The Brief

A full first-floor renovation for a family of four with a clear and confident point of view — art collectors, entertainers, tequila connoisseurs, and people who have never once been interested in doing things the expected way.

The kitchen was the beginning. Charcoal high-gloss cabinetry, Calacatta marble waterfall island, brushed gold hardware throughout, and a built-in ice bucket that disappears into the counter until the moment it’s needed. A mirrored backsplash that catches everything and reflects it back. Chandeliers above the island that read less like kitchen lighting and more like sculpture. A wine refrigerator integrated as naturally as any cabinet. Every detail selected for the life this family actually lives.

The great room beyond is where the art takes over. A deep teal velvet sectional anchors the space. A sculptural gold leaf chandelier commands the ceiling. Above the sofa — a large-scale ceremonial work of such presence that everything else in the room organizes itself around it.

The powder room off the kitchen is the jewel box moment — charcoal and gold geometric wallpaper, floor to ceiling, a round mirror, brushed gold fixtures. The kind of room a guest remembers long after the evening ends.

And off the front entry — not a traditional living room but a living gallery. Large-scale works flank every wall, framed by charcoal velvet drapery that gives the room the weight it deserves. The collection rotates. The commitment to it does not. Beneath one work — a black and white checkered console on hairpin legs, styled with a gold starburst, a sculptural metal orb, and a designer handbag transformed into art by the hand of the artist who painted it. In this home, everything is considered; everything is art. The wall changes. The standard does not.

A home that collects, entertains, and lives with complete intention.

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