10 Fabulous Nantucket Blue and White Interiors with Decorative Rugs
Posted by Abid Ilahi on Mon, Jul 02, 2012 @ 12:59 PM
Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard smaller neighbor to the west is the island from where Melville’s fictional 19th century whale ship The Pequod sails out in search of Moby Dick. Today it is an elite resort for those who prefer a quieter pace.
Today we will explore how leading interior designers work with blue and white and what kinds of decorative rugs work best.
Ferguson & Shamamian did the architecture of this Nantucket House and Victoria Hagan did the interior design. Image courtesy Ferguson & Shamamian.
Ferguson & Shamamian. Another view of the house. Image courtesy Ferguson & Shamamian.
Ferguson & Shamamian . The pool side facade. Image courtesy Architectural Digest.
1. Victoria Hagan. has collaborated with architects Ferguson and Shamamian on several homes. For this Nantucket house, Hagan chose a blue and white decorative rug to complement a large blue modern painting. Hagan adjusted the scale of the blue and white plaid pattern so it would work better in this large living room. The sofas are covered in white duck and a blue cashmere throw adds pop. Image courtesy Architectural Digest.
1A. Victoria Hagan. Another view of the living room with Nantucket harbor visible through the windows. Blue and white striped pillows harmonize with the decorative rug. Translucent white draperies give the room a breezy feeling. Image courtesy Architectural Digest.
1B. Victoria Hagan. The decorative rug extends well beyond the chairs and covers the passageway to the dining room. Image courtesy Architectural Digest.
2. Victoria Hagan. A blue and white striped decorative rug covers the entire floor of the master bedroom. Image courtesy Ferguson & Shamamian.
2A. Victoria Hagan. Another view of the master bedroom. The blue and white striped pattern of the decorative rug resembles ticking fabric. Image courtesy Architectural Digest.
3. Victoria Hagan. Another bedroom in the Nantucket house has a blue plaid rug that runs wall to wall. Image courtesy Ferguson & Shamamian.
4. Arie and Coco Kopelman's antique filled family room in their Nantucket home has a beige and grey color scheme. The stripes in the decorative rug are shaded and of varying width. Image courtesy Architectural Digest.
5. Willey Design's motto is "Life is too short for an all beige room". John Willey chose a blue and white decorative rug in an antique Dhurrie pattern to anchor the rose colored sofa and multicolored pillows and fabric. Image courtesy Wiley Design.
5A. Willey Design. Another view of the living room. The chaise sits on the blue and white decorative rug. Image courtesy House Beautiful Magazine.
6. Willey Design. Yellow walls and yellow stripes in the blue and white decorative rug add zip to this bedroom. Image courtesy Willey Design.
7. T. Keller Donovan designed this blue and white decorative rug for the living room of this Nantucket house. Image courtesy House Beautiful Magazine.
8. T. Keller Donovan. The simple blue and white stripes of this decorative rug give the Library a high energy nautical ambiance. Image courtesy House Beautiful Magazine.
9. Frank Roop chose a beige textured decorative rug to pull together the multicolored striped upholstered chairs as well as the blue and white accents. Image courtesy House Beautiful Magazine.
9A. Frank Roop. The texture of the decorative rug complements the luminous blue coffee table and supports the multicolored striped chair fabric. Image courtesy House Beautiful Magazine.
10. Gary McBournie thought of a classic Fisherman's Cottage when designing this Nantucket living room on a decorative rug with a blue, white and beige tile pattern. Image courtesy House Beautiful Magazine.
