Westport, Family Room

We were asked to design a calm, modern family room for a newly-built farmhouse in Westport, Connecticut — a place where family could gather, and where the garden beyond could hold the attention.

Organic modern family room in Westport CT with scalloped oak coffee table, cognac leather chair and wool pouf, interior design by Ginger Lemon Indigo

A Modern Minimalist Family Room

Open-plan kitchen in Westport CT farmhouse with warm oak island, globe pendant light and eucalyptus stems, Ginger Lemon Indigo
Light-filled hallway in Westport CT home with pale oak floors, wood pedestal and shearling pouf, photo by Kirsten Francis for Ginger Lemon Indigo

Location
Westport, CT


Type
Residential



Scope
Furnishing, styling, lighting


Photography
Nicholas Venezia

The garden's natural palette informed the interior. Its muted, earthy tones are picked up in wood, stone, wool, and leather — materials that bring the outside in. The result is a modern minimalist family room shaped around indoor-outdoor living design.

Three sliding glass doors open the space to the garden. When drawn back, interior and exterior read as one. Warm white walls and light oak flooring carry this continuity indoors, reaching from kitchen to threshold without a break. The architecture, not the furniture, becomes the subject of an organic modern family room.

For family gatherings we created a lounge area around a cream wool rug, with a Danish sectional in pet-proof beige and two cognac leather lounge chairs facing it — generous enough for the family to spread out, resilient enough for everyday use. A square custom oak coffee table, specifically commissioned for this family home, holds the center while vintage elements give the room its quieter voice. A stone sculpture of a seated woman sits in the window, framed by the garden behind her. Black Japanese metal candle holders rest on the coffee table, creating a dark counterpoint to the warm oak. An Italian blown glass floor lamp with a sculpted sphere shade stands in the corner, adding verticality and soft light at night.

Along the room's longest wall, a large-scale black and white photography diptych holds the space at its own scale: a dancer mid-movement, his figure echoing the water movement of the pool outside.

Minimalist family room in Westport CT with sliding glass doors opening to the garden, linen sofa and linear fireplace, interior design by Ginger Lemon Indigo
Organic modern living room with cognac PK22 chairs, oak coffee table and figurative photography diptych, photo by Kirsten Francis for Ginger Lemon Indigo

Restrained where it needed to be. Specific where it mattered. A minimalist family room that holds its composure without losing its warmth.

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Family room corner in Westport CT with ficus tree, cognac leather chair and large-format figurative artwork, photo by Kirsten Francis for Ginger Lemon Indigo
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