Artist John Derian's 18th-century home in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

Derian in the kitchen; when he renovated the house, he left the space open so that there would be plenty of room for friends to help prepare food.

An antique English transferware vase holds flowers for the dinner table.

On a shelf in the dining room, Derian's vintage treasures include sea sponges, mercury glass, shells, and handblown bottles.

On a bedside table, a handblown carafe from Lebanon and a wicker-covered bottle, both from Derian's store.

A canopy bed in a guest room is covered with a vintage Indian sari.

A painting of an artist's palette by Peter Gee stands on a folk-art tripod table.

A 19th-century portrait rests atop a fireplace.

In an upstairs bedroom, a Federal mirror hangs above an Empire bureau displaying a transferware bowl, a collection of sand dollars, folk-art dice, and a Cire Trudon candle from Derian's store. The walls are made of horsehair-and-seashell plaster and are original to the house. Derian left them bare after stripping the room of wallpaper.

Provincetown at dusk.