Top: Ross gave the Roths'
10-year-old daughter a
fairytale fantasy with a
fresh, modern feel. The
tufted square patterns on
the upholstered headboard
add clean-lined structure
to the billowy draperies,
suspended from custom
rods mounted to the ceiling
to create a canopy effect.
Ross created a prettier-
than-a-picture wall-to-wall
bulletin board from luxuri-
ous fabric trim. The vanity
chair was upholstered in
the same fabric used for
a throw on the bed while
the armchair was brought
from the girl's baby nurs-
ery that Ross designed,
same gingham fabric and
all. "When people walk into
a bedroom, I want them
to feel like they're at their
favorite hotel," says Ross.
"Whether it's for a little
girl or an adult, I try to
paint a picture for clients
of how they can use the
room so that it feels like a
lifestyle, not just a bunch
of pretty rooms."
Center: The original built-
ins in the Roths' 6-year-old
To enhance the natural architectural flow of the home,
designer Richard Ross placed a long sisal Starck runner,
son's room were painted
sky blue.
bordered in leather, all the way from the front vestibule to
the back door, and repeated the runner along the stairs,
Bottom: "Even thoug
which are lined with the home's original hand-carved oak
banister. A petite daybed, which Ross designed and cov-
this is the newest part
of the house, it feels
like the oldest," says
ered in a velvet Holly Hunt fabric, sits below a Henredon
Barbara Barry mirror with an etched star at its top. "The
mirror was in my dining room in my previous house, but
Ross of the 10-year-old
addition by the home's
Richard suggested putting it here, and it looks like it was
made for this space," says Victoria Roth. "He's amazing in
that he has a vision and knows how to achieve it."
previous owners. "They
even used reclaimed
brick so it flows on the
outside, too. And even
though it's so enor-
mous, it's a very warm,
comfortable and cozy
room." Soaring 22-foot
ceilings are supported
by structural trusses,
the limestone fireplace
was brought in from a
monastery in France and
the flooring is reclaimed
stone from the streets
of Belgium. The famil
room's informal din-
ing table, made from
the hull of a ship, was
brought in with a crane.
Brian Killian designed the living room's soapstone fire-
place, and Ross added the floating glass screen. All of
the furniture in this room was brought from the Roths'
"The Roths bought it
from the previous own-
ers," says Ross. "It
previous home, a testament to Ross' timeless designs
log
wasn't going anywhere."
and quality of fabrics. "I like things with cleaner lines and
Above it, a steel-based
Holly Hunt lighting fix-
warm colors — a balance of modern and traditional, and he
understands that," says Roth. "Everything from the old
house fit into this space seamlessly."
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