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Art Opening
Designer Eva Quateman had the dining room walls and ceiling painted persimmon. “The color gives the room richness and intimacy,” she says. Plush red velvet draperies warm the large window, and panels of decorative Higgins glass hang in the two smaller windows. “We burn candles behind them at night and they really glow,” Anita says. The room is furnished with Frank O. Gehry chairs around a traditional James Jennings dining room table, all from the homeowner’s previous house. “I think it’s actually more interesting to have the old and the new,” Anita says. Floors in the foyer and dining room are a blue-green slate.
Sources:
Paint (“Terra-Cotta’’ #5-14): Pratt & Lambert Paints, 800/289-7728.
Drapery (“Rembrandt Cotton Velvet’’/Cayenne #89333-183; discontinued): Brunschwig & Fils, 212/838-7878, brunschwig.com, trade only.
Table (custom, by James Jennings): Holly Hunt, 312/661-1900, hollyhunt.com, trade only.
Chairs (“Hat Trick Chair’’): Knoll Studio, knoll.com.
Tables; light fixture: owner’s collection.
