Architectural Digest: August 2017
Inside a Montauk Beach House That's Actually a . . . Trailer?
By Hampton Williams Hofer
Photography by Morgan Ione Yeager
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Designer Alicia Murphy went with black Modernica counter stools and heavy cement pendants from Decode for a clean, modern look in the kitchen of her Montauk, New York, trailer-turned-surf-shack. She wanted a constrained black-and-white look for the interior of the space, from the kitchen windows to the striped area rug you can see in the master bedroom.
Living in a small space means the art—like everything else—must be intentional. In the living room, atop the sideboard from Jayson Home are two art prints: Night Time on Old Montauk Highway by Grant Haffner (left) and The Surf Journals: Bahama John by Tony Caramanico (right).
The spacious deck features an outdoor table by Harbor Outdoor, where the family enjoys most of their meals. Fire pit by Brown Jordan; Innit Acapulco chairs in white.
In the corner of the master bedroom sits an Arne Jacobsen Egg Chair in keeping with the white theme of the home, but splashes of beachy blue with the surf board (a design by Josh Hall) and St. Barth’s Aerial Surf Print by Gray Malin lend a bit of emotion to the space.
An RH sectional maximizes space and gives the family a place to lounge on the rare rainy day. The pillows and throw blanket are locally sourced: pillows from Monc XIII in Sag Harbor, and throw from Homenature in Southampton.
The guest bath boasts an ingenious shower-to-deck door that helps keep the rest of the house clean. On the wall hangs a Ditch Plains beach print, also by Gray Malin.
The style of Alicia's family's “surf shack” differs from many of her other projects, but she found a place for monograms with these shams from Leontine Linens in the master bedroom. A wood V-Bench from DWR sets an earthy tone at the foot of the bed.
Murphy and Growney kept the technology spare in their Montauk getaway, but on one end of the trailer’s roof sits a weather station he uses to keep up with the latest surfing conditions.
“The home has beautiful light inside and out,” says homeowner Growney, who credits skylights—like this one in the master bath—for the trailer’s brightness. The master bath features a floating walnut vanity by La Cava and Thassos marble tile, which Murphy bought at the Southampton Gallery of Marble & Tile then sent to Indiana for installation.
The simple boys’ bedroom features a walnut dresser by Copeland Furniture, Serena & Lily bedding, and sconces from Schoolhouse Electric & Supply Co..
Murphy had the standard white vinyl siding removed from the trailer and opted instead for cedar rain screen shingles (also note the stellar outdoor rain shower by Calazzo).
