All involved in the renovation were committed to balancing “beauty with functionality,” Mars says, pointing to standout pieces like the Santambrogio & De Berti mirror that greets visitors in the foyer, and the custom dining table for 12 by Fong Construction Corp., complete with a marble lazy Susan.
Lighting fixtures that pack a visual punch are another design through line, says Moirano. A ribbonlike Gaetano Sciolari pendant in the entry hall, an A-N-D Iris pendant resembling a giant orb in the breakfast room, a 1960s G.C.M.E. ceiling light in Mars’s office, and a conical Carlos Nason “Birillo” floor lamp in the family room—as well as that vintage Sputnik chandelier now hanging in the parlor—are but a few of the home’s noteworthy luminaires.
In the family room, an artwork by Aurel K. Basedow is flanked by a pair of 1960s Tulipan sconces by J.T. Kalmar. Custom sectional upholstered in a Chase Erwin fabric; custom suede throw pillows; vintage Outrigger coffee table by John Keal.
“We love statement lighting,” says Goldfarb before waxing rhapsodic about a bespoke Murano glass showstopper made of more than 100 handblown barbell-shaped components that hangs over the dining room table. It was inspired by a vintage model seen at auction. “We really pumped it up,” he continues. “And I love that it’s so big.”
Even surrounded by so many statement pieces, Miller was clear that she wanted her home to feel less like a design museum and more like a “tranquil” cocoon, hence the bleached-walnut Versailles parquet floors and shades of warm sienna, blush, and aubergine that abound. “I’ve been in situations where you walk into a place and it’s too stuffy and you feel like, oh, I don’t belong here,” she says. “I want anyone who comes into our home to feel like they are welcome, that they belong.”
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