function meets style
The streamlined kitchen was designed for entertaining with two Calacatta
marble-topped islands (one featuring a trough sink, for icing champagne)
and off-white custom cabinetry designed by Martin Bess of Design Studio
by Raymond. “G.O. Thornhill, Jeffrey Fisher, and I sit down whenever we
begin a project and have a discussion about the look and feel we are trying
to create with the cabinetry,” explains Bess. “In the kitchens, we try our
best to create a space that will function well for the new homeowner. A
space suitable for the new owner to be part of the party, while at the same
time playing the host,” describes Bess. The same Calacatta marble was cut,
polished, and beveled to create a reflective backsplash, while four hanging
pendants, inset with crystals, form a fantastical light pattern on the ceiling
when evening comes.
delightful dinners
The dining room seats eight on reupholstered vintage “Lion In Frost”
lucite chairs at a glass-topped table with a metal tree root base. Two brass
and chrome chandeliers, with shades resembling champagne flutes, are
intertwined and Fisher commissioned a trio of paintings from local artist
Juan Carlos Collada to add color to the room.
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