<http://schema.org/articleBody>
"                           Location: Nantucket, MA When a young family with two preschool-age children began looking for a retreat in Nantucket, Massachusetts, they hoped to trade views of the New York City skyline for sand and surf, not clapboard and cobblestones. But they simply could not resist the charm\u2014and renovated interiors\u2014of a 140-year-old whaler&amp;#039;s cottage on one of the village&amp;#039;s main thoroughfares. &amp;quot;It was a blank canvas,&amp;quot; says the wife. &amp;quot;All we had to do was move in.&amp;quot; To make the house feel more like home, she turned to Renee Rizzuto, a Manhattan-based designer. Now working on her own, Rizzuto had been part of the design team that had decorated the family&amp;#039;s New York City residence. And it was during that project that the women discovered they shared a very similar aesthetic. &amp;quot;To the point where we would each go off shopping on our own and return with the same vases and pillows,&amp;quot; says Rizzuto. In Nantucket, the pair quickly fell back into the routine they&amp;#039;d established on the previous endeavor, collecting images of things that they liked, comparing notes, and crafting a scheme. They agreed that this home should have a comfortable beach-house feel (light, casual, easy-care), without relying on clich\u00E9d seaside motifs. The existing bright white walls and wood trim were ideal starting points: They formed a neutral backdrop and &amp;quot;they&amp;#039;re welcome antidotes to the island&amp;#039;s weather, which can be damp and foggy,&amp;quot; says the wife.                           The owners wanted plenty of places where &amp;quot;you could plop down and hang out,&amp;quot; so Rizzuto turned the formal dining room into a family room and outfitted this space, just off the kitchen, with sofas slipcovered in white cotton-denim fabric. The light-colored slipcover theme extends to the rest of the house, where it&amp;#039;s tempered by colorful accessories, ranging in hue from soft blues and greens to bold oranges and pinks. &amp;quot;The previous owner had installed built-ins throughout the house, so there wasn&amp;#039;t really a need for a lot of heavy furniture,&amp;quot; Rizzuto says. To accommodate all of the books, music CDs, games, and toys that are part of family life, she selected rush baskets and a few key pieces like dressers made from walnut and distressed pine. &amp;quot;That leaves the rooms feeling more open and airy.&amp;quot; It&amp;#039;s the anticipation of those open interiors, say the homeowners, that makes the nearly five-hour drive from Manhattan to the Nantucket ferry bearable. &amp;quot;Once we&amp;#039;re on that ferry, our whole outlook changes,&amp;quot; says the wife. &amp;quot;Here you feel like you have room to breathe. I wouldn&amp;#039;t trade that for anything.&amp;quot;    Design Basics:                   To keep the all-white family room, below, from looking cold and clinical, designer Renee Rizzuto layered sofa pillows in a variety of fabrics (cotton, linen, and silk) and colors (soft watery blues, greens, and aquas). Pillow fabrics: 1. Monet silk-linen-wool in turquoise. Holland &amp;amp;amp; Sherry. 2. Vert Stripe cotton-linen. Hable Construction. 3. Ulf Moritz&amp;#039;s linen #50326 in Terra. Bergamo.    In the Know: Fireplace Display         MANTEL Choose a unifying theme like color. A striped throw, below left, inspired red glass votives and calla lilies. Lean framed artwork so that it can be easily moved when it&amp;#039;s time to update. FIREBOX During months when you won&amp;#039;t light a fire, arrange furniture to partially screen the &amp;quot;black box.&amp;quot; Resist the urge to place outdated fireplace fillers (ferns and decorative screens). Go for oversized candles in tall glass hurricane shades. Attractive stacks of light-colored logs, such as birch, can serve year-round as natural sculpture in this often neglected space. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/a987/light-by-design-17489/>