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127 Much of the art and objets came from Nick Brock Antiques, such as lamps, malachite obelisks, and a curvy bronze sculpture for the center table — pieces that give a room personality. They went all-out in the bedroom, with a headboard that See designed in Pierre Frey Merveilles d'Egypte, its hieroglyphic- like motifs recalling ancient frescoes, and a length of peacock-blue silk drapes overhead California by A. Rudin, were reupholstered in chocolate mohair with a deep bullion fringe. A pair of gilt armchairs was recovered in brown cheetah hair-on-hide — a hit of pizzazz without adding color. At just the right moments, See satisfied Martin's taste for theater: Dining chairs inherited from Martin's mother were reimagined in electric- blue crocodile-print leather, their backs clad in an elaborate Clarence House floral. like a tented canopy. A larger-than-life brass-and-copper penguin, sculpted in the 1970s by Mexican artist Sergio Bustamante, adds to the fantasy. With its Neoclassical architecture and Old World details, the house plays like a romantic folly — a stage set for Chas Martin, ever the hospitable bon vivant. It's pure escape. "Step inside, and you're not in Dallas anymore," See says. The mahogany-paneled bathroom remains untouched from Craig Roberts' original design.