This Ocean County home’s exterior resembles the original residence, which was destroyed by Superstorm Sandy. Photo: Raquel Langworthy
Fashioned after a French coastal-style manse, the facade of this family home leans on classic architectural details to disguise the new-built status of the 2,645-square-foot residence. Located in Ocean County, the original waterfront home was so severely damaged by Superstorm Sandy that the ground-up redo was required.
The homeowners’ passion for landscaping creates a frame for the new look centered on the double lot. The design team included Tracy Pearce at Pearce Design Group and Nicole Russo of Abode Interior Design, both in Point Pleasant Beach, as well as Ginny Padula of Town & Country Design Studio in Red Bank, who collaborated on the kitchen.
Completed in 2022, Russo says the seven-bedroom, eight-bath home’s exterior was based on the previous residence. The owners—and their neighbors—had loved the design and how it fit into the neighborhood. “The sage shutters and stucco exterior were both inspired by the initial home,” she says.
Salvaged elements include the pointed window in front and V-grooved doors, which the designers mimicked on interior doors.
Photo: Raquel Langworthy
“We fell in love with the sage green,” says Pearce, “and thought it was important to connect the exterior palette with the interior.” The color is woven throughout the home, along with soft hues of blue, beige and gray.
“The walls of the entire first floor were lime-wash painted for texture to create an older feel,” explains Russo. The garage is situated on the ground floor, and a sweeping staircase sets the design tone: rustic with wow factor.
The living room, with its stellar sea view, is outfitted in creamy whites and beiges that keep the space warm and open.
In the living room, an oversized, custom built-in sofa is outfitted in performance indoor/outdoor fabric designed to resist fading. Photo: Raquel Langworthy
The design team added foundational elements like the living room fireplace mantel by François and Company, based in New York City. It is designed to replicate Scagliola stone and is hand finished using limestone dust and marble chips. Salvaged wood beams and reclaimed wood flooring are used throughout.
In the kitchen, Padula supplied the cabinetry, as well as the marble countertops and farmhouse sink. The range hood echoes the living room mantel finish and hangs above the French-style stove and textured subway-tile backsplash. The soft-green cabinets bring the exterior accent color inside. They feature unlacquered brass hardware and lighted display space.
Spacious and light, the kitchen is outfitted with sage-green cabinets, from Town & Country Design, complemented by marble countertops and a farmhouse sink. The custom range hood echoes the living room mantel. Photo: Raquel Langworthy
The dining room, which seats eight, features a complementary built-in cupboard at the entrance. French doors lead out to the deck, which is connected to a raised walkway with nautical roping that cleverly replaces spindles, as it continues through the tall, decorative grasses leading nearly all the way to the ocean.
Photo: Raquel Langworthy
Recurring textures like woven pendants and chairbacks in the kitchen, dual nautical rope-inspired chandeliers in the dining room, and rattan accents throughout the home, sourced through Pearce Designs create unifying motifs.
The third-floor primary suite is outfitted with high ceilings and garden and ocean views. Photo: Raquel Langworthy
In the primary suite, a vaulted ceiling is enhanced by trusses and beams, and an abundance of windows add to the light, airy tone. An adjacent sitting and dressing area features arched French doors that lead to the third-story balcony, which overlooks the garden.
A dressing/sitting room features French doors leading to a balcony that overlooks the garden of native plants. Photo: Raquel Langworthy
“Everything was carefully sourced in order to make the entire home and property feel very much like the original, as well as marrying the focus of French and coastal designs,” Russo notes.
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