PIEDMONT HOMES
On the first floor, the big public rooms all flow off a wide, deep foyer. The living room, den, dining room, and kitchen all flow seamlessly with a sense of openness and space. The dining room opens from the foyer through large stained-glass twin doors and features a classic silver closet and a huge, stunning Odeon chandelier.
some snakes, but then the barn came together beautifully. The local banker loaned us the money on a handshake. The challenge with the main house was not to spoil the original design while bringing it into the twenty-first century. With their high ceilings and recessed Lightolier LED lights, in the evenings the house and barn look like glittering jewel boxes. Over our three decades at Tanglewood, we wrote history books about NASA and the space shuttle program, the CIA, a powerful Washington lobbyist, airline security and events leading up to 9/11, and Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program. We sold a spy series to CBS and a movie to Oliver Stone. Tanglewood served as a backdrop for interviews on 60 Minutes, 20/20, BBC, Japanese, French, and German TV. Yet my most vivid memory is the weeks Comet Hale-Bopp hung in the western night sky over our front porch. After three decades, we decided Tanglewood, which inspired our work and gave us rest and relaxation, was too big for us to handle in retirement. We understood that in exchange for the privilege of living here, we would one day pass it on to new owners who will care for it and keep it relevant for future generations. That time has come, and the property is currently available.
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