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"Los Angeles Times" Real Estate section
Sunday, March 30, 2003

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FORMER RESIDENCE OF BERNIE TAUPIN

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Living Room & Dining Room


Living Room

Dining Room

Custom table: client's base was refinished and given a new onyx top with stained wood edge detail.

Custom fireplace: hand-hewn wood mantle and "columns;" handmade/hand-glazed tile surround; hand-forged iron screen; 3/4" honed granite hearth with handmade copper border.

Kitchen

   
CABINETRY: custom designed, handmade, with contrasting furniture finishes on cherry and maple hardwoods; panel accents throughout: tin, copper wire between layers of melted glass, specialty glass pantry door inserts; fully accessorized including specialty door and drawer hardware applications; unique accent hardware.  COUNTERTOPS: lightweight dyed concrete with hand-forged copper framework; island with 3" thick marble and butcher-block.  BACKSPLASH: handmade glass tiles in multi-color combination with molded accent tiles.  APPLIANCES: stainless steel or cabinetry-integrated appliances.  FIXTURES: stainless steel sinks and polished chrome fixtures.

Custom designed "one-off" light fixture fabricated from various refurbished industrial parts.

Foyer


Client's coffee table turned into a console with the addition of a custom designed steel and glass base.  Floor covering of pavers cut from 3/4" limestone slabs and distressed.

Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired multi-faceted leaded glass skylight insert.

Master Bedroom


Master Bedroom

Custom fireplace: layered surround featuring 3 varieties of stone; hand-forged fire screen and handmade copper "hood."

Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired skylight panel (in Master Closet).

Master Bathroom

       
"His" and "Hers" vanity areas on opposite ends of room separated by a soaking tub and steam shower.  FLOOR COVERING: French antique pavers approximately 150-200 years old; WALL COVERING: English Tudor bricks (circa 1600) accent one wall, hand-applied polished plaster over handmade and hand-glazed crackle-finish ceramic tile wainscot.  CABINETRY: custom designed and handmade; authentic Craftsman reproduction hardware; honed granite countertops.  VANITIES: European stands in polished chrome with 3" thick marble tops; European sinks.  FIXTURES: European plumbing fixtures, hand sink, towel shelf and sconces; English towel warmer; all in polished chrome.  WINDOW: Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired leaded glass.
       
Large steam shower with multiple shower heads and spray bars fully enclosed with stone and curved glass.
   
Custom surround for soaking tub.
     
Armoire designed for entertainment system.

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