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Barbara Barry creates an interior in a Brentwood Italianateserene enough to soothe the soul of rocker Glenn Frey of

the Eagles and his energetic broodOND-SCUM GREEN" is the color that greetsmusician and actor Glenn Frey when he walksthrough his front door in Los Angeles. Or so themischievous Eagles guitarist can't resist joking. In

truth, the shade is one of those elusive almost-neutrals in whichdesigner Barbara Barry specializes: a calming, citrusy hue that

seems to dissolve into the khaki-green-ivory spectrum envelop-ing the entire house. Walls, upholstered furniture, draperies,wood tones - all is of a single, enfolding piece. "The idea," saysBarry, "is to create places that are a hug around you."

Those hugged in the embrace of Barry World are Frey, hiswife, Cindy, and their two children, Taylor and Deacon. What he.

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....-roughtinside their unpromising Brentwood Italianate The serenity ofthese rooms leaves the buzz of Los AngelesIi:.s,i.:-.o:rl:t more svelte and distinctly less showy than the pre- far behind. IN THE FOYER, opposite page, the curtains are Pandora,_ 1t'S -~ric of the city outside_"If the phone wasn't ringing a Rogers & Goffigon linen. The lanterns are from Paul Ferrante,

= ,x;;:;:ein," Frey observes, "I wouldn't know it was L.A." Hollywood. THE LIVING ROOM, this page, is elegant and informal~-:..'!;:.according to Barry, is the point. Tranquillity is enough to suit Deacon, left, and Taylor, who pose on the hearth. The

_~"Cfug aim ("You make many simple choices to Mattaliano armchairs are covered in Cowtan & Tout's Rustington.ill opposed to giving in to all your' impulses"), and The slipper chair, custom-ciesigned by Barbara Barry Inc., is

~ ceatly with her clients' needs. "We have a lot covered in Ashford from Nancy Corzine.

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going on in our lives-rock and roll, golf, kids, family, char-ity-and we didn't want a lot going on in our home environ-ment," says Frey. ''We wanted a haven."

of blush. Asleek ottoman beckons with a subtle velvety texture.The pleasures of a Barry room are not alwaysapparent at first

glance. "Sometimes a client feels it's too quiet, repetitious, bor-ing,"Barry admits with the smile of awoman husbanding secrets.She finds her drama in the details. "It's all about that little legflaring out," she says,patting a settee that presides over the entryhall. Or the way a little stripe echoes in a herringbone sisal mat-ting, in a pillow, in a ribbed-walnut sideboard, in the gray-browns of a Barry-designed Tibetan rug. "You may not noticeit," Barry says of her small harmonies, "but your psyche will."

Tune is as elusiveas color in the world according to Barry.The

HAT r S WHAT BARRY gave them, working in associ-ation with designer Will McGaul. (The pair also did theFreys' "golf goes Zen" retreat in Palm Springs.) Barry's

rooms exert the quietest sensual pull. A single chartreuse pillowgleams amid taupes and grays. Softly tailored chairs in the mas-ter bedroom tug at the eye and brain with their subliminal hint

"I don't care about the provenance of things. I'm more interested indesign. Iwant handsome pieces that work together"-Barbara Barry

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VARIATIONS ON ONE HUE bring warmth and light into the

dining room, above. The ebonized table is from the Collection,

Los Angeles. Barbara Barry designed the chairs for Baker

Furniture. The chandelier is a Fortuny design. The antique

Japanese screen is from Imari Gallery, San Francisco. IN THE

LIVING ROOM,left, a custom-made Nancy Corzine chair cov-

ered in a fabric from Decorators Walk cozies up to a 1930s rose-

wood side table topped with a Giacometti-inspired lamp from

Holly Hunt. THE MUSIC ROOM, opposite page, has a mahogany

William IV hall table from Licorne Antiques, Los Angeles. The

armchairs, upholstered in a worsted wool from HBF Textiles,

and mirror were designed by Barbara Barry.

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THE MASTER BATH, left,

like the rest of the house,is enveloped in powderytones. "To make it more ofa room than usual," saysBarry, ''we brought in a lit·

tie furniture." The chair byMattaliano and vanitystool by Barbara Barry Inc.are upholstered in fabric by

Rogers & Goffigon. The rug is from Decorative car-

pets, Los Angeles. Barry framed the windows withwhat she calls "my little Grecian curtains," custom-

made with handkerchief hems. GLENN AND CINDYFREY relax on the patio, left. The chairs by Michael Tay-

lor Designs are covered in a resilient Sunbrella fabric,available at Diamond Foam & Fabric, L.A. "The househad to have a certain element of durability because of

the kids," says Frey of Taylor and Deacon, above.

more interested in design. I want only handsomepieces that work well together. I'm alwaystrying to finda thread of connectedness between things." Thatthread brings a reissued Mariano Fortuny chandelier ofhand-painted silk (the original was made in Venice.circa the 1920S)together in the Freys'dining room wita nineteenth-century Japanese screen and a 19405.American table by Baker.

Barry reworked this table with a black stain androunded it with the ivory velvet, roll-backed dini,.,§"chairs she designed as part of her own line ic:Baker-one of the projects that have turned her inrcsomething of a media phenomenon. There are rl:=:Tibetan rugs for Tufenkian; the office collection i-r-

HEF, a division of the Lane Company; and the pristine array sfhousewares assembled in the LaJollaAvenue place that Barr}'~.to callhome. Now she callsit Barbara Barry Home, and its=2settings-open only to her clients-house everything from y

Frey house simmers with a certain Deco-inspired glamour and astrain of 1930sJean-Michel Frank style, but it inhabits no partic-ular period. "I don't care about antiques," declares Barry. "I don'tcare about the provenance of things, the fineness of things. I'm

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"We have a lotgoing on in our lives, and we didn't want a lot going on inour home environment. We wanted a haven" -Glenn Frey

THE MASTER BEDROOM is both sensual and tranquil. The chaiselongue, designed by Barbara Barry Inc., is covered in Elegance

cotton from Ian Crawford. The floor lamp is from Brian Bell, L.A.A pair of Lloyd Loom wicker chairs from Janus et Cie, L.A., arevisible on the balcony beyond. Sources, see back of book.

work really hard to finish a house out, so the client will feel com-fortable as a hostess." The result, she says with an aplomb thatMartha Stewart might envy, is "a house that is like a kit of parts forbasic elegance."

And more, of course. In the end, the Frey house is a splendidbackdrop for human beings, who pop out against its studied tran-quillity as vividly as the bowls of green apples that are a favoriteBarry accessory. "It's an easy house to live in," says Frey. His eyesdance with a final thought. "When Barbara designs a house, thereare still places to put your things," he says, laughing. 'Those picturesI see in magazines-if I walked in with a bag of groceries or ajacket, where would I put them?" ~

favorite champagne/water tumblers to "the perfect porcelainteacup"; from her ideal silver tray to five kinds of mattress pads."Everything but the husband," she cracks. 'We furnish everythingfor our clients, right down to the sheeting and the linens," saysBarry, sitting in the Freys' capacious kitchen and tapping one ofthose slender Barbara Barry water glasses so that it chimes. 'We

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A GARDEN FOR ALL Pages 122-131Landscape designer, Deborah Nevins, NYe. Land-

AMBASSADOR SUITE Pages 110-115 scape contractor, Mariani Landscape, Illinois. 847-Interior designer, Stephen Miller Siegel, Brown 234-2172.Plant markers, Beason Engraving, SouthSiegel DesignAssociates, NYe. .,12-832-5400. Pages Carolina. 800-968-2187. Stabilizer paths, StabilizerIIO-III, E]. Hakimian, NYe. I' . - .. .•... _...... I Solutions, Inc.,Arizona. 602'952-8009.212-37I-6900.Christopher ~ .' For information on accessible gardens,Hyland, Inc., NYe. 212-688-6121. ~-,.., . www:pathwaysawareness.org.Available through architects anddesigners. Side chairs, GeorgesLe Manach, NYe. 212-644-4100.Available through architects anddesigners, Gueridon, Newel AnGalleries, Inc., NYe. 212-758-1970. Fabric on side cbait andarmcbairs, Fortuny. Inc., NYe.212-753-7153.Available througharchitects and designers. Fabricon sofa, Decorator's \'{Talk,:r-.rye.212-319-7100. Available througharchitects and designers. Coffeetables,Jean Karajian, :NYe.212-751-6728. Sculpture, Sprillg II, by Anira Huffing-ton, O'Hara Gallery; "rye. 212-355-3330.Curtains,Vere! de Belval, available through Brunschwig &Fils, l\rye. 212-838-7878. Available through architectsand designers. Pages IlZ-II3, painting, Gandiat;by Rufino Tamayo. Rufino Tamayo works availablethrough Associated American Artists, l\rye. 212-399-5510. Chinese Porcelain Company l\rye. 212-838-7744. Didier Aaron, NYe. 212-988-5248. FloraDanica china, GeorgJensen. 800-546-5253. Center-piece, ScbJescb and Garza, Ltd. "rye. 212-838-3923. Console, Didier Aaron, Curtains, Georges LeManacb. Pages II4-II5, Bardith, !'lye. 212-737-3775. Ramm, Son & Crocker. 01I-44-494-446-555·Joaquin Torres-Garcia works available throughCecilia De Torres Ltd., NYe. 212-431-5869. FlorianPapp, NYe. 212-288-6770. LeeJofia, "rye. 212-688-0444. Available through architects and design-ers. Patterson Flynn & Martin, !'lye. 212-688-7700.Available through architects and designers. P. E.Guerin, NYe. 212-243-5270. Veraseta curtains, avail-able through Brunschwig & Fils, "rye.

group.com. Miele. 8'00-843-7231. Antik, NYe. 212-343-0471. Stools, The Conran Shop, London. 011-44-171-589-7401. Pots, All-Clad. 800-255-2523. Whitebone china, Wedgwood www:wedgwood.com.Pages 108-109, Bedside table, $1,015, and coffeetable, $1,900, Troy. Cobra lamp, $3,200, 'Wyeth.Kroin. 800-OK-KROIN. Einstein Moomjy. NYe. 212-647-5900. Chaise, Ou Baholyodhin, London. 011-44-171-426-0666. Table, TIoy. Axe1saltovase, Antik.

Available through architects and designers.Diamond Foam &Fabric, Los Angeles. 323-931-8148.Ian Crawford, Ltd., NYe. 212-355-2228.Availablethrough architects and designers. Brian Bell,Los Angeles. 323-662-4679.Janus et Cie. 800-24-JANUS. Master bedroom curtains, Henry Calvin,available through Donghia.

PHOTO CREDITSPage 36, Chanel couch, by FrancoisHalard for House eGarden, 1986,courtesy of CNP archives. Dali couch,from A Sumo/life, courtesy of PhilipWIlson Publishing. Villa Malaparte, byThibault Cuisser, courtesy of Metis.Copray & Scholten couch, courtesy ofSame EV. Blue striped cotton coucbes,by Fritz von der Schulenburg, courtesyof Interior Archive. Knole settee,courtesy of the National1i:ust Photo-graphic Library Page 74, House &

Garden August 1972, courtesy of CNP archives.

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.EAGLE'S NEST Pages 116-121Interior designers: principle designer; BarbaraBarry; senior designer; William McGaul. BarbaraBarry Inc., Los Angeles, CA. 310-276-9977. Pagesn6-II7, Rogers &Goffigon, Ltd., "rye. 212-888-3242. Available through architects and designers. PaulFerrante, Inc., Los Angeles. 323-653-4142. Martalianochairs, available at Holly Hum, N'r'C. 800-229-8559.Available through architects and designers. Cowran& Tout, !'lye. 212-753-4488. Available through archi-tects and designers. Nancy Corzine, NYe. 212-223-8340. Available through architects and designers.Marraliano nesting tables, available at Holly Hunt.Ottoman, BarharaBarry Inc. Ottoman fabric, rCFGroup. 800-237-1625. Henry Calvin fabric on loungechair; Donghia. 800-DONGHIA. Plate on mantel,Robert Kuo Ltd., Los AngeJes. 310-855-1555.Pandoraliving room curtains, Rogers & Goffigon. Wool sisalcarpet, Decorative Carpets, Inc., Los AngeJes. 310-859-6333. Pages II8-II9, The Collection, Los Ange-lese310-20;-3840. Baker Furnirure. 800-59-BAKER.Chandelier, Fortuny design reproductions,available at Odegard Inc., /\lye. 212-545-0069. ImariGallery; San Francisco. 415-332-0245. Decoratorsv.a..~5!6-49-3Ioo.Availahle through architects anddesigners, LimmeAntiques, Los AngeJes. 323-852-.+:,6;. HBFTexriles, Hickory, 1\'e. 828-328-2064. Paitof African mortars, Blackman-Cruz, Los Angeles.:;ro-6j--9228. Paul Frankl sideboard, Downtown,Lc>;.-\:'.ge€S. jIG-6j2-/46I. Rug, Decorative Carpets::'7.Throw pillows in music room, Rogers &G:=~:l.Caffee table,]. Robert Scott. 877-207-,.::-. C-2ro:neni style lamp, Ho;J: Hunr, PagesJ:ZO-llI. :'licbel Taylor Designs, Inc. +'5-558-9940.

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CORRECTIONSOn the cover of the December 1999 issue, and onpages 106-107 of'1\. Passion for Our Past": thesilverware is from F.J. Shrubsole, 104 East 57thStreet, NYC 10022. 212-753-8920.

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