breakfast room with glass walls and
owner of Toby Zack Associates of Bir-
ceiling. A blue and bone floral ceramic
mingham, Mich., and Ft. Lauderdale,
tile decorates one wall, while a granite
Fla. For antiques, they worked with
counter top was added to dress up the
Shirley Lewis of The Hampton House
room.
in Birmingham.
Zack used the owner's Country
To accommodate the owners eclec-
French table and chairs. An English
tic tastes, Zack mixed the contem-
wash stand and a metal pot on a stand
porary and traditional while taking full
filled with greenplants accent the
advantage of the beautiful setting.
room.
"The owners wanted a warm comfor-
Opposite the kitchen is the rounded
table feeling with clean straight lines,"
she said. "We wanted to work in some 20 by 40 great room. Soft off-white
of the furniture they had, as well as walls and bone Berber carpeting offer
create a setting for the beautiful anti- a light and airy background for the
magnificent art, inviting interiors and
ques and collectibles. Most of the ex-
the spectacular outdoors setting.
isting upholstered pieces were chang-
"The great room affords the owners
ed and the fabrics were color coor-
different seating areas in one big
dinated."
Upon entering the house one has an room," Zack explained. "We had to
work around the existing TV area and
instant feeling of welcome and warmth.
create different arrangements to suit
On the wall to the right of the small
foyer, which has a beige ceramic tile their different needs."
As the room's focal point the owner
floor, is an antique desk with a lovely
chose the Chinese warrior opera robe
Chinese mirror.
To the left is the beige formica kit- of opulent oranges and brilliant blues,
chen and beautiful greenhouse that she and her husband received as

Left: Breakfast nook in greenhouse
setting with Country French table and
chairs. Above: This 20x40 great room
features a bone, wool sofa and
sectional and a marble cocktail table
designed by Toby Zack. Queen Anne
chairs surround game table near Leon
Bronstein sculpture. Interior design by
Toby Zack. Photos by Glenn Nest.

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