Dona Karan: Queen of the Hamptons By Monolithic Stone

Design by: Bonetti/Kozerski Architecture Images by: Paul Warchol Home owner: Dona Karan Stone Provider: Phoenician Stone

Soothing, stunning and spectacular, Donna Karan’s spa house is everything you’d want a summer home to be. Take a comfortable seat, close your eyes, and imagine yourself sitting on those extremely wide reclaimed Antique American Oak planks overlooking the Long Island seashore.

Extension for bliss The spa is an extension of the fashion designer’s existing compound that includes three other homes. The spa is her private silent resort, a Zen space fully devoted to yoga and meditation, with a massage table and steam room helping to maintain a state of pure bliss.

Furniture and decoration The nearly all-white space is decorated with art of her late husband, sculptor and painter Stephen Weiss. As well asartisan pieces made in Haiti for Karan’s luxury lifestyle line Urban Zen and statement furniture created by Jérôme Abel Seguin, a French artist from Bordeaux that has worked on set design for a.o. Hermès and Louis Vuitton.

The architects New-York based architects Enrico Bonetti and Dominic Kozerski of Bonetti/Kozerski/Architecture were invited to design the house. They had previously worked with Donna Karan on her flagship store in Manhattan, NYC. Evereything is designed to connect to the magnificent outdoors. Floor-to-ceiling windows and screen doors create an unimpeded panorama of the bay. Large sliding windows open to the decks, gardens and sea.

Bespoke wide plank flooring The designers picked Ebony and Co’s reclaimed Antique American Oak planks in spectacular sizes, with a width up to 40 cm. The chosen timber has a strong character and unique aesthetics: worm-, beetle- and nail holes, cracks and beautiful ageing patina.

As mentioned earlier, some of the art used in Karan's home was from the French designer Jérôme Abel Seguin and here are some of his most impressive and functional pieces that he is best known for.

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EUROPEAN FARMHOUSE SINKS BY MONOLITHIC STONE

I’m all for switching out the 'Home Depot' grade pieces of a home with quality elements of character. it’s much easier to start this transformation with a smaller space like a powder room or bathroom and to transition later to larger and more complex rooms and spaces like your kitchen or living room. These Antique French farmhouse sinks by Monolithic Stone will defenitively set the stage to your perfect home sweet home!

'MUST HAVE' FRENCH FARMHOUSE SINK TYPES For some reason when we say Farmhouse sinks to an american audiance our mind goes directly to the turn of the century American farmhouse washbasin that your grandpa grew up with. Formhouse sinks however, mean a whole lot of differant things in old world Europe such as in Italy or france where traditional stone sinks have never fell out of styles rabging from French farmhouse, English Cottage, Spanish villa, and Italian country home stone sinks. Here are a few wonderful pieces to keep an eye peels on.

Basalt: From grey to dark black, these sinks are full of texture and layers that add amazing old world character to a space.

Looking for a sink with a “polished” finish for a smooth look? well you might be a good candidate for this next option; Marble: Both in smooth and textured, the look of marble sinks add high end elegance to the bathroom.

Has a Baptismal Font Style Italian Sink been calling your name lately? If so here is option three for you; Baptismal Font Style Sink: These sinks are of a type A attention seeking personality, earthy, saltery and optinionated! They have a new story to tell you everytime you open the faucet over them.

Vessel sinks: Make your sink stand out by having it sit on top of the vanity rather than inset. When on top of the counter you’ll be able to see the full texture of the stone or marble.

For more information contact us at www.MonolithicStone.com or www.PhoenicianStone.com or by calling us at 949-759-6944