18 Ocean Ave

This richly detailed six bedroom classic shingle Traditional style home meets the desire for a gracious and comfortable home. Gambrel roof, porches, diamond-paned windows, and columns in this home all refer to the older homes in magnificent Quogue. The interior design featuring wainscoting, mahogany paneling and trim, bead-board paneling and casework, built-in benches and cabinetry, ribbon and star trim details and coffered ceilings give this 5,000 square foot home a nautical feel. Architect Stuart Disston laid out the interior for ease of entertaining with the circulation flowing between formal and informal spaces, allowing summer parties to extend to the porch and raised garden beyond. Colors of the ocean, the sand and the sky throughout the home create a soothing, calm palette that looks sun-washed as befits the coastal location of the home. Bead-board on the walls, custom cabinets and slate and cherry countertops give the kitchen its crisp character. The multipurpose island was designed to look like a piece of furniture and to help break up the space Disston tucked a breakfast nook in the window bay. An inviting two story great room with fireplace allows guests to relax and enjoy the beautiful surrounding gardens. The dining room with its spectacular ceiling treatment is an intimate space that can be closed off for quiet entertaining. Finished as an interior room, the sunroom, complete with a wood-burning fireplace and french doors with transoms is a wonderful place to gather and enjoy the Hampton summers. The living room with hints at a Victorian past is given a crisp modern touch with a black-slate and glass tile fireplace. The den with mahogany walls is octagon in shape and two stories in height is the perfect place to relax with a good book or play a friendly game of chess. Attention to detail follows throughout in the arched ceiling, custom moldings and mahogany railing of the second floor landing. The master suite, which looks out onto the garden, offers a quiet, restful spot with its spa tub, steam shower and double vanity. Each of the six designer baths has been given attention to detail and is unsurpassed in design. Finally the design of the octagonal pool house was inspired by the historical windmills and lighthouses in the area and it echoes the shape of the tower on the main house and is the cornerstone of the fabulous pool area. Magnificent landscaping design, outdoor lighting and surround sound, both interior and exterior, are some of the finishing touches of this spectacular residence.Please view MLS#2398332 for additional Virtual Tour of the Quogue Historical Society Holiday House Tour 2011.