesthetic. Iacouzzi adds, “We spent a lot
of time on lighting selection, opting for square
recessed lights and other modern fixtures that we
felt best fit into our design motif.”
The large living/kitchen area opens onto the back
patio, which has a fire pit and a plunge pool. “It’s
set up for entertaining,” Passacantando says. “It’s
not set up in what we would consider a traditional
footprint.”
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