Bi-Level Paneled Library – 13’ 9” x 19’ 10”
Level One:
- Mahogany block-paneled walls
- Built-in entertainment center with space for flat screen TV and cabinet storage below
- Wall with built-in custom cabinetry with upper level adjustable shelves and cabinet storage below on either side of center recessed and lighted arched alcove with knee space, glass-topped desk and custom wallpaper by Maya Romanoff®
- Inlaid beveled walnut floor in Monticello pattern from Custom Floors Unlimited®
- Private computer office with wrap-around built-in glass-topped desk/work surface with drawers and cabinets below; upper level cabinets with under-cabinet task lighting; upholstered walls; recessed lighting and wide plank hand-scraped and beveled hardwood floor
- Tall glass French doors lead to rear covered porch and pool terrace
- Spiral staircase with hardwood treads and wrought-iron twist-and-basket balustrade ascends to upper level
Level Two:
- Dropped-block box-beamed coffered ceiling with recessed lighting and ceiling-mounted directional rail lighting
- Built-in floor-to-ceiling display cases with adjustable shelves and two lighted glass display cabinets on each end with adjustable glass shelves
- Recessed display alcove (12’ 6” x 2’) with two lighted glass display cabinets on either end with adjustable glass shelves
- Wrap-around wrought-iron hand rail with wrought-iron balustrade of twist-and-basket spindles overlooks first floor of Library below
- Wide plank hand-scraped and beveled hardwood floor
- Tall glass French doors lead to covered balcony overlooking pool and pool terrace below with wood-planked ceiling, ceiling fan, recessed lighting, ceiling speakers, mosquito control emitters, cast stone balustrade on two sides and diagonally set 15” x 15” stone tile floor
- 24’ ceiling height
- Double coffered ceiling (to 27’ ceiling height) with hand-painted interior and gilded ornamental crown molding inside each coffer and recessed cove lighting
- Dazzling Thomas Grant® multi-tier candelabra crystal chandelier dressed with cascading prisms and drops of both rock crystal and lead crystal on motorized lift (controls for lift located in Formal closet*) [Chandelier is 48” D x 72” H*]
- Estate-sized gas log double fireplace (shared with Formal Dining Room) with mantel set 7’ off the floor; carved limestone corbels; and elevated limestone hearth with custom Peck and Company® scrolled-ironwork fireplace screen
- Wall with triple 10’ 3” seamless glass butted- windows overlooking rear pool terrace with upper level arched palladian windows with display shelf
- Hand-plastered walls
- Recessed lighting
- Ceiling-mounted speakers
- Ornate acanthus leaf crown molding with gilded accents
- Diagonally set 24” x 24” Walker Zanger® Pavia Antico Walnut cragged edge travertine tile floor
- Two sets of Walker Zanger® Pavia Antico Walnut cragged edge travertine steps with inlaid mini-mosaic risers on either side of fireplace lead to Formal Dining Room
- 9’ 10” mahogany double doors with custom hardware by Settlers Hardware® recessed within compound carved-stone casing lead to Paneled Library
- 22’ ceiling height
- Groin-vaulted and ribbed 3” x 6” red tumble stone ceiling inlaid in overlapping herringbone pattern with sienna limestone ribbing and carved- stone corner corbels
- Thomas Grant® Genoavese Style multi-tier and beaded chandelier with electric candlestick lighting and cascading prisms and drops [Chandelier is 44” D x 54” H*]
- Estate-sized gas log double fireplace (shared with Formal Living Room) with carved stone corbels; and custom scrolled-ironwork fireplace screen
- Recessed alcove (9’ x 15”) with two Thomas Grant® wall-mounted sconce lights
- Adjacent anteroom with built-in buffet server with slab granite counter with DuPont edging and cabinet storage below; upper level arched cabinets with seeded-glass faces and top-of-cabinet display space
- Hand-plastered walls
- Recessed lighting
- Ceiling-mounted speakers
- Diagonally set 24” x 24” Walker Zanger® Pavia Antico Walnut cragged edge travertine tile floor
- Tall glass French doors with fixed sidelights lead to rear covered porch and pool terrace
- Triple upper level arched palladian windows over French doors
Temperature Controlled Walk-In Wine Vault
- Arched glass door with scrolled-iron grillwork in vintage pattern with custom grape-cluster door pulls by Westheimer Plumbing®
- Wall-mounted decorative wine sconces on either side of door with grape cluster motif by Peck and Company®
- Ceiling-mounted cooling unit
- Hand-plastered walls
- Anteroom (4’ x 4’): Wall with recessed built-in buffet with granite top and cabinet storage below and two vertical wine bottle storage towers; stacked-stone accent wall with wall-mounted “granite boulder” sink with custom fixtures from Westheimer Plumbing®
- Groin-vaulted ceiling of inlaid stone in overlapping herringbone pattern
- Decorative crystal* chandelier with candlestick lighting
- Wine storage room with 3 walls of 8’ wine storage racks, top-of-cabinet storage space and vertical wine bottle storage towers
- Recessed lighting
- Diagonally set 6” x 6” stone tile flooring rectangles enclosed by Owens® walnut borders