A 1970s-era architectural experiment, an all-black house in the middle of the woods, makes an unlikely complement to nature
In this unconventional take on the country-house sunroom, a deliberate dearth of color makes the most of the viewIn a world of airy, whitewashed sunrooms, the solar-eclipse color scheme of Jayne Michaels’s extension to her East Hampton, N.Y., house seems audacious.
Unrelentingly black walls frame giant windows, a theme the interior designer, together with her sister and business partner, borrowed from the original structure. “The house is all black, outside and inside, which draws more attention to the outdoors,” said Ms. Michaels of the 1973 building by American architect Joseph D’Urso, set on 3 acres of wooded property. “It’s as if the walls recede and you see only this burst of green.” The trick for the designers, who named their...
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