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05/01/2006
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| How a couple carved out their privacy in a family-friendly second home.
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| text by: |
Jodi Mailander Farrell |
| photos by: |
Carlos Domenec |
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Like most grandparents, the Brazilian couple who bought a second
home
in South Florida wanted a retreat for their entire family. But the
couple
also wanted privacy—a space within the residence that
would be
removed
from
their beloved
brood.
 For this South Florida condo, designer
Fanny
Haim broke up the light maple wood flooring in the
living and
dining rooms with
inlays of limestone and
black
slate, creating dark
squares that set off each
individual
space. (Click image to
enlarge)
The solution: Two glass doors
that create
a subtle
but clear division
between the
grandparents’ space and the
row of guest
bedrooms jutting off
the dining room. When
closed,
the doors—made
of
sandblasted glass and trimmed in
honey-colored anigre, an
exotic African
hardwood—create a private
suite, separating
their
living space from the
back
of their
spacious
four-bedroom condo.
 Haim created a separate seating vignette in a
corner of the living room to service
the bar area. The chairs
are wood
with an ebonized finish and have silk
cushions. (Click image to
enlarge)
The floor-to-ceiling doors provide more
than a
physical
separation. Practically aglow in
their transparency,
the
10-foot panels
strike a
delicate balance for a
couple looking
to live in
stylish
sophistication, while
still offering the
comforts and warmth of
"Grandma’s
house."
"They wanted
a space suitable for them to
receive their young
family, but
maintain their
independence in an
aesthetic way," says Fanny Haim,
interior
designer of the home.
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