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For Tom, summer isn’t just about lounging at the house. It’s the time of year
when his duties as board chairman of the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center in nearby
Waterford, Connecticut, really kick in. Performers often stay at the house, so
there’s plenty of traffic in the guest rooms.
Everyone always notices and
appreciates the old typewriters, radios, and other blasts from the past
scattered around by Pat, whose own past is about as lively as they come (her
resume includes stints as a stockbroker, actress in TV commercials, and “the
first stuntwoman in New York”). “I keep these things near to reinforce a sense
of the house’s history,” she explains. “They’re meant to slow things down and
remind our guests that this is a place where they can relax.”(l) In a seafoam-colored guestroom, ikat bedcovers lend an island look.
Salvaged fence parts repurposed as wall art hang over the beds. (m) Detail of
a vintage crazy quilt turned pillow.
Summer of '42
(n) Portrait of the Connecticut coast by local artist
Carol Connor, whom Pat collects. (o) New England painting, a thrift-shop
find. (p) The former two-seater outhouse was moved and converted into a
rustic outbuilding for guests. (q) In the master bath, floor-to-ceiling glass
tiles create a sense of walking into shimmering water. The windows and medicine
cabinet are the same size and framed identically in tile.
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