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The walls of Bar Karol are covered in Romantic Bosphorus panoramic wallpaper by Iksel for Schumacher. English 19th-century bar, vintage tartan fabric. Venetian-glass pendant lights from Legacy Antiques. Lladró table lamps. Paul Ferrante sconces. Antique painting from Obsolete, L.A. The design brief for this island retreat had an unexpected turn. "I want it to be pattern upon pattern upon pattern upon pattern," Jennifer told Sara. Her Dallas home is collected and a little edgy — the interiors of a sophisticate with a fearless sense of personal style. This was her chance to do something looser and more joyful — and Sara See was the perfect accomplice. While Corbin handles the furniture and spatial architecture of a room, fabrics are her domain. "She gave me a long leash," Sara says. The result is what Corbin calls tailored maximalism — and somehow, despite the layers of pattern and color and antiques and irreverent objects, the whole thing feels as laidback and fun-loving as the island itself. Jennifer came to the project with a vision of the island's colors — sky blue, ocean blue, the classic coastal palette. Corbin suggested something different: "a little bit cheerful, but pulled back," he says. Jennifer spent some time being uncertain about it. "It turns out he's always right, which I hate," she laughs. As Sara explains, the quieter paint color was precisely what gave them permission to be fearless with everything else: "That became the restraint that allowed the textiles to follow." (Continued) 67