Old Soul

IN THE HAMPTONS, A YOUNG FAMILY CALLS ON AN ALL-STAR TRIO OF DESIGN TALENTS TO CONJURE A CLASSIC SUMMER GETAWAY

- CATHERINE HONG

CREZANA'S WHIMISICAL HULA HULA BLOCK-PRINTED WALL COVERING ENVELOPS THE ENTRY HALL. A PAIR OF METAL-AND-LEATHER ARMCHAIRS FROM CATHERINE DESPAS IN PARIS FLANK AN 1860 PINE LIBRARY TABLE FROM CHRISTOPHER BUTTERWORTH IN LONDON. PENDANTS BY THE URBAN ELECTRIC CO.; MIRROR BY AMANDA LINDROTH.

In the Hamptons, where braggadocio is practically a building material, there's something almost head-scratching about a house designed to look humbler than it is. A visitor arriving at this cedar-shingled house in Southampton would be forgiven for assuming it was originally a whaler's home erected two centuries ago. “When you drive up to it you might think, Oh, it's just this little three-bedroom cottage with a center hall and a tiny living room in the front,” says architect Gil Schafer, a mischievous grin on his face.

THE BLUMBERG FAMILY IN FRONT OF THEIR SOUTHAMPTON RETREAT OPPOSITE LEFT AN ANTIQUE GAMES TABLE FROM FOSTER & GANE STANDS READY IN THE LIVING ROOM. OPPOSITE RIGHT THE STUDY IS CLAD IN EASTERN WHITE PINE PANELING CUSTOM BANQUETTE IN A LE MANACH PRINT; VINTAGE FRENCH BAMBOO-AND-GLASS COFFEE TABLE; FLATWEAVE RUG BY CHRISTOPHER FARR.