This house on Meadow Lane, in Southampton, New York, is surrounded by unobstructed views of the Atlantic Ocean, Mecox Bay, and the beach. Its owners, with the advice of the architect Peter Pennoyer, decided to rebuild the house, which had become a hodgepodge of additions that lacked flow and focus. The new design, because of environmental regulations, maintained the original foundation, but was able to achieve a much more cohesive layout that took full advantage of the site. The color scheme and furnishings capitalize on the house’s generous light, employing varying degrees of delicate, warm color with bolder shades. For instance, the living room, whose walls are pale yellow, is anchored by a magnificent 18th-century Axminster carpet with a deep red background. The stair hall is painted a subtle shade of green while the library, faux painted to resemble rare pine, has bookcases with Georgian green interiors that enliven an otherwise placid room. The adjoining living room and sitting room were conceived as a whole using the same wall color throughout, but with a few surprising details thrown in for contrast and effect. The sitting room, the more relaxed space, receives the fancier curtain treatment, one embroidered with designs taken from an 18th century pattern books. In comparison,the more formal living room’s windows are decorated with simple yet elegant linen curtains with fringe. While one would have expected the opposite approach, balance is achieved by placing seagrass mats and bamboo furniture in the sitting room and the rare Axminster carpet with a select group of antiques in the other.