Regal Residence

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WINTER 1995 • STYLE

walls are a woven taupe fabric, "railroaded
and hung so we would have no seams," says
Winton-Feinberg. The floors are black
granite, accented with a tip-sheared black
wool carpet. "It's supposed to be a like a
1930s European room," notes Winton-
Feinberg. And indeed, one can imagine
Fred Astaire cozying up to the large bar
made of bird's eye maple. Six rounded,
shell-like bar stools from Italy in a black and
taupe stripe on black bases highlight the
deco theme. Behind the bar, columns fea-
ture storage to the ceiling. Halogen lights
go over the work and serving areas. High
bar tables and chairs overlook a custom pool
table of bird's- eye maple. A poker table
features six arm chairs covered in black
gabardine with bronze leaf wood finish. Be-
hind it, a 10-foot-long custom-made serv-
ing table features hand-blown, hand-etched
Murano vases.
An exercise room off the media room is
covered in a Donghia metallescent wall-
paper and features a carpet in black, tan and
taupe pin dot with a tan inset border. Light-
ing the way is a 5-foot diameter alabaster
bowl fixture with bronze ladies set in a
bronze tripod base. The fixture is sus-
pended from the ceiling. A sauna is near-
by, as well as an indoor golf net for practice
shots.
A guest suite has an iron bed with
caramel and cream bedding, a black sofa
with taupe and black accent fabrics, and
two chairs and an ottoman in a taupe leaf
pattern. A black lacquered-linen writing
table has two chairs in a matching fabric.
The guest bath has black granite floors with
cream marble diamond insets and a cream
medallion wallcovering. A full kitchen has
white cabinets, black granite counter tops
and a white tile backsplash with gold swiv-
el-stick tile insets.
The playroom features life-sized air-
brushed jungle scenes by James Labadie,
and a study area with individual work areas
and a computer for each child.
"The owners wanted a very finished,
very fine, very upscale, very sophisticated
and very dramatic look," notes Winton-
Feinberg.
"He wanted something very dramatic.
She wanted warmth. He said to me, 'I
want every room in this house to be done
as if it could be photographed for a maga-
zine.' "