PRIVATE TOUR
“Sometimes I have to
make myself leave the
bedroom and enjoy the
rest of the house.”
—DEBRA LEE
Clockwise from top: Lee adores her master
suite “tree house.” A tall work by Danny
Perkins tops the fireplace; a glass piece by
Michael Pavlik adorns the tub in the master
bath, which features a makeup vanity.
The dressing room, designed by Vincent
Sagart of Poliform-Sagart Studio, opens
to the bedroom.
shoes, purses, clothing and jewelry.
The ultimate luxury is a hairdresser’s
sink and makeup station tucked into an alcove off the master bathroom. “In the old
house, I did my makeup on the kitchen
table.” She pauses to survey her girly domain, then admits, “Sometimes I have to
make myself leave the bedroom and enjoy
the rest of the house.”
A steel-and-glass bridge links her
sanctuary to Ava’s room, with its pastel
colors and vaulted ceiling; directly below
is Quinn’s lair, which—owing to all his
music-related electronics—boasts the
heaviest wiring in the house.
The second-level living room, with its
23-foot ceiling, mimics Lee’s bedroom
directly overhead; wraparound windows
bisect a towering slate fireplace surround.
Virtually all the furnishings Kalkstein
chose are Italian—Molteni, Capellini,
Minotti—and she positioned Lee’s entire
art collection during construction, so that
niches and display space could be created
as part of the process. “Debi’s work takes
her to many different design-oriented
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