Another challenge Rich faced was the home’s 10-foot-high ceilings. “I had to find ways of warming up the space without enclosing it, and it was a vital to create a sense of volume,” she adds. “That’s why I chose some of the furniture. For example, the large sectional sofa in the great room, by Bentley Churchill, is higher and deeper than many other sofas. Not only is it perfectly scaled to the space, effectively defining the room, but it also creates a much-needed, subtle separation between the great room and the kitchen. Plus, like everything else in the home, it needed to have a timeless contemporary motif with soft casual elegance and a subtle, edgy appeal.” Lighting helps fulfill a special need throughout the house, says Rich. “Everything is bottomheavy in a space like this, so you have to create volume, scale and proportion through unusual lighting, which includes the unique crystal chandelier with clear glass drops in the great room, the lamp with black string over a white linen drum with blown glass balls above and below it in the breakfast area, and even the extra-tall, custom-made lamps that sit on the end tables in the master bedroom.” For eating at home, the couple primarily sits around the extra-large, white marble-topped
This page and opposite: Rich is especially proud of many small touches in the kitchen, including the patterned backsplash featuring deeply beveled Carrera marble tile, the choice of a stainless steel refrigerator that allows the walkway to be less obstructed when its double doors are open, and the bold geometric rug that follows through on the basic color scheme.
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