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vibrancy. The high, vaulted ceiling of white washed oak lends breathability to a room featuring floor-to-ceiling windows. The windows allow for a miraculous view of the river and second island, called "Rough Island". The island has high bamboo trees and native plants, a delightful place for the Lester boys to play. It was the spot for many games of hide-and-seek, fort-building and overnight camping excursions. They were able to reach it by using a pedal boat or kayaks to cross the water. Traveling back indoors, back-to-back vanities of pearl white Corian, rectangular mirrors and basins with gold faucets and bamboo-shaped handles are in the master bath. Jade green tile covers the wall of the "his and her" double-fixture shower which features a diamondshaped mirror for shaving and a window that provides an additional view of the garden. Many equate the kitchen to be the heart of a home and the Lester's newly refurbished kitchen is no exception. Redone only four years ago, a mixture of elegance, warmth and nature come to mind when first noticing the striking black wallpaper with curving French frames. Impishly scampering monkeys run throughout the amber, black, and oatmeal granite kitchen counters. display models for many years at a hobby shop in Fig Garden Village, hang on the wall of Tyler's room. The planes accent the blue bedspreads -one a cobalt blue with black wing trim, the other having golden yellow wings. Morgan, now a student at Marymount College, has his room filled with workout equipment. Linda uses the room for her daily workouts, a luxury to have in any home. The spacious master bedroom can only be described as "decadently exotic". Water lilies bloom on a fabric of midnight black for both the bedspread and window valances. Leopard print upholstery on a pair of rattan chaise lounges and a bonecolored natural fiber sisal rug add to a theme of outdoor www.fresnomag.com FALL 2007 | HOME 15 | h o m e s t o r y | SEPT_2007_Mag_104.indd 15 8/22/07 8:19:34 PM
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