Oasis
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There is an octogonal Bates and Bates
brass sink dramatically set into the
granite and Silk Dynasty black
textured silk wallpaper. A settee in
black and gold Schumacher fabric
with gold Scalamandre welting is
perched to one side. Japanese,
Persian and Indian accent pieces
complete the room.
The dining room, while quite large,
invites you in, perhaps for saki and
sushi. Shoji screens in off-white
provide an authentic window
treatment. Custom-made black
enameled doors close the room off
from the rest of the house. Silk black
and taupe wall covering from Silk
Dynasty in stripes is an elegant and
subtle backdrop. The carpet, a
geometric petit point with a matching
black border by Schumacher, blends
in with the wallpaper.
"I didn't want the room to look like
a conference room," says Ms.
Winton-Feinberg, explaining the
decision to design two round glass-
topped tables, rather than one large,
long table. The tables have a black
lacquer and brass base, and the
chairs, made in New York, are black
enamel with 24 karat gold leaf
painted on. The coordinating fabric
, is a black-on-black wool stripe with
black and gold cording. Each table
can seat six. "It's more intimate this
way," says the owner.
The buffet, of black ash with floating
brass accents, was designed by Ms.
Winton-Feinberg and made in Detroit.
riWo old gold Chinese masks, found
buried in an old antique store in New
York, are perched above the buffet.
An eight-foot-tall black, gold and
cinnabar screen, a reproduction from
China, commands the back wall. With
eight intricate panels, it can be
stretched out its full twelve feet.
Directly across the foyer is the
library. One whole wall is filled by a
magnificent book-matched Mikasa
ebony wall unit. It is ten feet tall and
sixteen feet long, and looks like it was
built into the room. It houses the TV,
stereo system and other items. It has
an almost zebra effect in golden
cinnabar and dark brown and black
The large indoor built-in
swimming pool by Jack
Roberts is accessible from
the kitchen.
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wood. Large shelves are filled with
family photos and knick-knacks.
rBisio Marge Carson sofas in Lee Jofa
fabric with black tone-on-tone accent
pillows invite you to get cozy. A
60-inch square black lacquer with
bronze glass beveled top continues
the Oriental feel, as do black and grey
Chinese accent chairs.
Past the foyer and staircase is the
two-story living room. The room is a
mirror-image of itself, with two
identical seating groups. It creates an
elegant Oriental effect in simple,
striking black and cream. Couches in
ivory wool fabric flank each wall.
Matching coffee tables have 3/4-inch
plate glass that is handpainted with
black and gold and sit upon round
black enamel bases with brass caps.
Chairs border the couches. Several
couch accent pillows and ottomans
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