When Jordan Carlyle and Mario Margelist tired of constant commuting ? Marglist commuted from Switzerland to New York ? and the hectic life of New York City where they have an apartment, they started looking for a house. They wanted a quieter lifestyle in a location where they could both live and work.

Eventually, they discovered a rare gem, a Georgian Colonial farmhouse in East Hampton. East Hampton, on Long Island, New York, is located about 100 miles from New York City, and famous for its long, white sandy beaches.

The outside of the farmhouse was lovely and the 1.7-acre, formerly wooded plot, was wonderful, but the interior needed a total rework and the house needed a lot of structural and other upgrades.

Luckily the two have the talent and the expertise to pull it off. Mario Margelist is founder of Swiss luxury goods consignment boutique and online store Lux. Lux sells authentic designer consignment fashion and accessories from luxury brands such as ,  Hermes, Chanel, Versace, Chloe, Dolce & Gabbana, Dior, Lanvin, Roberto Cavalli and Stella McCartney.
Jordan Carlyle founded Carlyle Fine Art in 2005, Carlyle Designs in 2007, and his own furniture collection, Carlyle Collective, in 2013. His businesses are based in New York and he is known for elegant, clean modernist lines and monochrome schemes, all mixed with retro and antique touches. His firm has completed villas in the Middle East, and city and country homes throughout the US.

In their East Hampton hom...