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The palazzo had already survived seven centuries; their task was not to remake it, but to intervene lightly, preserving the worn patina time had given it. 62 The dressing room is an immersive world unto itself, but the former dining room is what truly transports. When Jennifer first started inviting people over, they would make their way through the house — and pause at the sight of the dimly lit bar. "Oh my gosh, Jennifer has a speakeasy," they would say, amazed. The room has evokes the glamour of a grand European hotel. Corbin found a 19th-century English gentlemen's table — a low horseshoe- shaped bar for tasting port that was often used in manor houses after a fox hunt. He had lion's-paw legs made for it, raising it to bar height, and Sara wrapped the base in a vintage tartan fabric she'd held onto for since acquired a proper name: Bar Karol, coined by Jennifer's friend and PaperCity Dallas editor in chief Billy Fong on a visit. The name is now immortalized on a book of matches. The mood is set by Iksel for Schumacher Romantic Bosphorus, a sweeping panoramic wallpaper in deep blues and greens that The classic Cape Cod-style house, built in the 1980s, fits right in with the centuries-old whaling cottages found on Martha's Vineyard. 58