Makonikey Compound

interior architecture + interiors

Longtime clients over the last 18 years purchased an impressive compound situated in Upper Makonikey on a high perch, with 180 degree views to Vineyard Sound & the Elizabeth Islands.

The bones of the structure were good but the decorative identity was far from that of the clients, nor indigenous to the Vineyard. The project would require more than met the eye initially and eventually every surface would be touched and transformed with custom techniques, hand-painted wallpaper, bronze & steel architectural detailing and extravagant amounts of hand painted tiles.

A serious & world class Art & B+W Photography collection, including many local artists, custom furnishings and bespoke lighting fashioned by local artisans, were gathered and blended with pieces from several previous dwellings.

The ‘garden house’ was transformed into an eccentric remote office, and a quaint shed was added to house this athletic family’s recreational toys from a Ducati motorcycle, to a fleet of bicycles, to various watercraft.

Interior Architecture: John M. Fuller, AIA, LEED AP

Interiors: Mary A. Rentschler

Photography: Lara Fuller & Mary Rentschler