COVER:
Dining room: Table, mirror, side chairs and African masks from B.C. Holland; custom dining chairs by Parenteau Studios, with silk fabric from Kirk Brummel; curtains custom-made; pillow fabric from Jack Lenor Larsen; console from Dan Blue Inc.; metal urn from Richard Norton Antiques; chandelier and all artwork from owner’s private collection.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Living room: Custom white-silk-upholstered sofa by Hehn Custom Upholstery; custom iron and limestone coffee table from private collection; also see “Back to the Future” resources below.
PAST PERFECTS:
P. 8: Wall detail: See “Exotica” resources below.
P. 12: Living room: All furnishings and fabrications through Colefax & Fowler; antiques from private collection. Also see “English Spoken Here” resources below.
P. 13: Master bedroom: 1900s Louis XVI-style chest; all furnishings from private collection. Also see “Heritage House” resources below.
SOMETHING BORROWED . . . :
P. 19: Living room: Architecture and design by R & B Gorman. Sofas by B & B Italia from Arkitektura in Situ, in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.; blue chairs by Giorgetti from Manifesto; Noguchi coffee table from Manifesto; fireplace designed by R & B Gorman; lounge chair and ottoman, plus cocktail table with granite top by Wittmann from Manifesto; floor lamps by Fontana Arte from Manifesto; rugs from Watson Smith Inc.; stone sculpture near stairs by Phillip Bicheff, Dewey Gallery, Santa Fe, N.M. Also see “Back to the Future” resources below.
ENGLISH SPOKEN HERE:
Pp. 20-23: All furnishings and fabrications through Colefax & Fowler; antiques from private collection.
BACK TO THE FUTURE:
P. 26: Architecture and interior design by Terri Weinstein. Wall: Tile by McIntyre.
Living room: Vignelli coffee table and asymmetrical chair by Paolo Deganello, both from Atelier International; reading lamp by Cedric Hartman from Jack Lenor Larsen; grid shelves and ceramics from private collection.
Dining room: Built-in buffet designed by Terri Weinstein; marble-base dining table by Vignelli at Luminaire; Dakota Jackson dining chairs from Holly Hunt; fabric by Roger Arlington; overhead light fixture from Artemide; all tiles by McIntyre; all custom cabinetry and built-ins by Larry Lambert.
P. 28: Architecture and design by R & B Gorman. Upstairs gallery: metalwork by Metalworks, Ripon, Wis.; art from private collection.
Living room: Lounge chair and ottoman, plus cocktail table with granite top by Wittmann from Manifesto; floor lamp by Fontana Arte from Manifesto.
P. 29: Living room: Custom white-silk-upholstered sofa by Hehn Custom Upholstery; custom iron and limestone coffee table from private collection; steel and maple chairs by Michael Heltzer; custom armoire by the Wood Grainery.
Bedroom: Linen from private collection.
MIXED AND MATCHED:
P. 34: Dining room: Table, mirror, side chairs and African masks from B.C. Holland; custom dining chairs by Parenteau Studios, with silk fabric from Kirk Brummel; pillow fabric from Jack Lenor Larsen; console from Dan Blue Inc; silk taffeta drapery fabric from Kirk Brummel; metal urn from Richard Norton Antiques; all artwork from private collection.
P. 35: Living room (top and bottom): African “ethnographica” on marquetry cabinet from Douglas Dawson Gallery; artwork from private collection.
P. 36: Living room: Theban coffee table by Niermann Weeks; sofa from private collection with fabric by Henry Calvin; pillow fabric by Brunschwig & Fils; drapery fabric from Holly Hunt, with custom iron rods by Bradley Metal Design, Silver Spring, Md.; bronze chairs by Niermann Weeks, with suede upholstery from Clarence House; Noguchi lamp from the Paper Source; custom metal stands by Philip Schalekamp; all other furniture, rugs, art and accessories from private collection.
Kitchen: James Balduc, contractor; custom table by Diebold’s Cabinet Shop; maple chairs from Niedermeier; light fixture from Boyd Lighting.
EXOTICA:
P. 38-39: Dining room, and p. 40: Living room and detail photos: Kilims from Morocco and Afghanistan; inlaid wood table from Morocco; crocodile table from Papua, New Guinea; storage chest from Morocco; Ibo grain counting bowl from Nigeria; Yoruba, Lobi and Hausa antique ivory bracelets from Nigeria; stool from Ivory Coast; Colonial-style chairs from Benin; Bamana Colonial-style bed from Mali; end table from Haiti; leather and kilim pillows from Morocco; harvest table and chairs from Kane County Antique Fair; some art from private collection.
P. 40: Bedroom: Screen of wood panel doors from Morocco; textile over bed from Indonesia; headboard, cross section of grain chest from Pakistan; Tuareg gauze cloth on ceiling from Morocco.
HERITAGE HOUSE:
P. 42-43: Interior design by Dudley Ross Interior Design. Living room detail: American Impressionist painting, artist unknown; crystal and porcelain collectibles, picture frames; reproduction Regency stool from 1920s, from personal collections.
Living room (back parlor): sofa fabric by J.H. Thorpe Fabrics through Decorators Walk Inc.; leather on chairs by Newberger Bros. Inc.; drapery fabric by Donghia; trim on drapery by Merwitz Textiles Inc.; rug by Edward Fields; all other furniture, art, accessories from private collection.
P. 44: Guest bedroom: English Regency reproduction crafted in black lacquer; all other furniture, rugs, art and accessories from private collection.
Dining room: Black and white fabric on chairs from Stroheim & Roman Inc.; all other furniture, rugs, art and accessories from private collection.
P. 45: Living room (front parlor): Sofa fabric by Isabel Scott Fabrics; drapery fabric from Holly Hunt.; fabric on gold French chairs from Lee Jofa; all upholstery by Sutor Furniture Co.; furniture refinishing by Dave Turner; flowers by Nancy Kezele; all other furniture, rugs, art and accessories from private collection.
MODERN MODERNE:
P. 46-47: Library: Walls painted by Steve Fuerst; curtains and sofa of wool fabric from Donghia; side table from Karl Springer; custom lamp shades by Lang-Levin; all other furniture, artwork and rugs from private collection.
P. 48: Dining room: Walls painted by Steve Fuerst; artwork from private collection.
P. 49: Library: Artworks from private collection.
Living room: Walls painted by Steve Fuerst; silk linen drapery fabric from Prima Setta, sewn by Bina Kessler Studio; red wool chair fabric from Kirk Brummel; all other furniture and artwork from private collection.
TIMELESS PRAIRIE:
P. 50-51: Architecture by Mastro & Skylar Architects. Dining room: Gustav Stickley table and chair set from Michael FitzSimmons Decorative Arts; Arts & Crafts sideboard from James Mall at Antiques on the Avenue.
Kitchen: Cabinets through Mastro & Skylar Architects; chairs from Great Ace; Charles Stickley Morris chair from James Mall at Antiques on the Avenue.
DOUBLE TAKES:
P. 52: Fredrick Ramond chandelier from City Lights by Crest. Paper lamps from Shuldiner Design.
P. 53: Antoinette Chair from Aurinko/Tucker Design Inc.; wicker folding lounge and ottoman from Quinlan’s, Mig and Tig, or Touche; commode from Richard Himmel Antique and Decorative Furniture; Lewis Dolin steel etagere from Room & Board.
