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The design scheme for the master bedroom was defined by the 6-foot-tall
oil painting of a horse, which Kandis found during an art-shopping escapade. Creams, tans, and whites swathe the room in serenity.
 
“This was the most amazing design project I’ve ever done,” Plechaty says. “While Kandis was in Bali, she would e-mail me not one but 30 pictures of tables and say, pick one!” Against walls tinted sandstone, champagne, and caramel, the expressive turn of twining legs complements delicate caning in boxy frames, the organic forms of rough-hewn teak, and the clean, simple, timeless lines of Balinese furniture.

“Gail did a phenomenal job of creating a backdrop without ever having seen the furniture,” Kandis says. “In many of the pictures I sent her, the furniture was dingy and sitting on the side of the road or in the back of a little workshop. She created a setting that is serene and neutral, allowing the strong wood pieces to express their warmth and spirit.” That spirit informs not only Kandis’s home, but the way she leads her life.

Sources:
Wall covering (“Fine Hemp’’): Holly Hunt, 312/661-1900, trade only.
Bed; bedside table (“Reclaimed Teak Stacking Tables’’): San Juan Ventures, 847/234-2908.
Sconces; French doors: existing. Painting; bedding (from Indonesia); middle pillow on bench: owner’s collection.
Bench fabric (“Camp Leaves’’): Peter Fasano Ltd., 413/528-6872, trade only.
Bottom pillow (“Mahalia’’ #7430, discontinued): Bergamo Fabrics Inc., 914/665-0800, trade only.
Top pillow: Clarence House Ltd., 800/803-2850, trade only.
Carpeting: Godfrey Hirst (USA) Inc., 678/461-7545, godfreyhirst.com.