Homes / Private Quarters / Splurge
'Stealth wealth' with an intercontinental twist
Text: Rachel Pomerance/rpomerance@ajc.com; photo: Joey Ivansco/jivansco@ajc.com
You might have seen this foyer, with its groin vault and handmade railing, in catalogs for Bloomingdale's and Ralph Lauren. The floor is made of French-cut limestone. Dark wooden floors balance white walls throughout most of the home. It's a way of joining the masculine and feminine so that "no matter who walks in the house," they can feel comfortable, Melanie says.