Southampton Statement

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Designer Mario Buatta incorporated a couple's vast collection of Asian art and artifacts into the interiors of their house in Southampton, New York. For the living room, he wanted to "create several seating areas within a large space." Swing-arm lamps from John Boone.

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"The house's Colonial Revival architecture is common to Long Island summer cottages," says Buatta.

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A split eighteenth-century coromandel screen serves as a backdrop for the living room's main seating area. Red-lacquered altar table from Florian Papp.

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"The husband fell in love with the French panoramic paper depicting mythological settings," says Buatta, who used it to cover the dining room walls. Brunschwig Fils chair fabric. Console tables, Stair Company. Florian Papp Japanese food baskets. Stark carpet.

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The library's red walls "make it a warm evening room away from all the white," Buatta says. Hyde Park Antiques low table. Kentshire Galleries tilt-top side table. The Jean-Michel Frank cane chairs are from Bielecky Bros., with Clarence House seat cushion fabric. Stark carpet.

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A 19th-century Asian costume fabric was framed for the master bedroom. Brunschwig Fils drapery, bed and chaise print. Decorators Walk blue-and-white fabric on slipper chair. English sofa table and red tea canister mounted as lamp, Hyde Park Antiques.

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Landscape architect Charles J. Stick designed an English-style garden at the side of the residence. Pebble paths divide boxwood-lined beds filled with rambling roses, Russian sage, Himalayan musk and other plantings. "It's a peaceful, fragrant place to rest," Buatta says.