“Welovetoentertain,andpartofourdesignwasto
createapartyhouse,”explainsBillashefoldsback
the19-footbifolddoorthataccordionstooneside,
revealingalarge,screenedstonepatiowithcopper
patioheaters,effectivelydoublingtheavailablespace.
ThediningtableisaRegencytablehismother
boughtinthe‘80sthatcaneasilyseat14.
“Myparentslovedmid-centurymodernandRegency
furnishings,”saysBill,“andtheworkof(George)
Nakashima.”Infact,aclassicNakashimatabledoes
doubledutyasadeskforthecoupleinanofficeatthe
backofthehouse.
TheLevinsons’loveoforganicmaterialsisevident
throughtheabundanceofwoodandstonework.
Eventhecolorpaletterestsmostlyinearthytones.
Throughoutthedesignprocess,theLevinsonswere
onthelookoutforfurnishingsanduniquetouches
thatwouldaddtothedécor.Onesuchadditionisa
uniquecountertopfoundbyJulieinNewYork. Itis
constructedofthreesheetsofglassfusedtogether,
creatingamottledappearance,setontopofabase
coveredwithcoppersheeting.Theglassslabformsa
1,000poundislandthatisoveraninchthickand
shimmersinthelightwithacopperyglow.
Paintingsbytheirfavoriteartistsarehungaroundthe
home,includingoilsbyNewOrleansfineartpainter,
JamesMichalopoulos,andtheworkofPorkchop,a
youngartistfromAsburyPark,NJ,whoBillcalls“an
equallyexcitingtalent”whoalsodoesgrafittiartand
tattoos.“Werotatetheartworkthroughthehouse,
andwelovethemall.”
Oneoftheotherdelightfultouchesisthesleeping
porch.ConnectedtothemastersuitebyFrench
doors,thelargescreenedroomisdominatedbya
queen-sizebedwhoseframeiscarvedIndonesian
ironwoodthecoupleboughtatTwoButtonsin
Frenchtown.
Abook-linedstudyopensoffthesleepingporch,and
acircularstairwellleadsuptoasunnyofficeforJulie.
Theotherstairway,offthediningroom,iswide,with
openstepsleadingbothupanddown.Theoutside
walliscoveredwithalternatingclearandfrostedglass
blocks.ThreelargeGeorgeNelsonpendantlights
hangregallyfromthethirdfloorceiling.Theoverall
effectisloft-likeandspacious.
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