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Family affairCaN a BeautiFuLLy deCorated houSe Be LiVed-iN aNd

LuXuriouS at the SaMe tiMe? thiS ShiNgLed BeaCh retreat iN BridgehaMPtoN iS ProoF PoSitiVe

By MiNdy PaNtieL | PhotograPhS By Peter MurdoCK

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Summer Livin’ | The Saralegui kids—twins Christian and Annick, 11, and Mikel, 7—bound into the pool

(opposite left to right) at their classic Shingle-style home in Bridgehampton (above). See Resources.

MeaLtiMe at the SaraLegui/Bedoya houSehoLd

can easily turn into a major event. Javier Saralegui is one of seven children from

a close-knit Cuban family, and his wife, Angela Bedoya, has three siblings and

hails from an equally tight Colombian clan. The couple have three kids and

dozens of cousins, nieces and nephews and extended family members, so a little

old-fashioned bread-breaking is not exactly like a trip to the corner store. Most

people would resort to takeout menus, but not Bedoya and Saralegui. Their

home is open to anyone and everyone who happens to drop by.

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Lush Layers | The living room (opposite top) basks in

beautiful neutrals. Holding court beside the hearth is

a Danish mid-20th-century rosewood coffee table; a

Venetian mirror from the 1940s hangs above the mantel.

The slipcovered 1930s French club chairs were a Paris

flea market score. rock on | A linen pillow from Ruby

Beets rests on a caned mahogany rocking chair (opposite

bottom); the artworks are circa-1970s mushroom prints.

all the Pretty horses | In the dining room (left), a

contemporary horse silhouette painted on distressed

wood, from Donna Parker Habitat, hangs above a

wrought-iron console with a limestone top. The Belgian

linen–slipcovered dining chairs and sea grass carpet are

from ABC Carpet & Home. Kitchen Cachet | Upping the

glam factor in the kitchen (below) is a Murano glass

chandelier from John Salibello Antiques. Moroccan

wall tile from Urban Archaeology adds a shimmery

counterpoint to crisp white cabinetry designed by Linda

Burkhardt. The bar stools are from CB2. See Resources.



Eleven years ago, the couple went hunting for a summer home that could accommodate hosting and cooking for large family gatherings. “A cookbook called Our Latin Table, by my brother-in-law Fernando Saralegui, is all about our family and how they celebrate holidays, which is very important to us,” says Bedoya. “And I always wanted a home where we could have touch football and baseball games on the lawn,” her husband adds.

Their real-estate search culminated in a 3,800-square-foot postmodern farmhouse situated on 1.2 acres in Bridgehampton. “It’s not a huge house, but it has great bones and is perfectly proportioned for the lot,” says Bedoya. “And it has the front yard my husband has always dreamed about.”

The former rental property was some-what the worse for wear, but other than

redoing bathrooms and completing some basic cosmetic work, the couple stuck to the existing floor plan. “There’s this wonderful central staircase with light flooding around it from all directions,” says Bedoya, “and you can see trees everywhere you look.”

The only drawback? A kitchen and dining room not properly scaled for either the architecture or their lifestyle. So a year ago, when the house flooded from biblical rains, they made the best of a bad situation and seized the opportunity to double the size of both rooms, enclosing a screened porch to enlarge the kitchen and a bow-front porch to do the same for the dining room. The kitchen remodel provided Bedoya, a talented cook, with lots of granite counters and a walnut-topped island; the reshaped dining room can seat 16, a boon for such a large family.

Pattern Play | A bold dhurrie from the Conran Shop

anchors a guest room (opposite); its Moroccan motif

echoes in the hand-painted ceiling fixture. The Empire-

style leather-topped writing desk is from Horseman

Antiques in Brooklyn. Corner Store | On the second-floor

landing (top), a 1960s Danish rosewood dresser serves

as a corner cabinet. The tangelo glass vase is from Buck

House. Master Plan | A double washstand in marble and

nickel graces the master bath (above), which also boasts

an antique Moroccan wool rug and a late-19th-century

French dresser with a marble top. Fire away | A painting

found at the Paris flea market presides over the master

bedroom’s hearth (above right), alongside a Gio Ponti arm-

chair in its original mohair upholstery. See Resources.



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In addition to being a busy mother with three children, Bedoya took on the job of completing the home’s interiors. With a degree from the Fashion Institute of Technology (“I’ve worked for Michael Kors, Gucci and Ralph Lauren”) and courses in design and architecture at Parsons School of Design under her belt, she mixed mid-20th-century American pieces with European art and antiques, calling on occasion for advice from interior designer Steven Sclaroff. “I’ve always loved basic, modern lines,” says Bedoya, a sea-soned shopper who’s equally comfortable in Madison Avenue boutiques and weekend flea markets. “I was after casual elegance, not shabby-chic beach.”

Bedoya’s first major purchase: an original Jean-Michel Frank sofa, which she paired with two club chairs from the Paris flea market and centered on a Danish modern rosewood coffee table in the living room. A Venetian mirror from the 1920s hangs above the new Federal-style fireplace man-tel, which gives the space a “very American” feel, she says.

The second-floor bedrooms further illustrate Bedoya’s decorating impulses—a George Nelson side table here, a ceramic Moroccan light fixture there, and each room boasting a virtuoso piece. Two original Gio Ponti chairs flank the mas-ter bedroom fireplace, and Spanish sleigh beds from the 1940s—“They’re very Gaudiesque,” Bedoya says—provide sleep-ing accommodations for the couple’s 7- and 11-year-old boys. A pair of painted English twin beds, fronted by antique stepstools with fairies carved into the corners, define the 11-year-old daughter’s bedroom. “It’s important to teach kids how to live with beautiful things,” says Bedoya. “Everything in the house has an organic, textural quality that the children can appreciate. Things are elegant, but not precious.”

Yet another layer that further distin-guishes the home: the artwork, much of it acquired during family trips abroad. “Angela carefully picks out distinctive art for the house, and that not only makes the rooms attractive, but it makes them extremely personal,” says Saralegui. “It’s not just a place we simply visit or go to on weekends. This house really is an extension of our family.”

girl Power | Annick hangs out with Havana, the family’s

Havanese—a nod to their Cuban roots—on the painted white

twin beds in her room (opposite top left). The wicker club

chair is from Pottery Barn; the Moroccan dhurrie is from the

Conran Shop. Star Spangled | A starburst fixture from Urban

Archaeology illuminates the first-floor bathroom (opposite

bottom left), with its stone floor and medicine cabinet from

Waterworks and wood-slat floor mat from West Elm. It opens

onto an outdoor shower. Sweet dreams | The boys’ bedroom

(opposite bottom right) boasts an antique mahogany dresser and

matching sleigh beds, along with a striped cotton rug from

Wisteria. The whimsical French drawings, which date from the

1950s, are a find from Mary Ann Lembo Antiques. home run

| The kids play wiffle ball in front of a willow tree in the front

yard (above). Proud Parents | Javier Saralegui and Angela

Bedoya (right). See Resources.



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