Asian retreat feels like home
Chip Cheatham and Ken Covers created an escape within their Morningside home. The style hails from Asia, where Cheatham, president and creative director of the design firm PierceMartin, has spent much of his business travels. The "way of life is blending inside and out," he explains. In his home, he's done that to achieve the effect of a modern, Zen-like resort, where light FM or "ethereal" music softens and lightens the atmosphere. About 90 percent of the furnishings are his design. SEAN DRAKES/Special