Seeing Green(4)

Double front entry doors open to the spacious foyer. To add drama and create comfortable transitions to other adjoining rooms, Bill lifted the foyer ceiling from 8 feet to 101⁄2 feet. “I wanted the foyer to be taller so when you look into the dining room and the study, those rooms with their 8-foot ceilings would feel more intimate,” he explains. He had the foyer’s gray slate floor with white grout stained a soft green to minimize the distracting patterns created by the grout lines. An antique bronze chandelier and round pedestal table make an elegant statement.

Sources:
Wall, trim and ceiling paint (“Pale Celery’’ #2150-60): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667.
Pedestals by front door (bamboo veneer): PierceMartin, 800/334-8701, piercemartin.com, trade only.
Obelisk: owner’s collection.
Console: Wm. Word Antiques, 404/233-6890.
Brass lamps: Maitland-Smith, 336/812-2400, maitland-smith.com.
Sculpture on console (antique, terra-cotta figure); chandelier (antique, bronze doré): Travis Antiques, 404/233-7207, trade only.
Wool rug (custom): Lacey-Champion, 404/231-0165, laceychampionrugs.com, trade only.
Architectural engravings: Fred Reed Picture Framing, 404/875-4372.
Table (custom): Holland & Co., 404/233-0233, hollandandcompany.com, trade only.
Trio of art glass vases: Vesperman Gallery, 404/266-0102.
Flooring: slate, stained.