Above: Full outdoor kitchen, with dining area and fireplace Right (top): Copper soaking tub in the master bathroom Right (bottom): Master bedroom’s luxurious floor to ceiling drapes
stainless steel, and cabinets are the same dark wood as the table, while the kitchen walls are entirely covered in travertine stone subway tiles, and plans are in the works to do faux-aging on the ceiling. The master bedroom and bathroom have Mexican hacienda in every corner. The room’s bed linens, upholstered leather lounge chairs, and floor to ceiling drapes hanging behind the wroughtiron headboard are all rich, plush, shades of cranberry and gold. In the bathroom, a copper soaking tub, immense stone-tiled shower, and copper sinks dropped into a custom-made vanity make anyone feel like royalty. Bringing back the modern, speakers are installed
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throughout the entire home and the expansive outdoor entertaining area to set the mood for any occasion. Outside, two hardwood dining tables, two seating areas with huge, cushioned, dark wicker chairs, a full outdoor kitchen with an island for cooking prep, an outdoor fireplace, flat-screen TV, and dark wood ceiling fans make for an absolutely decadent hideaway. Each aspect of the home was thought out with friends, family, and the ultimate in luxury in mind. “Each room has doors that lead outside,” say the homeowners, “You can’t go wrong when you bring the outside in.” SJm aUgUST 2009