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"Tour John Travolta and Kelly Preston&amp;#39;s Shingle Style Residence Off the Coast of Maine\nThe actors&amp;#39; vacation home serves as a retreat for extended family gatherings\nTudor Revival elements\u2014the entrance portico and the diamond windows\u2014distinguish the facade of the 1903 Shingle Style residence.\n\u201CJohn and Kelly come to Maine to relax,\u201D says designer Christopher B. Boshears. \u201CThe house had to be comfortable, but the structure demanded elegance.\u201D\nPhotos of the couple and their son, Jett, are in the living room. Large silver box from John Rosselli.\nBoshears\u2019s goal \u201Cwas to bring to life the feeling of an English country house,\u201D he says.\u201CI combined linen draperies, damasks and velvet upholstery fabrics with a variety of furnishings.\u201D A seating area has an English chest. Brunschwig &amp;amp; Fils chintz. Karastan carpet.\nTravolta\u2014whose next film, The General\u2019s Daughter, comes out this summer\u2014wanted to use the reception hall as an informal gathering space. Brunschwig &amp;amp; Fils sofa chenille with Cowtan &amp;amp; Tout fringe; Robert Allen velvet onclub chairs; Schumacher carpet.\n\u201CMany guests now find it their favorite place to relax,\u201DBoshears remarks. At the far end,a William IV rosewood pedestal table displays a pair of Edwardian mahogany book stands. The door beyond opens onto the rear deck. Houl\u00E8s drapery trim.\n\u201CBecause they occasionally like to have meals served in their bedroom, I placed a table in front of the fireplace.\u201D Pratesi bed linens; Tiffany\u2019s desk clock; Patterson, Flynn &amp;amp; Martin needlepoint carpet; Brunschwig &amp;amp; Fils table skirt; Clarence House drapery fabric.\nTravolta, who collects automobiles and airplanes\u2014he pilots a Learjet and three Gulfstream jets and recently acquired a Boeing 707\u2014keeps a 1977 Rolls-Royce in the carriage house. Atop the cupola is an airplane weathervane.\nThe secluded house is flanked by a forest on one side and blueberry fields on another. \u201CThey both cherish the peace and solitude,\u201D Boshears observes. The split rear deck looks toward the ocean. Stone steps lead to a swimming pool."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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