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In fact, touches of France and Italy, two of Europe's most roman-
tic countries, dance throughout via many exquisite details by talented
artisans from these regions. From the gentlemen's bathroom just off
the home's rotunda entryway with its window forged from the rounds
of wine glasses—"I watched an old Italian man as he created it," the
homeowner recalls—to the ladies bathroom, with its hand-painted
trompe l'oeil architectural motifs draped with looping necklaces and
inset with sparkling jewels, to the mosaics that line the floor and walls
of a guest bathroom upstairs, no corner of this home was overlooked.
Limestone and marble floors beckon one into the home's central
rotunda, lit by a skylight during the day; at night, a chandelier and
gold leaf scones, discovered at Paul Ferrante, make the space sparkle.
For entertaining, the public rooms are unrivaled in their glamour
and grandeur. Take the dining room, where walls are swathed in
peach silk. "Joan Rivers always counseled to use peach in any room
where you want to feel beautiful," notes the homeowner. "In the
dining room, and especially under candlelight, everyone looks amaz-
ing!" e double story living room, meanwhile, features an imposing
fireplace custom designed by Steve Gianetti and carved by stonema-
sons in France, high windows, and multiple chandeliers recalling the
great salons of Paris. ree sets of grand French doors are bordered
by embroidered draperies whose leaf motif mimics the greenery just
