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"Russell Groves Gives a North Carolina House a Stylish Makeover\nUsing graphic prints, muted colors, and a Warhol or two, architect Russell Groves gives a baroquely appointed spec house a new look for a cosmetics executive and her family\nMelisse Shaban, left, and Jane Elizabeth Phillips asked architect and designer Russell Groves to recast a Raleigh, North Carolina, house to suit their taste.\nThe entrance hall.\nTo soften the formality of the entrance hall, Groves simplified the balusters and installed a Patterson, Flynn &amp;amp; Martin sisal on the steps. An Armani/Casa vase sits on a vintage table; the cowhide rugs are by Global Leathers.\nIn the living room, Robert Longo works overlook a sofa custom made by Donzella and vintage Y-back chairs upholstered in a Dedar velvet from Jerry Pair; the curtains are of a Lee Jofa wool, and the rug is by Mansour Modern.\nThe living room.\nGroves removed the living room's ornate chandelier and replaced the mantel with a streamlined marble piece flanked by Liz O'Brien Editions armchairs in a Lee Jofa linen.\nA Lillian Bassman photograph, at left, and a Jean-Michel Basquiat print are displayed in the family room, which features a vintage scroll table, Holly Hunt armchairs, and a suede Barbara Barry Realized by Henredon sofa with pillows in a Larsen fabric; the spherical glass vase is by Calvin Klein Home.\nIn the dining room, a Phillip Jeffries hemp wall covering provides a vibrant backdrop for a pair of Donald Sultan \"Smoke Rings\" photographs and a painting by Cynthia Pimentel Council; the rock-crystal pendant light is by CL Sterling &amp;amp; Son, the vintage Edward Wormley dining chairs are covered in a Jim Thompson silk, and the rug is by Patterson, Flynn &amp;amp; Martin.\nThe kitchen dining area.\nThroughout the house, Groves changed the color palette from beige to a more contemporary-looking blue-gray. The kitchen's baroque chandelier was swapped out for a clean-lined lantern from Circa Lighting, which hangs above an oak table and vintage Wormley dining chairs; the photograph is by Bill Bamberger.\nThe library's dark-stained walls are offset by a vintage Swedish cluster pendant lamp and a pale Williams-Sonoma Home sofa, which is grouped with 1970s chrome chairs and a '60s Noguchi-style cocktail table; the photograph is a 1970 work by Slim Aarons.\nThe kitchen.\nShaban and Phillips were not fans of the kitchen's original finishes and details, so Groves lacquered the cabinetry and the panels of the Sub-Zero refrigerator in glossy white and installed thick Carrara-marble counters with straight edges, as well as industrial-style Restoration Hardware light fixtures and sleek Walker Zabriskie Furniture stools.\nThe master suite's sitting area includes a vintage T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings sofa covered in a Cowtan &amp;amp; Tout fabric and accented with pillows in Jim Thompson silks, a custom-made Plexi-Craft low table, and a Hickory Chair club chair in a Dedar linen; the bed is by Henredon.\nThe master bath features a ceramic stool from Pieces and walls sheathed in a Larsen grass cloth.\nThe guest bed, dressed in Restoration Hardware matelass\u00E9 linens, is paired with a vintage Eames-style desk; the throw is by Anichini.\nIn the powder room, which is lined with a trellis-pattern wallpaper by F. Schumacher, a Vaughan sconce is mounted above a Waterworks sink vanity."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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