Step Inside David Rogal's East Hampton Home
Often times, designing a house with a spouse can be a study in opposites. One likes muddy moss green, the other a spirited Barbie pink. One wants to be enveloped in an echo chamber of ikat and the other would rather get lost in a peaceful maze of anonymous beige. When interior designer David Rogal and his husband Ron Carlivati bought their beach house in East Hampton, NY eight years ago they suspected that might be the case. David, an interior designer who trained under Vincente Wolf, gravitates toward quiet, monochromatic color schemes and sculptural furnishing that give a nod to nature. Ron, by contrast, is an Emmy-winning television writer who is drawn to exuberant jolts of color (yellow and orange topping out as favorites) and who, given his life-long obsession with the movie Jaws, has a penchant for a dash or two of kitsch. Surprisingly, there were no arguments, gripes or groans. There was, however, a lot of loving compromise which resulted in a charming beach house that perfectly captures each man’s unique personality and design proclivities.
The couple bought the property with two cottages - one guest house and one main house. After consulting several contractors, one told the men that he could build them a better main house for less money if they agreed to tear the old house down to the ground. So tear it down they did. While the original footprint is still the same, the new main house has every modern convenience that most Hamptons cottages lack - central heating and cooling, updated electrical and plumbing, a brand new kitchen, new baths, new windows and an interior layout and flow that matches the couples lifestyle.
In terms of interior decoration, Rogal managed to artfully blend their styles so that Ron felt his personality was reflected and David also felt comfortable in his own home. One design decision that resulted in a theme for the home was the color of the front door. Ron wanted a cheery, yellow front door. David wanted a chic, black one. David acquiesced and it turned out to be one of the best design decisions the couple made. Shocks of yellow turn up throughout the main cottage and the guest house in such subtle ways that visitors notice only after spending a full day buzzing in and out of both structures. The sharks are a little more obvious. Ron has had a life-long obsession with the 1975 Steven Spielberg blockbuster movie, Jaws. This life-long passion has led Ron to amass a collection of Jaws memorabilia, merchandise, and anything shark-related. David, being less a Jaws aficionado, lovingly sprinkles these figurines and oddities throughout the house in a chic and sophisticated way as only an interior designer could. The couple’s passion for art is really where their aesthetics converge. The house is chock full of colorful art - some serious and some more playful but their shared interest in collecting and displaying is evident throughout. And while the couple is quite content with their ever-evolving beach cottage that they keep filling with mid-century finds and various art, there might come a time when they look at each other and say” We’re gonna need a bigger house.”
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"We're walking around, come join us." ............ What a great opening! Speaks volumes about their relationship.
Your outdoor living space by the pool is spectacular....beautiful!
Fabulous! You had me at that yellow door! 💛
What a sweet couple and what a beautiful home they've created.
I love these two! Some of David's expressions crack me up when he's talking about concessions he has made to all the color Ron loves. The home feels exactly like David described, a big hug! I would love to hang out there amongst all the sharks!
Love this house and this couple! They are delightful and fun and funny and so welcoming! Thank you David and Ron! 💛💛💛💛
Team work at its finest 🥰🥰
Gorgeous home 💖
Beautiful home, including yard, color and decorations.
Beautiful, beautiful home!
Beautiful home, beautiful story, beautiful couple!🙌💐❤️!
Absolutely beautiful! Love the yellow doors.
Ron is definitely the masculine presence within the cottage subconscious, Jaws, Farrah Fawcett and whatnot .... ‘Go Ron’
Their chemistry is so beautiful ❤ and that home is gorgeous.
Love this house. Just enough quirk to make it interesting
Bookmarked as one of my favourite house tours!
They seem like really sweet people and I like how they interact with each other. I was a little kid when Jaws came out and never saw the full movie (even as an adult) but seeing that poster outside the movie theater made me terrified of sharks! It's a beautiful house but it has a sense of fun.
What a fun, endearing couple🌞. It’s so beautiful the way they collaborate on their home💛
Loved this home tour, beautiful home and lovely couple. Thought it was great how you both put in your own thinks. you love into this home. Yellow was brilliant. So enjoyed this home tour. Jig Saw picture of Farrah Fawcett framed was brilliant.
Lovely! Thank you for sharing...Yellow = brings happy moment ..like the sun that hug your home..blessings..
So beautiful! Loved everything especially the white shark and yellow doors! Fun!
These guys are fun! Love all the white for a beach house and the “YELLOW” is fabulous. It’s a great yellow, the sharks?
Love the introduction of yellow. Genius! Yellow shark maybe?
Ive seen a lot of designers homes, this is by far one of the most beautiful and thought through.
Love the Architecture of your beautiful home. And the pale colour scheme is perfect. But l think a little splash of yellow is appropriate, although l would have used a soft Torquoise ha! ha! Seriously, l loved your home. A tour of your guest wing? perhaps.
I'm with David on the color ...but the compromise is all about the love! Great home!
Lovely home. More importantly these two understand the role that compromise plays in successful relationships. No matter how different your tastes, you can create a home that appeals to both members of a relationship.
I think that we deserved a proper house tour...😔
@ronniealex5523
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Some people are never satisfied
@Ali-Bea
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My thoughts exactly. You don’t get to see the layout and how the spaces relate to each other. Lovely place though.
@janetcorey5102
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Wish they gave us a full tour!
@darlenechandler2403
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did you want to see inside their cupboards or something. It was done tastefully and also to reserve some form of privacy. It was perfectly executed.
@janetcorey5102
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@@darlenechandler2403 Don’t be silly. Their home and they were delightful, and we wanted to see more. So sorry you had a problem with that!
Beautiful!!
So well done
I love his husbands personality, I see why they're in love. They GEAUX well, together!
Ron was so right about the yellow door!
Yellow is a happy color! That's one BOLD YELLOW color!
Beautiful home & couple
Love this home!
refreshing that the owners did not insist on telling us every designer touch that they included in their home and instead just showed us things that they loved.
sooo perfect.
Really lovely and relaxed. Yellow accents are great. Larry David could go there and (probably?) not kvetch.
lol - the yellow doors and sharks say it all 'they're married' - well done guys ;)
You can’t have a stylish home without a large ceramic leopard 🐆!
Lovely.
So cool. David, who makes the white articulated wall light behind the couch?
Really beautiful 🤩
"These gays are trying to kill me " .....well done
Awwwwwwwwwww. 🥰
Lisa Gorman. Absolutely! Wasn't that refreshing?
Nice presentation
“Portia, these are some high-end gays!”
Alright I'll say it, as someone who likes interior decorating, and the creativity and work that goes into it, that house did nothing for me.
@marquamfurniture
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With zero sarcasm, zero snark, I'm curious what interior design you do like. You are someone of taste, so I am sincerely interested.
Husband and I ! Hahahaha😅 it’s really sick
2 0 2 3 🏌🏼♂️👏🇧🇷
Status as Husband is for man and status as Wife is for woman not for man , man please stop stealing the woman's status 🤣😂😅🤪😜😋😛😝
This house is amazing simple yet elegant modern 🤍