After living with the pandemic for the better part of the year, you may have a list of things around the house you’d like to change — New Year’s resolutions for your home.
Winter is a great time to plan for repairs and renovations. Perhaps it’s that closet or bath expansion, a kitchen update, adding a basement, or reconfiguring the floor plan.
Whatever, your needs we have some great talent right here on Shelter Island to help you navigate updates, repairs, and new construction.
DIRT Design
DIRT Design offers design, build, and furnishing services for residential and commercial spaces. Three main creatives lead the team: Scott Murphy, Lucas Lai and Joe Bocci. They offer expertise in interiors, construction, furniture, and art.
People are shifting priorities and are mentally and physically preparing to spend more time at home, Lai says. They’re reconsidering how the space they inhabit influences their mood, lifestyle, productivity.
“In our line of work, this interest in philosophy means that we want to take the appropriate time to fully understand the minds and values of our clients so that we can design and build mindfully in sync with these ideas,” he said in a recent phone call.
From its offices at 184 North Ferry Road, the firm serves the Island and the Hamptons. Contact Dirt Design at 917-440-9936. Learn more on the company’s website, allthingsdirt.com.
Fokine Construction
Christian Fokine directs Fokine Construction, a general contracting company devoted to bringing high-quality workmanship to all projects — small or large, traditional or modern.
Fokine’s work has ranged from furniture manufacturing to Manhattan loft conversions, and historic restorations to new home construction. Fokine Construction offers project management, construction, and design and build services here on Shelter Island, in the Hamptons and the Hudson Valley.
The office is located at 21 North Ferry Road. Contact Fokine Construction at 631-749-2130 or visit the company’s website, fokinebuild.com.
Fredric Bernstein Design
“This is a good time to think about updates or changes because we are all in our homes more,” interior designer Fredric Bernstein said in a recent interview. “Making aesthetic improvements can allow us to be more comfortable and more functional in our homes.”
His firm, Fredric Bernstein Design, is all about making people happy — functionally, aesthetically, and emotionally. His interior design services are on display in his local decor gallery where he hosts a curated collections celebrating contemporary style and 20th century furniture.
From his studio/gallery located at 36 North Ferry Road, Bernstein offers solutions for space planning and project execution for both residential and commercial spaces. See a preview of the collection, which includes Bernstein’s custom designs, at fredricbernstein.com.
The firm serves clients on Shelter Island, and in the Hamptons, New York City, Connecticut, and Miami. Call for a consultation, 917-318-1239.
Ram Design
Homeowners making small adjustments can make a large impact whether reupholstering a sofa, painting walls a new color, or updating window treatments. So say Bill Trancredi and Cristina Pfefferm, partners life and at Ram Design.
“Our design philosophy has shifted this year, and we look at spaces as inhabited at all times now,” Peffer said. “The superfluous ‘study’ is now a vital office or classroom for someone in the family. Even families with grown children are coming together now, spending months together. We are enjoying this shift in design and everything feels much more purposeful.”
From their office at 181 North Ferry Road, the firm specializes in residential interiors, design, and construction. Ram Design partners with Custom Woodworking Design of the Hamptons, a millwork cabinet shop for both residential and commercial projects.
Additionally, they are part owners of SIMM’S, Shelter Island Markers Market, a home and fashion shop. Design work is offered in Shelter Island, NY and Europe.
631-749-5067 | ramdesign.com
Chris Chobor Construction
Chris Chobor Construction offers a wide variety of services plus quality personal attention for all construction needs including additions, outbuildings, windows, garden enclosures, tile work, roofing, drywall, built-ins, fencing, flooring and custom work.
The company provides a professional and attentive single point of contact experience for clients that ensures the whole project from start to finish is a pleasant one, Chobor says.
“Fairness in price and quality of work has earned me a respectable reputation over the years,” he says. “I take pride in knowing that the majority of my new clients come from recommendations.”
Serving Shelter Island, call Chris Chobor Construction at 631-749-5028 for inquires and references.
