Every room in this sprawling Connecticut farmhouse is designed with a purpose
Updating the interiors of a traditional 176-year-old farmhouse can be tricky, particularly when it’s lived—and grown in size—across three centuries to become a sprawling amalgamation of additions that don’t retain the home’s original integrity.

Luckily, that wasn’t the case when the New York–based designer Thom Filicia’s clients asked him to reimagine their classic 8,400-square-foot Connecticut country house. “Occasionally these old properties grow and ramble, making the layouts incredibly challenging,” Filicia says. “This actually has a really nice flow, considering how it’s evolved.” While keeping the 1846 Greenwich home’s traditional vernacular and history intact, Filicia was tasked with making it feel fresh and young for these empty nesters, who spend much of the year at their downtown Manhattan pied-à-terre. Read More...