“MY WIFE lived
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in Australia for a
year before I met
her,” Tomaselli says.
“Because of that, I’ve
become fascinated with Australian
design.”
His own affinity for Scandinavian
lines led to a new coastal hybrid
embracing an eclectic mix blending
both.
Tastemakers and young preservation-ists
in their own right, Nicole Alvarez
and Matt Tomasulo, owners of the
Guest House boutique hotel in Raleigh,
were helpful in appointing the rooms.
By trimming the four-car driveway
to two and moving around some fences,
the Tomasellis gifted themselves a
bigger backyard. By mid-June 2020,
the final touches to the landscaping
were complete.
Adding a deck expanded their living
from indoors to out for the enjoyment
of all inhabitants, including their two
Australian shepherds, Juliet and Romeo.
home of distinction
Bryce Tomaselli’s home office shares a
vestibule with the couple’s guest bed-room.
Open shelving in the office holds
books, plants and photographs.
ALLISON POTTER
ALLISON POTTER MEAGAN FORBES