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G ood things often come from adversity, and Moore used the challenge to make his house even better. "I fixed things you'll never notice in photographs, like lining up the molding and doorways. I streamlined architectural details and edited a ton," he says. "And, I found myself drawn to more color than in the past. My house doesn't get a lot of natural light, so I decided to lean into the house's natural moody shades." A former gray-and-white kitchen became much richer in shades of pinot noir, burgundy, and dark chocolate, with Waterworks tiles and cabinets lacquered in a custom hue by Fine Paints of Europe. The small space is a jewel box of different metal finishes, including a pewter-tone ventilated hood detailed with polished brass, burnished copper lights, and mesh cabinet screens in oil-rubbed bronze. Solid-brass shelves, plated in butler silver, have tarnished into an iridescent petrol patina. "I focused on mixing metals throughout the house that you wouldn't think would normally go together, but they provide a deeper, more unexpected palette that I love," he says. Moore inherited his Kentucky grandmother's southern sensibility for entertaining, and the kitchen is an informal but elegant gathering spot with a custom butcher block from Grothouse that doubles as a counter and leather-and-wood stools from Blackman Cruz. The kitchen opens to a glamorous breakfast room that, like the elegant dining room, is highlighted by sumptuous mate- rials and graceful furnishings that draw you in. "Elegance is so often lost in the world we live in today, but there's a romanticism to it that makes me swoon. It's about creating spaces that are gracious and welcoming — that's what makes my work different, the sensibility that comes from being raised in the South," says Moore, a Kentucky native. "It's something I can't shake out of my boot if I try." These are highly personal interiors furnished with cherished pieces that evoke memories and a mood. The living room's leather wingback chair from Jean de Merry is reminiscent of an original by Frits Henningsen he'd coveted for years, and a Deco-inspired desk in his study, originally designed for the show house, is a Clockwise from left: Stone dining table top designed by Doniphan Moore. Scala Luxury high-polished goatskin table. In the living room, Jennifer Noon polka-dot lamps, Porter Teleo hand-printed wallpaper on ceiling. Antique table from Round Top and MOUS vase, left. Harvey Joiner landscape painting. Plaster wall finish by Chateau Domingue. Opposite page: In the study, Moore originally designed the oxblood-color goatskin desk for Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas. Ochre chair. Bellagio wallpaper by Glamora. Collier Webb lamp. Picasso lithograph.