Property of Architect. and Mrs. Perry M. Duncan, Connecticut

If you like the convenience of modern planning but prefer traditional decoration, there is no reason why you can't merge the two in your own house. Architect Perry M. Duncan, who is also well known for the interiors he designs, takes this point of view in his house in Connecticut. The plan takes its shape from the contours of a lake and river. The main rooms open on an outdoor loggia where family and friends gather to swim, boat or just relax. Since Mr. Duncan likes his interiors suave and polished, he has stamped the cosmopolitan character of the house right at the front door. He made the hall low and shadowy in contrast to the high, sunlit rooms at either end. The walls are painted black- plum, lighted from a frosted panel set in a pale pink ceiling. The floor is beige travertine. These colors. repeated throughout the house, form a unifying framework. On the next four pages, you will see this modern-traditional blend illustrated by French and Italian antiques at home with modern structural materials. Mr. Duncan used the same approach in de- signing a small house across the lake for his daughter, Mrs. Kimball Blanchard. 

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source: House and Garden Magazine | June 1951