Palm Beach Update
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"My clients requested a tradition-al approach to the interiors, with French furniture and an eclectic sensibility," Geoffrey Bradfield says of the 1927 Maurice Fatio-designed Palm Beach residence he renovated.
A double door leads to the entrance tower.
Before
Bradfield restored the entrance hall's metalwork.
After
"Anthony Caro's sculpture Procession is a playful ingredient in an otherwise formal space." Louis XIV lan-tern, Bernard Baruch Steinitz. Karl Kemp & Assoc. bench. Newel Art Galleries sconces. Stark stair runner.
After
Gothic arches define the space. Clarence House chair chenille, right. Christopher Norman gilt fauteuil fabric. Cabinet, John Boone. Steinway piano.
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"We've tripled the house's size," says Bradfield. The bronze is by Sophia Vari.
Before
The reception room.
After
A Lynn Chadwick bronze is on the table. French consoles, Bernard Baruch Steinitz. Scalamandré drapery silk taffeta. J. Robert Scott wallcovering.
Before
"I decided to introduce fourteen columns to complement the dining room's ornate coffered ceiling."
In Progress
"The living room, which is part of the new wing, was designed with grand yet livable proportions," says Bradfield. "The arched windows capture the views."
After
At one end stands a French ormolu-mounted desk, on which rests Arnaldo Pomodoro's bronze Colpo d'Ala.
Before
"The master bedroom is on the second floor and has wonderful vistas of Lake Worth and the grounds, so the windows are focal points," says Bradfield. "In it I used a treatment I'd first seen in a Venetian palace, where various marbles are inset into a wainscot."
After
"I enveloped the room in soothing blues and yellows." Stark treillage carpet.
After
"I broke up the space by creating two seating areas delineated by large-scale rugs." A 1975 painting by Helen Frankenthaler is near Testa, a Fernando Botero bronze. Christopher Hyland camelback sofa fabric. Floral chintz and wallcovering, Clarence House. Stark carpet.
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"The clients like to entertain on the colonnade. I designed the tables with motifs that repeat the architecture in the nearby reception room." Brown Jordan chairs.