Corey Damen Jenkins Gave a Massachusetts Residence Coastal Appeal

Constructed for a sea captain within the 1850s, this historic residence in Cohasset, Massachusetts, had a humble footprint and salt-worn air by design. That is precisely what charmed its new homeowners, a pair who sought to host easygoing dinner events and, finally, begin a household inside its storied partitions. The one catch? They’d want a little bit extra room.

Designer Corey Damen Jenkins got here on board to fastidiously broaden the three-bedroom cottage right into a household residence, whereas additionally paying homage to the coastal setting with out going full-on nautical. The kitchen and bogs wanted appreciable updating, however the lobby, speakeasy, and backyard room had been saved of their unique form and situation. The group was additionally in a position to retain a lot of the unique millwork, together with the entrance corridor staircase and crown moldings, baseboards, and trim all through. From there, Jenkins sought to strike a steadiness between the spouse’s gravitation towards old-world furnishings and the husband’s desire for a extra up to date feel and appear. “Each types can work, and [using] them collectively is why they’re going to work without end,” Jenkins says. “Should you usher in modernity with antiquity, it cancels out the time stamp.”

A flocked, ocelot-print wallpaper from Ralph Lauren—paired with a burled wooden eating desk and heirloom Chippendale chairs reupholstered in yellow cloth—injects funky magnificence into the eating room. “We wished that house to really feel like a jewel field,” Jenkins explains. It is the room in the home least bathed in pure gentle, so he leaned into that moodiness with deep, darkish paints for the woodwork and brick fire.

Jenkins additionally paid particular consideration to an often-underutilized side of a room, the ceiling, saying, “All of us want to recollect: At all times search for!” Fabulous lighting fixtures, cloth coverings, and salvaged beams added character and texture overhead. A secure distance from spilled drinks, soiled paws, and small sticky fingers, they are a extra enduring funding than furnishings when there are canines and babies afoot. By the point the renovation wrapped, Jenkins’s shoppers had each.

“I believe this undertaking reveals what can occur when designers and owners associate on a daring route and there’s belief,” Jenkins says, reflecting. It is a uncommon end result, “both as a result of the designer is simply too scared to lean into one thing that is uncommon, or the shoppers maintain them again from expressing that. Right here, due to a very diplomatic designer, a spirit of collaboration prevailed: The house really displays its previous and the individuals constructing a life there collectively.

Entrance Corridor

A five-inch band of Lee Jofa trim runs alongside the baseboards and stairway, including distinction and sample. Sconces: Visible Consolation & Co. Stair runner: Stark.

Backyard Room

A transporting Iksel wall mural performs into the seafaring historical past of this Massachusetts residence—and impressed the title of the room. Chandelier: Visible Consolation & Co. Flooring lamps: Currey & Firm. Couch: customized. Espresso tables: CB2. Leather-based chairs: classic.

This centrally situated house combines a sunny seating space and pedestal desk from Serena & Lily. Chairs: vintage. Sconces: Visible Consolation & Co. Rug: Stark. Mural: Iksel. Desk lamps: Visible Consolation & Co. Mirror: vintage, circa Nineties. Chair: classic.

Residing Room

Vintage bells that belonged to the consumer’s father crop up in each room.

Speakeasy

Designed for enjoyable, this intimate house “is sort of a gift-wrapped field,” Jenkins says. Nailhead trim punctuates the ceiling wallcovering. Ceiling wallcovering: Mulberry Residence. Trim: Fabricut. Couch: classic, in customized upholstery. Espresso desk: CB2. Material and {hardware}: Kravet. Paint: Hale Navy, Benjamin Moore.

Kitchen

A classic rug ties daring accents, like customized brass stools, to the historic structure. Shade cloth: Ralph Lauren. Backsplash: Ann Sacks. Countertop: Absolute Granite. Cupboard paint: Garlic Clove, PPG Paints.

Eating Room

“When rooms don’t get lots of gentle, I lean into that—it feels extra dramatic and purposeful,” Jenkins says.

Wallcovering: Ralph Lauren. Desk: Jonathan Adler. Chandeliers: Visible Consolation & Co. Clock: classic. Chair cloth: Métaphores. Paint: Essex Inexperienced (millwork) and Black Magnificence (fire), each Benjamin Moore.

Mudroom

An vintage secretary gives a touchdown zone for keys and mail. Pendant: Visible Consolation & Co. Paint: Georgian Inexperienced, Benjamin Moore. Rug: vintage. Chair: classic.

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Elizabeth Kiefer is a options editor at Cosmopolitan, the place she focuses on enterprise tales, narrative reporting, and cultural protection for the journal’s print and digital platforms.