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In the living room, a vintage McGuire game table and chairs upholstered in a coral-print performance fabric. A playful wood shark from Vinya over the fireplace nods to Edgartown's legendary Jaws history. almost 20 years ago. "We just call it an ongoing conversation," Jennifer says. "It's never really stopped." Corbin knew just how to conjure the enchantment she was seeking: Why not turn the cottage's formal dining room into a bar? As a partner in Duro Hospitality, the force behind The Charles and a raft of other Dallas restaurants, he had spent years thinking about how people inhabit social spaces. The dining room, he argued, was wasted square footage — especially in a place where everyone eats al fresco from Memorial Day through September. He wanted to turn it into something more alive: a bar lounge, a salon, a room with hospitality at its center. Corbin's wife, Sara See — a partner in the design firm with a focus on textiles — was equally convinced. "I think Jennifer knew that the room was going to be badass — something no one had ever seen before on the island," she says. (Continued)