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mirrored screen. “The bedroom, of course, is where two
people come together, so it was especially important to make
it new and upbeat to celebrate their union,” Shamshiri notes.
“Other rooms, like the kitchen, we didn’t touch. They were
perfect,” Alonso adds.

MORE RECENTLY, the team at Studio Shamshiri, the firm
founded by the brother-and-sister duo of Pamela and Ramin
Shamshiri, has continued to refine the home’s spaces, includ-
ing the wife’s office, the guest quarters, and the red dining
room, now crowned with a sculptural contemporary candela-
bra by Sam Orlando Miller. In the green sitting room, where
the homeowners retire for postprandial drinks and conversa-
tion, Shamshiri made light changes to the upholstery treat-
ments while preserving the basic art and furnishings scheme
from the Hampton era. “Mark’s curtains puddled on the floor,
while Pam’s treatment floats a bit. It’s like the difference
between bell-bottoms and skinny jeans,” the husband muses.
TOP LEFT THE MASTER BATH FEATURES A
Surveying their domain, the homeowners seem content GOATSKIN-COVERED ARMCHAIR. VINTAGE RUG.
with the scene of domestic bliss they’ve conjured. “We were ABOVE A PAPRIKA RED PAINTS THE DINING
ROOM WALLS. SAM ORLANDO MILLER DESIGNED
just newlyweds, still getting to know each other, when this THE HANGING CANDELABRA; VINTAGE MARIO
redesign process started. As we’ve become more confident in BELLINI CAB CHAIRS.
our relationship, the house has evolved to reflect the life
we’ve created as a family,” the wife declares. “You can feel the
presence of everyone who has contributed to making our
home such a warm and hospitable space. There are talismans
of good luck and love everywhere.”

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