The Jewelry of the Room



 Remember when we posted about the Kirkeby estate- in Bel Air?  The chandelier there, a fabulous Waterford, was reported to be 10 feet in diameter- and we scaled this one here in Cupola House- to fit the size of our Foyer, (16' x 21') creating a grand piece of "jewelry" for the space.  We also have three matching sconces going up the staircase.  This chandelier and sconces will dress up the "country" look we are planning for the new house- stay tuned for more progress shots...DF *****  

Cupola House

Billy and I have been working on the design-build of this new 14,000 square foot house for the past two years- located in the up country of South Carolina, we've christened the property "Cupola House" - for obvious reasons- here are a few shots from our last trip up.

The weather was FREEZING, like a damp English winter- and the temps were in the mid twenties...our thin Floridian blood was CHILLED.  Luckily, there were space heaters in the house. 



We used a brick called "Old Jefferson"


The garage, known as the EAST WING, will hold two Jaguars, a Chevy Suburban, and a Rolls-Royce...still waiting for the new doors to be installed.

The house is sitting on five acres... I took a hike to the lower part of the property to get this shot, eventually we plan to have an allee' of magnolias from the upper area down to the valley, with a decorative folly at the bottom.

A shot I took, looking up into the new cupola, before the small army of finish carpenters arrive to add all the gorgeous finishing mill work...

I couldn't get a good front shot of the new structure, since this existing ranch house is blocking the view- soon to be cut in half and moved to a lot in the nearby area...bye bye tear-down!  Stay tuned for future updates- DF *****