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THIS PAGE, TOP: The kitchen’s sitting area is within earshot
of the breakfast nook, where chairs from Emerson’s
previous home were reupholstered in a lavender and
chocolate tapestry.

ABOVE, LEFT: In the kitchen, an island stained in charcoal
anchors cabinetry finished in a washed taupy gray (both
from Bella Cucina Designs in Sylvan Lake) “to bring some of
the exterior French country inside,” Emerson says.

ABOVE, RIGHT: On the other side of the kitchen’s divider,
the great room is an enormous space, “so it’s got huge
furniture,” Weinstein says. “A super-long sofa plus four
chairs can always be used if you move to a new house. I
have another client I’ve moved four times, and we’ve moved
these pieces with her each time. Making smart choices gives
you flexibility.” A pair of leather-upholstered ottomans are
placed side by side, and a leather-trimmed jute rug is a twin
of the rug in the kitchen’s sitting area.

OPPOSITE PAGE, TOP: “The stair landing is a sculptural element
in the middle of the house,” says Weinstein, who worked with
Emerson and Tom Myers of Gallery Steel in Waterford to create
the staircase railing. She softened the steel and expansive
window with a simple bench and draperies. “It’s like getting
dressed,” she says. “It’s about the layers. Things don’t feel
quite finished until you have enough layers, starting with
architecture down to the vase you put on the end table.”

BOTTOM: “The house was engineered to have the bar in the
lower level,” Emerson says. “As an afterthought, I told Amy that
I wished there was room for it on the main floor, and she came
up with this design the next day. It’s almost like a pub, or a little
hotel lobby, in the middle of the house.” The cabinet door opens
into a pocket to reveal glass shelving behind it.

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