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"Cultivating a Cottage\nA Renewed Retreat in Southampton Is a Natural Complement to Its Lush Gardens\n\"It evolved into a much more beautiful, elegant and finer house,\" designer John Barman says of a Southampton residence he made over. He used color and lighting to add intimacy to the living room. Brunschwig Fils fabric on club chairs designed by Barman. Travers stripe on stools and Barman-designed sofa, and fabric on love seats, foreground. Lorin marsh low table. Schumacher drapery fabric.\nInterior designer John Barman\n\"The house was originally more of a weekend house,\" says the wife. \"We changed it into more of a beach house as the children grew older.\" In the dining area off the kitchen, Barman says, he created \"as casual an environment as possible for the family to gather on an everyday basis\" while maintaining \"an essence of elegance.\" McGuire dining chairs and barstools. beacon Hill dining table.\nTo achieve continuity between the living room and the adjacent dining room, he adhered to the same palette in both rooms. The walnut dining table, which seats 14, was custom-made in France. \"It doesn't have to be a period house to incorporate those heavy, large south-of-France pieces,\" explains Barman. The contemporary chairs, he adds, \"give it a fresher look.\" The chair leather is from Edelman; the silk trim is from Jim Thompson. manuel Canovas drapery linen. Stark sisal rug.\nThe d\u00E9cor in the master bedroom captures the yellows of the daylilies and the blues of the hydrangeas. Barman painted a pattern on the bedposts to match the carpet's floral design. Stark carpet.\nIn front of the poolhouse, he coordinated the lounge chair fabric with the hues of the pool and the flowers."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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