In the kitchen, the designer worked with the existing cabinetry but changed many of the glass fronts to solid panels.The backsplash of platinum leaf tiles fromAnn Sacks, adds to the reflective quality, and the scooped range hood was designed to echo the 1930’s cut crystal Plafonieres chandelier. The bedrooms continue the theme, with shades of black, ivory, and silver throughout. The boy’s bedroom is designed as a 007 spy room, with a bed that rolls up into the wall with a push of a button, and a window that lowers for when the occupant needs to go undercover. Eason says, “It was very important to the client that certain details be repeated throughout the home. The Greek key pattern in the family room for example, the color scheme, and the piano black enamel doors throughout the home, all of these elements tie the rooms together in a very subtle way.” He continues, “The first thing she said to me was that she wanted all the doors to be high-gloss piano black.” The doors set the tone for the design of the whole space, and the reflective nature of the gloss elevated and changed everything. Says Eason, “It’s really a pleasure to work with a client who knows what she wants. In this case, we were going for an elegant Nick and Nora Charles-esque feel, with sophistication, wit, and elegance being the theme throughout all of the public and private rooms.” “it’s rEALLy A pLEAsurE to worK with A CLiEnt who Knows whAt shE wAnts. in this CAsE, wE wErE going for An ELEgAnt niCK And norA ChArLEs-EsquE fEEL.”
ABOVE: The powder room is elegant in black marble, with Maya Romanoff mother-of-pearl wall covering and an antique Venetian mirror from David Duncan Antiques. BOTTOM: The cabinetry and bed in the master bedroom were designed by John Douglas Eason, and the headboard is covered in ruched silk. The walls are upholstered in gray silk mohair from J. Robert Scott.
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