Ring's End Coastal Color Collection
Ring’s End has teamed up with some of the most talented designers in Connecticut to design a paint line that not only represents everything we love about the Shoreline, but also works to save it through partnership with Save The Sound.
Temperatures are warming up, that means getting outside, fresh air, and maybe even a fresh coat of paint! Ring’s End recently teamed up with four of the best architects and designers in Connecticut to create their Coastal Color Collection. As a local business, Ring’s End Coastal Color Collection is inspired by Connecticut’s shoreline, something we can totally get behind! Think blues, natural hues, with a little pop of unexpected color.
From the four designers that were selected for the collection, you may notice two, Kerianne Smith of Point One Architects and Nina Cuccio Peck of Nina Cuccio Peck Architecture & Interiors both of Old Lyme. Sitting down with Kerianne and Nina, we had the opportunity to learn more about their design process, their inspiration, and of course, their favorite spots along the Shoreline.
Point One Architects is a commercial and residential architecture, planning, and interior design firm specializing in Modern and Coastal Design. Along the Shoreline you can find their work at some of our favorite locations like the Essex Yacht Club, Penny Lane Pub, Liv Oyster Bar, and Essex Chocolatier.
Nina Cuccio Peck Architecture & Interiors established in 1986 offers complete architectural and interior design services, with projects that span the coastline from Nova Scotia to New York. Their firm specializes in the design of new, finely detailed custom homes, and the renovation and expansion of vintage homes. You’ll fall in love with their home designs, as well as, their award winning work for corporate offices, restaurants, and inns.
Both Nina and Kerianne pulled from their design experience, their love of the coast, along with an eye for classic, timeless style when selecting their colors for the Collection. One of our favorite notes was from Nina, “The Historical Color collection by Ben Moore rarely lets me down.”
Ring’s End Coastal Collection is so much more than a celebration of Connecticut, but also a way to help preserve it. A portion of every sale from the Ring's End Coastal Color Collection will be donated to the Save the Sound®, whose mission is to protect and improve the land, air, and water of Connecticut and Long Island Sound.
Now scroll down to see + shop the colors, along with hear how Nina and Kerianne explore the Shoreline. 7am summer rows sound perfect to us too, Nina!
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Kerianne Smith of Point One Architects
Old Lyme, CT
Kerianne’s love for the arts translates into her design process, approaching each space as an artful composition. Since graduating from Pratt Institute and gaining valuable in-field experience, Kerianne has been coordinating client’s spaces to be a thoughtfulful representation of their functional and aesthetic goals.
Farrow & Ball
Cromarty No. 285
Curator
Forecast
Benjamin Moore
Sea Salt CSP-95
Benjamin Moore
Seapearl OC-19
What's your favorite part about living and working on the Shoreline?
Every view and property are so different from the next!
Favorite restaurant on the Shoreline?
It’s a tie between Rise in Mystic or Noahs in the Stonington Borough!
Favorite shop on the Shoreline?
Love the COQ in the Borough and Rochelle's Boutiques in Mystic.
Favorite Shoreline beach?
McCooks, love the juxtaposition between the rolling hills of grass and the sand.
What would be your perfect weekend on the CT Shoreline?
Walking around one of our downtown areas and supporting our local business, probably with a cup of tea.
How did the Shoreline inspire your color collection?
If you’ve ever been to the Point One Architects office, it’s easy to see how the shoreline inspires me every day!
Nina Cuccio Peck of Nina Cuccio Peck Architecture & Interiors
Old Lyme, CT
For over 30 years as an architect and interior designer, Nina has designed with the philosophy that a well-scaled and finely-detailed house can best be achieved with an eye to the furnishings and interior details that ultimately transform a house into a home.
Farrow & Ball
Wevet No. 273
Benjamin Moore
Revere Pewter (HC-172)
Farrow & Ball
Siffkey Blue No. 281
Benjamin Moore
Palladian Blue (HC-144)
What's your favorite part about living and working on the Shoreline?
I have always lived on the Shoreline; my favorite youthful recollections are of racing sailboats on Long Island sound - which I still delight in, to this day. Happily, for me, almost every home I have designed has been on the water: Nova Scotia, Block Island, Watch Hill, Stonington, Waterford, Niantic, Old Lyme, Guilford, Westport, Darien, Stamford. I will drive anywhere to be on the coast. The beauty of the water as a design inspiration is that it is never static: the changing light, the changing colors, the changing moods all play an inspiring role to the design of both the house envelope and its interiors. I make sure my coastal homes provide rooms that are light and airy to reflect the expanse and joy of a coastal view, as well as a room that is cozy where one can “hunker down” to ride out a Nor’easter.
Favorite restaurant on the Shoreline?
In the summer: Abbotts Lobster House in Noank – must go by boat for the full experience! In the winter: The Griswold Inn Wine Bar in Essex – a sailor’s quintessential cozy haunt.
Favorite shop on the Shoreline?
For fabulous clothing and cashmere: Cortland Park in Essex. Really, all the shops in Essex are great - plus there is the pleasurable shopping experience of walking along a street lined with beautiful historic homes and a view of the CT River. Grace in Niantic is also a gem of a Coastal lifestyle shop.
Favorite Shoreline beach?
I have fond memories of Burying Hill Beach in Greens Farms – in high school it was our secret place to have breakfast before our first class at Greens Farms Academy.
What would be your perfect weekend on the CT Shoreline?
One that I am actually blessed to live in the summer: a 7:00 am row in a scull on Rogers Lake in Old Lyme, followed by a 10:00 tennis round robin; a snack bar lunch at Niantic Bay Yacht Club and an afternoon of more friendly competition racing Lightnings in Niantic Bay; a post-race debrief enjoying a Fishers Island Lemonade, and an evening beach barbecue - my perfect weekend day on our beautiful Connecticut shoreline.
How did the Shoreline inspire your color collection?
The colors of the coastline are intrinsic to me – perhaps its years in my youth of collecting shells on the beach or sailing on all bodies of blue water in every wind condition – I can’t really put my finger on the source – it runs deep in my soul. It was difficult to be limited to four colors.
Additional Designers
Prudence Bailey & Whitney McNell of Prudence Home & Design
Darien, CT
Prudence Home + Design is a full-service design firm specializing in clean, fresh interiors blending modern and traditional styles. Prudence and Whitney strive to create curated spaces that reflect their clients' tastes and styles. They embrace color and love how it instantly adds a smile to each room.
Jody DeLuca of Jody DeLuca Design
Darien, CT
Jody Deluca Designs is a full-service design firm for commercial and residential interiors with over 20 years of professional experience. Jody’s goal is to provide her clients with their dream home with exceptional service along the way and JDD’s outstanding reputation has been built on these core values.
The mission of Connecticut Fund for the Environment/Save the Sound is to protect and improve the land, air, and water of Connecticut and Long Island Sound. We use legal and scientific expertise and bring people together to achieve results that benefit our environment for current and future generations.