Scenes from the Ross’s Washington home and the book party they hosted for Alexandra Villard de Borchgrave, including, top row: the living room; Judith Kudlow at the book party; the house’s grand staircase. Second row: Book party
limestone exterior; the dining room; Wilbur Ross with Aniko and Nash Schott. Bottom row: Alexandra Villard de Borchgrave, whose new book, Love & Wisdom: 37 Timeless Reflections, was being toasted at the Ross’s home in Washington; Larry Kudlow and Ralph Gaines; the master bedroom.
enlisted Scott Snyder to do the design and decorations. For Snyder, the job was made easy given Ms. Ross’s fine eye and their like-mindedness; in the end, it took him a mere 16 weeks. Snyder and his team, including his associate Mitch Brown, tailored rooms with specifics that “speak to Hilary’s impeccable style and taste.” He went for “youth and an unexpected boldness of colors” to play off the classic French boissière panelling. For instance, the library was painted in a shade of red so delightfully shiny it looks as if you could crack it like a candy apple. Furnishings include everything from 18th- and 19th-century antiques to Mid-century modern pieces. There are works of art by masters like Claude Lalanne, René Magritte, and Pablo Picasso, among others. The entrance hall wows with a bold welcome: a large bronze Buddha by Li Chen. It is flanked by illuminated wood torchères, circa 1950. The dining room has been done in as flattering a shade of salmon as one can be enveloped in. What more could a hostess 122 QUEST
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Barby Allbritton speaking with Dirk Wouters. Third row: A view of the house’s
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guests Jackie Duberstein and David Fischer; Dina Kawar and Willee Lewis;