This Boston couple knew the moment they purchased this property on Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay that it would become the family’s permanent summer retreat. After spending a few years enjoying the location with their two college-aged children, they decided to remodel the 25-year-old house to better suit their lifestyle and aesthetic. “She’s from California and wanted the indoor-outdoor lifestyle she had there,” interior designer Trevor Fulmer says. “They wanted to blend traditional New England and more modern Southern California styles.”
A new pool, spa, outdoor kitchen, dining area and lounge patio give the family plenty of comfortable gathering space outside, while large new sliding glass doors and a pass-through kitchen window create seamless transitions between indoors and out. Inside, Fulmer made cosmetic updates throughout the home, layering distinctive textures into the warm neutral palette his clients desired. The result is an inviting coastal retreat where nothing feels too precious and the homeowners can relax with family and friends.
To better understand his clients’ needs and aesthetic, Fulmer begins each project with a “style alignment” phase. During this process, the homeowners shared inspiration images from Houzz and discussed the specific elements they liked. They also mapped out how they envisioned using each space. “From this process we determined that they wanted a very neutral, tonal and calming Southern California-inspired color palette,” Fulmer says.