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"DRINK ONE TOO MANY MARGARITAS AND YOU MAY WIND UP BUYING A PORCELAIN DOLL IN A LACE DRESS." –TODD FISCUS Clockwise from top: The sitting area of the master bedroom is anchored by an over-dyed Tibetan rug from The Rug Company. Ango Cascade chandelier made of silk cocoons from Scott + Cooner. Shabby Slips sofa with some of Fiscus' favorite pillows. Two men and a little lady: Todd Fiscus, Ceron (sitting on a tiger-upholstered chair from Fiscus' grandmother) and Pippa the pug. Custom headboard and frame produced by Roberts & Co.; upholstery fabric by Jed Johnson. Parchment chests by Renea Abbott of Shabby Slips. Does it make me happy? Does it make me wonder about the inner workings of the artist's mind?" The second floor houses a spacious master bedroom with living area, a space characterized by vivid color and furnishings that place equal value on fun and function. "I always wanted to have a bar in my bedroom, and now I do," notes Fiscus. Adds Ceron, "Before this, my idea of color was chocolate brown. So I was surprised by how much I love it." The living area is anchored by an over-dyed Tibetan rug in shades of crimson; atop it sits a Shabby Slips sofa brimming with colorful pillows. ("I have a pillow fetish," admit Fiscus. "I probably own 1,000.") A chandelier made of silk cocoons hovers over a coffee table with a marble top. Two velvet armchairs border one side and a swivel chair salvaged from Fiscus' grandmother's home and now sporting tiger-print upholstery finishes the other. A veritable menagerie of animal prints exists in the bedroom: a zebra rug, a Mongolian shearling bench by Edelman Leathers and a custom headboard and bed frame upholstered in an antelope-print fabric that used to be drapery in Fiscus' previous home. (Ceron admits to hating the window coverings, but thinks the Jed Johnson fabric is "perfect" in its repurposed incarnation.) Up another flight of stairs is the guest suite, a languid sanctuary furnished in a style that says "Happy to have you." Its comfy couch and king-sized canopy bed decked with sumptuous linens and a fur throw are a hedonist's dream. In fact, its biggest drawback might be that, once ensconced, said guest may never opt to leave. "If I had to describe my home using three adjectives, I'd say light-hearted, relaxed and present," concludes Fiscus. "I love that it's both restful and fun, and that it reflects two people who are growing together." We can't imagine anything more positively perfect. WE CAN'T IMAGINE ANYTHING MORE POSITIVELY PERFECT.