Design Travel With Margot Guralnick
Sinatra slept here. The sprawling Victorian Chequit inn on Shelter Island, New York's low-key Hamptons alternative, began life as a Methodist retreat and then morphed into a stylish city escape. Under the new ownership of Provincetown hoteliers David Bowd and Kevin O'Shea of Salt Hotels, it's back—big time.
Photography via the Chequit.
Above: Built in 1872, the Chequit (which, by the way, is pronounced chee-quit) was initially a dining hall surrounded by a tent camp; it has operated as a hotel since the 1940s. Dowd and O'Shea spent the past year giving it a refresh. Both are veterans of the industry—Bowd is former COO of Andre Balazs Properties (which includes the Sunset on Shelter Island), and O'Shea, a RISD-trained designer, worked on the creative teams at Starwood and Morgans Hotel Group—who have recently started building their own empire: See The Hamptons Come to Cape Cod: Salt House Inn in Provincetown. O'Shea's firm Kevin O'Shea Designs oversaw the refurbishment.
Above: The porch is, as it's always been, the main gathering place. O'Shea and team preserved as much as possible of the structure's original detailing while giving it "a crisp and contemporary interpretation."
Above: "At bed-and-breakfasts you have this incredible personal service experience, but terrible design—it's like sleeping in great grandma's house," O'Shea told the New York Observer. "We wanted to keep the guest experience side of it, but create a highly designed place, where we're pushing boundaries and making something different."
In the lobby, the challenge, he tells us, was that it "had to transcend the seasons: So I kept it light enough for the summer but cozy enough for the winter."
Above: The overhauled guest rooms are finished in a pink and gray palette with dollops of yellow: "The colors were inspired by the incredible light on the island; the rose walls glow throughout the day and soften into the evening," says O'Shea. Shown here, the sitting room in a suite with daybed in an alcove.
There are 37 rooms total: 19 in the main house, as well as an additional 17 in separate historic structures known as The Cottage and The Summer House, which can be rented individually or to groups.
Above: Our favorite detail: the custom headboards. "I was inspired by an image of an old motel room I've had in my files for years; it's where the shape came from," says O'Shea, "and the brass finials are a play on Victorian brass beds." The bedrooms are painted in a two-toned blush/French gray mix: Benjamin Moore Sugarcane and Graystone.
Above: The original wood floors were restored and layered with "tribal-inspired" patterned rugs. The yellow Windsor-style chairs are Serena & Lily's Tucker Chair, which comes in eight colors, $188 each. (See more in 10 Easy Pieces: The Windsor Chair Revisited.)
Above L: Brass reading lights and space-saving built-in bedside shelves. O'Shea notes, "You'll never have to go looking for a plug to charge your phone; there are custom plugs on each bedside table from Conway Electric." (Read our Remodeling 101 Primers to learn where to place electrical outlets in every room.) Above R: The all-new bathrooms are tiled in black and white.
Above: An easy-to-replicate detail: black brackets paired with white open shelves piled with white (and a touch of black) accessories.
Above: Classic New England tones and tongue-and-groove wainscoting in the hallway.
Above: The Chequit has a new in-house cafe, as well as a bar/restaurant, Red Maple, shown here.
Above: The seating extends under the trees. Rooms at the Chequit start at $195 a night.
Looking for a place to stay? Find our best recommendations in our Hotels & Lodging archive, including Salt Hotel's Salt House Inn in Provincetown. And for restaurant and shopping tips, explore our City Guides.
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Home Inspiration With Julie Carlson
Jin Angdoo Lee and Mathieu Julien, freelance illustrators and artists who operate under the name Amateurs, describe themselves as "a happy couple based in Paris. We are lovers of new discoveries and endless artistic possibilities."
Their wall-hanging Flag for Every Family project is "based on the idea that every home is a micro nation with its inhabitants as its ruler. Therefore, every house needs an emblem." The wall hangings measure approximately 150 by 100 centimeters (59 by 39 inches) and are made from hand-dyed, bleached, and natural cotton pieces; they are €800 ($891) each.
Above: The Flag for Every Family project consists of six abstract designs.
Above: Contact Amateurs directly for ordering information.
Above: A detail of the creation process.
Above: Contact Amateurs directly for ordering information.
Above: The Tea Towels project is "a study of shapes in black, white, and blue. Instead of painting on framed canvases, a series of 33 original paintings are painted on handmade linen tea towels with a cotton hook sewn on the back. Each painting varies in size and fabric weight." The tea towels are €70 ($78) each; contact Amateurs directly for ordering information.
Above: A detail of a dish towel painting, via Angdoo's personal blog.
For vintage flags put to use as curtains, see our post on Guideboat Co. in Mill Valley, California. Go to Wall Decor for more ideas.
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Home Inspiration With Margot Guralnick
The hardworking daybed stands ready to serve as sofa, bench, and crash pad for afternoon naps and overnight guests. It comes in a range of clean-lined guises that we'd gladly invite in. Here are 10 current favorites from high to low.
Above: Designed by Mermelada Estudio of Barcelona, CB2's Boho Daybed is made of whitewashed rubberwood inset with wicker panels; $1,299 with the pewter-fabric-covered mattress included, and $829 for the frame alone.
Above: Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Couch is one of the all-time most referenced pieces of furniture. A recent version we like: LA designer Michael Felix's Goddard Daybed, made to order with leather or fabric upholstery; $2,600. See his line in Born to the Trade: Michael Felix's Handmade Furniture.
Above: West Elm's Mid-Century Daybed is made of eucalyptus and comes in white or natural; $899. It fits a twin mattress, sold separately.
Above: Gesa Hansen's oak Remix Nightcouch becomes a single bed with the removal of the back cushion. It's available in a range of fabrics; Velito gray wool is shown here; €2,690 from Connox. The design is also sold in the US by Matter for $5,195. Read about Hansen's family furniture company and see how she herself uses the Remix couch in A Scandi Furniture Designer at Home in Paris.
Above: Day Bed One by UK furniture company Another Country is made of solid European oak and has a coir- and wool-wrapped latex Naturalmat mattress; £2,585 ($4,025.88). It's shown in Workstead architects' Stefanie Brechbuehler and Robert Highsmith's Brooklyn apartment. See more of our favorite designs by Another Country and take a look at the workshop's London shop. Photograph by Matthew Williams.
Above: A Danish classic by Poul Kjaerholm, the 1957 PK80 Daybed from Fritz Hansen is $20,770 in satin-brushed stainless steel and leather from The Line. Read about hidden boutique in A Soho Dream Loft (Where Everything Is for Sale).
Above: Ilse Crawford's Sinnerlig collection for Ikea—making its debut in Ikea shops in the UK this month and in October in the US—includes this steel and acacia wood daybed with jute webbing; $350. Go to Currently Coveting to see more of Crawford's new Ikea designs.
Above: Daniel Heer's Keil Daybed has an oak frame (smoked oak and walnut also available) and a hand-stuffed/hand-stitched horsehair and wool mattress. Fabricated without any metal parts or glue, it has a base of leather strapping; $11,700 from Matter. Learn about fourth-generation mattress maker Daniel Heer in our post Berlin's Secret to a Good Night's Sleep.
Above: The Box Daybed by Melbourne, Australia, furniture designer Mark Tuckey is available in oak or a wood that Tuckey calls Oregon, and your choice of upholstery fabric; $6,100 AUD ($4,454 USD). See the design in Tuckey's beach house in Steal This Look: A Laid-Back Living Room with Spirit.
Above: Newly available in black via Goods We Love, Danish engineer Ole Gjerlov Knudsen's 1962 OGK Safari Daybed has a beech frame, linen cover, and black-dyed sisal roping; inquire about retailers. And see more at Goods We Love: New York's Secret Scandinavian Design Source.
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