The family room, created from two smaller rooms, opens to the back garden with French doors. The walls and ceiling are painted with "Clunch," a warm and inviting backdrop for the owner's collection of art and antiques. A 1950s French bronze marble-topped coffee table rests on a c. 1880 Mahal carpet. The sofa was custom designed and complements the c. 1920 Anglo-Indian chair. A French mirrored obelisk lamp, c. 1930, reflects the light from the garden back into the room.

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Image and copy excerpted from:

Farrow & Ball: The Art of Color by
Brian D. Coleman, photographs by
Edward Addeo, © 2007 Gibbs Smith