Adore October 2020

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Interior Design SARA RUFFIN COSTELLO | sararuffincostello.com

Grisaille Wallpaper ANTHROPOLOGIE | anthropologie.com

Kitchen Counter Stools CB2 | cb2.com

Garden Containers and Plants PERINO'S GARDEN CENTER | perinos.com

Decorative Floor Painting GRETCHEN WELLER HOWARD @gretchenwellerhoward

CeCe's Dress and Vintage Emerald Cocktail Ring KHAITE | ADLER'S khaite.com | adlersjewelry.com

A hard-working leather sectional from Design Within Reach, cowhide rug over sisal, and inherited English armchairs all withstand the family action just fine. I laughed when CeCe showed me everyone's well-loved hangout spots and how the boys climb and tumble over everything. "It might look clean and cool," she told me. "But don't look too close. It's dirty, but it's more important to me that we live comfortably in every inch of the house. Every now and then I hit it with 409, and it cleans right up. Same for my dining chairs," she says with a big smile. She fondly pointed out sentimental pieces like the painted armoire, "That's the first piece I bought on my own from Mac Maison when I moved to New York. I felt like such a grown up!"; the stunning photograph of wild horses on Sable Island by Roberto Dutesco, "That's the first piece of art that Trevor and I bought together. It plays off the horses that we see on the park trail so often."; and a festive hand embroidered blue and white tablecloth, "We found it at a flea market in Mexico while on a birthday trip one year."

Her personal favorite room for family time is the trellised garden room coated in Farrow and Ball's Archive. "I really wanted that easy indoor/outdoor flow that celebrates living on the park in a casually elegant way," she explains. With the French doors open to a stylish pool, a side patio complete with lounge areas, and a pebble garden and potted citrus trees, the lines are blurred in the best of ways. A banana leaf plant, the wicker lighting fixture, and tortoise bamboo shades bring the outside in, while inherited pieces such as a handsome chest of drawers and game table, and a carved mirror found at Dop Antiques are decidedly front-parlor chic. "We listen to birds chirping, watch for swallowtail and monarch butterflies or play records. It's a TV-free space and we love it." The upstairs rooms are just as sunny and wonderful. CeCe's office is tucked into one of the guest rooms and from this perch, she manages her popular Magazine Street cafe, Drink Beauty. The on-trend shop features delicious (and beautiful) coffee and matcha drinks as well as "of the

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