BAMO’s renovation of a 1911 Federal-style home in Providence, Rhode Island, personal, layered interiors honoring history and contemporary living.

Private Residential

Providence Residence

This stately 1911 Federal-style brick home on Providence’s East Side offered both a design opportunity and a personal return. For BAMO cofounder Michael Booth — a Rhode Island native whose family ties to the city span generations — this project became a homecoming and a deeply personal creative pursuit.

Location
Providence, Rhode Island
Architect
Brewster Thornton Group Architects
Builder
SR Fine Home Builders
Photographer
Nat Rea
Press
New England Home
Team Members
Michael Booth, Lauren McGuier

“It’s a challenge to go into an old house like this and bring it up to date while simultaneously paying homage to its origin. It was a substantial renovation, and we have great appreciation for the history and craftsmanship of old buildings.”
Nick Vanasse Builder, SR Fine Home Builders

BAMO’s renovation of a 1911 Federal-style home in Providence, Rhode Island, features personal, layered interiors honoring history and contemporary living.

Collected Items

Within this refreshed framework, the interiors unfold as a layered narrative of memory and travel. Artifacts gathered over time are artfully arranged — family heirlooms, collected antiques, and personal artworks — compose a story that is both intimate and expressive.

The residence is a study in duality — old and new, East Coast roots and West Coast sensibility, architectural history, and contemporary life. It reflects BAMO’s belief that great design is both personal & timeless and that the most meaningful homes are built not just with materials, but with memory, emotion, and intent.

Working in close collaboration with architect Mary Dorsey Brewster of Brewster Thornton Group Architects and builder Nick Vanasse of SR Fine Home Builders, BAMO approached the renovation with reverence for the home’s historic character and a designer’s eye for reinvention.

The scope was substantial: a reimagined kitchen, a reconfigured layout for contemporary living, and guest quarters thoughtfully added. Throughout, architectural interventions — opening walls, widening doorways, and rebalancing rooms — invited light and flow into the home, all while preserving it’s original spirit.

Throughout, there is a careful tension between restraint and drama: a panoramic scenic wallcovering animates the dining room, bringing the outdoors in, while geometric tile lends graphic energy to the sunroom, and a three-story stair draped in inky black burlap adds a theatrical counterpoint to the home’s otherwise airy palette.

“Everything you see is from storage in San Francisco; it’s a collection of stuff acquired over time from various international cities. Only the piano, coffee table, and rug are new.” Michael Booth BAMO, Principal

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