Welcome to an art-loving bed and breakfast on the North Fork.
Vine + Sand, situated in an updated 1820s farmhouse in Southold, is a unique bed and breakfast that merges contemporary art and design in a modernized historic farmhouse setting.
The great room is home to WILLOUGHBY, an art salon, with works by established artists such as Julian Schnabel and Basquiat, run by Pamela Willoughby.
Curated by Willoughby, with John Pierce as the proprietor, the goal of the salon is to focus on established, as well as emerging artists, the ones that have caught Willoughby’s eye, and are on their way up.
“We dreamed of a place to bring art and people together, a place where you feel at home. A different type of environment that is welcoming and intimate, that encourages visitors to engage with art in a relaxed setting,” said Willoughby of the salon.
Willoughby is a curator and art advisor with 20 years experience in New York City and the East End. She is also on the Arts Committee Board at the LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton.
“It’s a space to see art in a setting as natural as your home, to imagine art as an everyday part of our lives,” said Willoughby.
The current show “When I Paint My Masterpiece” features artists Larry Rivers, Agathe Snow, Steve Miller, and Nathan Slate Joseph, and runs through December 20.
“We dreamed of a salon, with example, the great artistic movement of Gertrude Stein, advocate of the avant garde. Like those salons, WILLOUGHBY will bring people together for conversation, a drink, and most essentially, for art,” Willoughby continued.
Vine + Sand partners John Pierce, Mark Hoffman, and Ann Hom have created the B&B to be a space where modern art and lighting figure prominently in the interiors and art hangs throughout the guest rooms, halls, and sitting room. The original 1820s farmhouse, renovated by Hom’s design firm, FHS Interiors, honors its history with restored 200-year-old architectural details and original wood floors.
Pierce studied art at Berkeley University, and is a lifelong art lover. He says that being a former professional actor from Los Angeles has given him a natural appreciation in facets of the arts.
The B&B offers four large, sun-lit guest rooms with private en-suite baths, thoughtfully furnished for comfort with elegant, eclectic, and sophisticated pieces. Bathrooms feature a claw foot tub or rain showers, Aesop amenities, and accoutrements for ultimate relaxation.
Breakfast is inclusive with a stay. Local baked goods and a farm-to-table menu are served in the great room. The outdoor spaces include a new pool and spa with outdoor shower, pergola seating, fire pit, and front porch.
Guests are invited to enjoy the intimate sitting room with fireplace for reading and conversation, and, of course, the art.
The gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday from noon to six.
