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INSIDE JOB
Refeathering the nest
Kids gone, a Roslyn couple reimagines the family homestead
By JULIETTE FAIRLEY
Many couples look for smaller
space when the kids have grown
and gone, but one Roslyn couple
turned to Annette Jaffe Interiors
instead, asking her to bring new
colors, finishes and floor plans
to their 5,000-square-foot family
home.
Challenge One was the décor,
which hadn’t seen an update since
the couple moved in back in the late
1970s. It was, Jaffe said, “busy.”
“The floors were diagonal. The
counters were dominated by formica
and shiny surfaces. The lighting
was uneven and the walls were
painted a bright orange color, like
the inside of a cantaloupe.”
The updated color scheme focuses
on earth tones, including off-white,
brown and mossy green, with
splashes of color from flowers,