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Nest inside the Top: "We love our backyard," Anton says. "My friend Betty Maccagnan of MB Simple did that landscape design … We built a fire pit where the boys roast marshmallows." Above right: Of her fave spot in the living room, Anton says, "The gray-andwhite sofa took almost a year to get right. We had it painted, and then I waited and waited for the fabric. No other color really worked, and I wanted that big stripe in the middle. That is the only thing the kids aren't allowed on." The gray in the striped sofa is Gainsborough velvet in Zinc by Schumacher. Dress by Tsumori Chisato, ring Halleh, bracelet Martin Bernstein from Sloan/Hall. Jimmy Choo shoes from Tootsies. Table from Mecox Gardens. Above: This serene and handsome dining room has hosted many family dinners. Table base from Area. The chairs were a fortuitous secondhand purchase, reupholstered in green mohair. Chandelier from a warehouse sale, rewired by Alcon Lightcraft. The painting is actually a fused-glass creation, Orfeo Quagliata's Barcode #17, 2007, from Peel Gallery. Right: In the living room, Anton's sons (Ashton, Elliot and Pete) are poised for action. Sofa upholstered in Kravet velvet 26414. All custom upholstery by Jose Lopez for ESY Design. The Beacon Hill cocktail table was a find from Decorative Center Houston, acquired by the late Susie Jacomini, who began the couple's design work. Star sculpture from PH Design Shop. Texas Artists Today book. Houston artist Marcelyn McNeil's Billows, 2012, from Anya Tish Gallery. The swank and stylish abode of Amy Anton is a polished nest that's also home to a lively trio of tween boys plus one large Labrador. And take notice: The lady of this house makes a mean kale salad and whips up rack of lamb in Talitha Getty-ish caftans and flip-flops, with The Police blaring from her iPod. A my Anton is a bit of a paradox. She's a fitness fanatic (scuba diver, runner) and ardent foodie … a founding board member of Gracie Cavnar's Recipe for Success and catalyst for the nonprofit's newly minted RecipeHouse … a doer and dedicated volunteer … wife of Hourglass Capital partner Drew Anton (theirs was a Washington and Lee college romance) … and mom of three boys (dashing gents around the playground Ashton, 11, and twins Pete and Elliot, 9). She's also a children's-book author whose first volume detailed a charming tale of underwater archaeology involving an octopus named Ina (mom MaryFaye Way was the book's illustrator), and she's an adventuresome traveler, with destinations ranging from Panama to Turkey logged in her passport. Here's what's cookin' with Miz Anton. AS TO LD TO CAT HE RINE D. ANSPON AN D PHOTOGR A PHE D BY JAC K T HO M P S O N. AR T D I R E CTI O N M I CH E L L E AV I ÑA. I NTERI O R D ECORATION ELI ZA BE T H SAT E L YO UN G O F E SY D E SIG N. H AI R AS H L E Y S CR O G G I NS FO R C UT LO OSE SALON . MA K EU P T E R I S U LLIVA N . SIT T IN GS ASSISTA NT E R I N O P P ENE I M .