![01_Exterior Front_Phillip Thomas_Photo Credit_Michael Mundy Exterior of home with shingle siding and green trim, remodeled by Mary Knowles with interior design by Phillip Thomas](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/01_Exterior-Front_Phillip-Thomas_Photo-Credit_Michael-Mundy-1.jpg)
Nestled in a grove, the house gives no indication of it former life as a garage that housed cars and chauffeurs.
![11_Phillip Thomas_Bellport_Photo Credit_Aydin Arjomand Blue tiled powder room in old stable that has been converted to a space for entertaining.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/11_Phillip-Thomas_Bellport_Photo-Credit_Aydin-Arjomand-1.jpg)
The stable’s powder bath vanity is made from former horse stalls.
With the architecture and materials in place, the decorating fun began. “We didn’t want to be too literal about the concept of a summer house with lots of whites, blues, or pastels,” says Phillip. “The family also didn’t want to fill the house with too many new products. They wanted to reuse the furnishings they already had, as well as items they had acquired or that had been passed down to them.”
![09_Screened in Porch_Phillip Thomas_Photo Credit_Michael Mundy Interior of screened porch with wicker furniture painted red.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/09_Screened-in-Porch_Phillip-Thomas_Photo-Credit_Michael-Mundy-1.jpg)
![07_Sitting Room_Phillip Thomas_Photo Credit_Michael Mundy Den with walls painted a bold red. Collection of golf clubs on wall above sofa. Arrangement of hydrangeas on coffee table.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/07_Sitting-Room_Phillip-Thomas_Photo-Credit_Michael-Mundy-1.jpg)
“I love red rooms,” says the designer. “There is something so timeless about them if they are done right. The library that Albert Hadley created for Brooke Astor is a good example. It still feels fresh today!”
![02_Entry Gallery_Phillip Thomas_Photo Credit_Michael Mundy Front entry hall with elaborate light fixture made from antique farm equipment.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/02_Entry-Gallery_Phillip-Thomas_Photo-Credit_Michael-Mundy-1.jpg)
Raising the roof allowed for a soaring front entry with an elaborate light fixture Phillip designed from old farm equipment.
![15_Family Room View_Phillip Thomas_Photo Credit_Michael Mundy Folding glass doors open a dining room to the outside.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/15_Family-Room-View_Phillip-Thomas_Photo-Credit_Michael-Mundy-1.jpg)
Photo by Michael Mundy & Aydin Arjomand
![16_Mudd Room Hall_Phillip Thomas_Photo Credit_Michael Mundy Farmhouse mudroom with whimsical tractor seats and shelves filled with a vintage bottle collection.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/16_Mudd-Room-Hall_Phillip-Thomas_Photo-Credit_Michael-Mundy-1.jpg)
As a whimsical nod to the area’s farming roots, Phillip reused tractor seats as places to perch in a mudroom.
![14_Kitchen_Phillip Thomas_Photo Credit_Michael Mundy Kitchen with natural wood cabinets and marble and butcher-block island. Light fixture made from old cattle yoke and metal baskets hangs over island.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/14_Kitchen_Phillip-Thomas_Photo-Credit_Michael-Mundy-1.jpg)
Photo by Michael Mundy
MORE FROM THE HOUSE
![19_Master Bedroom_Phillip Thomas_Photo Credit_Michael Mundy Master bedroom of Bellport, NY house with raised ceiling and cap of a grain silo hanging over bed.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/19_Master-Bedroom_Phillip-Thomas_Photo-Credit_Michael-Mundy-1.jpg)
“That giant thing over the bed is the top from a grain silo, if you can believe it!” says Phillip.
![21_Bedroom_1_Phillip Thomas_Photo Credit_Michael Mundy Guest bedroom with blue walls, iron bed, and pink and white rug.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/21_Bedroom_1_Phillip-Thomas_Photo-Credit_Michael-Mundy-1.jpg)
A guest bedroom includes a decorative paint treatment for the wall that reflects light. “I see a room as a sheetrock box that needs depth, volume, and richness,” says Phillip.
![19b_Master Bedroom Detail Arrangment of Black-eyed Susans on antique, marble-topped dresser.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/19b_Master-Bedroom-Detail-1.jpg)
Photo by Michael Mundy & Aydin Arjomand
![23_Bedroom_2_Phillip Thomas_Photo Credit_Michael Mundy Green, four-poster bed in bedroom with sloping ceiling and blue walls.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/23_Bedroom_2_Phillip-Thomas_Photo-Credit_Michael-Mundy-1.jpg)
The green four-poster bed is from the estate of Elsie de Wolfe. The minute Phillip saw it, he knew it would be perfect for this daughter’s bedroom.
![24_Bedroom_3_Phillip Thomas_Photo Credit_Michael Mundy Bedroom with green-checked wallpaper on walls and part of ceiling. Overlapping mirrors cover the wall opposite the bed.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/24_Bedroom_3_Phillip-Thomas_Photo-Credit_Michael-Mundy-1.jpg)
Phillip used a collection of mirrors in different shapes and sizes to create an art installation in another daughter’s bedroom.
![18a_Bedroom Hallway_Phillip Thomas_Photo Credit_Michael Mundy Hallway with white walls and door trim. Vintage images of boats hang over an antique table and the doorway.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/18a_Bedroom-Hallway_Phillip-Thomas_Photo-Credit_Michael-Mundy-1.jpg)
Old sailing images that line the upper hallway speak to the seaside setting of Bellport.
MORE FROM THE PARTY FOLLY
![12_Phillip Thomas_Bellport_Photo Credit_Aydin Arjomand People on lawn with long table set for a party in front of an old stable that is now referred to as the party folly.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/12_Phillip-Thomas_Bellport_Photo-Credit_Aydin-Arjomand-1.jpg)
An old stable morphed into what Phillip refers to as a party folly that is in constant use during the season.
![07_Phillip Thomas_Bellport_Photo Credit_Aydin Arjomand Interior of the entertaining space that was formerly stables. Hay bales serve as additional seating and a coffee table. Large portrait of a chicken on wall.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/07_Phillip-Thomas_Bellport_Photo-Credit_Aydin-Arjomand-1.jpg)
Oversized chairs, hay bales, and gigantic photographs of Isabella Rossellini’s prize heirloom chickens by local artist Patrice Casanova make for a lively atmosphere.
![05_Phillip Thomas_Bellport_Photo Credit_Aydin Arjomand A yellow lacquered ceiling in the former stables converted into an entertaining space. Wooden bow of vegetables and jar of sunflowers on marble-topped table.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/05_Phillip-Thomas_Bellport_Photo-Credit_Aydin-Arjomand-1.jpg)
A yellow lacquered ceiling casts a pleasing glow, as does the handcrafted light fixture made from bronze clamps and hand-blown glass created by Brooklyn-based artist Lindsey Adelman.