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Similarly dramatic, the adjacent hearth room was furnished with
new sofas in a neutral Manuel Canovas windowpane fabric, arranged
around an oversize, custom-built ottoman. Pre-owned and a longtime
family “essential,” the ottoman was reupholstered for the third time
in a fuchsia-and-gray Romo fabric with faux leather sides. Granite
was installed on the fireplace surround and the firescreen has an
X motif pattern; the wallpaper resembles grasscloth and the windows
are lined with drapes in a simple polka dot design.
A soothing blue-gray was chosen for the exquisite main-floor
master retreat, where the attention to detail literally becomes an art
form. The clean-lined canopy bed is swathed in silk Beacon Hill bedding,
trimmed with Houlès beaded tassels. Above the bed hangs a
stunning cartouche from a church in Italy, and when this piece
failed to adequately fill the space, Melodie Shocklee was engaged to
paint a trompe l’oeil frame, cleverly ornamented with his/her crowns
in Swarovski crystals.
Reupholstered in a lush Scalamandré fabric, the bench at the foot
of the bed features beaded trim and Houlès rosettes. The theme is
repeated in Clarence House drapes, accented with Houlès braid to
which Lombrano added rosettes. Still more detailing is evident
in the récamier chaise, covered in Osborne & Little cut velvet with a
combination of Houlès braid and metallic fringe.Top: Accented with a dramatic cartouche from a church in Italy, the master
suite’s canopy bed is sumptuously detailed in silk, beaded Houlès tassels,
and Swarovski crystals. Bottom: Metallic fringe, braid, and crystals embellish
throw pillows on the cut velvet chaise, and countless rosettes were added
to the Houlès braid trimming the Clarence House drapes. Opposite page:
One of three distinctive guest suites on the lower level, the Tyrolean-styled
bedroom displays framed antique needlework pieces above a loveseat
upholstered in a crewel fabric with Stroheim bubble fringe.