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"S. Marc Thee\nA Love of Birds Sparks an Exotic Redesign of a Miami Home\n\"It was a typical midcentury-Modern home, but the bones were amazing,\" designer S. Marc Thee says of the residence he and his partner, Eric Baptista (from left to right) share and renovated in Miami Beach, Florida.\nBalinese griffins lend a theatrical touch to the living room. Holly Hunt sofa.\nThere was no backyard, so Thee turned the front yard into \"a private outdoor living space,\" he says. \"Coral steps dress up the pool terrace, and black pebble accents add dimension to the hardscape.\" Hedges were planted around the perimeter for privacy. Perennials fabrics on pillows and Sutherland chaise.\nOriginal bird wall panels were refinished in silver leaf to match the palette of \"silvery pumices and soft clays,\" which was inspired by the terrazzo floors, says Thee. \"It's a bright space to observe the birds in the aviary.\"\nAntique crosses on stands are by the window. Clarence House armchair stripe.\n\"The bar is contemporary,\" Thee notes. \"The antique French wine rack acts as a counterpoint.\" Bruce Tolman's Shadow Pond is above the sofa, which has a Jim Thompson fabric. Clarence House geometric fabric on pillow and Swaim barstools. Great Plains drapery fabric.\n\"It' intimate and elegant,\" the designer says of the dining room. Hornbills, circa 1995, by Hunt Slonem dominates a wall. \"The bird theme evolved over time,\" he explains. \"We started with the panels and just kept adding.\" Drapery fabric, Great Plains.\n\nSee more Dining Rooms \u00BB\n\"The master bedroom had too many doors and lacked unity,\" says Thee.\n\"We replaced the doors with sliding fabric walls.\" Wedgwood cameo molds are above the Therien bed. Edelman leather wall tiles. Solid-color bed pillow fabric, Jim Thompson; Larsen pillow floral. Drapery fabrics, Schumacher.\nA bare entrance was transformed with tropical plantings designed by Kip Christ. \"It's a Zen oasis,\" the designer says.\nTwo Botero-style birds on columns frame the entrance. The ancient stone fragments from Sumatra \"breathe a sense of history and reverence into the place,\" he says."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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