Over the course of the practically twenty years that Glenn Ban has lived within the Hamptons, he’s moved 5 instances—but his houses all really feel of a chunk. Identical goes for the tasks he designs for his purchasers. Regardless of the situation, whether or not it’s a loft in Soho or a home in suburban New Jersey, he manages to infuse every residence with a distinctively coastal informal class.
We’re large admirers of his approach with antiques and his love for patina (see our posts on his Provincetown cottage rental and his former East Hamptons bungalow), so once we discovered he had moved but once more, this time into an 1880 three-bedroom colonial in the identical city, we have been desirous to be taught extra.
“I like previous houses, regardless that they arrive with their points, however the appeal most frequently outweighs the downsides. This home wanted a good quantity of assist—plaster work, new paint, a great cleansing—however the bones have been there,” Glenn experiences.
Let’s take a tour to see how he turned the rental into an informal however refined residence.
Images courtesy of Glenn Ban.
Above: “I like residing with completely different kinds—Primitive, English, Danish, Arts & Crafts. For me, all of them appear to work nicely collectively, so long as I maintain scale and tones in thoughts,” says Glenn. The eating desk is by Charles P. Limbert, who labored within the Arts & Crafts model. Hanging over it’s a Noguchi Akari 21A pendant mild.
Above: An previous urn (scored on 1stdibs) sits atop an previous hollowed out piece of wooden that Glenn discovered throughout a summer season on Cape Cod. The cupboard is from White Flower Farmhouse on the North Fork. “At first we have been going to color it black, however as soon as we noticed it in individual, we didn’t thoughts the end and saved it as is.”Above: “The shutters got here with the home, though they have been positioned on the higher a part of the window with drapes beneath. I lowered them for privateness and to permit mild,” says Glenn. The grandfather clock additionally got here with the home. “I don’t suppose I might purchase one, however I like the way it provides historical past to the house.” He sourced the classic wicker chair from Nellie’s in Amagansett and had it reupholstered in a impartial ticking stripe.
Above: The couch is new, however virtually each different piece of furnishings within the house is secondhand. “Why purchase new when there are such a lot of stunning issues already accessible?”Above: “Artwork is essential to me. I’ve giant images assortment, and I like accumulating classic work, often summary, however I additionally love a great nonetheless life or panorama,” says Glenn.Above: The view from the lounge out to the steps. “All of the partitions in the home are painted Chantilly Lace by Benjamin Moore. It’s my go-to white,” he says. The classic sconce was bought at an property sale in East Hampton.Above: The mattress within the visitor room survived a number of strikes. In its unique type, it was a Donald Judd-inspired plywood daybed that Glenn had a carpenter construct. “I took off the perimeters and saved it extra minimal this time round,” he says. (To see it because it as soon as was, go right here.)Above: The secretary desk was an public sale discover and has proved helpful in the primary bed room, says Glenn, who shares the house along with his companion and teenage son, Charlie.
Above: Just a few of Glenn’s favourite issues: the previous latticed window on the second ground and a small {photograph} of the ocean by Jefferson Hayman.Above: Charlie’s bed room hangs a beeswax and linen piece by Nick Theobald. The flax linen quilt is from West Elm.
