The marble and glass bar surrounded by Philip Enfield-designed
chairs completes the entertainment-living room area. The dining
mom has two round glass tables with Karl Springer bases. The
painting above the buffet is by Yanko Ginsberg. A reproduction of
a French black deco table is in the foyer.
Flowers by Michael Fulhvood.
handpainted fabric in ivory with gray and
seafoam by local artist Mara. The dining room
is anchored on either end by two custom-
made French reproduction deco cabinets by
Gill Plus. Two architec-
tural stainless steel-based
lamps with copper lamp-
shades by Arc stand atop
each cabinet. "I saw them
in a store window," says
Born, and knew they be-
longed right there.
The entertainment
area, with a large seating
area and an entertain-
ment center, is the own-
ers' combination living
room and family room.
The white lacquered
wood built-in houses a 'IV
with surround sound and has rounded edges
which echo the architecture. "We can get a
lot of people in this seating area," says the
homeowner, of the large and small sofas in
off-white with tiny taupe dots. The Tibetan rug
was custom-made to fit the large space, in a
tropical leaf pattern in shades of turquoise,
rose, seafoam and gray. The oversized cock-
tail table is glass-topped goatskin, and the large
sofa is flanked by antique Ming Dynasty wood
end tables with cane tops, providing a great,
livable mixture of
contemporary and
antiques.
To the side in the
living room is a read-
ing area. Two large
reading chairs in
ivory chenille with a
matching ottoman
provide cozy refuge.
"You have the din-
ing room; you have
the reading room;
you have the music
room, and then you
have the pub," says
Young of the multi-use room and its focal
point. An enormous bar, facing the windows
and the lake is made of the Carrara marble.
Floating petal-shaped glass with five beveled
edges sits on top of the
marble, and the bar ap-
pears as a large, ripe,
open flower. "The bar
was part of the architec-
ture," says Born. "The
glass was my idea be-
cause marble stains, and
Fm real tickled by this."
At the bar, imbibers
and teetotalers alike can
cozy up in five Philip En-
field-designed chairs in
oyster leather on stain-
less steel swivel bases.
"You could spend the
whole night in these chairs," says Born.
The marble continues into the powder
room, where Born designed a floating, stepped
cabinet which mirrors a stepped ceiling de-
sign and skylight The cabinet is contrasted
by a Venetian glass mirror and flanked by
sconces. "We found these fixtures early on,"
says Born, "and felt that something old would
be great" Innocuously to the side, in black tile
and granite, is a shower. Artisan Jim Starr cus-
tom-made polished stainless steel hinges for
The sophisticated
kitchen has
European-styled
cabinets and the
latest appliances.
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the shower door. A metallic-speckled wall-
paper in black with subtle gold and taupe
"picks up the marble colors in reverse," says
Born.
Rounding the corner is the kitchen. The
marble continues on the floors and is con-
trasted by black granite on the counter tops.
Sleek European-styled cabinets in pearl gray
lacquered bird's-eye maple are by Downsview,
from Kitchen Studio in Birmingham. Two set-
in stainless steel sinks, Sub-Zero refrigera-
tor and freezer, and a cooktop by Miele in the
island provide a highly-functional, sophisti-
cated work area.
"The kitchen is intentionally sophisticat-
ed," says Young, "because there are no walls
or doors to seal it off." Born continues, "It's
part of the living space, in the flow of things."
The kitchen table, a glass topped table on
a manufactured base in black with turquoise,
is as sleek and sophisticated as the rest of the
kitchen and is accented by six seafoam chairs
on chrome bases.
The leaf motif changes as you approach the
master bedroom. Above the steps to the mas-
ter suite floats a skylight whose three steps of
etched glass change from the leaf design to
free-form swirls. The carpet below echoes the
swirls, with Berber carpet from the lower lev-