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Top Billing features a Perla Lichi interior design creation
Top Billing features a Perla Lichi interior design creation
We take a tour inside this magnificent Johannesburg family home, designed by the award winning Perla Lichi.
This house caters for everyone in the family from an in-house spa for mom, an exotic car garage for dad, something unique to each of their five sons and a kitchen that’s out of this world.
This grand Joburg residence was the vision of its IT executive and his wife; one which called for the skills of Perla Lichi, an American master interior designer and just the woman to bring this opera of a home to reality. Perla has published five books on her work with a sixth coming out later this year and her instinct for how space, design and material come together is well illustrated in the house.
There are many hallways which posed a design problem, solved by converting each of them in to its own “art gallery.” The warm, inviting living room features a custom rug that holds the varied elements together. A built-in gas fireplace with marble finishing all around fits smoothly into the ornate décor.
The beautiful gourmet kitchen continues the feel of the home through rich, hand-carved mahogany woodwork and a wood beam soffit over the island is this chef’s dream. Griller, steamer, cappuccino maker – everything’s built into the cabinetry. Eighteen people can eat breakfast at once in the kitchen!
The luxurious main bedroom achieves a soft, warm, comforting glow. The his and hers vanities are in custom made wood cabinetry with decorative embellishments. A ceiling soffit with custom lighting and a central chandelier was created to repeat the shape of the Jacuzzi tub area. In the wardrobe, handbags each have a colour-coded home and just putting an outfit together in here has the thrill of a shopping spree down New York’s 5th Avenue.
Summer or winter, if you feel the need for a splash then the oasis of a pool is always at just the right temperature for a dip. It’s a home where everyone can be in their own world!