Renovation - Smiros and Smiros Architects

Renovated entry hall in an Oyster Bay Cove estate with stair, pale walls, patterned runner, console table, and view into adjoining rooms

Renovation

— Oyster Bay Cove, NY —

Set within a quiet buffer of conserved land, this 17-acre country estate was thoughtfully renewed to balance classic architectural character with modern comfort. Our renovation and interior design refined the home’s spatial flow and detailing while preserving its gracious proportions and rustic warmth. Carefully integrated updates extend from principal living spaces to guest accommodations and outbuildings, creating a cohesive estate environment—one that supports both everyday living and relaxed entertaining within a private, pastoral setting.

Light-filled salon with vaulted ceiling, large windows, pale upholstery, blue accents, and brass chandeliers in a renovated country estate — This renovated salon pairs tall windows, soft upholstery, blue accents, and sculptural brass chandeliers with the scale of a country estate interior. The room’s calm palette and generous seating support a layered architectural story of restoration, personalization, and modern family gathering.

Salon with blue painted bookcase, fireplace, patterned drapery, brass chandelier, and layered seating in an Oyster Bay Cove renovation — In this view of the Oyster Bay Cove salon, a blue painted bookcase, fireplace, patterned drapery, and tailored seating give the room a distinct sense of character. The renovation brings classic estate architecture into a more personal, warmly inhabited expression without losing its traditional framework.

Renovated living room with blue sofa, patterned rug, framed artwork, fireplace, and garden-facing windows — This living room renovation combines a blue sofa, patterned rug, framed art, and garden-facing windows within a traditional architectural envelope. The result is a composed, lived-in room that connects formal country house character with the ease of contemporary daily use.

Wood-paneled study with fireplace, built-in bookshelves, blue chairs, scenic wall covering, and bay window — This study and library space centers on a fireplace set within dark wood paneling, built-in shelving, a bay window, and scenic wall covering above the mantel. The renovation emphasizes the estate’s library tradition while giving the room a layered, personal quality suited to reading, conversation, and retreat.

Renovated kitchen with brick cooking hearth, blue cabinetry, brass pendant lights, island seating, and large window over the sink — The renovated kitchen features a brick cooking hearth, blue cabinetry, brass pendants, island seating, and a large window that draws in garden light. It anchors the home’s modern living program while preserving the tactile warmth and rustic character appropriate to an Oyster Bay Cove country estate.

The dining room uses blue walls, a central chandelier, fireplace, and tall window to create a polished yet approachable setting for meals and conversation. Within the larger Oyster Bay Cove renovation, the room shows how color and classical proportion can personalize a historic estate interior.

Dining room with blue walls, round dining table, chandelier, fireplace, and tall window overlooking the landscape — The dining room uses blue walls, a central chandelier, fireplace, and tall window to create a polished yet approachable setting for meals and conversation. Within the larger Oyster Bay Cove renovation, the room shows how color and classical proportion can personalize a historic estate interior.

This powder room pairs floral wall covering with brass sconces, a gold-framed mirror, and an antique-style wood vanity. The small space contributes to the renovation’s broader sense of craft and personalization, using decorative detail to enrich the estate’s traditional interior architecture.

Powder room with floral wall covering, brass sconces, gold mirror, and antique-style wood vanity — This powder room pairs floral wall covering with brass sconces, a gold-framed mirror, and an antique-style wood vanity. The small space contributes to the renovation’s broader sense of craft and personalization, using decorative detail to enrich the estate’s traditional interior architecture.

Primary bedroom suite with blue floral wall covering, upholstered bed, sitting area, bay window, and soft natural light — The primary bedroom combines blue floral wall covering, upholstered furnishings, a seating area, and broad windows that frame the surrounding landscape. As part of the Oyster Bay Cove renovation, the suite brings a softer, more personal layer to the estate while maintaining a refined traditional vocabulary.

Mirror view of primary bedroom with blue floral wall covering, white fireplace mantel, seating area, and garden-facing windows — This reflected view of the primary bedroom highlights the white fireplace mantel, blue floral wall covering, and sitting area oriented toward garden-facing windows. The image emphasizes the renovation’s attention to atmosphere, creating a calm private room within the larger country estate composition.

This renovated primary bathroom features a dark vanity, marble countertop, brass hardware, black-framed glass shower enclosure, and patterned wall covering. The design modernizes the suite with clear function and polished detailing while remaining consistent with the estate’s layered, traditional character.

Primary bathroom with dark vanity, marble counter, brass fixtures, black-framed glass shower, and patterned wall covering — This renovated primary bathroom features a dark vanity, marble countertop, brass hardware, black-framed glass shower enclosure, and patterned wall covering. The design modernizes the suite with clear function and polished detailing while remaining consistent with the estate’s layered, traditional character.

This bathroom view brings together floral wall covering, a shaped gold mirror, brass sconces, marble counter, and warm wood vanity. The renovation uses traditional materials and decorative detail to create a polished, intimate bath within the larger Oyster Bay Cove estate.

Bathroom vanity with floral wall covering, brass sconces, gold mirror, marble counter, and warm wood cabinetry — This bathroom view brings together floral wall covering, a shaped gold mirror, brass sconces, marble counter, and warm wood vanity. The renovation uses traditional materials and decorative detail to create a polished, intimate bath within the larger Oyster Bay Cove estate.

Oyster Bay Cove estate landscape with pond, mature trees, lawn, and renovated residence reflected across the water — This exterior view shows the Oyster Bay Cove residence across a pond, framed by mature trees, lawn, and reflected sky. The image speaks to the project’s broader estate setting, where renovation, privacy, gardens, and preserved landscape are central to the home’s architectural identity.

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51 Glen Street, Glen Cove, NY 11542
516 676 9200

3 Columbus Circle, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10019
212 956 9326

contact@smiros.com