As I mentioned in my North Fork prologue, there were lots of things that were right about our weekend home.  We spent many weekends and weeks there throughout the years – entertaining, hosting family and friends, visiting the beach, riding bikes, swimming – in complete relax mode.  My ten-year old daughter would say chillaxing - which is the perfect term for our time on the North Fork of Long Island.  Much of our time was spent outdoors, and when we were inside, we basically ignored the interior.  (A tough thing for a designer to do.)  But there were some serious design, décor, and layout issues that were always in the background,