Looking from the outside, you see a long dining room table surrounded by white chairs and a long, crystal-studded chandelier.

Architect Steve Simpson and designer Linda Sullivan created public spaces that open to the landscape and elegant interiors that can stand up to indoor-outdoor living. In the dining room, a dark table by Arden Home echoes the ebony wood-and-metal railing designed by Sullivan. A Nessa chandelier from Arteriors hangs above simple gray upholstered chairs, also from Arden Home, and a Stark rug.

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