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"Windsor on the Hudson\nA Couple Realize Their Grand-Scale Vision by Addressing Every Last Detail\nWith a front elevation characterized by multiple curved parapeted gables, Nigro's design recalls the grandeur of the historic houses of Kent, England.\nJames and Lisa Cohen commissioned Montecito, California-based architectural designer James Nigro and Manhattan-based interior designer Alexa Hampton to help shape a Tudor-style house for them near the Hudson River.\nThe entrance hall\nIn the 24-foot-high entrance hall, the eye is immediately drawn to the abundance of intricately detailed oak millwork\u2014all of it given a dark brown finish to impart a greater sense of welcoming warmth. The first- and second-floor wallcoverings are from Lee Jofa. The Gothic chair is from Newel. Lantern, Carlos de la Puente. Samuel Sons table skirt trim. Stark carpet.\nThe living room.\nOn the lyre-based table at right are an English mahogany jar and an acorn finial, from Amy Perlin. Lee Jofa drapery fabric. Console table urn lamps, Niall Smith. Floor lamp, at left, Vaughan. Vase lamps, right, Lee Calicchio. Chandeliers, Carlos de la Puente. Chinese-style low table, right, Newel. Wing chair fabric, Clarence House. Kravet fabric on Napoleon III chairs, right, with Scalamandr\u00E9 gimp. Slipper chair damask from Cowtan Tout, with Samuel Sons trim. Doris Leslie Blau rug.\nThe garden room.\nStark carpet. Green floral and silk pillow fabrics, Lee Jofa; fringe on silk pillows, Schumacher. Chaise welt, Cowtan Tout. Armchair cushion cord, Samuel Sons. Sofa fabric and table skirt plaid, Travers; sofa tape, Brunschwig Fils. Lamps, Lee Calicchio. Lanterns, Charles Edwards. Birdcage, Amy Perlin.\nThe library.\nKravet sofa fabric. Fabrics for draperies, sofa pillows and Biedermeier chairs, Clarence House. Drapery tape, sofa welt, pillow trim and gimp on Biedermeier chairs, Samuel Sons. Drapery fringe, Scalamandr\u00E9. Stark carpet. Desk chair, Niall Smith. Opposite Right: Lisa and James Cohen.\nThe dining room.\nAbove the marble fire surround hangs a painting of the future Elizabeth I, a copy of the Royal Collection portrait that the Cohens commissioned. Carpet, wallcovering and fabrics on chairs, Stark. Side chair gimp, Samuel Sons. Green-marble tazza, right, Lee Calicchio.\nThe master bedroom.\nIn the vault-ceilinged master bedroom, French doors let in fresh air and sunlight. Bench gimp and drapery trim, Brunschwig Fils. Bedside tables, Hickory Chair. Fabrics for sofa and front sofa pillows in the sitting room beyond, Travers. Kravet back sofa pillow fabric. Scalamandr\u00E9 sofa tape and welt.\n\nSee more Bedrooms \u00BB\nThe rear elevation, with its half-timbering and patterned brickwork. The Cohens had the clinker brick specially made for the house, and the slate for the roof was distressed on-site. For the windows, they used leaded glass.\nLisa and James Cohen."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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