What happens when interior designer Roseanne Guaglianone and real estate broker Sandra Mikaelian get together? Magic happens!

Sandra and Michael Mikaelian contacted Roseanne Guaglianone of Hemisphere Home to help them furnish and put the final touches on the beautiful Image Custom Home they built in Visalia, California with entertaining in mind. Sandra’s concept was resort-style living—together, she and Roseanne created an environment that rivals any five-star resort.

Their home boasts close to 7,000 square feet of pure luxury. Although not every room can be shown in this photo feature, you can go to Roseanne’s page on www.houzz.com to see the balance of photos for this project.

The living room has a combination of Bernhardt furnishings and custom pieces that were created exclusively for the Mikaelians. Roseanne commissioned a 72-inch square iron and tempered glass cocktail table that took eight men to install! If you look closely, you can see Sandra’s favorite magazine is lying on this magnificent cocktail table.

One of the things Roseanne is known for is her use of fabrics and textures in her work, which enriches all of her projects. For this project, she selected an elegant and oh-so-rich Palazzo Velvet fabric from Scalamandre for the draperies in the living room. Draperies always help to soften the hard edges of windows as well as act acoustically to help quiet any sounds to match the serenity of this home.

Sandra’s desire for a light and bright kitchen was accomplished by using Brazilian Taj Mahal quartzite for all the counters and a mix of Marble Onyx Beige installed in a Versailles pattern for the floors.

The swivel counter stools were custom made by Leathercraft using a soft deep gray leather on the seat and inside seat back with an accent fabric on the outside back. The print on the back of the counter stools intentionally coordinates with the bold scaled Scalamandre fabric on the draperies.

The dining chairs are from Bernhardt’s Marquesa Collection and are upholstered in a subtly patterned plush charcoal velvet. The 82-inch tall arched mirrors reflect warm light from the stunning chandelier, the glowing landscape lights, and roaring fire pit outside.

Sandra, Michael, and their dog Charley love entertaining family and friends in their gorgeous home, especially during the holidays. If you are lucky enough to be invited, you will discover that it is always an elegant Christmas at the Mikaelians.

Interiors Editor Roseanne Guaglianone

Hemisphere Home

Photographer Taylor Karr