When I moved to Williamsburg, Brooklyn, seven years ago, my favorite store was located just around the corner from my apartment: a women’s boutique named Canary with a men’s store, Oak, across the street. It quickly became my go-to spot, and I would frequently pop in just to chat with the girls working in the store. Since then, Oak and Canary combined to become one store, Oak, which has grown into a full lifestyle brand with a clothing line, magazine and three retail locations (the Williamsburg location remains one of my favorite places to learn about trends). So I was so thrilled to get a little peek inside the home of one Oak’s owners, Jeff Madalena. Jeff owns this home in the Catskills with his equally aesthetically minded partner, Jason Gnewikow, who is a partner and creative director at Athletics, a New York-based design studio. The space is a reflection of how their different styles complement each other. The lines of the home are more modern, while the furniture and accessories — things the couple has collected over the years — add an eclectic feel, making the home warmer. 

Thanks, Jason and Jeff! Image above: The fireplace was originally brick that we re-faced with hand-troweled concrete. The chair was an odd garage sale find that is sort of a mid-century-style love seat. We stripped it, pickled it and reupholstered the cushions in a geometric black and white Anni Albers print. The ceilings in the great room are pine shiplap stained white. Image above: The tub is a black-bottomed claw-foot tub; we painted the bottom flat black (can’t remember what kind). Chi Poo Puppies For Sale MissouriSeveral fixtures in this room were sourced from really random places. Homes For Sale Orchid Island Weston FlThe tub fill is a brass spigot, originally used for a laundry basin, and found on eBay. Ragdoll Cat For Sale In Michigan

Subway tile on the walls and Carrara mosaic tile for the floors. See more of Jason + Jeff’s Catskill home after the jump . . . Image above: Pretty straightforward minimal bedroom. We replaced what was originally a garage door with a floor-to-ceiling picture window. The throw is a charcoal gray wool army blanket. Linens are from Ikea. The floors are reclaimed barn wood. The bed frame is a super-low platform made from reclaimed floor joists. Image above: The kitchen is positioned at one end of the great room. We do a lot of entertaining in the summer, so this makes it easy for everyone to be in the same place and also provides easy access to the outdoors where we eat a lot. Pretty simple — Ikea cabinets, butcher-block countertops paired with a Fisher Paykel refrigerator and range. Image above: The table here is a 10-foot-long dining table. We found the top at a barn sale and constructed the base out of reclaimed 4 x 4s. These are just some bits and bobs that live in frequent rotation at the end of the table.

The windows are old factory windows we found at a salvage yard. Image above: The closet door took us forever to find since we had to source the door after we had the framing done. We finally found it at a barn sale in Stone Ridge, NY. The light fixture is an industrial table lamp we found at the Brooklyn Flea Market. We embrace the low to high — simple white bed linens and pillows from Ikea, throw pillows are Belgian linen from a company called Libeco bought at High Falls Mercantile in High Falls, NY. The print is a Josef Albers print from the 1972 Munich Olympics. The paint color is Benjamin Moore Sidewalk Grey in flat. Image above: This old chair has followed us around from apartment to apartment. We bought it years ago at Macy’s. We replaced the feet on it because it was a bit tall, but it’s actually super comfortable, and the scale works better in a large room. The throws are Libeco Belgian linen from High Falls Mercantile. Image above: This is the hall that connects the upstairs bedrooms and bath to the great room.

We stained the floors black throughout the entire upstairs using India ink for a true black. Windows in the hall and one wall of the living room were rehabbed factory windows. Image above: This one is a bit tricky to photograph. On the opposite side of the vanity wall is an open shower. The pillar wall shares all the plumbing for both the sink and shower. Sink basin is Duravit, the faucet is an industrial wall mount from Chicago Faucets and the cabinet is from Robern. Image above: This was our main bedroom before completing work on the downstairs master. The bedrooms are all pretty modest in size. White bed linens and pillows from Ikea. The throws are Libeco Belgian linen from High Falls Mercantile, the wall hanging is actually a hammock we bought in Tulum, Mexico, and the print next to the bed is a Cy Twombly print we bought in Paris. The color in this room is Benjamin Moore Stormy Monday in flat. Image above: This is definitely where we spend the most time. The lighting is a cluster of Nelson pendants;

the sofa is the Long Life sofa from Ihreborn we got at Scandinavian Grace. The big picture window in the background we designed to echo the shape of the adjacent hallway. The wall color here and in every other room except the two bedrooms is Benjamin Moore White Diamond. It’s a super crisp bright white. Image above: We had to build up the floors for this room, as it had previously been a garage. We used reclaimed barnwood for the floors throughout. The color palette is primarily black and white down here. The doors are some old store doors we found at a salvage yard and painted black. The photos in the background are by NYC artist Ellen Frances and were made for an Oak in-store gallery event. Log In with Facebook We will never post anything without permission.A Spa Sanctuary: Get away from it all and turn your master bath into a spa retreat As you slip deeper into the bubbling, effervescent silky water, warming and moistening your body, your fingers trace the limestone tub.

The lights dimmed low, you willingly release the pent up tension of the busy week; with work and kids, you haven’t had a chance to get away. As you fall further into a calming state of meditation, your trance is broken once your mind begins to question when you were last at a spa. A few months ago? Who cares — your bathroom’s your retreat now. Not surprisingly, many Scottsdale residents have been ditching the hotel-based day spa and creating that spa experience right in their own bathrooms — for years, even — and they only continue to do so, especially with bathrooms growing in size. But this doesn’t mean day spas don’t spark inspiration for homeowners just looking for an easier, more accessible means to de-stress and get away from it all — in their bathrooms. “The bathroom is more than just a place to brush your teeth,” says Jeremy Smith of Central Arizona Supply in Scottsdale. “It’s now a place where you can take time to relax. “What has really made it more spa-like and people creating more of a spa experience has definitely been led by people going to hotels,” Smith says, “and seeing these hotels have changed the way they do bathrooms.”

Paige Snodgrass, a showroom consultant at the Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery in Scottsdale, has witnessed this trend over the past year as well. “Eight of every 10 clients I work with are trying to make (their master baths) more of a spa,” Snodgrass says. “This is truly a retreat for them.” Both agree that homeowners are now spending the extra cash on themselves, to get what they want instead of merely what they need, to make more long-term goals with their master baths to make it that “special room,” as Snodgrass puts it. “It’s the way of thinking that’s changed,” Smith says. “Now it is much more, ‘What do I want in this bathroom for myself?’ Creating the experience can be as minimal as replacing a shower head to a complete, more elaborate remodel. One shower head to consider is the Raindance AIR Series from Hansgrohe, which is an AIR-injected shower that adds one part air to every two parts water. Depending on the head and finish, you can purchase this item from $120 to more than $5,000.

“With this new technology, it feels like you’re standing in the rain, which is actually relaxing,” Smith says. Over the past year, one change Smith has witnessed is an increase in freestanding bath sales. He says in the past, 90 percent of Central Arizona Supply’s sales were comprised of regular bathtubs. Now, it has become a battle of the baths with freestanding tubs taking 50 percent of the business. “Freestanding can free up to two or three feet of space, making your current bathroom bigger,” Smith says. “So, that’s the reason you’re seeing this trend — as well as they’re beautiful, so it’s an aesthetic thing.” But the regular bathtubs are fighting back — with the Jason Hydrotherapy tub. “Since (the Jason Hydrotherapy tub) came out four months ago, our tub sales have gone through the roof,” Smith says, “and that has really balanced the freestanding baths we’ve been selling more of.” Jason Hydrotherapy tubs, priced at $14,790, are unique in that they are the only tubs that use Microsilk, which are oxygen-rich microbubbles.

These clouds of oxygen penetrate deep into your pores for a more thorough cleansing, moisturizing your skin. They also keep your bathwater warm, so you don’t have to add more hot water. It’s also “a technology they’ve been using to clean clams,” Smith adds. Snodgrass calls bathtubs similar to the Jason Hydrotherapy tub “combination tubs.” These tubs have jets and air bubbles, and the purchaser can have the “best of both worlds,” she says. The No. 1 reason why customers will opt for these tubs in their spa bath? According to Snodgrass, it’s all about the health and stress-reducing benefits. “The main reason people will put combination tubs in their master bath is for the therapeutic reasons to aid in mental wellness and help your mood,” she says. Other unique products Smith and Snodgrass have been selling in their respective showrooms include the Numi toilet, which comes complete with feet warming capabilities, a deodorizer, a heated seat, an integrated air dryer and more.