With spacious, airy rooms and classic European touches, this weekend getaway on the Long Island hamlet of Amagansett is our new summer crush. Interior designer John Stedila gave this old fire station a complete makeover to turn it into a Tuscan-style vacation home. Large double doors open out to the courtyard to welcome in guests.
Towering gold columns flanked on both sides by double glass doors give this space tons of light and air, not to mention a view of sweet green.
The floors of this sitting room are made of grey-polished concrete that feels just right on bare feet in the warm summer months.
Tom Hooper painted this dreamy, equine mural on otherwise completely bare stuccoed walls.
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The designer ripped out the original second floor of the fire station to create amazing cathedral ceilings.
Something old, something new. The home is decorated with an eclectic mix of antique and contemporary pieces.
There is ample space for lounging in this living room. One of the more luxurious seats is a sofa upholstered in yellow ochre velvet next to an antique inlaid coffee table.
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Smiles come easy here. Designer John Stedila relaxes in his living room on an antique sofa.
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This breakfast nook is a nice place for an afternoon cuppa. A ceiling fan keeps the air cool and a wall of glass allows light to flood in and offers views of the garden beyond.
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In the bedroom, the brushed-steel bed gives a more modern touch. And the pivoting bedside table, a John Stedila design, is the perfect blend of form and function.
Sharing this bathroom? Not a problem. A mirror and curved-concrete vanity spanning the entire width of the room leaves plenty of space for two.
A squared-off, bleached-wood staircase leads to a separate dressing room. The antique mirror nestled below is a Parisian flea-market find.
A folding wooden screen makes a unique headboard for this John Stedila-designed bed. Sitting beside it, an antique leather armchair is the perfect spot for some bedtime reading.
The kitchen's painted-white, tongue-and-groove ceiling and old-fashioned fan create a rustic feel.
It's tea time all the time in this kitchen. An antique English pine cabinet displays a 19th-century tea service, Irish antique creamware, and Wedgwood shell plates.
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This summer escape, of course, comes with a pool and a temple-fronted pavilion for shade.
Sit a spell in this secluded garden courtyard.
Eighteenth-century French chairs and a polished-concrete table fill the elegant breakfast pavilion, which is made of glass walls and a large mirror.
