He also replaced the decrepit square dining room with a round room, whose shape matches the rounded bays in the original design of the living room and master bedroom.
The square dining room has an opulent crystal chandelier above an 84-inch round table and a mother-of-pearl inlay surrounding the fireplace.
White linens brighten the big square dining room, and on these winter evenings, the attractive fireplace is especially welcoming — its mantle bearing a vase of fresh fragrant flowers, a reminder, perhaps, that spring is just eight weeks away.
Sitting in the breezeway, under a roof 23 feet above, is a 14-foot-square dining area adjoining the kitchen, where the couple and their two sons often eat.
Within more than 2,500 square feet of white-walled space is a living room with a fireplace, a dining area, an updated kitchen, two bedrooms and two bathrooms.
Each unit has more than 800 square feet, and a balcony of more than 100 square feet.The dining area can easily be sectioned off as a baby's room.Ms.
On the main floor, a series of interconnected areas — a 600-square-foot kitchen, a 500-square-foot dining room and a 900-square-foot living room — flow from the southwest part of the house to three rooms on the southeast end, including Vaughn's playroom, a media room and a bathroom.
Also within the 5,700 square feet of interiors is a dining area, an updated chef's kitchen, a breakfast nook, a library/den and a media room/home theater with a wet bar.
In Prague, the couple's apartment has 180 square meters (1,937 square feet), with a living room, dining room, kitchen, two bedrooms and an office.
The kitchen is in the center of the dining room, a square pit encircled by a countertop and stools, affording diners access to the kind of show usually limited to sushi bars and short-order diners.
