Tracy Mowschenson helps longtime clients showcase a collection of prized paintings—and showstopping views—in their new Weston home.

Muted tones provide a backdrop for the clients’ beloved art collection to pop.

When a couple set out to furnish their newly built home in Weston, they knew just who to call—Tracy Mowschenson (tracyinteriors.com), a longtime friend of the pair who’d collaborated with them several times before.

The house, with its many living spaces both indoors and out, is the perfect place for family to gather.

“By the time we joined the project, the house was nearly finished,” says the Tracy Interiors principal of her team’s introduction to the roughly 8,000-square-foot residence. “Our task was to blend their cherished art and furnishings from their previous homes with new pieces, filling the spacious rooms and creating a comfortable setting.”

Local artist Christopher Peter on display in the family room.

One key step in the process? Implementing a warm palette of taupes and greys throughout the house, which—thanks to California architect Erik Grunigen (rgoarc.com)—teems with natural light. Not only would these muted tones enhance the clean, uncluttered look that both the owners and Mowschenson favor, but they’d also offer a flattering backdrop for the couple’s beloved art collection—an eclectic array that includes paintings by the likes of Clyde Aspevig (clydeaspevig. com), Andrew Peters (andrewpetersart. com) and Boston’s own Christopher Peter (christopherpeter.com). “Everything is very neutral,” the designer says of the décor. “So, the art is really the thing that pops.”

Drapery helps to frame the leafy vistas.

Mowschenson’s carefully selected finishes also ensure that the interiors don’t detract from views of the surrounding property—a lush, wooded site with tall trees and picturesque stone walls. Although Grunigen designed the house so that window treatments weren’t strictly necessary, Mowschenson and the owners ultimately opted to install them, using drapery as a way to further frame the leafy vistas.

The home teems with natural light.

And while sourcing some of the window treatments proved rather complicated—pandemicrelated delays meant they waited on textiles for the primary bedroom for more than a year—in the end, the design element made a big difference. “Every room feels so much more human and downto- scale now,” the pro says. “The ceilings are high and the spaces are large, but they feel cozy when you’re in them.”

The family loves hanging out in the spacious kitchen.

That sense of coziness permeates the rest of the house, too, making it an ideal place for the couple to spend time with their three grown children. The family regularly gathers in the downstairs game room, complete with a bar and a pool table. They also enjoy posting up in the kitchen, where two islands and multiple ovens offer plenty of space for cooking and entertaining.

The clients’ art collection takes center stage throughout the home.

In general, the roominess of the house was a selling point for the couple, though Mowschenson does recall a time when the wife wondered aloud whether the home was too big. As the story goes, however, the owner had a change of heart during the pandemic, when all five members of the family were able to quarantine comfortably under one roof.

Schumacher’s Twiggy Sisal wallpaper brings the outdoors into the powder room

The house—which also boasts a number of bedrooms, offices and outdoor living areas—offered enough space for everyone to be together when they wanted, but also have privacy, too. “They utilized every corner of the house, and despite it being full, it never felt overcrowded,” Mowschenson says. “Each member of the family had their own private space, which made it perfect for them.”

Drapery helps bring coziness to the bedroom

DESIGN DETAILS

TYPE
Single-family home

LOCATION
Weston

INTERIOR DESIGNER
Tracy Interiors
tracyinteriors.com

ARCHITECT
Erik Grunigen
rgoarc.com

BUILDER
Ken Stevens
kennethstevenscustomhomes.com

RESOURCES

FURNITURE

Baker Furniture
bakerfurniture.com

Century Furniture
centuryfurniture.com

A. Rudin
arudin.com

Knoll
knoll.com

Janus Et Cie
janusetcie.com

LIGHTING

Visual Comfort & Co
visualcomfort.com

Hector Finch
hectorfinch.com

Hudson Valley Lighting Group
hvlgroup.com

Arteriors
arteriorshome.com

RUGS

Stark
starkcarpet.com

WALLPAPER

Schumacher
schumacher.com