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"I've always wanted a sky-blue bedroom," Siegel says. She also added the Pewabic tiles to the fireplace surround. "We went down, picked out our glazes and they did
the alchemy they do there," Steinhaus says. "People think of pottery as arts and crafts, but the tiles really lend a charm to this room. We have quite a few fancy pieces
here, and we didn't want it to be too dressy." Many pieces already belonged to Siegel, including the French secretary, the chairs — which were recovered — and a night
table. The white bamboo-motif bed, by Palm Beach-designer Celerie Kemble, offers a fresh take on tradition. Siegel is a voracious reader, but the floor-to-ceiling bookcases
also "humanize the space," Steinhaus says. "They give a place to display special pieces." BOTTOM RIGHT: The pair tapped Janice Morse, owner of Designs Unlimited in
Birmingham, to created the kitchen cabinetry, including those hiding the refrigerator and freezer. A deep-blue island — matched to the color of the Italian dish from Primi
Piatti — is topped in white quartz, which is repeated on the rest of the countertops as well as the backsplash, in a basketweave design. Grasscloth wallpaper, stained
fuchsia, accents the walls in the kitchen and the family room beyond. Daffodil-yellow buffalo plaid covers the bar stools, which peak out over the island. BOTTOM LEFT:
"There's no breakfast room in the house, so Ellen wanted the dining room to be elegant enough for a dinner party, but comfortable enough for grandkids to eat breakfast,"
Steinhaus says. Siegel had bought the blue-damask dining-room chairs within the last decade; Steinhaus removed the damask from the seat and replaced it with easy-to-
clean vinyl that looks like ostrich leather. The oval dining table ("I didn't want any edges in the whole house," Siegel says) is a highly distressed wood with a Swedish-gray
striede finish. "We wanted it to hold its own stylistically with the fine furniture, but for it to be used and not be scared of it," Steinhaus says. The window treatments
incorporate every color in the scheme — pink, green, blue and yellow.
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